Hey guys. Seeing as how vids are up and running again, and I just can't seem to get enough of myself, I figured I'd feed you all a double portion of my delicious and oh-so-wise cooking. Enclosed you'll find version 2.0 of my latest crime against humanity, as well as the usual incoherent babbling.

TALKIES

Last week, I finally managed to catch a flick that I've been meaning to watch: "The Wrestler." Now, I've heard wonderful things about this movie. It's supposed to be the rebirth of Mickey Rourke. It's supposed to be a mixture of triumph and tragedy. It's supposed to evoke such emotion that the only way you'll feel anything even close to it for the rest of your miserable life is if you eat three pounds of chocolate and then set a box of puppies on fire.

It's just a shame no one bothered to tell me how boring it is. Maybe there's something wrong with me, but I had a really hard time caring about what was happening on screen. Mr. Rourke does an excellent job, to be certain, and I'll probably go through it again, seeing as how occasionally I'll watch something and hate it the first time through and then love it later on, but as it stands now I really don't see what the fuss is all about.

TALKIETOOB

I'm sure you guys don't want me to go into some long diatribe about my television viewing habits, so I won't. Let me just say that I have discovered "Dead Like Me," and I'm really enjoying it. Season one is better than two, but overall I'm really digging the show. I just wish they'd give the "Troubled Family" routine a rest. I think fifteen episodes in a row are more than enough to get the point across.

GAMING:

I came to a conclusion the other day: I'm not going to buy games at full price anymore. New or used, my limit is now thirty bucks. Why, you didn't ask but I'll tell you anyway? Simply put: because of downloadable content.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to start speaking of how DLC is a plaugevisited upon the gaming world to punish it for its sins. I actually think it's a good thing. My trouble is this: most games, however enjoyable they may be, are not worth eighty or ninety dollars to me. They're just not. In fact, the only game I can think of right now that is worth the extra dough is Fallout 3.

For example: Red Faction. Good game. Solid game. Am I willing to go from spending sixty bucks to spending ninety by purchasing the three downloads? Hell no. I said it was good, not that it would do my taxes for me. The way I see it, if I spend thirty on the game, I won't have as much trouble justifying the purchase of thirty dollars worth of DLC. But that's just me. Moving on.

Managed to pick up a few games of late. Prince of Persia, the new Banjo Kazooie, and Devil May Cry 4. Haven't really gotten far enough into Banjo or DMC to give a solid opinion on either, but I can say I'm enjoying them both. Still not sure about Prince. I find myself playing it in very small doses, which is never a good sign.

VERSION 2.0

Couple of quick notes before we get started:

---Thanks to indecisiverhino for the suggestion concerning Wrex. Not sure how I missed the connection, though I suspect allowing my stupidity to go unchecked for so long has something to do with it.

---Thanks to GabuEx for the suggestion concerning the "Wolverine" bit. I figured the ambassador walking off in a huff was enough to sell the scene. I was wrong.

---The vid is now 7.23 times better than it was before.

----I used science to reach that figure.

---It's nowhere near perfect, and it's still mostly a long string of nonsensical conversations, but the lip-synching is much better.

--Ditched the aliens. If you can't see their lips moving, what's the point?

---The opening sequence is a shot at elevator rides. Not sure how well it works, though if you feel the need to explain the joke....

---Thanks for watching.