Yeah, yeah, I know, I don't blog as much as I should. Shut up.

First, a movie review:

Cloverfield: An excellent film, that was far more fun than I expected it to be. I've read a lot of posts stating that the movie made them sick, and that the movie was horrible because of it. Not true. If this film had been shot any other way, it would have felt fake and silly. The movie, shot with a handy-cam style, gives a great first hand account of the terror and insanity that would be experienced in that situation. Visuals were stunning, and the monster was fantastic. Also, I liked the fact that less was more, it was what you didn't see that gave you the chills. It was a great movie and I highly recommend it to everybody.

Now that that is done with, I have some other stuff to talk about.

First, Happy Winter-een-mas!

If you don't know what Winter-een-mas is, I direct you here:

http://www.wintereenmas.com/

I've spent all week playing on my Wii (insert obligatory snickering here). Played some GUILTY GEAR AC, which rocks. Not because of the new system, but because it allows the old systems to be used. And I have been addicted to GG since it was first imported here to the states.

Actually went out and bought GUITAR HERO III, which, for any of you who know me, are quite probably gripping your chest while you have a mild heart attack at that statement. For years I have decried Guitar Hero, because I couldn't play it worth a damn. I'm a bassist, and my brain can't seem to process that even though the pitch goes up, you have to keep pressing the same button, often out of sync with the rhythm of the music playing. My fingers are conditioned to PLAY THE MUSIC, not press buttons in a seemingly random sequence. None-the-less, even though the game yells at me half the time for sucking so badly, I was having a lot of fun.

Also played some TWILIGHT PRINCESS. Yes, I know, I still haven't beaten the thing. I just got my Wii a few months ago, didn't own a GameCube, and haven't been able to play that much, due to my studies. I'm right outside the Lakebed Temple, since I'm obsessive with Zelda games and feel the need to collect everything, and complete ever minigame, so large portions of the time I'm running around in circles looking for bugs or rupees or bombs or arrows or...you get the idea.

Also got NO MORE HEROES, which is a fabulous game. Each character is pretty well developed and I can't stop laughing at the main character, who's a rabid otaku. Anime references all over the place. Now granted, it is a Mature title, since this game seems like it has OCD to cover everything and everyone in blood. Sometimes you can't even see what's going on, because the blood has covered the entire screen and all you hear is the slashing sounds of the beam saber, with the comments from the NPCs. But it is far too much fun, even though the side missions and the free roam aspects of the game are repetitive and boring most of the time. But the missions offer craziness, and the wii remote controls don't feel like a gimmick. They are both well integrated and fun to use. Highly recommend this game to everybody.

Classes are going alright, and I think I'm going to have a great semester. Hopfully I'll also use this blog a lot more. See you soon.