brains, and mints

Ok, so heres the deal, a 38-year-old man who had been in a near-coma for six years was recently awakened via the use of a pacemaker and two electrodes which were shoved into his brain. The electrical device, manufactured by a company called Medtronic, was used to send impulses to the area of the brain regulating consciousness, and researchers believe that the stimulation may be enhancing brain circuits that are still capable of functioning. The man, the first of 12 to undergo the procedure, has gone from a vegetative state to being able to play cards, speak with family members, and take trips outside. While this isn't exactly a new technology -- as doctors have been experimenting with deep-brain stimulation in the treatment of Parkinson's, epilepsy, and brain injuries for some time -- it is a clear sign that there's hope for patients whom the medical community has been, heretofore, unable to treat.

I love stuff like this, seriously. I think there's some help for most the people I went to highschool with.

Its also been way to long sence I've posted, but nothing in the world has really caught my eye. There was plenty of interesting news and what have you, but to be fair, nothing worth posting about. Umm GTAIV was delayed. So was Lair. Which leaved me with nothing to play except GoW, GoW2, and NG:S.

Life is rough, to be sure.

Harry Potter, 1.9, and when is 50 bucks to much?

So Harry potter was really good. REALLY good. I'm not going to talk about the plot at all, or give anything away. My single complaint was that the last "bonus" chapter, could have been omitted completely. Other than that I finished in 2 good days of reading and was "Totally Satisfied" with the experience I got. GREAT book. It fits the series nicely. Blah blah blah, I enjoyed it.

The PS3 upped its firmware to 1.9 tonight, and it added something that should have been in the box with the system. WALLPAPER! Very nice stuff. Upconverts music on CD now, which is pretty damn cool. Through firmware updates alone the PS3 has doubled it's functionality as a piece of AV equipment.

Quoted from the PS3 forums....

Finally, on the more technical side, you can now play AVCHD videos saved on a Memory Stick or digital video camera, and we’ve added the ability to upscale audio CD output from your PS3. Now, there are two requirements for this feature: the device you’re outputting to must support a sampling frequency of 88.2 kHz or 176.4 kHz, and your PS3 must be connected to that device with an HDMI cable or digital optical cable.

How nice.

Now for something a little bit more, stupid. I got a copy for Guitar Hero - 80's on Sunday. And I must say, for 50 bucks MSRP, it's a piece of shit. Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE the other Guitar hero games, so much so that I rebought Guitar hero 2 for my 360 even after having bought it for the ps2. because it had 10 GOOD new songs, online leader boards, DLC, and other goodies. To be fair that was 80 dollars. And now I'm bitch about 50 bucks of entirely new content. I made a comment on a set of boards once, that was complaining about the pricing of the DLC for the 360, stating that the price, while I can understand how it got that high, *think itunes plus development costs* was retardedly high and not worth the cash investment. At roughtly the same $1.66 a song for the expansion pack, I don;t feel inclinded to buy it.

Even if I take the $5 bucks I put towards it at work, and take the money to Best Buy where it's $39.99, I still think $34.99 is to damn much. At least when I get Rock Band &/or Guitar Hero 3, I'm going to be getting a new Guitar, *that will I hope work on the PS3, and therefor work on the older games* and all that new stuff. New game modes, new songs, new online. Nothing new here, hell they took the same loading screens and CHANGED THE FUCKING COLORS!

This is 50 bucks where talking about... I mean even the
ferret can't steal stuff like that and not feel guilty about it. I could get God of War 2 new, for that price. I could get Odin Sphere and a burger for that price. I could get any number of FANTASTIC must own games for any of my systems for that price tag. I have to admit that there is a long way for me to go to be ok with getting this game. Do I want to buy it, HELL YES I DO. I just feel that my gaming needs could be much more easily filled somewhere else. For that same 50 bucks, I could get Shadow of the Colossus, and a used copy of Okami.



This is something that could have been easily fixed if someone would make a fucking guitar that would work on the PS3. I have use an entirely defunct system to play this game being that I own a PS3. And that adapter from Pelican, works GREAT for the first guitar hero. But as soon as you throw it into "2" mode, watch out. It sucks. I can't play the damn songs on hard with the adapter, but as soon as I throw it into the Ps2, I'm back to shredding on Expert, not very well, but I can get it done none the less. I prey that either of the new Guitars work for the new wave of games are backwards compatible. That will sway my wallet to be sure.

Goddamn, some decisions are tough.

ARSE FACE LIVES!

Ok, I havent mentioned much about comics. I dont know why. Maybe its not what take up most of my time anymore. Anyway, I love the comic series "Preacher". And this guy is a spitting image of someone inside the comics. I'd would just share the news with everone else.

This just goes to prove what I was talking about the other day with teh Wii's. They will never outsell the PS2, because Sony is now giving away MONEY with their systems. Well in this case, its not the dollars, its the all mighty Pound. But still, when the kid gets money inside the box with the system its, pretty good way to spend the night.

A young man in the UK got a serious shock when the PS2 that he'd won on eBay arrived at his home in Aylsham, Norfolk. The game system -- which he'd paid £95 for -- arrived without the two games promised by the seller, but with £44,000, or about $90,378. The boy and his family turned the money over to police, who are holding it until late September under the UK's "Proceeds of Crime Act" while they investigate the case. A spokesman for eBay described the situation as "somewhat unusual."

I would like to partake in something "somewhat unusual". Especially if it means a cash monies payout. And, well, I dont know if I would turn the money in. But, mom and dad don't look over my shoulder anymore either.

Game-Boy... No More

Well it looks like the game boy name is going to go bye- bye for WIIWARE! Seriously, nintendo is going to do everything they can to *and I can't believe I'm going to make this joke* stick their Wii stuff down our throat. To be fair its a kinda good idea, cause it seems that anything that IS tired in with the Wii is selling like mad. But come-on EVERYONE knows what a Game Boy is. Hell, my parents bought me a PSP over the Holidays, and they called it a Game Boy. It's like changing the name of Nintendo, to, The Wii Company.

Hmm, I might be on to something.

Giant Enemy Crab hit my head for MASSIVE DAMAGE!

So, this the the one thing in the world I want more than Oxygen. Fallout 3. It could be the worst game ever, and as long as its by Bethseda, who made Oblivion, and Morrowind , blah blah blah. I am going to buy this game on my PS3. Only because I know there is NO online what so ever, and well, I like the PS3 controller better anyway. Now if only I could get my head to do that at work when I want to call in sick.

Whats big... purple and takes two hands to hold...?

GAWD! Look at master chief looking all sexy and stuff. Im NOT the world's biggest Halo fan, but this screen shot is so snazzy I HAD to rub it on myself. Im sorry I got that on your screen and all, but it needed to happen. If you wanna do Master Chief, print your own out, I alreay had him.

P.S. I got a free pre-order of this at EB games. And, I'm still not really excited.

500! No, 600! No! 500! No....

So you see this big thing. Well besides being on the bottom of the ocean, they are also a goddamn pain in the ass. Let describe the utter lack of faith I have in Sony.

They have decided that over the E3 week, that they were dropping the price on the PS3, to 500 bucks. Hey nifty, makes me feel like a tool for having bought one at 600, but whatever. So they get good press, people buy some systems, and they also amongst all of this announce that they are going to to bring out an 80GB model for the older price of 599, but they were going to give you a free copy of motorstorm. Great I have that game in my collection.

So what could be bad about this? Well theres the issue of getting a game you can find used for 40 bucks, and 20GB more worth of HDD space for 100 dollars, but still its an option and the system still went down to 500.

Now there's a big shit deal about the 60GB *older* system , being discontinued entirely. Oh and then when they are all out of 60GB systems, its going to be, get the 80GB system at 599 of fuck off. Well to me, and to the people who I talk to who are not video gamers, thats not a price drop, thats a clearance. So as much as I love my PS3; Sony.... go to hell. You're a bunch of lying bastards. A price cut, means the regular price for whatever, is going down. I already own one, and paid the thing off, so I don't really give a rip. But to be fair, thats not a price drop, and the only thing Sony did was look like a bunch of fools. People wanted a price cut, because we are unwilling to spend 600 for a system that has SHIT FOR GAMES.....

And, I'm spent. I need a drink.

Ok, Imangine, you just bought some really cool stuff. Now imangine it sitting at the botton of the pacific with a gulper eel looking at it wondering if it's food or not. *more on the gulper eel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulper_eel * Why did this have to happen you ask, because some one from Sony decided to put all the PS3's on TOP of the cargo ship.

FOOLS! PS3's go on the bottom!

I don't know whats happening on this picture, but it sucks. Seriously, this is your shit at the bottom of the ocean. And I mean that by saying, we have to pay to replace it, because somewhere there's a tax or a price cut, or a price writeoff for stuff like this.

Next time, hire a Union worker.

Holy Dog Shi

This dog is freaking huge. It has double muscles. It has a 24 pack. Her shoulders are so big she runs like a babboon.

This dog fought the incredible hulk in the movie.

It's *and I can't believe I'm going to say this* The Doginator!

haha... you tool. I use to work there

Ok, so some toon left his kids in the car while shopping for porn at the local Fry's electronics. Well I dont know that it WAS porn, but it makes it more interesting. I mean, I did work there for a year, and easily recognize the parking lot. And there is only one store in Wilsonville, everything else was built around it. Yes, I'm talking to you Hollywood video.

Also the fact that they are looking at the security tape is fantastic, because they told us time and time again when I worked there that if someone fucked with our car while we were at work, that they couldn't do anything. I do feel sorry for the kids though. Fry's is a cool place and offers SOME AC.... when you go walking by the displays of AC.

My Advise to the guy for next time, put the little bastard back in the components department, and have them rearrange, in their own child like manner, the resistors. That will keep up entertained.

Please to be clicking the link below and finding out how much of a jackass this guy really is.

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_071307_news_wilsonville_kids_in_hot_car.710461de.html

So, I did it.

I pre-order Harry Potter. God help us all. But at least I won't be waiting out at the book store over night like some people. It will be delivered to my home.

And the most recent movie was pretty snazzy too. Nothing like dressing up like a nerd and going a seeing a movie with a bunch of giggeling idiots.

Most annoying thing about the movie... all the girls screaching when Harry and Cho kissed.

random, if someone is going to get towed home, and they are going with a tow truck driver, is it needed to have the address? The fucking person is going with the driver.

I am the greatest... because I say so.

Soooo, thats basically what the guys over at nintendo are saying. And good for them. They have a hit on their hands with the Wii.... DERKA DERKA, look I can say the obvious. But seriously, when CNN goes so far as to quote you as follows,

Sales of Nintendo's quirky Wii video game machine could top the legendary PlayStation 2, making it the biggest hit in the industry's history, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said on Thursday.

Well thanks for playing the game everyone, Nintendo has something to really brag about for the first time in 10 years, and they think they are the greatest of all time. Maybe not so much. To be fair the PS2 had mass appeal and a fantastic price point. One thing I think the Wii has to deal with that the PS2 never did, is as this, competition. In the gaming experience as a whole, the PS2 had very little competition, the Xbox and Gamecube were lacking in many ways, and the PS2 also pushed DVD into alot of home.

But thats not the point of this story, the point of all this is that fact that the NINTENDO president thinks that NINTENDO is doing great. And they are. Goody.

Friday the 13th... of doom!

Why is it I work in a call center, and people give a shit what anyone else wears?

I hate friday the 13th. Especially in calls centers, because people become fucking stupid. I think today is going to be one of those days. I want to go home already.

I'm going to pimp a website

yes, thats right. For no reason other than I can, if you own afforementioned item of goodness *no, not the helmet*, a Sony PSP. I reccomend you check out www.pspiso.com Best site for PSP stuff ever.

I'm going to rock out to some .... well, Zebrahead, I guess, if onyl because I havn't changed whats in the CD player yet on my way home.

And please, someone tell me why the fuck it rains every time I leave my sun roof open? Case in point, 90 degrees and sunny, and not a cloud in the sky when I leave for work at 1 pm. 10 PM pissing rain and making my ass all wet for the drive home. I wonder if my butt cheeks can wrinkle like fingers do.

And I get to hit the door running out of this AAA shithole in 10 minutes.

Yes, I know what your thinking, when did the pope get his hands on darth vaders mask. He didn't, its a biking helmet. Just figured I'd share. Because thats not just a helmet, its also a air filter.

Oh god, its the new head piece for when Michael Jackson goes out in public.

On another note

I would like to point to this that I found on MSNBC.com

How next president will improve world relations
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19731336/site/newsweek/

Just vote in a chimp, give him some shit, and have him throw at every country except England.

Oh yes, I swing like that.



On an entirely different note, I love my PSP. And this brings me to a qwuick rant about Sony. First of like I said earlier, I love, LOVE, gaming. And I am not a fan boy. There, now that THAT is out of the way. I'm thinking I need to stab someone in Sony land. first off they are bringing out new controllers for the ps3, that are going to have rumble *yea!..... I think*, but now the two that I bought, don't mean anything. I'm glad I get a discount at work. And the other thing is I love my PSP, and the death of Dark Alex, and his OE firmware is going to suck. I do more emulators, and everything else on that system than acutal PSP games. I own ... 2 ! PSP games. Metal Gear, and Hot shots golf. Oh and if you have a good idea as to where I can import a copy of Minna No Golf 5 from. Let me know.

First shot... at I'm not even at the bar yet.

It's so simple. So I pretty much have way to much stuff floating around in my head to not do something this stupid.

I have this affinity for video games. Oh, breaking news. A 20 something guy who works in a video game store, and grew up with a pulse who likes video games. Did I mention, I like comic books too. What? Shovel's are in the back? Ok I'll go dig my own grave.

Anyone know how to really get into the video game business, besides being a part time chump for Gamestop. Let me know. Drop me a line, all I want to do is have something to do with my passion other than drool over it. I'm looking at the schools and everything but feel really, really, lost.

E3 is going on, and I can't do anything about it, because the internet filters at my work suck, and I can't see the news. I cant talk about it, well I could I guess, but noone care as much as me.

Hmmm, random words.

Moose, steak, PSP, black socks.

More after the break....