Hey, just want to update you all with what I am doing and why you won't see much of me for the next two weeks.

• I am going to Philmont, New Mexico for a hiking trip. It is going to be 14 days total. I am leaving tomorrow (the 18th) and I will be back on the 1st of August. I have done this trip before (in 2007) and it is great but, you know, camping and roughing it is quite a contrast to traversing California and playing games, my summer so far. I know I will have a good time but this will be the longest period time I am not on Giant Bomb, so try not to miss me too much ;)
• In other news, I have seen the new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. You may have already seen my review and, as you can tell, I loved it. I thought it was the best movie yet and it was a very emotional, beautiful and funny installment. I can't wait for the last 2 films now.
• With games, the two games I have been sinking my teeth into have been Fallout 3 and Battlefield 1943. For Fallout 3, I am playing old DLC like Broken Steel and The Pitt, and I have been finishing old side quests I never did. The game really gets spectacular after you level up a lot (I am at lvl. 27 right now) and spend a lot of time with it (I have logged about 63 hours into my file). The fact that you have to spend that much time with it to get a lot of fun may be part of its problem, but Fallout 3 is still a damn fine game. I enjoyed it more than I did with Oblivion, at least.
  
• Like I said, I have also been playing Battlefield 1943 and I love, love, love that game. That seems to be the general consensus but, seriously, I am not the most multiplayer-centric guy so when I play a lot of one game that is only multiplayer, that is speaking something to its quality. For $15, I can't recommend a better downloadable shooter, period. 

So that is my quick blog. I will be here for the rest of the day but I look forward to seeing you all back on the 1st. I will be able to get some mileage out of the Giant Bomb iPhone app for the first few days but after we get far into the wilderness, I will have no coverage. Twitter will be silent as well. Sorry, but I will see you all soon!