Some of you (at least one or two...or maybe none of you) have been wondering where ole Woody has been. Well, to tell you the truth I've just been plain busy. Anyway, there's a lot of random crap to cover and I'll just get to it.

First off, I've been gaming on and off quite a bit lately. The only game that has held my attention for longer than a few days is a little masterpiece I'd like to call X-Men Legends. I don't know how any comic fan could dislike the game. It tells a pretty awesome story and has a feel of an early 90's beat 'em up with RPG elements to boot. The funny thing is, is that I just picked up Halo 2 last week and I still really don't care that much about it. Sure I've almost finished the game, but I have had trouble caring about anything in the game since I have owned it. For some reason, I could really care less about beating it. I guess I've just had weird taste in my gaming choices for the last few years anyway. Just for the record, I picked up Metroid Prime pretty close to its launch and have played a total of 42 minutes of it while a game like Robot Arena 2 kept me entertained for hours on end (if anyone sees this game, pick it up!) Anyway, with all these hyped up sequals coming out, there really isn't anything I'm looking forward to until next fall (depending on when KH 2 hits shelves.)

As for why I haven't been active lately, I've recently got a new job at Target. The pay isn't all that much, but the hours they are giving me beats the hell out of my last job. The best thing is that I get 10% off anything in the store. So now all that x-mas shopping will be 10% less than what I anticipated it to be and best of all, I actually have an income to buy presents. So I guess I can't complain all that much. Anyway, with all these extra work hours in the workplace, I'm just trying to squeeze in an interesting social life...

To do this, I have taken up going to as many parties on the weekend as I can possibly be welcomed to. However, I just got a close call with the beefed up law enforcement as I was walking back from a costume party and there were cops all over the place. Furtunately, I was dressed as a ninja and it was hard to see me on the mean streets of Bloomington, IN. (it's true!) The only thing I had to fear was oncomming traffic. The funny thing is the next day I found out that the party got busted only seconds after I left. So I guess I better start watching my back now.

Another thing that I have been really interested in lately are comics. There are some really awesome projects going on right now that people should be checking out such as Astonishing X-Men and Identity Crisis. The neatest thing about Identity Crisis is that it's like Alan Moore's Watchemen mixed in with the superheroes of the DC Universe. Definitely the best DC mini series since Mark Waid and Alex Ross's Kingdom Come. And Astonishing X-Men is just awesome because Joss Whedon is writing it. That man is a genious! Another book I've been picking up recently is Green Lantern: Rebirth. I was pretty skeptical about it at first because I figured DC would just bring back the silver age GL in such poor fashion like they have done characters in the past (ie. Superman.) But with Geoff Johns behind this project, it looks like its going to be pretty awesome.

And then there was wrestling. I don't care what anyone says, its pretty good right now. JBL may suck, but he's a better champ than I ever imagined he could become and he isn't Undertaker, so I don't have a problem with him. The only problem with the brand is that besides Eddie, IMO JBL has no one to legidimentally feud with. I don't think him and Booker mix well with each other and all the other main faces need more time to develop character. Maybe they should just give the belt back to Eddie. On the Raw side of things, the storylines aren't bad. I'd like to see Maven still buried but I can't complain too much. My favorite thing about Raw right now is Sniksky. This man is comedy gold, folks. Just see AnonymousBroccoli's journal post for the day for more proof. Then there is Simon Dean. This guy will probably get stale sooner than later, but OMG he is hilarious. He has great mic skills and hopefully great ring skills to match. Other than that, Raw just needs to keep up the good work. TNA has been pretty good as well, but they may be going down a bad road as the influx of "wrestling legends" continue to take up TV time. I like to see Hall and Nash entertain, but hopefully they wont stick around long enough to stink up the place. Right now I'm really liking Team Canada. They may not be as great as WCW's Team Canada but they are still very impressive otherwise. Also, Monty Brown owns.

Well, thats about it for all this Roddy Piper like randomness. I'd keep it up but I'm kinda tired of typing. Maybe I'll participate in one of Egonga's GWE forum segments soon. It'll hopefully bring back some good old GdubE memories and spark more of my interest in these forums again. Also, Im thinking of bringing back the insanely old CWood/Darryl's Point segment just for old times sake, but I doubt that many people would read it, but then again, I did just type all this for no reason. Meh, I'm going to bed...