Wow. This was a shocker. Steve McNair, former quarterback to the Tennessee Titans (and Baltimore Ravens), has been murdered. He was found dead in his condo, with a gunshot to the head. What a sad day for all Tennessee Titans fans around the country and around the world. He will be missed.
As sad as this is, I hope that all of you enjoy your 4th of July!
RIP Steve McNair.
It's July. Half of 2009 is over and done with and looking back, it was one hell of a rough ride. It may have been the most unluckiest half of a year, in my life. I lost my car insurance, lost my girlfriend, lost thirty pounds (due to an ulcer), lost my job, my football team loses in their first playoff game, didn't do well in school, etc. Just about every aspect of my life suffered in some way.
But hey, I believe the storm has passed, and the light of the end of the tunnel is near. My goals for the second half of 2009 are basically to get back on top of things, and get back to the way things were at the end of 2008. A job, girlfriend, keep the weight off, but get rid of the ulcer, have my team dominate this season, and kick ass in school. Of course, I have to take things one at a time, and I've got about six months to do it, but I'm confident that I can!
The first six months are gone, and another six are still on their way. And at the halfway mark, I believe that what has happened to me happened for a reason, and that at the end of all this, I'll become a better person for it. Until then, I just got to weather the storm and get back on my feet. Here's to a much better half of 2009!
Yeah, I've been playing a lot of games in the first three weeks of summer. I recently downloaded Mass Effect off Steam and am liking it so far. I'm not very far into the game, but BioWare has a tendency to make great games and I'm sure they'll deliver with this game as well. Also on my list, is a second run through of No More Heroes. I beat it once before, but I loved the game so much that I decided to play it once more to keep me satisfied until No More Heroes 2 comes out. Of course, I'm still playing Burnout Paradise, Team Fortress 2, World of Goo and Left4Dead, so no matter what I've got going on, I've got a game to play.
While browsing around the Steam store earlier today, I discovered Smashball. It's a pretty cool sports game, mixed with elements of football, soccer, and basketball, but with guns. If you've got Half-Life 2, you can get the mod for free. 
Finally, I recently purchased a new CPU heatsink/fan and I am loving it. My idle temperatures on a hot sunny day in California were in the mid 40's. And even thinking of playing a PC game would send my CPU temperatures skyrocketting into the high 50s. Now, idle temperatures are in the low 30's and games are running in the low 40s. A temperature difference of 10+ degrees! Totally worth the $30 I spent.
That's all for now folks, time to continue playing, if you ever want to play with me, send me a Steam friend request:
[Junkies]ReMMbErMyTiTaNs.
