I have not been playing video games very much since I first started dating my fiance over a year ago. Life has been too busy with her around, so my gaming has been neglected. I usually try and get all my housework done during the week, so that I can devote my weekends to her. I do get a chance to play my Nintendo DS on the ferry ride to see her, but I have not played any console games in awhile. I don't know if this will change anytime soon, but I am starting to miss playing games. It just seems like I have too many things to do with my fiance, around my house, with my yard, and helping plan for the wedding. I hope to find some free time in the next few games to start getting back into gaming. I will probably never get back to my 2 hours a night level, but a few hours a week is not too bad. My fiance and I are registering for a Wii which could be cool to get. We have been playing a little Wii together at her parents and friend's places. Game on!

It has been 1 month and 15 days that I have jammed out as Gitaroo Man, but I have made to the infamous rank of Metal Slime. I am looking foward to staying a Metal Slime until the end of the summer.

Metal Slime is one of the weakest and first found enemies in Dragon Quest games. Metal Slime (メタルスライム, metaru-suraimu) is made of metal. Itoffers great rewards to anyone who can manage to destroy it, but it is extremely hard to hit, takes very little damage if hit, and usually runs away, more often than not at the first opportunity. This slime is also sometimes known as Metaly.

I went to Ireland from April 21 until April 29 and it was an incredible vacation. I went to Dublin, Kilkenny, Cashel, Waterford, Cork, Dingle, Tralee, Galway, and the Aran Islands. Ireland is such a beautiful country and the people were very nice. I would love to go back again someday in the near future. I am very jealous of you Irish gamers that already live in that splendid country. Take a look at my pictures.