Archive for the ‘ toys ’ Category
If you’re not an aficionado of fake plastic instruments, you could probably be forgiven for not knowing that there are no less than five different plastic drum sets on the market right now: the original Rock Band drums (of which we actually have three sets, two of which were free [but equally problematic] replacements from [ READ MORE ]
My1 long-departed XBox 360 was delivered to me at work yesterday! In celebration, I finally beat “Misirlou” on Expert, leaving only “Free Bird” in the way of my Guitar Hero II supremacy (I’ve actually beaten “Free Bird” on Expert once in Free Play mode, but if it didn’t happen in Career mode, it may as [ READ MORE ]
I’m having a hard time with hardware these days. Last week my new motherboard turned out to be defective (but was promptly replaced under warranty). This weekend the windshield on our new car developed a large crack, necessitating a whole new windshield (due to arrive sometime next week). Now, it appears the latest Xbox 360 [ READ MORE ]
After a couple delays, we finally got to pick up our new car from the dealership tonight! First we had to say “goodbye” to the old car… And then we said “hello” to the new car… We only drove it to supper and back, so it’s hard to say much about it right now, but [ READ MORE ]
In other news, Cressa and I leased a new 2007 Nissan Altima today. It’ll likely be Wednesday or so before all the paperwork is done and we actually take possession, so we’ll be waiting expectantly until then. The main reason for trading in my Spec-V was to get something that Cressa would be comfortable driving. [ READ MORE ]