ok go.

Well I haven't updated in a bit and figured I'd bang something out.

Then I realized I have zero to say, so maybe I'll just tell you that if you own a Wii, you should purchase Monster Hunter 3 because it's awesome fun.




It's not an MMO, but many aspects of it feel very much like one (collecting materials, mining, skinning, fishing, crafting armor/weapons) mixed with something like an action RPG such as Phantasy Star Online.

The emphasis is on encounters with big ass bosses that take a lot of time and team work to take down, which is cool. Not just smashing random buttons at the right time like MMO's have you do.

I also like that there's no levelling up. The way you get stronger is strictly by creating better armor/weapon sets and by actually getting more skilled at the game and its many monsters.

I haven't even hopped online yet, because the learning curve is a bit steep and I've just been playing the offline story mode to get used to everything, but it's pretty amazing that such a game is even on the Wii, and pulled off as nicely as it is. Supports voice chat as well as USB keyboards, so that's a plus.

I don't play online much on my Wii, but I plan on really getting into this, so you assholes should consider buying it.

Also, you can get a bundle that includes the Classic Controller PRO, which is about one million times more comfortable than the original classic controller. Truly.

In other news, fucking ALAN WAKE comes out in May FINALLY. I have seriously been waiting five fucking years to play this game.

Please, please, PLEASE don't suck.

bike post 1622

Went for a ride today and as soon as I left the driveway I could feel the bike sputtering/hesitating a bit, but I thought nothing much of it.

Once I got going a bit more I could feel it acting real strangely and noticed the RPM's dropping from 5K straight down to zero and then flicking back up again really randomly, causing the bike to sort of "cut out" for a split second.

I tried to see if I could figure out if it was only doing it at a certain speed or what, but couldn't find any clues as to what the fuck was causing it, so I rode on.

As I often do, I went a far greater distance than I intended, and so I stopped on one of those roadside turnouts to stretch a bit.

I ended up standing around/sitting on the bike for a good 15 minutes probably, just because it's peaceful being in the middle of nowhere with only the wind to keep you company.

Then I went to start it up again and hear nothing but a weak CLICK which makes my heart sink instantly, so I turn the ignition off/on again, push the starter...CLICK.

I'm slightly worried, but kind of amused as I take the seat off and poke around and it becomes obvious that one of the battery connectors is really loose and that I'm a moron who didn't put my tool kit back under the seat, so I tighten it as best I can by hand and it fires up, thank christ.

I'm hoping the shitty battery connection was the cause of the tachometer acting up as well, because on the ride home I had no problems and I desperately don't want to have a serious problem brewing. but we'll see how it goes tomorrow.

In terms of new bike thoughts, I have to just say I have absolutely fallen in love with the look of this bike:

The KTM 990 Super Duke R

I think in general, naked bikes always look insanely cool because they have this sort of "thrown together" look that I adore, but this one is even cooler because the KTM dudes obviously have awesome designers. Look at that shit.

Alas, I don't think I'll be getting it due to price (not outrageous by any means, just more than I can afford on a bike), and the fact that the other Suzuki I've also been looking at is probably a smarter buy since it's a great "do everything" bike and suits my kind of riding more, but somewhere down the line, I think I'll want one of these so bad I'll cave.

And then there's the fact that I've also been tossing around the idea of riding my current bike at least one more full season and using the money I have saved now to pay off other debts (some might call it being responsible) and such...and then save up again for NEXT summer, but I don't know. Depends on how much I could get for this one, I guess. We'll see how it all shakes down, I suppose.

TV

I recently caught the first Episode of The Pacific, a 10 part mini series from the same producers as Band Of brothers, which, if you have any sense at all, you should watch if you haven't already, and if you have, you should watch it again because it's fucking incredible.

So far The Pacific seems like more of that incredibleness, but, well...set in the Pacific (which I dig immensely) So superbly shot that it's absolutely terrifying and awe inspiring at the same time.



I don't really watch TV shows on actual stations, so I might end up waiting to watch the whole thing when it comes out on Blu Ray, but man oh man, I love this shit.

Also worth mentioning is that I watched the second season of Breaking Bad some weeks ago, and it remains absolutely my favorite television show currently on the air. Bryan Cranston can act the shit out of that character.

I'll follow this all up by mentioning that Sons of Anarchy, about the life of a motorcycle gang who runs guns, is also a great show, at least the first season I've watched.

It's all good shit, and considering the fact that shows like Dexter seem to have fallen off a bit (at least for me) it's nice to have something else to follow, especially amongst all the garbage on every other channel.