As a follow-up to this post, Guitar Hero II frakkin’ rocks (rawks?)! My constant nagging netted me a copy of the game (with guitar) for my birthday. (Oh, yeah, it’s my birthday.)
I also got, can you believe it, Bioshock on the PC. But, I’ve been playing Guitar Hero since we got back from dinner, so I have no comment on it yet.
Considering I went to work on my birthday, it’s been a very good day. And get Guitar Hero. Seriously.
The critter is gone. Nothing was broken, although I will say it’s extremely hot covered up in the heat. Yes, I’m a total chicken, but I wasn’t about to be bitten.
If you’re looking for a startup business, may I recommend pest removal, especially of the bat variety. We have a critter currently holed up in our spare bedroom and finding someone to not just remove it, but also inspect the attic for entry points is impossible. Of the 5 numbers I found via Google in SE Michigan, 2 don’t do bats, 1 doesn’t service our area (thanks Google), 1 didn’t answer, and 1 said they could be out “maybe next Tuesday”.
If you don’t mind flying rodents, skunks, or whatever else stalks people’s houses, there is some serious money in it and no shortage of demand apparently. Me, I have to figure out how I’m going to take out a 4 ounce bat with a tennis racket (which I have yet to procure) in a confined space slightly smaller than the space needed to swing the tennis racket.
Expect updates on broken light fixtures, broken mirrors, or a recounting of the excruciating process of getting rabies shots. Or, perhaps all of the above.
Looks like fun driving in the city for the next few days.
- Today, the westbound I-94 ramp to U.S.-23 and the entrance ramp from eastbound I-94 to Ann Arbor Saline Road.
- Wednesday, the westbound I-94 ramp to State Street.
- Thursday, the westbound I-94 ramp to Ann Arbor Saline Road and the eastbound I-94 ramp to U.S.-23.
- Sunday, the eastbound I-94 ramp to State Street.
- Monday, the eastbound I-94 ramp to Ann Arbor Saline Road.
- Aug. 14, the westbound I-94 ramp to Jackson Avenue.
- Aug .15, the eastbound I-94 ramp to Jackson Avenue.
Does anyone who has owned the game think that Guitar Hero 2 is actually worth $80? Because I’m so tempted to buy it every damn time I walk into Best Buy and I can’t tell if I’m just falling for good marketing or if the game is that good.
Nothing too graphic, but disturbing to think of the randomness of this. (No embed, sorry, follow the link if you want to watch the video.)
Elton John wants to shut down the Internet for five years because “[t]he internet has stopped people from going out and being with each other, creating stuff.” Right.
His proof for this?
He said: “In the early Seventies there were at least ten albums released every week that were fantastic.
“Now you’re lucky to find ten albums a year of that quality.
“And there are more albums released each week now than there were then.”
Riiiight. This, of course is the fault of the Internet. You know, that global distribution network that has enabled thousands of artists to find a market they would have previously missed. It’s also pretty dubious to claim that there are 10 albums a year of remarkable quality. That seems… high. Kidding. I think Sir Elton is, finally, too old for the current crop of artists.
Granted, there are some serious gaps in the release of quality albums, but that’s not the fault of the Internet; that’s the fault of music publishers and groups like the RIAA. When the radio is controlled by payola and breakout artists are stuff in the backwater of the, wait for it, Internet, it’s not wonder there aren’t “quality albums.”
So, yes, I totally took the bait for Elton John’s attention whoring, but if he even remotely means what he says, he may finally be irrelevant.
I ordered a hard drive enclosure (this one) from TigerDirect on a recommendation I saw on a tech site. It’s rediculously cheap, has USB and Firewire. It doesn’t look the best, but for $30 I’m not going to complain.
I hadn’t ordered from TigerDirect in a couple years, at least since before we moved. When I placed the order, I had to correct my address information to my present address. Like an idiot, I managed to update my billing address, so the charge went through, but forgot the shipping address.
So now, in my email, I have two messages from TigerDirect; an invoice saying the package is going to my old apartment, and and order confirmation saying the package is coming to my house. I called customer service immediately after placing the order and had them correct my shipping address, but it’s a little disconcerting to have an invoice stating otherwise.
Huge points to TigerDirect for the customer service on the phone and email. Big deductions for not allowing me to update my geographical information via their site. When you click the “My Account” link on their page, this is what you get:
No place to update your contact information, other than your email address. Oh well.
Hopefully it gets here.
You have to wait until almost a minute into this video for it really get going, but it’s definately worth the wait. Daft Punk’s Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger done by someone’s hands.