Summer Update

Wow ... this place is pretty dusty. I guess that is what happens when the blog is ignored for nearly 5 months. Anyway, I guess I should update people on what has been happening. The spring semester exams have come and gone and I am carrying a 3.89 GPA into the third and final semester of my retraining from Electronics tech to bookkeeper/accounting clerk. The 2011 outdoor soccer season is entering into tournament time and my U10s are middle of the pack while the U12 team is towards the bottom. My wife has switched to a new job and I am working a few hours every week bookkeeping.

On the nerd front, I was able to find some time to hit the theater to watch a few flicks. Those flicks would be Harry Potter 7b, Captain America, X-Men: First Class and Thor with the latter being the best in my opinion. On a side note, 3 of the 4 movies were watched at my local single screen theater so that I did not have to violated with 3D.

I have also been watching a fair bit of anime as I continue to work through my DVD collection. I have polished of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Eden of the East and I am currently working through One Piece and Naruto. Speaking of the DVD collection, I finally found the nerve to finish Battlestar Galactica and the ending was not as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, I quite enjoyed it.

On the gaming front, I finished Uncharted and what a great game. I am part way through Uncharted 2 and enjoying it just as much. I still have to finish Dragon Age (I am on the last fight) but I cant seem to find the excitement to do so since I know what crap is waiting for me afterwards with the DLC and DA2. I have played little LOTRO this summer but I did manage to run a few raids and level the burglar to Level 52. As for my gaming list, I am well of pace to say the least.

I have been playing a large number of board games lately as it slowly becomes my favorite pastime. I currently own 13 distinct titles which includes several expansions per title and I have 4 more on pre-order. You check out my collection on BoardGameGeek. I have been getting together with a few game groups in the area but it never seems like enough. I would be happy gaming 4 or 5 days a week. Thanks to some friends I have been able to play a few new games with the best one so far being Star Trek : Expeditions. Also, D.P and A.S traveled with me to Toronto to be a part of TABScon in the early summer. We were able to play Battlestar Galactica and Cyclades which were both very fun games. I am so looking forward to our trip this September.

Anyway, there you have it, an update and a long one at that. Until later ... have fun gaming!!