Women with Built-In Wi-Fi

Dear Blog,

I finally bought the new Xbox 360 that I've mentioned several times here. It was definitely worth the purchase. Unless I picked up a faulty unit, I don't imagine and console upgrade for quite a while (then again, I have no idea what the game companies have planned for the near future). Over the past couple of days since I picked up the console, I've joked that it is like the perfect women: small and shiny, a large memory capacity, whisper quiet, built-in Wi-Fi, and it beeps when you touch it right. Jokes aside, I am glad I finally have it. I plan to download my games to it, since I now have plenty of space on the built-in 250 GB hard drive.

On Friday, the day I bought the new Xbox 360, I also went home. After the long night I had Thursday night while of duty (loud freshman following a guest who evidently tore her ACL while on the dance floor), I was glad to be home. I was able to do laundry, configure my new Xbox 360 on the HDTV downstairs, and spend time with my sister and parents. I heard all about their trip to Colorado over the Fourth of July (and even watched the DVD of all three skydiving indoors with a wind tunnel). They showed all the pictures Linda has taken and I was glad they enjoyed their trip. I don't feel bad that I wasn't able to go. Nor would I have objected if I had the chance. But alas, I had school/RA duties to tend to. Maybe next time.

On Saturday afternoon, the Summer School RA staff had our "retreat" from about 5pm-Midnight. Nikki cooked a nice Cajun dinner for our Mardi Gras Murder Mystery and we all had a part to play. On Friday, my family helped me pick out a nice outfit for my character, Bourbon DuPre, jazz musician. The scandals and hidden plots were fun to slowly uncover (illegitimate children, secret affairs, money money money) and the fun we had bashing on characters was great. It turned out that David's character was the murderer, which was quite funny. After the mystery dinner, we played Rockband/Guitar Hero/Lips. Or rather, the other party members did (I played drums a couple of times). Nick then brought over Settlers of Catan and I was taught how to play that. Think of a game that combines Monopoly and Risk. It's a lot of fun. I want to play again soon (now that I know the mechanics of the game). After one game, I went back to Kentwood to sleep before my 4am shift at the Kentwood Front Desk (and when I say sleep, I ended up calling Victoria and talking to her for an hour).

Later today, I have a program to attend/conduct for the 2010 World Cup Final. The Spanish vs. the Dutch. I created a fact sheet for Spain while here at the desk. I'm proud of it. It'll end up being printed in black and white, but it still looks nice and semi-professional. I'm glad I've been taught tricks and tips in Microsoft Word over the years. Now I'm able to throw together a fact sheet that conveys pertinent information is a styled fashion without the need of a professional designer.

I finished Torchwood: Children of Earth yesterday, as well. That season of Torchwood was definitely a hard one to watch. Basic plot is that all at once, the children of the world stop and carry the message "We are coming" to the government of the UK. Torchwood is targeted to keep a government action from 1965 secret. Mysterious aliens known as "the Four-Five-Six" arrive and demand 10% of the planet's children for their own twisted means. It's intense. The first season of Torchwood was a tad odd, but this final season was wonderful. I need to find new to fill this emptiness left from lack of Whoniverse material (Whoniverse = shared fictional universe of the shows Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, and other sources like books, behind the scenes, radio programs, etc). I could buy the books (because I doubt libraries would have them). And there are a few Doctor Who DVDs from Netflix that I can watch (older series). Maybe I'll move onto something else? Maybe back to Star Trek or Star Wars? Possibly Stargate?

I think I've written enough for today. It doesn't really make up for missing so many days, but it's better than a "Here's a short blog to let you know that I'm alive" blog.

By the way, I'm still alive.

Until next time!
-Daniel Golden