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#1  Edited By Onced

I agree with Sephiroth. I'd feel pretty shitty if one of my few friends (old or otherwise) specifically targeted me and said "hey okay, this guy sucks so I'm going to remove him." So I don't do it to anyone, even people who post like it's their day job. 

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@Jeust: Thanks! Yeah, I'll definitely give that a try.  
@RandomHero666: Thanks! If only it wasn't a bug. 
@teh_destroyer: At risking of continually repeating my gratitude, I'll spice it up a bit. Thank you. But yeah, I completely digged the hell out of the beginning (as well as the middle and the end). 
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 I've been a long time peruser of Giantbomb, I've just somehow never felt the urge to integrate with the community (I'm changing my antisocial ways!) but you guys are just too awesome. So I've decided to just throw up an occasional blog so I can feel at one with the Duder Force. For now though, I'm creating excuses to sit in front of my laptop which has developed an increasingly worrying habit to overheat CONTINUALLY. I swear I've nearly burnt my hands from lifting it up. But I digress.       

Time wastin' 

With the recent Steam sale on all Bethesda products, I managed to pick up a copy of Oblivion. It was six dollars, SIX. I almost felt compelled to pick it up at that price, compared to the $100 or so Australian Dollars I dropped on it at launch. Steam is slowly becoming my expensive mistress, a dark secret whose cancerous intentions slowly eat away at the finite resources of my command. But come on, SIX DOLLARS. Finally managing to download Oblivion after a long wait (go go Australian internet!) I booted it up and promptly shut it down several minutes afterwards. For some reason, I felt intensely guilty. Whenever I logged on, it's lonely, undusted icon stared at me with a callow grace. Finally submitting, I ran the game again. I managed to kill a bunch of dudes, lost interest and promptly exited the application. It's something of a continuous cycle. But while I can't complain, I can certainly create a long and self indulgent blog post about it!  
 

Speaking of Steam..

 
While I was looking around on my download page, I found a slightly amusing bug that I couldn't help but giggle at given my situation.   
 

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 At the moment, it takes me around seven minutes to load up a minute long music video while capped. And yes. 3.8 KB/S is around the average I have while capped. I've heard of speeds non-Australians get and I can't help but be slightly envious. Hopefully this will solve my internettian woes.  
 

Kick-Ass (among other things)

 
What can I say, I'm severely behind the times. When I picked it up from the video store, I was slightly self-conscious. An attractive lady was hanging out behind the desk and I moved uncomfortably each time she examined the case. This was unfounded worry of course, I mean, it was either nerves or the three cans of Red Bull I downed moments before. For the sake of my ego, I'm going to go ahead and say it was a combination of both. I managed to meander myself home. I might add I had to walk up two hills. And in the rain. I felt pretty awesome. I also felt like I was developing frostbite, but hell, it was worth it. Popped it in the DVD player, watched it and was assaulted by childhood memories of me pretending to be a Power Ranger during Summer holidays. I certainly can't deny, for a genre that I generally tend to avoid I liked it. Hell. I LOVED it.  
 
After I managed to pry myself away from the constant case of reminisces, I decided to get around to watching 5 Centimeters Per Second. While I typically avoid anime, this had none of the generic, overplayed stereotypes you'd come to expect. No overuse of dramatic facial expression, no dialogue that served only to highlight how great and fantastic the protagonist was. Just an hour of heart-wrenching, beautiful dialogue. If you're the sentimental type who enjoys nothing more than being an emotional plaything for a screenwriter, no doubt laughing antagonistically as the legions of beleaguered masses cry unashamed at the doorstep of realization, you'd love this. Okay. Maybe that wasslightly  melodramatic, but the point remains. If you're a sucker for a good 'love' story, beautiful animation and stunning music, you'll find a place in this universe for yourself.   
 
But that's it, guys! My first foray into the blogosphere, although I may have shaded myself slightly offputting by the over-expressionistic descriptions and digressions, but I digress! All that's left is to bid adieu to you, the fine audience. So yeah. Adieu!     
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 As with most people, I have a love-hate affair with MW2. There are certainly plenty of hooks that keep me coming back, time and time again. Titles, prestiging and yelling triumphantly at the screen when I shoot down a Pavelow or harrier are among those. There's certainly no denying the formula for MW2 works, it's been pumped to the masses who take to it like birds flying. It only becomes a problem when someone dickishly places a glass wall infront of those birds, and watches them slam up against it and fall hopelessly towards the unforgiving ground.  
 
It becomes a system of trial and error for me, where I'm constantly trying to maintain the balance of frustration vs. fun, it's a shame that frustration often triumphs. M20fucking3's, Magical Knives of Mordor that apparently cease pain for the wielder and grants an instant death upon slashing of the kneecaps, regardless of how many bullets I'm pumping into the chest of the person, and camping are probably the only things I whinge about incessantly while playing the game.  
 
Despite those flaws, I find myself unable to entirely remove MW2 and forget about it. The frantic, fast-paced action, the adrenaline rush you get when you scope a guy who's wishing the same thing you remain the reasons why I bite the hook and happily get drawn to the surface. Simply put, it's a game that succeeds in being fun. Something which in the sea of FPS out today, is something of a rarity. 

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When I was around three years old I was drinking outside. Somehow, the cup slid, broke and incised into the flesh. The wound was a semi-circle around the base of my thumb, causing from what I've been told, a fair amount of blood to erupt forth in a macabre display of human liquidworks. Thankfully, no long lasting damage was done. 
 
Unfortunately I heard that during the brief wait in the ER, I attempted to use a toy. Being the unthinking, emotionless child I was, I used it. Much to the dismay of other children. I think I made a few infantile enemies that day. 

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The Hamish and Andy podcast (it's essentially just excerpts from their radio show) and The Absolute Peach. 

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If you're still looking to buy ME2, you can pick up relatively cheap copy from GamersGate. They have a copy for around $44 Australian dollars. 

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 I disliked Jack immensely. Even though her abrasive and mercenary attitude is explained, I found myself having difficulty developing an affinity for her.