Here's 4 ways to find a Jasper unit:

1.) Check the Lot Number: "On the right side of the box, look above the UPC bar code. If the Lot No. is 0844 or above, the odds are good that it's a Japser. The earliest documented Jaspers are from Lot No. 0843."

2.) Check the Build Date: "Peek in the cardboard cutout window on the top of the box. If the console was manufactured in November 2008 or later, you likely have a Jasper. It's possible to get an October-built Jasper, but November or later is a surer bet."

3.) Check the Power Brick: "Near the top of the sticker on the underside of the power brick. you'll see a listing for "Output DC". 203W indicates Xenon, 175W means Falcon and 150W signals Jasper. The 150W bricks fit only the Jaspers, so it's an excellent indicator, but of course you'd have to open the box the check for this."

4.) The Guaranteed Way: " You can also ignore everything above and go with the surefire method: Look in the cutout window on the top of the box. On the far-right edge (or left, if you've flipped the box around because you can't read upside-down) -- you may have to use your finger to, uh, make the window a little larger -- you'll see a line above the words "Made in China" that reads "12V -- xx,xA; 5V -- 1A". If the "xx,xA" is 12,1A, you're guaranteed a Jasper. If it's 14,2A, it's a Falcon. 16,5A is Xenon."

Explanation: In case my waranty expires, and I then get RROD, I'm going to a Jasper to avoid that chance as much as possible. I keep forgetting the specifics, so I figured I'd put them here.

In other news, I finished Resident Evil 5 today, and came back to Gears of War 2 for a bit. I don't really plan on staying with Gears for too long (just to get like...one more Achievement), but I just felt the compulsive need to play it today, maybe because I've been loving every third-person shooter I've played in the last week (which would consist of Resident Evil 5 and...Gears).

On to Resident Evil 5, I really enjoyed it, and I like going back through the game for all the BSAA emblems with infinite ammo for the first Magnum (I'm not good at remembering all the model numbers). It's pretty fun. Only thing I didn't really like were the menus. In my opinion, they were a bit bland, but that's really my only problem with it. The graphics are some of the best I've seen, and you get used to the changes over time. Eventually, I do plan to 1000/1000 this game like DJSAV (want to lend me an Egg (Golden)?), but for now I just want this awesomeness to last.

I do feel bad that I haven't played much Street Fighter IV lately, but it's kind of hard to play by yourself when none of your friends are also playing (seeing as it is an arcade game). I do understand that Xbox Live matches are there for a reason, but I just don't feel like I'm all that good.

Spring Break is coming up soon, around the 6th of April. My plans were to hang with family down in Arizona (they have a pool!), but I have an orthodontist appointment right in the middle of where the trip would happen, thus killing my Spring Break. Maybe next year...