Home Sweet Home

This was given to Andy by a friend of his at work. Let me explain.

His friend from work is the one in tank (DUSARA666). Another one of his friends he grew up with is the one in the plane (TLPN99) and another guy they play online with is the one in the helicopter (REBEL).

This of course leaves Andy (StJimmy)... He is the one they are all shooting.

Today the demo for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 comes out. Andy has been talking about this for weeks and everybody he plays Call of Duty with is planning on playing it tonight also.

I guess this picture was giving Andy a taste of what he has to look forward to tonight.

Boys.

Andy's Xbox stopped reading discs several months ago. He was tired of how he was always having to send it in for repairs so he moved on to a Playstation 3.

Since it was still under warranty he posted it off (for free) to Microsoft about a week ago to be repaired and here it is all fixed.

Now he can take it to Game and trade it in for store credit so that he can buy some new Playstation 3 games.

I love working the system.

Jealousy is never a good thing... but when you start feeling jealous of a fictional character on Sims 3 then you know it is really bad!

But tell me... who would not want this life? Look how happy she is, she is unemployed, outside enjoying her beautiful surroundings and painting. If you need money you just hit 'Cntl + Shift + C' and type in Motherlode and you get tons of it. She wakes up, goes out if she wants, stays home if she wants, swims in her pool if she wants... truly a life of leisure.

I hate her.

But that isn't going to stop me from playing this wonderful game all day/night!

High: 58°
Low: 38°
Forecast: Periods of Rain
Sunrise: 4:44 AM
Sunset: 9:33 PM

I figured since I am starting to drive more and more I need to actually learn what some of these road signs that I keep passing are actually for. I love that you can get almost anything for the Nintendo DS!

I am allowed to drive on my US License for my first year here but then I have to get a UK License which means I have to pass the written and driving tests. From what I have heard the driving test here in the UK is much more difficult than that in the US. Something to look forward to I guess. *ugh* At least while I am driving now I do not have to put those silly 'L Plates' on my car!

Love how it shows it is suitable for anyone over 3 years of age... I hope there not any toddler learner drivers out there.

What did Andy and I do for 6 hours tonight? Uhmmmm.. That would be sing Karaoke on our new Xbox 360 game 'Lips'. I do believe I have started to lose my voice but it was SO worth it.

These are the microphones that came with the game and they are pretty cool on their own... they light up and pulse to the beat of the song. You can even change the color of the lights.

The game itself came with 40 songs and a free download of A-Ha's 'Take On Me'. We have already downloaded about 10 more of the available songs via Xbox Live but all in all there really is something for everything. My personal favorites are Radiohead's 'Fake Plastic Trees', Young MC's 'Bust A Move' and Rhianna's 'Umbrella'.

You can even connect your own music device (like an iPod) and sing songs from it. The lyrics are not displayed like with the others but it is still great to be able to sing anything you have.

Tonight... we were rock stars!

No I did not buy all of this today but since the last bit of it arrived today I figured it was worth a photo.

The lady that co-owns the pub with my mother-in-law was going to put her Wii up on eBay but when Andy's mom told her we were interested she sold us the Wii and five games for only £150.00! It has only been used a few times and is practically brand new. So after we got it the first game I wanted to buy was MarioKart, I have owned that game on every platform it has been made on and now that you can actually drive with the Wii remote and wheel.. it is even better!

Then started my hunt for Wii Fit. I was able to find it on Argos' website and it was bundled with the Family Ski game and a rechargeable battery pack for the balance board. I also bought the Mini Golf game as I received a game for 1/2 off with my Wii Fit purchase. This is what came in the mail today.

I have tested out the Family Ski game and let me just say it's a blast! I have never been skiing before but have always wanted to try it, this is the next best thing. For those of you who do not have a Wii I say go for it. You will not be disappointed.

Oh .. and .. video cameras are not allowed to be in the same room as me when I am doing the hula hoop on Wii Fit. : )

I have never laughed SO hard! Tonight Andy's dad got out his Wii Fit to show us a few of the games on it and I think I got more of a workout laughing.

The picture above is while he was doing the ski jump. This was the 'down the hill' pose. Once he was ready to jump the legs went straight and his arms went up in the air.

Now below I have posted a video of him doing the hula hoop on Wii Fit. This is where the true laughter comes in. I must ask that before you watch this video that you do the following:

1) Turn your volume down because as hard as I tried I could not stop laughing and with my
current cough added in .. it's very loud!
2) Make sure that you are not drinking as the outburst of laughter may make you spit it out
3) Enjoy!