Day 321
My thumbs are sore. I have been playing Madden 11 with my brother-in-law Eric almost all day. Which meant that I have not had any time to blog.
So I think I am going to call a time out and skip blogging tonight.
So I can play more Madden.
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Sep 17, 2010
Jun 26, 2010
Random Ramblings
Day 238
I just finished watching the USA lose its World Cup game. I thought that they played pretty well, I just wish they played the way they did in the 2nd half the whole game. That 1st half really did us in. So far my first experience watching the World Cup has been a fun one. More than likely I will watch it again when that time comes around. For the time being I see myself being more of a casual fan than a hardcore one.
It has been quite warm the last couple of days. I am not a fan of the heat and I particularly hate the first hot days of summer. My body is not used to the heat and I think I am going to die. I almost set up my air conditioner last night but like usual, my laziness won out. And now I am regretting it.
I cannot wait for the new NFL season. It just can't come soon enough for this Jets fan. Usually every year I will pick up the new Madden game but more than likely I will have to skip it for a couple of reasons. Firstly it is pretty expensive and I don't think I can afford to plunk down 50 bucks. Secondly, I was a bit disappointed in the Wii version. It had some neat aspects to it but it is definitely for the casual fan, something that I am not. I would love, love to have the PS3 and have that version but if I cannot afford 50 bucks I definitely cannot afford to pick up a PS3. They do have the new Madden for the PS2 that I am tempted to pick up but it only features a roster update and no new features. Still, I think it will be a better game than the Wii version.
Speaking of the NFL, I am looking forward to doing some blog columns here making my season predictions and then doing weekly columns with my picks for the game. I used to write NFL yearbooks previewing the seasons but I have not done that for years. Doing an NFL blog should be fun (at least for me maybe not my readers) because I get to write about one of my favorite things and it will also take up one column a week.
Speaking of Wii games. I have to admit that I am excited to get my hands on the Harry Potter Lego game. I just love those Lego games. I would love to see a Lego Spider-Man or a Superman one. They are so dang addicting.
Today I went and picked up my first Bountiful Basket and I hope this first experience will not sour me on the whole experience. I got an e-mail last night telling me that they have changed the pickup and location times so I called my sister-in-law to warn her. Then I get a phone call this morning asking me where Kristy is. Apparently the times and locations have not changed. So stinking confusing. I had to run to Hyrum to pick up my stash and I feel very lucky they kept my baskets. I am looking forward to eating them, I got some tomatoes and avocados and no one in my family likes them!
Last night Logan and I had another Guy's Night Out for the second week in a row. Kristy was gone once again with the Young Woman overnight. Logan and I went down to see my brother-in-law Eric to play some games and then we came home. We stopped by to get some burgers and then I had some errands to run in the evening. We didn't have time for a Star Wars movie, we only had time for a few Simpsons episodes.
Logan and I also went to the library yesterday and I found a couple of books that I am excited to read. I picked up an autobiography on Tom Petty and also one on Bill Parcell's last season as the New York Jets coach. So I guess I cannot complain that I am bored. I have a ton of reading to do.
I am really enjoying this new album, Mojo, from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. A lot more bluesy than his other work. I wish he was coming to Utah.
Well, I cannot think of anything else to talk about. Guess that means I am done.
I just finished watching the USA lose its World Cup game. I thought that they played pretty well, I just wish they played the way they did in the 2nd half the whole game. That 1st half really did us in. So far my first experience watching the World Cup has been a fun one. More than likely I will watch it again when that time comes around. For the time being I see myself being more of a casual fan than a hardcore one.
It has been quite warm the last couple of days. I am not a fan of the heat and I particularly hate the first hot days of summer. My body is not used to the heat and I think I am going to die. I almost set up my air conditioner last night but like usual, my laziness won out. And now I am regretting it.
My birthday is in a few days.... HINT HINT
I cannot wait for the new NFL season. It just can't come soon enough for this Jets fan. Usually every year I will pick up the new Madden game but more than likely I will have to skip it for a couple of reasons. Firstly it is pretty expensive and I don't think I can afford to plunk down 50 bucks. Secondly, I was a bit disappointed in the Wii version. It had some neat aspects to it but it is definitely for the casual fan, something that I am not. I would love, love to have the PS3 and have that version but if I cannot afford 50 bucks I definitely cannot afford to pick up a PS3. They do have the new Madden for the PS2 that I am tempted to pick up but it only features a roster update and no new features. Still, I think it will be a better game than the Wii version.
Speaking of the NFL, I am looking forward to doing some blog columns here making my season predictions and then doing weekly columns with my picks for the game. I used to write NFL yearbooks previewing the seasons but I have not done that for years. Doing an NFL blog should be fun (at least for me maybe not my readers) because I get to write about one of my favorite things and it will also take up one column a week.
Speaking of Wii games. I have to admit that I am excited to get my hands on the Harry Potter Lego game. I just love those Lego games. I would love to see a Lego Spider-Man or a Superman one. They are so dang addicting.
Today I went and picked up my first Bountiful Basket and I hope this first experience will not sour me on the whole experience. I got an e-mail last night telling me that they have changed the pickup and location times so I called my sister-in-law to warn her. Then I get a phone call this morning asking me where Kristy is. Apparently the times and locations have not changed. So stinking confusing. I had to run to Hyrum to pick up my stash and I feel very lucky they kept my baskets. I am looking forward to eating them, I got some tomatoes and avocados and no one in my family likes them!
Last night Logan and I had another Guy's Night Out for the second week in a row. Kristy was gone once again with the Young Woman overnight. Logan and I went down to see my brother-in-law Eric to play some games and then we came home. We stopped by to get some burgers and then I had some errands to run in the evening. We didn't have time for a Star Wars movie, we only had time for a few Simpsons episodes.
I finally found a book I really want to read!
Logan and I also went to the library yesterday and I found a couple of books that I am excited to read. I picked up an autobiography on Tom Petty and also one on Bill Parcell's last season as the New York Jets coach. So I guess I cannot complain that I am bored. I have a ton of reading to do.
I am really enjoying this new album, Mojo, from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. A lot more bluesy than his other work. I wish he was coming to Utah.
Well, I cannot think of anything else to talk about. Guess that means I am done.
Mar 15, 2010
Matt at Work: The Madden Tournament
Day 135
One of the cool things about my last employment was that they allowed us to have huge Halo parties at the office. They usually would supply some pizza as well but we could stay at the office for as long as we wanted playing games.
I am not a Halo guy at all. I played it once there and the only time I scored a kill was when I killed my own guy. Most of the time I was just killed as soon as I materialized back into the game.
So my friend Zack decided to do a Madden Party. Both him and I were huge into the Madden football games and he thought it would be fun to have a tournament with a cash prize. We got a few others to participate and donate five bucks. Zack thought he was going to win so he donated about $25 to the pot to generate interest.
I love Madden. I have played Madden since the 90's. I have owned a copy of Madden almost every year and I am pretty good at it. I was excited about the prospect of being the office champion. So one Friday night we all went back to the office, brought in some extra televisions and played Madden.
And I owned. The first tech was no match for me. When I got to play the second tech Tarren, we decided to even things up. I was a PS2 owner and he was an XBox guy. So we played a half on mine and a half on his. And I still killed him while playing on the XBox.
Zack got upset by another player who loved Madden as much as we did. Honestly though, he got lucky. But the championship was set, it was me versus Will. Will is not a bad player at all. In fact he is pretty good at identifying plays and countering with his defense. We were both the same team, the Buffalo Bills and I gave him the home field. I jumped out to an early lead and I was able to move up and down the field with ease. I had a good sized lead (I think it was about 24-0) but he started to notice my offense and was able to slow me down. At half time it was a lot closer than I wanted. It was 28-14 all through the 3rd quarter. At the start of the 4th quarter I thought I was in trouble. He was close to scoring and I had not been able to stop him. He scored a touchdown and brought the game within a touchdown and he was ecstatic.
But then I got the ball and I decided to go for a big play. And it ended up bigger than I thought it would turn out to be. My wide receiver was so open I couldn't believe it. I tossed him the ball and he scored the touchdown and I was back up by 14. And Will decided he could take no more. He got up suddenly, rattled off a few choice words under his breath and tossed the controller to the floor! He looked at me, giving me the evil eye and stormed out of the office. We could hear him stomp down the stairs and then we heard his car squeal out of the parking lot! I was glad to hear the squeal of his tires, at least that told me he was gone. I thought for sure he was going to wait for me to beat me up! So I pocketed the $50 proudly and carefully went home.
And that was the last Madden Tournament we had.
One of the cool things about my last employment was that they allowed us to have huge Halo parties at the office. They usually would supply some pizza as well but we could stay at the office for as long as we wanted playing games.
I am not a Halo guy at all. I played it once there and the only time I scored a kill was when I killed my own guy. Most of the time I was just killed as soon as I materialized back into the game.
So my friend Zack decided to do a Madden Party. Both him and I were huge into the Madden football games and he thought it would be fun to have a tournament with a cash prize. We got a few others to participate and donate five bucks. Zack thought he was going to win so he donated about $25 to the pot to generate interest.
I love Madden. I have played Madden since the 90's. I have owned a copy of Madden almost every year and I am pretty good at it. I was excited about the prospect of being the office champion. So one Friday night we all went back to the office, brought in some extra televisions and played Madden. And I owned. The first tech was no match for me. When I got to play the second tech Tarren, we decided to even things up. I was a PS2 owner and he was an XBox guy. So we played a half on mine and a half on his. And I still killed him while playing on the XBox.
Zack got upset by another player who loved Madden as much as we did. Honestly though, he got lucky. But the championship was set, it was me versus Will. Will is not a bad player at all. In fact he is pretty good at identifying plays and countering with his defense. We were both the same team, the Buffalo Bills and I gave him the home field. I jumped out to an early lead and I was able to move up and down the field with ease. I had a good sized lead (I think it was about 24-0) but he started to notice my offense and was able to slow me down. At half time it was a lot closer than I wanted. It was 28-14 all through the 3rd quarter. At the start of the 4th quarter I thought I was in trouble. He was close to scoring and I had not been able to stop him. He scored a touchdown and brought the game within a touchdown and he was ecstatic.
But then I got the ball and I decided to go for a big play. And it ended up bigger than I thought it would turn out to be. My wide receiver was so open I couldn't believe it. I tossed him the ball and he scored the touchdown and I was back up by 14. And Will decided he could take no more. He got up suddenly, rattled off a few choice words under his breath and tossed the controller to the floor! He looked at me, giving me the evil eye and stormed out of the office. We could hear him stomp down the stairs and then we heard his car squeal out of the parking lot! I was glad to hear the squeal of his tires, at least that told me he was gone. I thought for sure he was going to wait for me to beat me up! So I pocketed the $50 proudly and carefully went home.
And that was the last Madden Tournament we had.
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