I've gotten to spend a few days in Liberty City with GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony and having lots of fun. It's definitely the most over-the-top of the installments, with base jumping figuring in to a few missions as well as jumps littered around the city to do for an achievement. The standard GTA humor is in tact with an early stage seeing you hitting golf balls at a guy's privates. Most of the weapons added are automatic and/or explosive and sticky bombs help get some jobs done in a hurry. Again, new songs were added to some stations, with K109 The Studio's disco line-up getting most of them including The Trammps' "Disco Inferno", Peaches and Herb's "Shake Your Groove Thing", and Chic's "Everybody Dance". Sadly, the new Vice City FM 80s station would be my favorite if it weren't exclusive to buying the Liberty City Stories disc instead of downloading. It has so many great tracks and is even hosted by GTA: Vice City DJ Fernando. It's a little irritating that people who both waited and purchased the old-fashioned way get something special, though at least Hall & Oates' "Maneater" is in a cutscene. I'm also miffed at the acheivements. Half the points are for getting 80% (45 GS) and 100% (80 GS) in their new mission completion stats scheme, where you have to match targets for headshots, damage taken, etc. Apparently, after you finish the game you can replay each mission, which I can't see myself taking the time to do.

Meanwhile, I've been screwed by Red Faction: Guerrilla. I've joined the many stuck on 103 of 104 guerrilla actions who simply never get the radio call-out for that last action. It's some bug apparently. I have done all I'm likely to do in online multiplayer. Last night I reached half of the game's hidden online challenges for the last achievement that wouldn't take endless grinding to get in a system that should be much more fun, but isn't. After I finish with Gay Tony I'll get the Demons of the Badlands expansion and race through that. Honestly, that bug makes me so mad I almost don't want to give them my money, but for some reason the 250 GS it has is part of your potential for the game whether you have it or not, so I want to get those extra points so it doesn't look like I slacked at the game.

In real life on Earth, the ABC station in Washington is 'threatening' the mental health of children. Apparently they are airing a segment on breast self-exams and *gasp* not blurring anything. For women who are ignorant of how to do one and for parents who enjoy having their child learn about anatomy and a potentially lifesaving skill, this is a valuable asset to public health. For parents whose worst fear is about to be realized—that their child might view a fully exposed female breast in a mature clinical setting—they can hop the **** back in their time machine and go back to the 40s where they belong. The Parents Television Council has even expressed some concern. Yes, we're all very afraid that in 2035 someone will be sobbing on a psychiatrist's couch, "if only I hadn't seen a naked breast on the news I would never have turned to a life of drugs and crime!"

That's all for today. Have a great weekend, everybody!