I was at Best Buy today and decided to get a couple of albums. First one I got was Full Circle (Creed's newest album... I'm a Creed fan, if you haven't guessed. ) The second one took me some time to look for, as I wasn't sure what to get. However, I remembered that my online friend Shawn (aka "certifieddata") once told me about a Judas Priest song called "Leather Rebel", which he said was full of win, so I decided to look for the album it came on. And I ended up buying that album ("Painkiller"). I haven't listened to Full Circle yet, but Painkiller is indeed full of win. It's heavy metal stuff, so if you're into that, check it out.

Other than that, not much else to say.

A few things for my blog today.

1: My most recent game purchase
I bought Tatsunoko vs. Capcom last Tuesday, because I've been anticipating having fun with this game since it was shown at the last E3. And believe me - it is a blast. As every advocate of this game tells you, don't let the unfamiliar Tatsunoko roster faze you - this is one of those rare fighting games that is deep enough for fighting veterans, yet accessible enough for newcomers. And it's excellent-looking to boot. I haven't tried the online features yet, mostly because I want to get used to the game a little more first. (As a side note, I was thinking of getting Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on PSN first, but my money situation caused me to wait. I may change my mind to see what it's like, but for now, TvC is good enough.)

2: New Emblem
I managed to snag the Best of 2009 emblem for voting in the Reader's Choice awards. For a while, I was afraid I wouldn't get the emblem due to my votes not saving, but as Jody reassured us all, everyone who voted should have received one, myself included. Since I haven't received an emblem since the ATG competition, it's a welcome addition to my collection.

3: Life
My job is going well so far. I was lucky enough to get yesterday off, so I spent more time playing games than working. Everyone at work has been positive about me, and I feel like I deserve the praise, because I work my butt off there. School-wise, my schedule is almost finalized. I had some problems with scheduling conflicts and mangling with Student Services in getting required courses on my schedule, but all's well now. All I have to do is put in a request to drop an extra course and put in my graduation application before the deadline next month. It's hard to believe I'm almost done after close to three years, but I'm at the homestretch. Only problem with all this is that all the work is making me feel dog-tired when I get home for the night. I'll have to find a way to "train" myself to keep up with everything. And lastly, I'll be away Friday and Saturday, since I'm going to Boston for a family event. Just thought you'd all like to know.

*phew* I think that's about it. Quite a lot to write out, but I do enjoy writing long blogs when I have stuff to write about. See you later!

Regarding what I said about getting a job at RadioShack in my previous blog, well... the stores I called were all full-staffed. One even had to lay off a couple of workers. So, naturally, I do not work for them and won't anytime soon. However, after finding out that piece of bad news, I promptly schlepped over to the Dunkin' Donuts where I used to work and asked for my job back. Well, I got it back. ^_^ I started this morning and it's been great so far. The manager of that store is currently on vacation and doesn't know I'm back yet, so I'm gonna wait to see what his reaction will be.