Why is Halo 2 on Xbox Live so addictive? Why does going from 26 to 27 feel so good? When the latency is behaving itself I really enjoy the game, it rewards you in so many ways, the satisfying thud of an enemy falling to his knees, the scream as you ambush a guy and slice him through with the Sword, the sweet glory of victory, caving a guys face in then arming your bomb in the dying seconds of a game… But other times players can just look in my general direction and I die in micro-seconds. Such is the nature of the beast I guess.
I’m so proud of Random Fury, my Halo 2 Clan, and all the guys that are happy to be part of it. What started as a random idea soon blossomed into a 60-strong team of passionate individuals, all ready to play Halo 2 to make our collective 29 become a 30. I’ll definitely look back in ten years on the time I spent playing Halo 2 every night with great fondness.
Spent Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday with J, it was quite nice. Didn’t do much, just kinda hung out, but it was cool.
And now it’s back to normality. Went to the Jobcenter earlier, that was great fun. I really want a coffee but that would mean going and getting some money to buy some milk. Unless I can find some odd change lying around that is. Problem is, if I go and get a tenner or whatever, I’ll be tempted to buy some cigs… Which neatly leads onto my next issue:
I’ve decided to give up smoking. This pack here is the last I will ever buy. What better place to chronicle my giving up-ness than here?
Wish me luck, etc, it’s not going to be easy, that much I know.
I’ve been really good this week, considering.
We’re on this healthy eating kick at the moment y’see, and with Jane away I expected I’d give in and go back to eating junk… But all I’ve had is a little bottle of Diet Coke. That’s the only thing I miss to be honest, the Diet Coke. Crisps and Chocolate bars and such are much better as a treat, they just taste better when you’ve not had one in a while!
I watched Fight Club earlier.
I feel like taking stock, just sorting out everything I own and either bin it, sell it or keep it. By nature I’m a hoarder, and as the line goes, the shit you own ends up owning you.
I’ve got piles of stuff I never use, or don’t need, and I’ve been putting it off for so long, if I don’t do it soon I’ll be like one of them bag ladies you see on… forgotten it’s name… that program on TV that features homes full of rubbish, had that guy, Mr.Trebus (sp?) who’s house was falling apart because of it. Scum Force… Ground Dirt… Argh, it’s there, but it’s not… I’m sure it’s a pun, a play on words…
*googles*
Ah yes, A Life of Grime. Genius.
Anyway, where was I?
Ah yes, consolidation, getting everything down to the bare minimum. Well, I’ve explained that now. Duh.
I miss Jane. She’s away doing a practical week at Uni, it’ll probably be the longest time we’ve spent apart in like three or four years. Ah well. She’s back on Tuesday, I’m surviving.
I felt really bad all today. I accidently deleted an important topic over on Gamesradar. It made me reflect on alot of things, responsibility, preservation, trust, friendship, all kinds of odd things. I even considered handing in my shiny virtual badge because of it. In the end I decided not to, and just to PAY ATTENTION to what I’m clicking in future. But it has put me off the idea of possibly being let loose on Poopgang’s main site. A topic is nothing compared to the potential damage I could do there, DON’T LET ME DO IT!!! The amount of hard work and love Sprouty put in to the site is something I don’t want my butterfingers to jeopardise. He’s so proud of Poopgang, I’d never forgive myself.
And I’m feeling quite rough anyway. Got a stomach ache, my side randomly hurts and my knees are all stiff and horrible.
Must be off, I have to be up early in the morning, need to post some things to Raze.
I really need a job, but it’s tricky… I have a years Supervisory experience and six months Managerial, it’s kind of an awkward middle ground. Not enough experience to go and run a store straight out, too much experience to be a sales assistant, and it seems most supervisors are promoted internally. I found it easier to get a job when I had no experience whatsoever to be honest.
My Mum is always on at me… “Please go and get a job”… Yeah, like it’s that easy. You can’t just simply walk into the Jobcentre and say “Can I have a job please?” then they give you one there and then, she just doesn’t seem to understand that. She’s always complaining that we’re short on cash yet feels the need to splurge on un-needed things like new cushions or a set of plates and bowls.
Due to an almighty fuck-up, I’ve not had any Jobseekers allowance since November, and it looks no-where near being sorted. Idiots, the lot of them. If it were one of their family on benefits they’d sort it out in no time. In order to try and take the burden off Lady T and my Mum I’ve resorted to selling… pretty much a bit of everything I own. From old board games to my huge comic collection to around a third of my videogames. To be honest I’m quite thankful of that, as it keeps me real. I can no longer afford to buy a game just to “have” it, I buy games that I’m interested in and will actually play.
Er… I’ve waffled on for far too long, there are things I need to be doing. Laters.
