And.The.Roo
The things you own end up owning you…Archive for July, 2006
How was My weekend?
Helloooooo everyone! It’s been a while, again. Yeah I never update this thing anymore, even though I have mucho time to spare. By the way, it’s my friend Cortney’s birthday today, so go show her some lovin! We had a rad celebration over the weekend for her birthday. Here’s the story…
So, we were supposed to have a big old party up at our friend Trish’s from work with all our work friends, but I guess she ended up bailing at the last minute cuz Cortney couldn’t ever get ahold of her. It was kinda weird, but yeah. So instead of going to the party, we decided to throw our own party in the mountains! All of Cortney’s Hooper friends from highschool came up, and we ended up having about 25 people up ogden canyon with a campfire. It was a crazy experience. Lots of drunk people walking around having sex and getting in fights. Lol. I kinda just sat by the fire the whole time and chilled with Ashley, but it was still fun. It’s great meeting new people.
As far as the apartemnt move-in situation, it’s been a little stressful. I have a spending problem, and like to spend my saved up rent money on other shit 
. We found the perfect apartment, except it’s in Bountiful. But we love it, so we’re going to try and get it. Brady Chadwick wants to move out with us now, so we might get the empty duplex next to the Botcave. That would be awesome, so we’ll see how it all works out. That’s all for now, here’s a few pics from the weekend… How was your weekend everyone?
- Roo
My take on the ‘Console Wars’
To start off, I’m not a fanboy for any of the available [and unavailable] consoles. I’m just here giving my opinion on what I see happening, so far, between the 3 next-gen systems. Although the only console I currently own is a ps2, I’ve been through both the xbox and the Gamecube ordeal as well, and enjoyed both.
The xbox360 has been out almost a year now, and is definitely building a good name for itself without feeling too much heat from Sony and Nintendo. This would make alot of sense, since both Nintendo and Sony’s offerings won’t be available until later this year.
So who is going to come out on top after all three parties throw down? Well, we’ll have to wait to know for sure, but I’m guessing the 360 is going to enjoy overpowering market share over Sony and Nintendo, at least for a little bit. This is odd coming from me, since I never really got into the xbox or Gamecube when they first came out. I was to busy playing my ps2. Don’t get me wrong, the 360 is hands down an amazing system. Very feature rich and intuitively designed, with some pretty good looking games to back it up. Getting out of the gate a full year ahead of the competition, and at a decent price and with great performance, sounds like a recipe for success as far as console wars go. And so far, that’s what it’s looking like. Success.
What Nintendo and Sony don’t understand, is that the 360 is garnering a lot more praise than anyone thought it ever would in the US. In my opinion, Nintendo is doing just fine so far with how they’re handling marketing the Wii. I don’t agree with the whole name fiasco, but I’m sure I’ll get used to it. Revolution seemed a lot more mainstream, but I guess they went for something “different”. Nintendo has always had a loyal backing among the masses of gamers, and I don’t think they’ll lose that with Wii. If anything, it’s going to get more fanboys on their wagon. Sony, on the other hand, seems to be running into some problems with their ps3. Whether it’s the HIGH launch price, or the fact that most developers aren’t giving it a lot of breathing room in their reviews and interviews, Sony is definitely doing something wrong here. For years they’ve been riding the wave of the ps2, and they think this wave will flow over with the ps3 as soon as it’s released. They don’t understand that most people aren’t going to be able to drop $600 on a gaming system. I know I’m not, anyways. I will wait on the sidelines and just watch until the final out come of the ‘war’ is over. By then, the prices will be lowered, and the winner declared. Until then, there’s always wishful thinking…
- Roo
Ken Lay Dies… How Convenient!
How convenient is it that he dies at the ripe old age of 64 after being sentenced? I’ll tell you one thing, i’d either kill myself, or fake my own death if I was in his situation. All those lives he’s ruined, think about it. But seriously, I bet he’s living out in sweeden or someplace where we can’t get him. What are the chances of him actually having a heart attack only a month after he was convicted for fraud and conspiracy. Either way, I’d bet he’s not dead, yet.
In other news, we put our deposit down on the apartment and are moving in on the 15th! I’m so excited, it’s gonna be sweeeeeeet. K bye.
- Roo
