My answer goes with Radiohead. As far as modern bands go, they are not only incredibly consistent with their albums, but they are constantly innovating and trying to push rock music forward. A lot of their music is also incredibly deep, and while some of their albums are not the most accessible (Kid A comes to mind) I think they are doing something that so few bands today are doing. Thoughts? Criticisms?

:lol: its a sin to be discouraged.. wait.. drinking is a sin??? they drink at church!

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Oh my goodness please don't listen to this source. It's obviously from a sect of Christianity that takes things way too literally and probably belives that you can't live above sin, which is a load of BS.

As for drinking... it's playing with fire as far as I'm concerned and I don't support churches that condone it. There's a difference between modern wine and wine in the New Testament.

I kind of agree with the TC about the Wii. I mean, as a fan of games with depth, I have a hard time finding games worth buying on the Wii right now except for Zelda and Paper Mario. Warioware and Wii Sports are fun when i have friends over, but other than that I don't spend much time on my Wii. And the future lineup looks like another gamecube: Mario Galaxy, SSBB, Metroid 3, new Zelda (we know it's coming). That's 4 games I would buy. FOUR. Maybe mario kart but I've kinda lost interest in the series after Mario Kart DS. If you look at the rest of the lineup, it's kinda dissapointing. Zakk and Wiki? that's a rental. Battalion Wars 2? not worth 50 bucks. Wii Fit? Well, if it kicks your butt physically then I might, but I still have a gym membership for that stuff.

The truth is that more games with good multiplayer, good graphics, involving stories and deep multiplayer are going to be found on PC, 360 and PS3. Not that the Wii won't have those things, it's just going to have a whole lot less than the competition. A Wii is perfect as a complementary console, but by itself it can leave something to be desired for the hardcore gamer.

Have you tried right-clicking and selecting Run as Administrator? That seems to solve some problems for me.

Being a recent owner of a pretty nice PC, I now see the advantages of PC gaming as well as it's disadvantages. Pretty much all of the so called "exclusive" 360 games will eventually come out on PC (Gears of War, Halo 3, Bioshock, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4) except for Lost Oddysee and Blue Dragon, which look like console exclusive JRPGs. It's also getting games like Crysis, World in Conflict, Hellgate London, and Starcraft 2. Good luck seeing those games on consoles! Mods and stuff are cool too, as well as services like Direct2drive and fileplanet that make lazy people like me not have to drive out to town to buy a new game. PCs can surf the internet better than consoles and have keyboards and mouses. The only thing PC doesn't get is Nintendo games and games like Ninja Gaiden, Final Fantasy, etc. that only appear on consoles. Other than that, PC pretty much does own console gaming.

And for the people who say stuff like "PC gaming is buggy, requires maintenance, it's a hassle, etc." A couple things. 1.) you've probably never owned a sweet, reliablegaming rig and 2.) My 360 has frozen and crashed more than my PC. I have Oblivion on both my 360 and PC, on my PC it looks better and it's never crashed. Oblivion on my 360 has frozen up and crashed so many times that I just got frustrated and got it for PC. A 360 is less reliable than a nice computer.

freakin' Call of Duty 3 on Veteran setting. Almost threw my controller today.

I thought Ninja Gaiden got a lot easier once you figured out certain patterns and used a block/roll/jump combo every time you felt like you were going to get owned.

Dude who cares if you're overweight. Seriously, it's ALL about personality. I'm a goofy looking guy and a bit flabby, not fat but I could use some tone. I have girls talking to me all the time, I just joke around with them and use my sense of humor and wit to make friends with girls. Guys are, in general, shallower than girls. If you realize you're a bit overweight, it wouldn't hurt to think about going on a diet or something. If you go onto any relationship-based poll about what is the sexiest feature in a guy, guess what's number 1 most of the time? Confidence, good sense of humor, etc. not necessarily "looks". I know some attractive guys that have a hard time getting girls because they don't practice their game and they look like dorks when the attractive girl finally starts talking to them. Just remember: friends first. You should know a girl for a while and know a lot about her before you take the plunge or you'll end up getting your heart ripped to pieces. Girls can either be the sweetest thing on the planet or evil demons from the pits of Hell.

Anyways, I would suggest one thing: Stop moping around and say to yourself "hey, i'm overweight and not that good looking. SO WHAT." That is the first step. Second step, try to lose a little weight. It doesn't hurt. When all is said and done, just be yourself. Don't worry about what other people think so much. Enjoy life. If you do that the girls will naturally come your way.