Archive for the 'Gaming' Category
First of all, let me just ask, is it 11:54PM or 10:54PM… My mind and body can’t tell. The time change last night appears to have taken place already on all of my physical clocks, computers, etc., but my mind hasn’t really caught on yet. Just to be safe I have ironed my clothes for tomorrow and have already shaved my head and face. I don’t expect that my alarm going off at 6:35AM (5:35AM “my time”) tomorrow morning will have a very nice effect on me and I just might get up a little late… We’ll see.
I should also let everyone know (you know who all 3.234 of you are) that I didn’t ever get around to creating my giant poster (or was it a huge poster?) this weekend. I ended up doing some things around the house, working on a couple of projects for FS, and went to work today with Chris.
I figured I would throw this post out there just to give an update to you on some of the happening in my life lately. This basically covers the last week or so of my life and what’s been going on. I think I have kept everyone abreast of the happenings in my life up to this point. Let’s start with last weekend…
Friday night, Joey, a.k.a. WooleyBooger, and I played a newly released game for the Xbox 360, Crackdown™, over Xbox Live. We ran and drove around and caused a whole lot of destruction. Crackdown™ is a game very similar to the games in the Grand Theft Auto franchise. The only difference is that, like Saint’s Row which I also own and is also a game in this genre, the graphics and physics blow the GTA games away. Both of these games, Crackdown™ and Saint’s Row, are extremely awesome!
Over the weekend I watched a couple of movies that I have recently purchased on DVD. The first one I watched was Crossover. This movie is about street basketball and I was kind of disappointed. The acting in this movie, in my opinion, wasn’t the best. It seemed dry. Even Nick Cannon wasn’t on top of his game in this movie in my opinion. But, I watched it until the end. Overall, I enjoyed the movie. I mean, I spent money on it without knowing anything about it so I had to at least watch it from start to finish to get my money’s worth out of it. I would probably watch it again, just not any time soon.
The second movie I watched was SAW II. Like its predecessor, SAW II kept me in suspense and I was wondering what was going to happen next, what kind of gadgets would cause extreme physical harm to the characters in the movie, and who would ever think to do some of the things displayed in this movie. This was a good movie and I can’t wait to watch SAW III. Maybe this coming weekend I will be able to watch SAW III and one of the other DVDs I have recently purchased.
As I stated in a previous post, my brother-in-law Caleb came down to stay with me this week. I always enjoy his company and when he is at my house I normally see more of his older brother, Daniel, as well. However, this week I haven’t seen Daniel at all. He works at Red Lobster and works quite a bit so I’m sure he has been busy.
I have been playing World of Warcraft (WoW) a little bit this week. My Blood Elf Paladin is now up to level 11. Since my brother-in-law came to stay with me this week and he is playing the game, too. I have had a really good time playing it and enjoy “grinding” quests. Caleb and I have been doing a lot of messing around with the game and he has two characters going, a Blood Elf Rogue and a Blood Elf Mage. He is really good at these types of games and has been owning at Runescape for a while, so I’m sure he will be really good and a high level on WoW before too long.
I had a follow up visit with my gut doctor yesterday. He still seems to think that my stomach related issues are stress related and causing stress related IBS. He just told me to stay on my medication and to try and relax and not let things worry me as much. Easier said than done…
Anyway, I think my February has been pretty well covered. I have made quite a few posts this month and am happy about my writing experiences on the blog. If anyone gets any enjoyment from reading my random ramblings then great. If not, I really enjoy blogging and will keep it up if only for my own personal enjoyment!
until next time…
My brother-in-law, Caleb, a.k.a. Nfinight, is going to stay with me for a few days this week. He is out of school for a winter break. You know when Cocoa and Nfinight get together there is going to be a number of hours spent playing video games and this time is no different.
Nfinight is currently installing World of Warcraft (WoW) and the Burning Crusade expansion pack on his PC as I am writing this. Now, if he plays WoW like he plays Runescape, it won’t be long before he surpasses my level 9 Blood Elf Paladin that I have put a few hours into.
I’m glad Caleb is here and I look forward to spending some time with him this week. Hopefully we won’t break anything around the house while he is staying here… Somehow we seem to have a problem with that. We end up bruised or something seems to fall off the wall… Oh well… Below is a photo of Nfinight and Cocoa throwing up the deuces, “gangsta style”!
Until next time…
I added a couple of entries to my blogroll recently. Some details for each are listed below:
Troyz R Us: This is a site for a good friend of mine, Troy, also known as Troyz R Us. Troy’s domain name, troyzrus.com is currently pointed to his profile on averageadmins.com but he may be pointing it to some of his other project sites he is working on in the future. His domain used to point to his profile on the OSP site. Check his domain frequently as you never know where it is going to point next!
Cocoa’s Xbox Gamer Info: I added a link to the blog to show my Xbox Live Gamer Profile which includes my recently played games, achievements, and reputation on Xbox Live. This link will give you a little insight into the insane amount of dollars I spend on video games and the amount of time I play each one. What can I say, I like video games!
Cocoa’s BF2 Stats: Last but not least, I added a link to my Battlefield 2 (BF2) statistics page. While I haven’t played this game in a while, I expect I will soon as my buddy Bruce and I have been “jonesing” to get some BF2 or BF2142 on. Both great games and extremely enjoyable when playing in a squad with friends who understand team based play.
Until next time…
I know at times I am a late bloomer when it comes to certain mainstream games and technologies, but I finally opened and installed my copy of World of Warcraft last night. A good friend of mine, Adrian (also a contributor on average admins), was in town and said he had been putting some time in to the game with some of the guys he works with at Digium. I told him that I had an unopened box of the game and that I was interested in trying it out but needed a little hand holding. He took on the challenge of showing Cocoa Crusty (unfortunately, seen in the game as “Cocoacrusty”) the ropes and some nifty tricks in World of Warcraft (WoW).
I am playing WoW on my MacBook and it runs flawlessly. I like playing it in windowed mode so I can Exposé around my other windows and applications at the same time if need be. I played for a few hours last night and didn’t notice and kind of performance issues or latency while playing the game at all. It is very nice to do some gaming on a laptop these days and not have to rely on a desktop PC for gaming.
I purchased the Burning Crusade expansion pack for WoW and am currently playing a Blood Elf Paladin. I am just kicking it and doing quests to gain experience points. I believe I am a level 5 right now but I may be or may be nearing level 6. I can’t remember and I’m too lazy to fire up WoW and take a look.
The game reminds me a lot of another massively multiplayer online role playing game, or MMORPG, that I used to play a lot, Runescape. While Runescape is fun, it is a Java based game, which means cross-platform compatibility, but it is also lacking in some areas that installable games excel. For instance, the graphics on WoW are pretty impressive, even running on my MacBook. Audio is great, performance is what you would expect from a video game, no latency, etc. In Runescape, or most Java based applications and games, these areas are lacking due to portability. WoW has it all!
If you enjoy great looking video games, and MMORPGs specifically, this game might be for you, too. It is like Runescape on steroids! It is very awesome in every respect from what I have seen thus far and I regret not trying it sooner. Anyway, Adrian should be getting back to Alabama later this evening and I believe we are going to kick it around WoW and do some exploring and leveling up!
Until next time…
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