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So here I go again with another post... although this one is lacking in photos, but not my thoughts.

So, what am I doing during this post? I decided that I'd give some CBC radio a spin to hear what's going on. There's a lot of news on one, and some hot swingin' jazz on the other local channel. It's not bad. At least it's something to go by. HA.

I kind of had a slow week, and I didn't really go to the gym as much as I wanted to... I only went twice. I skipped on Monday because I thought I was coming down with a cold, and then on Thursday because it felt like somebody had kicked me in the back. It wasn't cool, but I have to keep getting on that horse. I DID beat my 10Km time for the bike though, so I guess it wasn't that bad! I felt really good about that.

Enough with the CBC for today it seems. iTunes, here I come.

What to talk about, what to talk about...

Oh, I guess this is of some interest to me. Nintendo is making a lot of money right now with their Wii system. The thing is damn cheap, and it really caters to the "this thing is really neat, I should buy one and play it for a week and then never play it again and eventually put it in the closet or sell it on kijiji" market (note: I love the wii. It's great for the casual game, and it is really good at a lot of things, but there's a lot of things that it can't do too). Although a lot of people that are into more "hardcore" games (those that require effort/time/skill) own the system, nintendo has kind of abandoned those type of gamers for the casual crowd.

Enter WiiMusic.

Due to the gratuitous success of rhythm-based music games, nintendo thought that they could find a way to cash in on this market by creating a dumbed down version of that type of game. How dumb? Well, look at this kid playing Guitar Hero (don't bother watching the whole thing, just give yourself enough time to start watching him play...

Guitar Hero 3 'DragonForce Guiness Record' clip

Now... look at this video (start at about 7:15 unless you really want to see the build up).



Wasn't that so bad that you felt uncomfortable?

Anyway, what has me so riled up about the game is the fact that I can't STAND the fact that there is so much more that could be being done with the wii, but Nintendo insists on pandering to the lowest common denominator when it comes to working on games. What is sad is that this game will sell millions of copies. I can only imagine all of the midi-based and nintendo themed music being played out of time and sloppily all across the country.

Sorry about that, I just get heated when I read about that damn game.

On a lighter note, I've been vising the Onion pretty consistently over the last several weeks and have found some gems for you all to enjoy.


Obama Promises To Stop America's Shitty Jobs From Going Overseas

and


Disney Lab Unveils Its Latest Line Of Genetically Engineered Child Stars

Yeah... this is really turning into a video post.

I jammed with omar today, which was a lot of fun. We didn't jam for long, but we kinda fleshed out a few ideas. Christian couldn't make it, which means ANOTHER week without a recording that I can share with you guys. It's ok... you'll just have to wait. Before the jam, I helped my sister out with getting her hands on a new camera. We had to run around town to get things together, but the camera is REALLY nice... and now I want one. Who wants to give me $900 for it?

Well, I'm kind of out of things to write about tonight... I searched through various news sites to see if there was anything I could find to talk about. Meh. I'm on vacation tomorrow, and I'm headed to watch the roast of Bob Saget at the Shrew-hole (that's what I'm calling it from now on... do shrews even live in holes?) I'll have some pictures of all of that.

I think I'm going to get a beer or something. Hmm. I wish I had some nachos. Damn it!

Tony

PS-> I really really hate WiiMusic. Doesn't it look really bad? Basic even? Let me know what you think, I like the comments!!