In case you don't know, Hurricane Idea is coming directly towards where I live(Pensacoia, FL).  It's expected landfall time?  In the middle of the night between tomorrow and Tuesday.  Everyone who hasn't lived under a rock knows what is going on at that time.  You guessed it, Modern Warfare 2's midnight release.  Hopefully the hurricane stalls, slows down or weakens significantly so that I at least can drive the few blocks to the mall and pick up my copy.
 
Why must you curse me so, Mother Nature?  Do you know what this week means?

Up until this week I didn't even give it a second though.  I laughed at the notion of doing so.  No way was I going to do it. As this week started, the thought came back.  I just brushed it back to the nether regions of my mind.  As the days came and went, it slowly gained steam but I denied its existence.  But, I couldn't keep holding it back.  And today, I finally caved in.
 
I pre-ordered the Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition for Xbox 360.
 
I promised myself I wouldn't do it again, not after shelling out for the Halo 3 Legendary Edition two years ago.  Don't get me wrong, the Master Chief helmet is awesome, but $150 for one game?  I could get 2 1/2 games for that(you can get 1/2 of a game if you unlock the true deep powers of String Theory as I have).  I promised myself to put back half of my checks to savings, so I am already penny pinching when it comes to buying video games and there are so many that I want to get(like, for instance, Brutal Legend and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves releasing this Tuesday).  
 
Why would I do this?  Why would I sacrifice the possibility of  getting another game just to satisfy the consumer whore in me that wants the biggest and grandest version of an item?  Why would I torture myself like that?
 
The answers to these questions may never come to pass.  One thing I do know, though, is that I am going to be as giddy as a school girl when I put on those night vision goggles and then later see them on the Soap MacTavish bust next to my Master Chief helmet.

 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4463828
 

Polomalu ruled out with knee injury

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee late in the first half of their 13-10 overtime victory against Tennessee on Thursday night. Coach Mike Tomlin said the injury usually sidelines a player from 3 to 6 weeks.

"They are reading the scans and so forth," Tomlin said. "It is speculation [how long Polamalu will be out] at this point."
 
Polamalu was injured when a Titans player fell on him as Steelers defensive end Aaron Smith blocked a 31-yard field goal attempt by Rod Bironas with about three minutes left in the half. Polamalu was attempting to pick up the ball.

Before getting hurt, Polamalu made a one-handed interception and led both teams in tackles with six.

Tomlin said there is a chance the injury could be worse once further tests are run.

"I'm sure there's a possibility of it, but I don't have any concrete evident that there is anything more than that," Tomlin said.

A two-time All-Pro safety, Polamalu was chosen for the past five Pro Bowls. He is considered one of the NFL's premier defensive players.

"We definitely were aware of him not being in there," said Titans quarterback Kerry Collins, who led a touchdown drive immediately after Polamalu was hurt. "You calls the plays based on coverage, and sure we'd like to say, 'Hey, he's out of the game' and do a couple of different things."

Though Polamalu potentially could be sidelined much of the first half of the season, the injury could have been much worse -- an anterior collateral ligament injury might have put him out the rest of the season.

Rod Woodson, the Hall of Fame cornerback, tore up his knee in the Steelers' 1995 season opener, needed major surgery and didn't return until the Super Bowl. He was the first player to return from such an injury and play in the same season.

The Steelers players are off until Monday, when the team is scheduled to practice again. 
 
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press

 
In case you didn't know, Troy Polomalu was one of the two players on the cover of Madden NFL 10, along with Arizona Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald.  If you don't know about the " Madden Curse", well, you don't know much about video games.

Here is their latest gem that caught my eye.
 
I wonder if he's living with Tupac on an island somewhere?