I've been making up for lost time since I started the ol' Gamefly thing. I plowed through Prototype, Resistance, and Resistance 2 in about a week, each one a lot of fun but light enough on content that I'm glad I didn't purcahse (although I would snag up Prototype if I found it under $20). Next up are Dead Space and Little Big Planet...I might keep the latter if it's as good as everyone raves.I'd better hurry; my pre-order of Dragon Age should arrive any day now. Once that bomb drops, I won't be doing much of anything else.

I just returned from NYC again. This time I did not get sick, which was awesome. It ended up being more of a food tour than anything else, but still it was enjoyable. I ate at the famous Katz's deli, which is crazy busy but still delicious. We also tried some old-fashioned NYC-style pizza from Patsy's, which was also delicious, even though I still prefer Chicago-style pizza.

Afterwards, my wife and I hiked the Connecticut mountains. We lost the trail, and yet managed to scale the summit on what turned out to be the most difficult non-path possible. I still have shin splints.

Now I have 1 day to do a mountain of work before boarding a plane (probably?) for Salt Lake again. Fun friggin times.

No, not WoW, thank the dark lords. I will never touch that, unconditionally. I'm talking about Rock Band 2. It is the first of its kind that I've played, and I was impressed. They created a nice experience there.

Basically, Guitar Hero, DDR, and Rock Band are all aggrandized Simon Says-type games. I recognize this as inane, but it is fun. Is it fun enough to buy? Not now. I am still a bigger fan of games with substance, but Rock Band is more of a game I would like to have for a party.

The only thing that scares me is that so many of the fun songs I played were downloaded post-purchase for $2 apiece. That could turn a $100 game into a $200 game really fast. In these lean times, I can't take that risk. Maybe if my wife gets a new job.