NFL Blitz first impressions
- You have to give EA credit for going out and grabbing the old Midway licenses and trying to revive the old NBA Jam and NFL Blitz franchises. With Madden and Backbreaker being the only two football titles released in the last 2 years, we're really in need of a bit more variety in the football gaming genre.
Does NFL Blitz provide enough of a change of pace? I guess that remains to be seen.
Be ready when you purchase the game, it is a rather large download, coming in at 1.8 GB. That definitely makes it one of the larger arcade games that I've seen in recent memory.
First off, the online component was completely empty last night. I'm sure that's due to the fact that the game does not release until 10:00 a.m. today, so that's not something that I can hold against them. What I do wonder, based on the configuration of the online, is how easy it will be to actually play online games.
The first thing that it asks you when you connect to the servers is to choose a state that you are in. Once, I did that, I never had the option to connect to any sort of lobby to match up against any other players. All of the online games seem to be done through automatic matchmaking.
Again, with no one available for the matchmaking, I'm not sure if that's the case or the fact that all of the online features are not configured yet.
If there are no lobbies and the only options that you have are to play against friends or against a random opponent that the server finds for you, that would be disappointing. Not being able to see an opponents record or gameplay status (whether their a late game quitter etc.) would be a real drag on the online component.
- Online aside, I spent a few hours last night with the Gauntlet mode, the single player mode for the game. The Gauntlet consists of a series of matchups against CPU teams, then a matchup against a "boss" team, then 3 more CPU's, another boss, another 3 CPU, then a "final" boss battle.
After playing through the first boss battle (a matchup against a team of Cowboy players, not the Dallas teams... 1800's Western guys,) I can see why they didn't implement any sort of season mode. The game, while fun (in spurts) against the CPU, just doesn't have any long term appeal. As you beat the bosses, you unlock new codes for the game that unlock the teams that you play against, but the experience just isn't as much fun as playing against a real person.
Within a few games, I was able to find formations that were very difficult for the CPU to stop on offense, and on the defensive side of the ball, putting quick pressure on the QB prevented the computer from gaining more than 5 to 10 yards on any given play on most occasions.
As the developers mentioned in our interview, the fact that you can no longer make late hits in the game is certainly noticeable, but it doesn't really detract from the game. It's just.... not there. You really want to be able to move your guys after they've knocked a guy to a ground... and you can't. I know that eventually that feeling will go away, but it won't stop me from continuing to hit a button after the whistle to try and give that offensive player another hit.
- Graphically, the game is very nice to look at. One of the cheat codes that I stumbled on (a single press of X, Y, and B at the code entry screen) unlocked the NFL Blitz team ball. On the ball it consisted of the signatures of all of the members of the team that took part in the making of the game. In an instant replay, I was able to zoom in and clearly see Mark Turmell's signature on the ball. That to me was a sign of the quality of the graphic fidelity on the field.
Player models are, seemingly, bulkier versions of the Madden gameplay models and they look as good as you would want them to for an arcade style of game like this.
- As far as the audio is concerned, Tim Kitzrow seems to have taken his typical enthusiasm down a notch. Maybe it's due to the fact that, comedian, Brian Haley is taking part in some of the commentary with him, but he just doesn't seem to have that "BOOM-SHAKA-LAKA" type punch to him this time around.
Again, not a bad thing... just different than you would have expected.
- Well, that was certainly a long winded first impression, but hopefully in the coming days, I'll be able to play the game against people on my Xbox friends list (Dan? Any other takers?) and we'll be able to see how well the co-op and other online modes will work.
Tuesday notes
- Let's start with the Rose Bowl.
Any team that gives up 640+ yards on defense can't complain about losing the game.
The only questionable call that the refs made was the one at the end of the first half where Toon was knocked out of bounds, they stopped the clock, then started it again without blowing a whistle or anything. That was just a weird situation.
Oregon was clearly the better team and proved it on both sides of the ball.
People around here keep talking about Chryst's leaving being the biggest deal, but I think it's that Chris Ash is still going to be the defensive coordinator. The D was terrible this season and it cost them in their 3 losses.
- The Packers have earned their rest and need to take every minute of the next two weeks to shore up as much as they can with their own defensive issues.
It was great to see Flynn play as well as he did against Detroit though. That was a crazy fun game to watch.
- You can tell that it isn't a normal sports week because the Badgers are playing Michigan State tonight and it's getting zero coverage from the local media. Usually Izzo comes to town and people break out the torches and pitchforks.
Losing to Iowa at home will do that I guess. That was another ugly game due to horrific outside shooting. This team is poised for a 1st or 2nd round tournament loss. Mark my words on that.
- As far as gaming goes, I spent the majority of the weekend playing Skyrim. The game just sucks you in. One minute, I'm walking to a cave to handle a quest and the next, I'm mining ore out of a second or third cave that I found along the way.
All that and I haven't touched more than a few hours of the main story line. I did find a kick ass Deadra mace in a quest that let's me capture the souls of enemies if I kill them within 3 seconds. It's an evil weapon but cool as hell to use.
- Still planning on a Game of the year post. Just need to find the time.
- Have a great week.
Friday notes
- It's probably easy to determine that you're a child of the 80's when the first songs that you think of for an exercise or workout tape are these two....
- You really missed out if you didn't watch any of the Baylor/Washington game last night. What was funny was the fact that RG3 wasn't even the best QB on the field last night, that honor belonged to Washington QB Keith Price who threw for 4 TD's and ran for 3 more.
Typically I have no interest in watching bowl games (well, ones that don't involve Wisconsin) but for some reason I tuned in to this one and when it was all said and done, I was very glad that I did.
If you have ESPN 3 and can go back and watch the game, I recommend you do so. It's a great exhibition of offense and how not to tackle.
- Speaking of ESPN, they have brought out the fancy new toys for the bowl season, starting with EA Sports Game View, which uses a modified version of NCAA Football on a 70" touchscreen LCD to allow them to move players around on a virtual field.
No word if the linebackers still jump 5 feet into the air to knock down passes yet.
Thanks to Richard Lawler, loyal blog reader, for that news tidbit.
- Oh, and a reminder, UFC 141 is on Xbox Live tonight and should be free to all Live users.
- Lastly, I'm still working on a games of the year post. Hope to have that to you tomorrow.
Tuesday notes
- Hope that everyone had a nice and relaxing holiday season.
Nothing too eventful happened on my end, just played some open hockey and spent time with the family.
No real gifts to speak of either as my wife and I have completely bailed on the concept of buying each other gifts. I prefer to just get stuff for the kids and let them have their fun.
- Congratulations to Howie's Bleacher Bums who won the 2011 SportsGamerBlog Fantasy Football championship.
I'll be contacting Howie today to determine what game he wants as a prize for winning.
- As far as gaming goes, I spent a good deal of the holiday weekend working through Steam Achievements for their holiday sale.
One of the items that I won was a 50% off Bethesda software coupon and was able to trade that for a few games.
Between the Steam deals and Amazon's daily download deals, it's been a fun holiday season for picking up more games that I'm not all that likely to play soon. heh.
- The Packers got back on track with a nice win over the Bears on Christmas night.
Thankfully that stopped people from talking about how everyone has an answer to how to beat the Packers.
There are some very good teams that will have to come to Lambeau in the playoffs this year, and every one of them should be a fun game to watch. I think the Packers can beat all of them, but you never know if they'll have another bad game like the K.C. one. Hopefully the bye week will give them that extra time to get Clifton, Jennings, and Pickett back for the run to the Super Bowl.
- Lastly, post your 3DS friend codes if you have them. Dan is the only person I have on my friends list on there and it's depressing to see that one person on there, especially when it's Dan.
Yes I’m alive
I know it's been a long time since I've posted. I honestly don't have a good reason why. I guess I could blame some personal things going on or just the fact that I haven't been playing many games, but neither is a good reason.
Gaming:
Madden: I'm in season 3 of my Patriots franchise having won my first 2 Super Bowls. My players are starting to show their age however and ratings are dropping. Overall I'm rated an 83. Part of that is that I refuse to pay top dollar for most players. I'll pay someone rated an 80 the minimum rather than someone rated an 86 10M a year. I did find a strange bug this year. In week 6 I decided to try to trade around some draft picks. Being 5-0 I found 2 teams that are 0-5. Both were willing to trade me pick for pick. So my 1st round for their 1st, my 2nd for their 2nd and so on. That's an easy way to start boosting your team. Linebackers jumping 20 feet in the air making 1 hand catches still piss me off.
NFS: The Run - I have only played about an hour of this one, but I like it. My son just finished the run across country so maybe I'll start putting some more time in. I actually like the gamepad controls better than the wheel.
Diablo 2 - Yea, still playing this one...enough said
Movies
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - This is a very good movie. I was not a fan of the ones in the 70's but I loved this one
Captain America - Just so so. I really liked how they picked the guy to become Captain America, but not really enough action in the movie for me
Music
I've been using Spotify since Dan sent me an invite and still like it a lot. Not everything I look for is on there of course, but I have found a bunch of new music. My current favorite is "Falling in Reverse". I had never heard of them, but they were a Spotify recommendation. Now I listen to them all the time. They will be in Atlanta on January 24th. It's a Tuesday night. I will be going!
Sports
The Patriots D has been terrible and I don't see it getting any better. They might be the strongest team in the AFC, but if the O has a weak week they can't hold on. I still think the Packers will repeat.
Red Sox - What were they thinking? Bobby Valentine? Give me a break. We might not sink to the level of Baltimore, but we are going to have issue this year. On a positive note, I'm glad they let Papelbon go. Give Bard a shot. Sure he might be a little rough stll, but I honestly think he's ready. Of course maybe that's why I'm writing here (when I do) and not on the Red Sox payroll.
Clemson looked great in the ACC title game and I think they can handle West Virginia. Next year looks very promising too with Boyd, Watkins and Hopkins coming back. I expect Dwayne Allen to leave for the NFL, so that will hurt, but Watkins was so impressive as a true Freshman, I can't wait to see him next year.
Tuesday notes
- About that Packer game on Sunday. It's fun to hear the over-reactions of fans around here as well as the pundits. Right after the game Esiason in the CBS studio says that the Packers defense cost them that game. The next day I heard Tony Siragusa (truly an awful analyst) say that the linebackers at the end of the game prevented the Chiefs from running out the clock.
First Boomer's comment, The defense gave up 19. If the offense didn't drop 6 or 7 balls in the first half, that would have been a much different game. The team was averaging 30+ points a game. 17 any other week is a victory. Sure they gave up a lot of yards, but they weren't what cost the team the game on Sunday.
Goose? The linebackers on the field are two backups playing for Hawk and Bishop and they made terrible assignment decisions all day. I honestly don't know how that guy has a job... ugh.
Credit has to be given to the Chiefs though. They played a good game and didn't make any mistakes with the ball and that is what the Packers have really destroyed other teams with.
If the Packers win on Sunday night against the Bears, at home, all is well and home field is locked up throughout the NFC playoffs. Hopefully that would give them enough time to get some healthy bodies there for the playoffs.
- In regards to the Blitz interview, I really have some high hopes for the game. I love the concept of unlocking things based on play instead of via cash. Paying for unlockables annoys the hell out of me and I wish that more developers would follow their lead on this, especially with Live Arcade and Playstation Network titles.
- In Fantasy, Howie and Roderick are playing for the championship. I'll be honest, I have no idea how Roderick is in the championship. Blaine Gabbert is his starting QB. That's just crazy.
Dan plays for 3rd place, and I play for 7th.
I think all is right with the world considering none of the guys writing for the blog have a chance to win it. heh.
- On Saturday night, I had a date night with the Mrs. and we went and saw Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Going into it, my hopes were pretty low, but the movie really impressed. The pacing of the film was tremendous and the action never really slowed down.
For the life of me, I can't think of a movie that Brad Bird has directed that I haven't really enjoyed. The guy just knows how to make a movie.
I highly recommend the film.
- Lastly, I got a new phone yesterday. A Galaxy Nexus from Verizon.
The only thing I can say is that I love ICS. The interface is smooth and I really love the huge screen. Plus, mail indicators and multicolor LED lights. Kick ass phone so far.
Riding the Pines – NFL Blitz interview
Recently, I had the chance to interview NFL Blitz project lead, Dave Ross and designer Yuri Bialoskursky and talk about the upcoming release of NFL Blitz for Xbox 360 Arcade and Playstation Network.
Here are a few of the topics that we covered in the interview.
- How does the game compare to the recent EA arcade football games?
- The decision to have an in-game market where you unlock things by gameplay, but not via money.
- The removal of late hits from the game and how that impacts gameplay.
- How the Elite League feature compares to the Ultimate team modes in other EA Sports games.
- If you can play couch co-op against other people online
Click on either of the following links to listen to the interview
Saturday notes
- Congrats to UW: Whitewater as they won their 3rd consecutive Division III football title over Mount Union last night. Crazy to think that the football program there has gone so far since I was there in the early 90's but there you have it.
- I'll be posting my interview with EA's NFL Blitz developers on Monday morning. Hope you'll enjoy hearing what they have to say. (I had a pretty bad cold, so I hope that my voice is strong enough throughout the interview.)
- Dan is right about the Ambassador program for the 3DS being great. The 10 games that they gave out to the early adopters are terrific titles. Funny thing is that I have almost all of them sitting down in game storage area. Oh, well. Not all that likely to bring out the GBA SP again to play them. Although... the GB player for the Gamecube.... hmm....
- I was supposed to receive my new Galaxy Nexus phone yesterday... but for some reason Fedex didn't deliver. It's going to be tough using my Blackberry Torch for a few more days until I get that Ice Cream Sandwich phone goodness.
- Have a great weekend!
Thursday notes
So, now that the site is all upgraded and looking much prettier... I'm still working on other ways to improve it. Nothing set in stone yet, but I'd like to keep things moving.
And from there... let's go to something that has been annoying the hell out of me.
- Kotaku's Gut Check. In theory, it's a great idea. Get all the editors together and recommend games based on their feelings for them. The problem is the fact that they're recommending that you buy every game. At this point, I think there has only been 3 games or DLC packs that they have looked at that they don't recommend.
You devalue your process when you say that everything is good. It's like Jeanne Wolf's Hollywood reviews for movies. If you say that everything is great, no one can really trust your opinion.
Oh, and one of the titles that they didn't recommend was Rocksmith, which is absolutely awesome.
Ok, that's my gripe for the day.
- Don't forget to set your fantasy lineups before tonight's game, if you have any Falcons or Jaguars players.
Even if you were knocked out in the first round of the playoffs, there are still games to play to determine who finishes in 5th through 8th in the league. (Feel free to post those rankings everywhere on the internet if you obtain them.)
Glen W. Haag
6th place finisher in the 2011-12 Sports Gamer Blog Fantasy Football league, is an incredible title to have.
- Don't know how many people saw this, but with the new CBA being approved for Major League Baseball, there will be more replay in baseball, possibly for the opening day games. Fair/Foul calls, Trapped ball catches, and fan interference could all be reviewed under the new rules.
I'll still keep railing on the league to state that they need to go with the NHL approach. Have a room in New York, or wherever, where every single game is being watched and recorded. Have a replay official there that makes all of the calls. I believe that it's the fastest way to get it done and if the person watching the replays knows all the rules, there is no reason that the on-field umpires should have to look at a video to come to the same conclusion that an umpire sitting in New York would.
- Lastly, I'm going to be doing an interview with some of the people behind the new NFL Blitz for the PS3 and 360. Any concerns about the game or questions that you would want me to pass on?
- Have a great day.
Monday notes
- There is no point in getting into a back and forth as far as it relates to the Braun matter, as there is so much more left to the process.
Having said that, if he had done everything right, he wouldn't be dealing with this appeal anyway.
Whether he is cleared or not, his whole career will be labeled as being that of a cheater. Hell, everyone outside the state of Wisconsin thinks of him as a cheater right now and the process isn't even completed yet.
No point in lingering on the point now though, as the appeals process will take a month or so to complete.
Not planning on seeing him until June at this point though.
- You haven't lived until you have to listen to Dan rave about his fantasy team performance every week.
My team pretty much went the direction I thought it would in the first round as I lost ugly. My team was pretty reliant on McFadden and Forte and when both were down and I had to start a backup running back for the Colts as my best option, I knew my days were numbered.
Still, there are some good teams left in the running. Hopefully one of them will knock off Dan.
- Hard to know what to think of Packers game yesterday as the Raiders didn't really look all that interested in playing.
What I do know is that it was one of the most boring games that I've ever watched. Sadly, I don't think this weeks game against Kansas City will be all that interesting as well.
Some of the local pundits are already spending countless hours talking about how little Rodgers, Woodson, and Clay Matthews should be playing in the coming weeks.
The argument always ends up being that "but what if they get hurt playing." News flash to guys who cover sports every single day... These guys could get hurt on any play in any quarter. Taking them out in the 2nd quarter isn't going to change anything. Sure, the odds of them getting hurt increases while they are on the field, but injuries can happen on any play.
- Not that I'm a huge fan of UFC, but I had a chance to watch UFC 140 on Saturday night due to the fact that Microsoft gave it away for free to users who were in the beta test for the new dashboard (which is awesome because I can now have two consoles with the same profile without needing a memory card.)
Some of the fights were flat out great, and some... well... you get things like this happening. Here's the x-ray of his arm as well.
You know how in the NFL if someone really gets hurt, they show it once and then never again? Yeah... not in the UFC. They showed Nogueira's injury, over and over again. I had to turn away after seeing it the second time. Just too tough to watch.
I don't know if I would pay $50 or whatever it is to watch all of the fights again, but it did make for a much different Saturday night than I normally have.
- Enjoy your week.
Tuesday notes
- The Blog Fantasy Football playoff pairings have been set. Check the league site out to see who you will be matching up against. I hope for the best for Joe D. as there isn't a single person out there that wants Dan to win the league. Of course, if he loses, he'll complain about the fact about fractional points or the fact that we don't get backup QB's or some other BS.
My team is self destructing before my eyes, so I don't hold out much hope for a playoff run. You never know... but this time I know. My team sucks. heh.
- Last night I found myself alternating between Rocksmith, Justinguitar.com, and playing on my amp. The combination of all three things gave me a much better 'feel' for playing the guitar.
Having played the drums in the past, I never actually felt as though I was really playing the song, if that makes any sense to you, but last night when I was playing 'Last Girl' by the Black Keys, it really felt like I was playing the song. Then, when I was using my amp to play it, and following along with Rocksmith (on mute) on the screen, it actually sounded a good bit like the song as well.
That was an amazing moment for me. Feeling like I was playing the guitar after just a few days. I know my sound sucked and I was screwing up all the time, but when I hit the notes right, it was a hell of a lot of fun.
- I guess that's all for today. Have a good night.
Monday night notes
- Let's deal with the BCS first.
They may have gotten two of the best teams in a game, but it's certainly not a game I want to watch. I only wish that most people would stay away from seeing it. It was a re-match that was pretty much destined to be replayed and that just seems wrong.
We do get some must read material out of the bowl game picture courtesy of EDSBS.com.
- Speaking of a highly anticipated bowl game, the Badgers did come away with a win in an incredibly entertaining Big Ten championship game on Saturday night. The ending wasn't nearly as exciting, winning on a running into the kicker call, as the end of the first game, but still it was a fun game to watch.
That sets us up for Oregon versus Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl and the over/under in that game should be like 80 or so. Both teams have great offenses and suspect defenses. Easily the best bowl matchup of them all.
- In other Wisconsin football news, Montee Ball was named as a finalist for the Heisman trophy and he was definitely a deserving candidate. Anyone in Wisconsin who thinks he's going to win is kidding themselves, but I'm glad that he got a chance to go. He was one of the top 5 players at the end of the year and earned his trip to New York.
- The last thing I have to say about Wisconsin today is in regards to the game against Marquette the other day. I said it a few weeks ago, they're too reliant on the outside shot. When they go cold, they'll lose. I have no idea how this team could pull out a game where they make 5 of 19 three pointers. They just don't have their offense really worked out yet. Thankfully they have almost a month until the Big Ten season starts.
- Back to football, I don't know that I could say anything about the Packers play this year that hasn't already been said. Watching the game last night, you just never get the feeling that they're going to lose. I'm sure this is how Patriots fans felt in '07, as it just doesn't seem like defenses have any answers for what the offense is doing.
The defense played a pretty poor game, but by the end they were missing 3 starters. If Woodson, Hawk, and Bishop come back this week, hopefully they can start playing better for the playoff run.
It was nice that they won the NFC North last night, but they need three more wins to clinch home field advantage throughout. Plenty more meaningful games to play.
- Rocksmith arrived late last week and I spent a good deal of time with it on Friday and Saturday. I don't feel like I'm on the way to becoming a rock god, but it sure as hell is fun to play. Although I do have to say that power chords are pretty much my undoing at this point. I just don't have the ability to move my fingers that much yet. I'll keep at it though.
Thursday notes
- When you don't hit your shots, you don't win games. That's pretty much what happened with Wisconsin last night in their game against North Carolina.
I was quite impressed by their ability to take a team that was scoring in the 80's and hold them to 60 though. I think if they can continue to play defense that well, they could really make a run this year.
- So, I have a guitar (Dean Vendetta XMT,) Amp (Line 6 - Spider IV 15 Watt,) and Rocksmith is set to be delivered today. I'm sure I'll be a rock god in no time.
All kidding aside, the amp has a tuner built in, so I was able to use that to tune the guitar last night and start taking a few online lessons and learn just how hard it is to play the guitar. I knew that before, but it wasn't until I tried to move from one power chord to another that I finally realized how much work I'll have ahead of me before I'll feel really comfortable playing.
What was nice though, was the fact that even though I was terrible and it was still fun to play. If the Badger game wouldn't have gotten in the way, I would have certainly spent a few hours with it last night. I know what I'll be doing over the weekend now.
- It's the last game of the regular season for fantasy football, so make sure you make your roster moves and lineup changes today if you have anyone playing in tonight's games. Dan has locked down the #1 seed in his conference, but only two teams have been eliminated from the playoffs as of the final week. You have to love that.
- Really glad to see Mike Leach back coaching again in college football. I truly believe that he got railroaded due to Craig James' ability to use the network he works for to amplify the story of what happened to his son.
All that aside, glad that the crazy pirate is back and I'll be looking to watch at least one or two Washington State games next year as a result.
- Have a good rest of the day.
Monday notes
- Please, please, stop telling us that you need to retire to spend more time with your family, then come back one year later to a much bigger contract.
If you don't want to work at that place any more, just say you felt that it was time to move on. I'm so damn tired of hearing these guys lie all the time about putting their families above their jobs, when it's quite clear that their families are clearly playing second fiddle to the job they are trying to attain.
Urban Meyer may be the nicest guy in the world, and I'm sure he'll do incredibly well at Ohio State, but I just hate crap like this.
- Speaking of Big 10 football, with the divisions shaking out as they did, I think this game has to be the one rematch that people would like to see most this year for deciding who will go to the Rose Bowl.
Couldn't ask for a better game to end the year in the Big 10.
- Big college basketball game coming up this week for Wisconsin as well, as they travel to North Carolina as part of the Big Ten/ACC shootout matchup thing.
The Badgers played well against BYU the other day, but I'm worried about a team that relies on outside shooting as much as they do. If they have a day where they don't shoot well from the arc, they will lose ugly. I have a sneaking suspicion that will be the case on Wednesday. Just a feeling.
- In gaming, I'm still powering through The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. My daughters sat by me on Sunday for an hour while I struggled with a puzzle in one of the dungeons in the game. You know you love your kids when they say something like, "Daddy, why are you here again? Can't you figure it out?"
All you can do is breathe deeply and ask them to walk away.... heh.
- Speaking of other humorous kids moments, my eldest daughter woke me up on Sunday holding a clump of hair in her hand. She informed me that our 4 year old decided to start cutting her own hair.
When I asked our youngest about this, she informed me that her hair was getting in her eyes and she wanted to fix it.
The sad part was that she actually did a really good job. She wet her hair down and had cut a straight line across her bangs. When my wife got home she did a bit of touch up to finish it.
It's so hard to punish your kids for something when they actually do a good job.
- Speaking of dealing with children, Dan was complaining to me about the scoring system in the fantasy football league again...
For a guy in 1st place in the league, he sure complains about his team quite a bit.
- Lastly, the NBA is coming back. Um, yeah.
- Have a good Monday
Black Friday notes
- Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.
As for me, I spent it at my parents house watching the Packers/Lions game, going for a run, then having dinner.
- First things first, the Packers/Lions game. People keep saying that Suh is a very smart man, but I just don't see it. So, he pushes a guys helmet into the ground 3 times, the gets up and stomps on his arm, then goes to his press conference after the game and apologizes to the fans, but not the guy he kicked? Then he tells us that we all saw it wrong. He was being held on the ground and had to get out of the situation?
I respect the guys ability and talent, but man... someone has to get a hold of him there and make him actually be accountable for his actions, because he's just not going to figure this out on his own.
Anywho, the Packers go to 11-0 and have until next Sunday to get ready for the Giants in New York. Should be a good test for Green Bay.
- One other thing on the Packer game, I have no idea when it happened, but my mom is a crazy football fan now. She yells at the tv and gets so upset at certain calls that she has to leave the room. The woman was never like this when I was growing up, in fact she never even watched sports back then. It's funny when you have to settle your mom down because she's getting too worked up about a penalty call in the 1st quarter.
- Sweet Zombie Jesus can an email program come with a pop up that notifies family members that they're sending out 5 to 25 mb of photos via email? I have unlimited bandwidth and all that, but good lord... look at the size of the file before you send it.
- So, my big purchase for the Black Friday season is this...
Dean Vendetta XMT Electric Guitar
I have never played guitar before and am about to start the learning process with Rocksmith and through the help of some friends.
Being a drum guy (sort of,) I've always been interested in giving the guitar a shot. I can't wait for it to arrive and start making horrible, horrible noises with it.
- Just started season 3 of Dr. Who and I have to say that I really like Martha already. She's just the right kind of sassy to be with the Doctor.
- Can't wait for the UW/Penn State game tomorrow. I had tickets offered to me, but couldn't go... bummer. Still, I'm sure the crowd will be crazy tomorrow since a win for the Badgers sends them to the Big Ten championship game next weekend.
- Have a great weekend!
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