Remember that last post that I made about being more active? You can pretty much throw that out of the Window. Due to an unexplained Hardwaremalfunction, my laptop's charger port won't read anything connected to it without jamming it in so hard to the point of damn nearbreaking my AC adapter. Because of this I have to conserve power, so I'm writing this from a Library computer and will probably be as inactive as possible (save for weekends home and free time at the Library) until the problem is handled. Sorry guys, hope to take care of this really soon.

Rider out.

Wow. I know I've been really busy, but 2 months straight without a single post? Talk about slipping.

So if you haven't guessed by now, I've been on my own for over 2 months now. Papers, online assignments, out-of-class experiments, all night projects and studying galore have kept me from making an update for months now. Living on campus hasn't made things any easier; I've already gone through 1 less-than-pleasant roomate, I'm located in the middle of nowhere (not a GameStop, comic shop, or movie theater for 10 miles) and I've got to watch my cash until I can find a place that actually hires. What's left to say? How about I wouldn't want to be anywhere else .

My first semester has already left me with friends that I intend to hold on to as life long pals. Hopefully I can get up some videos with them someday. The freedom to progress through my schedule at my own pace is also one of the most liberating things I've ever experienced. Thankfully despite being rather remote, my campus is next door to a Wal-Mart so I can food shop easily and keep up with DVD and Video Game releases.

As a Jouranlism major, working for the school paper is finally giving me a back catalogue of published work for the job I hope to one day have. And by next week, I'll finally be ableto review "Dragon Age: Origins", my first published Game review (funny how my first reviews always seem to be Bioware games). Here are a few highlights of my work so far:

Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 Review

People of Wal-Mart

FlashForward Review

Otherwise, I've been doing a surprising amount of non-game related activity. The most gaming I've done within the last couple of months is about 10 hrs. of Deus Ex: Invisible War, which has all of a sudden started to reach one of the most gripping climaxes I've ever experienced in a video game (I'll be counting the seconds to Deus Ex 3). I've been right back to reading comic books. With money as tight as it is, they're my cheapest form of entertainment, so I usually pick up 3 or 4 issues whenever I'm back home (Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Grant Morrison's "Batman and Robin", Blackest Night, Phil Hester's Run on "The Darkness", The Mice Templar and Sonic The Hedgehog, not necesarrily all at once). If nothing else it at least gives me something to talk about with my English professor (who also happens to teach a comic book studies cla$$).

I'll leave it at that for now but I'll definitely try to be more active from now on (If nothing else I'll resort to video updates). Don't be afraid to tell me what you think of the articles.

Rider out

Well, in less than a day I'll be out of the house and off to college. I'm staying on campus but have a laptop, so I'll stay in touch. Before I head off though I just want to give a few shout outs to inspirations that have remained constant since I joined the site:

Mitu123 and Nintendoboy16 = You guys always stayed on top of my activity no matter how busy or (sometimes) lazy I was to return comments on your own blogs. You guys are real friends, thank you.

Slipknoob = For giving me the criticism I needed to eventually become confident in my style of writing, very much appreciation.

Ebbderelict = My PS2 running buddy. You took and appreciated my recommendations and have written some of the best User reviews I've ever read. Take care man.

PrincesTwilight = I don't know if you're still active or not, but if you're reading this, you're one of the few friends that kept me with the sight in times of doubt. I'll try to use MSN more often

Zosvaldis5 = Hope to see you around the Toonami forums once I get the time.

Kbaily = Where to begin? Thank you for giving me a union to identify with, a niche for my reviews, and several interesting conversations (even the ones we don't agree on). Thanks for everything.

And as always, thank you to the numerous supporters and friends (Just because you weren't mentioned doesn't mean you're thought of any less) I've had throughout my time on GameSpot. Next time I write a blog, I'll officially be on campus.