Resident Evil 5 and Islam Girls

So, this week has been pretty unproductive thus far.
We did have a great Lost finale party, but I will discuss that in a later post.
I'd like to cover two things in this hopefully short but sweet post.
Resident Evil 5 and Islam girls in the grocery store.

Numero Uno - Resident Fucking Evil 5!
More to the point, RE5 and how it bowed to me and Clane. Wesker never even saw this duo coming. I have been playing Chris Redfield the entire game, and I must say...I make Chris look great. I let the husband have Sheva. At least he had some boobies to look at while we decimated the las plagas and saved the world from Wesker's Uroboros. I must say, unlocking Warrior and Heavy Metal Chris made me need to excuse myself for a few moments. I am eager to take my chain gun and wear my Warrior outfit and go Mad Max on some mutant zombie people. The husband of course placed Sheva in her almight Fairy Tale costume. It is pretty much the hottest outfit in the game, and I am finding it hard not to up skirt her all the time. I can't wait to finishing unlocking our favorite weapons unlimited ammunition! The only downside was the moment it became apparent Jill Valentine was "alive" somewhere was the moment I told Clane she was the masked bad ass we kept seeing in shadowy flashes. He refused to admit anything, but that only convinced me I just ruined part of the storyline for myself early in the game.


Numero Dos - Islam Girls in the Grocery store
I saw the most beautiful pair of women last night in the grocery. It was an Islamic woman and her daughter. The older woman was dressed very traditionally while carrying her Nine West wallet and produce. The younger girl had on a gorgeous head wrap, but underneath she wore a t-shirt, jeans, and flip flops. She couldn't have been more than fourteen or fifteen. Her feet shuffled and tapped to Billy Joel on the overhead audio system inside the store. It was quite possibly one of the most adorable and uplifting experiences I have had in a while. Seeing someone holding on to and passing along their culture while embracing certain American traits was awesome. It gives me hope that everyone can exist peacefully.

Hypochondria

I has it. Not only do I have it, but it has been acting up pretty bad lately.
I realize, like most everyone on the planet, I need to take much better care of my body. It has been thoroughly abused the last 27 years, and needs some tender, love, and care.

With that said, the things going through my mind are crazy. I am pretty sure I am going to give myself some sort of disease just by worrying about it. Everyone tells me it is okay, but to someone like me it just seems like they are afraid to admit the truth. In my mind, 99% of people are afraid to admit that something horrible can happen to themselves or the loved ones. I am the 1%.

This last few weeks it has been liver failure or cirrhosis. I've had this red spot on my lower abdomen / stomach for a while now. I go back and forth thinking it is no big deal. I don't go to the doctor for fear it is something terminal or that I will need surgery or risky drugs. Instead, I stare at WebMD and worry about it. Well, the skin at the red spot seemed to have a different texture than the rest of my skin and was not soft. So, I began to put lotion on it. That seemed to help at first. Now tonight I am sitting here on the couch on my laptop, and it is itching like crazy. Not only is it itching, but it is spreading. Now there is the major red spot, but around it are these splotchy, itching red spots. They look pretty terrible, and have me worried.

I am going to quit drinking, eat right, and stop smoking. I can't take this anymore. God help me.

Midnight Release - Red Dead Redemption

So, Monday night, after Steve's pre-Birthday outing to watch the Phoenix Suns get owned by the Lakers, I decided to surprise Clane by picking up the new game Red Dead Redemption at the Midnight release at Gamestop. I must say it was quite the experience.

I arrived at 11:49, and parked. There was already a line out the door waiting, and there were people in their cars playing music. You could tell the "cool" gamers because they were blasting Disturbed and Jay-Z while the guys who had earned their true Nerd titles were playing techno remixes of their favorite video game themes. I approached the line cautiously, and I felt I was definitely invading in on some secret Gentleman's Club. I stood behind some kids, one wearing a "Seniors 2010" shirt, and decided I would not feel old and ridiculous. Instead, I would attempt to feel like a nice aged wine or cheese. I would be a gamer with experience and refinement.

I looked ahead in line, eavesdropping on conversations. I found a girl with her boyfriend, looking clearly uninterested in the happenings of the night. There was a girl behind me, and I still haven't decided if she was there for herself. A guy had dropped her off at the end of the line, and then pulled away. He didn't wait for her, but I assume he did come back to retrieve her. So I am left to wonder if she is the gamer or if he had something more important to do and left his girlfriend to pick up his game. Regardless, THREE women standing in line at the game store surrounded by approximately 50 men and boys of all ages. It was a sad day for girl gamers across the world in my opinion. We had zero representation.

I also was able to find a group of guys that ONLY know each other from Midnight releases of various games. They met during the Halo 2 release, and see each other at every major title that followed it. It was strange, but somewhat adorable. I heard a few other guys who had only been up since 6p.m. because they had stayed up until 8a.m. playing Call of Duty. Eventually the kids in front of me asked me what game I was there for; I think I did win some points by saying it was Red Dead Redemption instead of the latest Harry Potter Lego game. Allin all, it was a cute and interesting situation. I feel like I got an inside view of the life of obsessive and younger gamers.

A Ho Hum day like all these days...

Things have been busy, yet unproductive. I feel like I have been doing a great many things, and I have completely accomplished none. We did get a new puppy, at least for now. His name is Shogun and he is a brindle American Bull Terrier. He is incredibly smart and very loving and sweet. He is also this HUGE ball of energy that goes 190 to nothing while playing and has a nasty habit of biting too hard. We definitely love him, and I pray we are up to the challenge of controlling him and making him a very happy, productive adult dog.

I am sounding just as bad as those family blogs I find myself complaining of more often than not. I suppose I should move on to other things....oh WAIT, that's right. I am being completely dull currently.

Highlights of my week:
Taking both dogs to the vet.
Cleaning.
Using super glue on antiques from my grandmother's estate so I can pretend they are a whole.
Inevitably super gluing my middle finger to my pointer finger on my left hand for upwards of ten minutes before being brave enough to pull them apart.
Playing Resident Evil 5.
Playing Trash Panic.
Playing Treasure Isle.
Drinking too much at poker on Tuesday, and hopelessly losing at it all night.
Admiring the china cabinet that was previously owned by Katherine but now looks beautiful in my living area.
Beginning to watch through "The Office" for the first time, ever - watching the pilot as I write this blog.
Watching "Blade Runner" for the first time, ever. It is amazing.

So yea, I am totally exciting and living the life right now. So you can see why I have been blogging so much.


Lastly, I would like to say that "Blade Runner" is far superior to most other sci-fi that we were mercilessly subject to around that time frame, and some before it and after it. It is quite seamless actually. Loved it.

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