Figured I should probably stop by again for another blog update

So I just finished my first week at college. It is wayyyyyyy different than high school, especially the homework. @_@

Just a fair warning.

I kind of like my math class (Calculus with Review), because my instructor is energetic and makes it easier to understand. I still have no idea what's going on with Sociology, but I'm trying to get interested in it! I'm just having a bit of a hard time understanding it.
English is fun. I only have that (and Spanish) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I've only had one day at that. Spanish is....well, very hard, to be quite honest. I have a very hard time trying to listen to Spanish being said (it always seems like instructors say stuff way too fast). I'm currently in SPAN-112, but I might fall back to 111 for the sake of learning how to comprehend when it's being told to me. I'm a visual learner, not an audio learner. @_@
Dorm life is awesome, just about everyone on myresidence hall floor loves Halo (especially my roommate). Heck, we have our first tournament already underway.

And needless to say, I've picked up a few games since my last blog post.
On the download side, I got Battlefield 1943 on XBLA. It's great as a pick-up-and-play game, provided that online is available. I die a lot, but it's still pretty fun. I also got I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1. Best dollar I've ever spent, seriously. If you have a dollar, you should have already bought that game.
Batman: Arkham Asylum.........NIRVANA. 'nuff said.
B: AA is nothing short of amazing. Obviously the best part about the game is its presentation, and it never faulters at all during the game. Heck, it's filled to the brim with presentation. Oh, and just about everything else in the game rocks, by the way.
I picked up the collector's edition for obvious reasons. While it's always going to be disappointing that the Batarang wasn't metal, it still looks nice and I'd proudly display it anyway. I think it's a bit odd that they went with a scratched-up "Batman-already-used-this-one"look but, eh. The leatherbound journal is ridiculously well-made. I love it when developers go the extra two miles for bonus content. The entire package is much larger than I thought - the width of the box vertically spans my torso. Awesome. Huge box FTW.
And most recently, Ifinally got around to picking up Left 4 Dead. Man is it great to be a gamer.

Ummm......lots of homework aside, I'm having fun at college.

I think that's all for now.

That's one heck of a gap between blog posts.

Lots of stuff happened over the summer...but beforeI get to the games, I'll talk about the other stuff first.
In late June,I went to Kansas City, Missouri for an international session for the organization I'm in. Got to stay at a 4-diamond hotel for a week! All expenses paid, of course.
In July, my girlfriend and I took a vacation to Iowa for half a week. We needed it, to say the least.
And then we basically spent every weekend in July on vacation with each other, lol
And here we are now, partway through August. Most of the rest of the summer has been cleaning and packing up for college. I don't move in until September, but the packing up is taking much longer than I thought it would.
And, of course, there's the video games.

I kind of forgot the order I got all these in, so, eh.
I picked up The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY for dirt-cheap. Have yet to start it; I'm getting a backlog here.
Picked up Star Wars: Jedi Academy for cheaper than anywhere else I can find it locally ($20), and I pretty much played that nonstop. I loved Jedi Outcast, and the addition of dual and staff lightsabers make it so much more awesome. @_@
The only thing I've really done in Perfect Dark Zero so far is local bot multiplayer matches. Should probably beat the campaign, heh.
The Banjo-Kazooie: N&B DLC is challenging. Very challenging. @_@
I got Spider-Man 3 on the 360 on a whim and as it turns out, I'm actually quite enjoying it. There was much more effort on the 360 version than the Wii version, I can say.
The latest additions consist of handheld stuffs. I got Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge for seven bucks, and it's actually really fun. I also bought a PSN card soI could FINALLY download the c-lassic MediEvil to my PSP. My only regret is that I did not do that sooner. I also bought the first Crash Bandicoot based off a friend's recommendation, and it's a satisfying old-school platformer. The rest of the prepaid money will go to either the first Spyro the Dragon because I love that game so darn much, or Gauntlet Legends if that mysteriously appears withinthe next week or two. Or, does anyone have any suggestions? I can only get a $5.99 PSone game, just so you know...unless there's a cheap PSN game that's good. Any recommendations there?
Best of all, I finally configured a network connection so I can play Halo 3 online WITHOUT A HITCH. And boy have I played!
I think I might have to rank up, though - I've spent a lot of time as the underdog First Lieutenant. XD
I've become quite attached to the Action Sack and Social Big Team playlists. I'm also pumped for the Living Dead playlist coming up this month. Needless to say, I love playing Halo.

That's pretty much been my summer. Business trips, vacations with the girlfriend, cleaning, packing, and gaming. C-lasses start in September for me. Firstyear of college...huh boy.
Also, my roommate also loves Halo 3. X3
Also also, the entire campus is wireless, plus there's Ethernet ports in every room. I'll definitely be playing a lot of Halo during college... LOL

I guess that's all for now!

Hmm, where to start.
Well, I guess I can start off by saying that I graduated from high school back on Sunday, with high honors. Yay me.
The all-night party afterwards kicked butt. It opened up with a performance by an amazing impromtu comedy group, followed by a night of card games, game shows, Defender Dome (think moonbounce mixed with dodgeball), obstacle courses, NASCAN (racing on soda can-shaped go-karts), and other awesome stuff to do. Then there were the PRIZES. Sadly I didn't get anything, but people in my senior c-lass got iPod Touches, mini laptops, 19" HDTVs, and even, even, a SNUGGIE. FTW. And then the night (or would it be day by this point?) closed with a hypnotist. I have no idea how that works, it's amazing. o_o
I had a ton of fun during high school, I'mjust going to miss everyone all together in one place... *sigh*
In the fall I'm attending a rather prestigous university (although I really shouldn't give the name - what with me being an advocate of Internet safety, lulz). I suppose I can't wait, but it'll certainly hit me hard...after college I'm planning on service some time in the US Air Force as an officer (perhaps a UAV pilot?) through my college's Air Force ROTC; after that I might take up a position in the FBI. I will be studying in computer sciences, and a few people I know who have retired from the FBI says "that's what they're looking for" and they'd be more than happy to write up letters of recommendation for me.

So yah, E3. I'm likin' all the "hardcore" stuff Nintendo is finally pulling out (i.e. Zelda: Spirit Tracks, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario Galaxy 2, new Zelda Wii, Metroid: Other M, etc.) I'd buy that all if my Wii were fixed...*sigh*
As for Sony, eh. I caught a glimpse of the new handheld Star Wars Battlefront game in their intro but it was never brought up. Strange. Not much else caught my attention. Not interested in PSP Go because of the UMD-less-ness of it. 16GB flash memory sounds nice, but...I likes my UMDs.
Microsoft caught my attention with a lot of things.
Halo 3: ODST is a must-buy for me (OBVIOUSLY), so will Halo: Reach be. Shadow Complex is like "What if Metroidvania were on the 360?" and looks totally awesome to me. Left 4 Dead 2 looks great, but I want to own and beat the first Left 4 Dead before getting the first one. *sigh*
Oh, and Project Natal? Blew me away. I really want to see what they can really pull off with that. I read somewhere that they got Burnout Paradise working with Natal, although unfortunately Paradise hasn't been too good to me lately. Sure, the Legendary Cars are fun to play around in, but the Stunt Runs are most definitely not. Argh.
But back to Natal. I'm really glad that it opens up possibilities for non-gamers such as my girlfriend and family to enjoy video gamin--WAIT A MINUTE. Wasn't the Wii supposed to do this?
It would have...had my Wii be working. argh. o_o
Maybe one of these days I can actually call Nintendo and see what I need to do to get that thing fixed.
BUT ANYWAY. I'm excited for Natal regardless and I can't wait to see some of the crazy things they can do.
[Editor's Note: my girlfriend and I have been together for over 15 months. Go us! )

Seeing as Batman: Arkham Asylum was (however unfortunately) delayed, it seems like I can pull the funds together for the collector's edition by the time it comes out, so I'm DEFINITELY going for that.
I might pick up the Ghostbusters game ifI can scrap up some monies for that too. The Halo 3: ODST "collector's pack" is a slightly higher priority, seeing as it brings in another controller for me.
On the DLC side, I think I'll be buying a bunch of DLC for Oblivion and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts; unless Marvel vs. Capcom 2 turns out to be 800pts (which I highly doubt). I haven't actually bought anything yet, I have 960pts, so if anyone wants to make any suggestions, do so now!!!

Xbox Live and my Internet connection are actually being friendly now, so lately I've actually been able to play Halo 3 on Live, and it's AMAZING. All my local friends think I'm crazy to still be playing Halo, but I just love it.
I'm also really enjoying Star Trek Legacy. I ended up with a third copy from GameStop for some odd reason, so I'll be giving that one to my friend.
Also been playing a bit of Duke Nukem 3D every now and then. Speaking of which, while cleaning out the garage, I actually uncovered an original PC copy of Duke Nukem 3D. The disc is a bit scratched up, but I'm hoping it'll work and just be a total geek about it. I'm pretty proud of my finding.
Perfect Dark Zero is shockingly fun, unfortunately none of my friends like it, so it looks like I get to be playing it all alone. Oh well.

Huh. I think it seems like that's all for now...