Whoa! Things have been rather hectic for me, and I thought I'd get this blog out of the way. So many things have been happening, but I'll start off with what is mentioned in the title. Ready? Then press the start button to play! :D

SUPER BOWL XLIII

I'm sure a lot of you were rooting  for the Steelers this past Sunday. I, on the other hand, went for the underdog, the Cardinals, in this year's Super Bowl. At first, I was rather disappointed that this was going to be a boring Super Bowl, and one of the reasons for that was because the Tennessee Titans were beaten by the Ravens. >:( I mean they had a pretty good year which came to a surprise for me even though it would have been nice if they were undefeated throughout the season. :( Now I know I said i was rooting for the Cardinals, but that was after becoming extremely disappointed with the commercials. Seriously, I was expecting to find some entertainment out of them (one of the reasons why i watch the Super Bowl), but man I never thought the vast majority of them were going to be that boring. Oh well. I guess there wasn't enough money to go around for everyone with these commercials. How about the one-second Miller commerial? Wow.  As for the game, there wasn't anything worth mentioning in the first half, but the second half was when things started to get really exciting. It was just one turnover after another with both teams including that ridiculous 100-yard touchdown by the Steelers. I'll admit that they gave it their all in the second half, but I was heartbroken when the Cardinals lost. If you ask me, I think the refs just gave the game to the Steelers. That last play should have been an incomplete pass. Nonetheless, it was one of the best games I've seen in a long time.

Also, that 3D feature was just plain tacky. Yeah, there were moments where it did work, but I'd rather go to an IMAX feature for a true 3D experience.

INTERNET RADIO: PANDORA VS. LAST.FM

One day I thought I would check out two internet radio servers to see which one I would like most. I have real life friends that love Pandora while most of my online buddies have Last.FM. So, I took it upon myself to create accounts on both sites, and I ended up loving Last.FM. Now why did I decide to check out an internet radio server? Well, 1) I'm getting tired of the quality I'm listening to with my Yahoo Launchcast station, 2) I would have to be a paid subscriber if I want mp3 quality tunes, and 3) my iPod is limited to what I have that I need to listen to something different every now and then that's not on my iPod. I'm rather pleased with getting a Last.FM because it feels somewhat similar to my Launchcast station. As for Pandora, I didn't like having to create a station and then having to rate something that I'm not entirely familiar with. Plus, the features didn't seem too user friendly with me. So if you want to see my Last.FM profile, it's right here. :D

WACOM BAMBOO TABLET

A couple of weeks after my semester started, I decided to purschase myself a Wacom tablet. Seeing that I have a working version of Photoshop, I thought it would be useful to have one so that I won't go through the trouble of using a mouse when drawing and coloring. I bought it for at least $60 at Amazon, and I'm rather pleased with my purchase. I really love it a lot! :D I hope to improve myself even more now that I have some power in my hands. :P

FACEBOOK

I know I've kept telling myself that I would never get into MySpace or Facebook, but I finally caved in with getting a Facebook. Why did I do that? Well, I'll tell you all about it in a video which will be posted over there. I may post it on Veoh, but we'll see. So if you'd like to add me as your friend on Facebook, DON'T, I repeat, DON'T leave me your name when commenting. Instead send me a PM (GameSpot)/ Note (DeviantART)/ Message (Giant Bomb) and we'll talk about it. It would be the best if you guys did so.

Well, I think that's all the play time there is. I hope you guys are having a good week.

Thanks for playing, Giant Bombers! 8-)