I wish I could say...

I wish I could say...

that I was back. I wish this was my triumphant grand return, a massive blog post cataloging my more than a month and a half absence. I wish that I could say that I was sorry and then catch you up on all the things that have been happening.

Unfortunately, want of a thing doesn't make it so. However, I can tell you...that I haven't forgotten about you. I want to blog constantly, I just haven't had the time.

Firstly, I've been dead broke, and without having any other choice, and trust me, I've exhausted every means available, I've needed to get a second job. I started delivering pizzas, a great second job because you can make good tip money and the hours are good as an opposite of a day job. I wouldn't say I enjoy it, but it accomplishes what it needs to.

That has left my with very little free time. Even though I only picked up 3-4 shifts a week, it's still hard to find any extra time. What little extra time I've had, I've devoted to my kids and Melissa. I hope it goes without saying that I've had to cut back on some of the things I do in my spare time, and unfortunately, one of those things is blogging.

I've still found time to watch movies, play games, read, write, and such like, but I have less time to do them, and even less time to talk about it. I've still been keeping up on as much current news and information as I can, but I can't tell you what I think about it.

Now, a week and a half ago, I injured myself at my day job. It was a lower back injury, which left me on pain meds and muscle relaxers. Being laid up and drugged up meant that I wasn't in a good position to drive around and deliver pizzas to people. When I called to explain this, I was told that I needed to cover my shifts or I would have to come in. I haven't spoken to them since.

I know I could have easily fought it, I know that I they were in the wrong, but I just wasn't up to dealing with it at the time. At this point, I'm ready to find another pizza joint to drive for, and I imagine that will only take me another week.

Since I had this breather, it seemed like it would be a good idea to post. I have to take the opportunities as they come.

In other news, things with the girlfriend and I have been going great, really great, which is good since she practically lives with me now. I've honestly not been this happy is a very long time.

I've started playing the great Bioshock, which is a pretty amazing game, although I'm already starting to find some components repetitive. The graphics are spectacular, but I do think the lack of variety in the enemies is a little annoying. The concept, however, is excellent, I love the feel of a retro sci-fi environment. I'm going to finish it at least once because I'm that interested in finding out how the story ends.

As to movies, I've seen a lot of movies in the last couple months. I doubt that I will ever have time to review them all, but I wish that I could. I want to talk about two more recent jaunts, though.

First, Resident Evil 3: Extinction. The third installment of this movie surprised me quite a bit. I won't say it's the best of the series, but it's on par for sure. It's the first threequel that I've seen in a long while that I've enjoyed. And, the plain and simple truth is that they've come a long way with the Resident Evil storyline from the original game, and the original dialog.

I wish I could find this with the original gameplay video as well, because it's the funniest thing that I've ever enjoyed. Now, I've been playing and enjoying Resident Evil since the original PSOne version, so I would say I'm a pretty die hard fan, but I've been really impressed with the quality of the movies compared to the games. At least, they are much less convoluted, for sure.

Anyway, the other movie I wanted to mention was Stardust. I really enjoyed it, a lot more than I expected too. It's a great story that's well done. Of course, I was a little reluctant to go at first, but that's because I didn't realize it was Neil Gaiman's work. I would really recommend catching it in the cheap theater before it's gone, like I did, or else, I would guess it will be out on video soon.

There's a lot more I'd love to cover, but right now I'm exhausted, and I feel the need to cuddle up with the girlfriend. I'm hoping to update a bit more frequently now, though not with the gusto I used to. We'll just play it by ear.

P.S. Melissa and I have added to our 'family'.



Meet Nelly and Ginger, a pair of young cavies, or more commonly known as guinea pigs. They are wonderful little critters and have been added to the family as my home becomes more and more like a zoo.

See you soon, I hope.