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Yeah, so I took a long week to get my batteries recharged before the baby comes. Played a lot of Lord of the Rings Online. Got my Hunter almost to 21. Then I can use the keen new spear and sword dual wield combo I picked up.

This is the Rundown for June 25th, gaming style:

1. Sony declares 380 145 titles for the PS3 by March 2008. Ozy’s site’s my link for the info because he makes it pretty clear: when they said 380 titles by 3/08 it would be 33.3 titles a month not counting downloadables. Even with their revised “oh hell, we meant 145″ it’s 24 titles a month until March.

2. Nintendo hot on Sony’s heels in terms of market value. This was on the Nikkei as it closed on Friday afternoon, and they had popped just above Sony before dropping just under them at the bell. More bad news for Sony, I figure. Nintendo only does video games now. Sony should be picking up a lot more from TVs and other consumer electronics.

3. The Zune is on sale at Toys R Us for $199. If you were up for it, that is. I don’t hear horrible things about it, just “it’s no iPod,” which isn’t exactly a huge knock or a ringing endorsement.

4. Lum has info on Wowhead being sold to Affinity Media, who own/don’t own/won’t own up to owning IGE. A million dollars is a million dollars, but it’s still Selling Out.

5. To close, look out for monkey balls and penis trains. They’re dangerous.

Somehow, some way, the Memorial Hall Marauders clawed, fought and bit their way through the brutal intramural employee softball season, playing two doubleheaders in 1 week and beating the heavily favored All Trades/Facilities teams 11-6.

They were undefeated, beating us pretty badly the first time. We had to plow through the Athletics Department team first at 5:45, then immediately play the championship game against All Trades, and we passed with flying colors.

MEMORIAL MARAUDERS 2007 ROWAN CHAMPS!! WOOO

Vader Helmet,
originally uploaded by RasputinAXP.

What, is this funny or something??

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Originally uploaded by RasputinAXP

I had to do it. I got a second to snap a shot of our youngest cat, and it came out nice.

In other news, It Is Weekend.

It’s gotten pretty bad out there.

Luckily the resources on campus are such that I’ve had a contingency plan for just such an occasion. The Student Center has only a few external entry points and plenty of material for barricades. It’s also got generators, UPSes and all sorts of power equipment. Provided the generator on the south side of campus keeps the Internet connection up I’ll be able to put a lot more information up later.

Suffice it to say that things are well, and the cafeteria is well stocked, as it’s running for the summer. If it had been last year we’d have been up a creek, since they were only running the food court at the time. Plenty for all of us. Aims is well, and if it was possible, more uncomfortable than she was before.

Lest you think we’re alone, several friends are along for the ride, and they’re not bad to have: members of the NJ National Guard. Sgt V. and I are doing what we can to keep people sane, but it’s a tough thing to do. They think this stuff only happens in movies.

Entry points barricaded and guarded, electricity still running, and National Guard members on my back. Not a bad way to ride out the Zombocalypse.

And you all thought I was crazy planning this in advance. Now me and a couple of AR-15s are going Punkin’ Chunkin’ from the courtyard balcony. Sometime tomorrow morning we’re going to raid the bookstore and grab some more supplies, junk food, sodas, juices and the like. We’re stocked up, but it doesn’t hurt to keep hoarding.

Peace out, and stay frosty.

I shouldn’t say that. But I did.

We had the North Jersey Baby Shower yesterday. It took the trunk and back seat of my Lancer plus the trunk and back seat of my mother-in-law’s Accord.

We now have baby clothes, enough to clothe 12 babies, as long as they’re boys. Three strollers, one car seat, two quick-release bases, bouncers, Boppys, bedding, thermometers, blankets, woobies, wobbies, Robbiez, and more.

This kid’s got almost as much stuff as I do, and he’s not even here yet!

To that end, I’m also jonesing to play a game or two, like Forza 2 or LOTRO. I’m sure I’ll have more time when the kid’s here, right?

Right?

*sigh*

Yes, I know it’s 2:30 in the morning or thereabouts.

I was on a roll.

It’s now about a page and a half, skills-based with that objective sentence that I had there before.

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Apparently Paris Hilton got out of jail for “medical reasons.”

I think it’s called “allergic to responsibility,” and it’s been an epidemic in this country for years.

I think jail would’ve cured her of this, but it seems it only exacerbated it.

Oh well.

Today, the Memorial Marauders lost their first softball game of the season to Team Everybody Else, 12-10, by way of being shafted by time constraints after-the-fact. The ump said he wasn’t going to pay attention to the time limit and just let us play 7 innings. We got out of the first inning by mercy rule, as they scored 8 runs on us. When we rallied to 12-10 by the end of the 6th Team Everybody Else said that the game went too long, and they wanted to leave, and the ump let them.

What a work. I didn’t know we were jobbing for them.

In more important news, I went 4 for 4 with 1 RBI (with 2 outs no less!). I rock.

It took me hours of thinking, and mind melding with Aimee and Chris O. to come up with this:

To obtain a web programming and design position in which I can apply my technical knowledge, problem solving and teamwork skills in a challenging academic environment

I feel positively retarded.

Also, I moved from a chronological to a skills-based resume. It’s most appropriate for my current situation: I have the skills, but the current job doesn’t actually do what I want to go and do. I don’t want to work support again (unless I absolutely have to). I want to exercise my brain EVERY DAY THAT I’M WORKING.

Is that so wrong?