As some of you may know very well, I love my Zune. My Ugly Little Zune 30 (Well it had a 100 GB drive in there...) dieda couple of weeksago which made way for my Zune HD to get some more attention. And as a current iPhone owner, I can't wait for Microsoft to turn the HD into a full fledged phone. The UI is more fluid and honestly makes more sense than anything Apple has been doing. Plus the sound quality of the Zune HD is even better than previous Zune hardware. To add insult to injury about Apple, the Zune 30's sound quality is still superior to anything Apple has out now. Another great thing about using my Zune is how I don't have to use iTunes. The only reason I have iTunes is to back up my phone and install updates (Which are incredibily painful to do). I hate to sound like I am bashing Apple, but I can't understand how a product with better software and hardware still can't take marketshare away from Apple which it's only saving grace is that it's a Brand name.

Since I have been using my Zune HD more often, more and more people have been noticing it when I break it out. And most people that have toyed with mine are considering it or bought one. Only big thing the unit is missing is Apps. Which I can live with. I don't get to play too many on my iPhone because the battery life is awful. Any other Zune users out there?

This not Nemo making this blog entry, but a very close friend of hers. I was just passing time here at her place on her computer as she slept. I noticed she still had a window open in Explorer and it was GameSpot. I know she has been involved with this community for several years now so I figured you guys deserve to know what happend today. Something that will have a lasting effect on her.

Lori, her girlfriend of several years and childhood friend since they were in diapers died today in a freak accident.

They planned on dropping one of Nemo's cars off to a shop to get work done to it. Lori was driving the car that needed the work. Nemo realized she forgot her phone and ran back in the house to get it while Lori waited outside in the car. As Nemo was coming back out of the house it happened. A Neighbor's dying tree finally did what Nemo has been complaining to them about for over a year now. The tree fell and crushed the car Lori was waiting in. These are the same neighbor's whose negligence also caused their house fire two years ago. And now their negligence took the life of the person Nemo held to her the dearest right in front of her. I rather not get into the details of it, but this is the second time Nemo has witnessed losing someone she cared for right in front of her.

I don't expect Nemo to be in a proper state of mind for a long time. And I don't expect you guys will see her around here for awhile. And I hope me posting this doesn't get her in trouble as a moderator here. I am trying my best to help her through this along with the rest of her friends. I know some of you guys have her AIM screen name she linked to her phone. Feel free to send supportive messages her way through that. I am sure she will appreciate them. Though I can't promise she will respond. I hate to be the barer of bad news, but it's news I know she wants to say but can't bring herself to say.

That there is almost no chance of this game ever seeing the light of day on retail shelves. I was honestly still looking foward to the game. It was depressing to watch that video because 3D Realms looked to be really delivering the ultimate Duke Nukem game they promised us 12 years ago. So there is a bit of regret there now that I watched that video.