A little late, I know, but I have only just joined.

People are idiots this time of year, let me tell you. Black Friday is one of the worst days I have ever experienced. My dad and I saw an advertisement for 20 inch flat screen TVs for only $50 at Wal-mart and we went at 4 in the morning to get one. HOLY CRAP. The line from the door was at LEAST a half a mile back. When they finally let us inside, everyone rushed for the TVs. i screamed "THIS ONES MINE!" as a lady sat on it and she said "NO ITS NOT" and i said "YES IT IS" and i grabbed the handles of the box and ripped it out from under her dumb ass. while we put this one in the cart, I saw another one in an idle cart. I went to take it, and these random black people came out of nowhere screaming "COME ON MAN THATS MAH SHIT! THATS MAH SHIT!" I said "No, it's mine." and began to take it. my dad just said "Curtis (my name), let them have it" and we left. My right arm was numb and I was shaking for about an hour afterwards just from the stress and mass chaos. STAY AT HOME ON BLACK FRIDAY.

Just as we were driving away, a police car with its sirens raging came speeding towards Wal-mart. Someone probably got trampled.

People are idiots, I tell you, idiots.

The moral of the story? I stood in line for an hour and a half, beat some lady down, and about had a heart attack just so I can play my damn Wii in ED.

You win, Nintendo, you win.

According to outside sources, the upcoming PS3 version of the Half-life 2 collection we all know and love is "at times unplayable" due to glitchy controls, minor hit detection issues, and most importantly, massive framerate issues. This version of the game was not handled by Valve, so the new studio must either not know what they're doing, or just don't care. Either way, get the Xbox 360 version.

Yes, this time of year has rolled around once more. Last year I got a Wii, and played it....twice?

The point is, this Christmas will be hella badass

I know that I am getting:

skate. (Xbox 360)
Rock Band (Xbox 360)
Guitar Hero III (Xbox 360)
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

and I plan on buying soon afterward:

Mass Effect ($60)
Bioshock - used ($50)
Rainbow Six Vegas ($40)

now if that isn't the best christmas break of all time, I don't know what is.

thanks for tuning into my very first blog, I know it didn't have anything significant in it, I just wanted to start one until I get things rolling

thanks,
Hines