First off, I would like to say that I have finally got passed level 20, good luck with that Volcomstoner. Moving on, Gears of War 2 is just around the corner. I'm sure many are wondering if Gears 2 will live up to it's hype, and after seeing around 27 minutes of gameplay I have to say I am disappointed. However, I really am excited to see what the whole game has to offer. The video does contain spoilers, but if you're willing to watch it then click here.

The move is finally over, I have to say I am surprised that my family and I lasted as long as we did at my grandparents. Luckily for me I had a couple of things to keep me occupied while we were there. The first and most important item was my laptop, the second was I bought Madden NFL 09, and the third was that there is a Halloween carnival right behind my grandparents house.

Obviously I was on my laptop the most, whether it was watching tv on it, or writing stuff, or GameSpotting it up. As for Madden, I used to be really good at the game, but then the Falcons lost Michael Vick and I was stuck with Joey Harrington. Joey is not good at all, so I didn't play much of Madden 08, and then 09 came around. I knew the Falcons drafted Matt Ryan, but I still wasn't getting Madden. However, it's close to about halfway through football season, and I really wanted to play Madden so I bought it. I'm pretty good at it, but not as much as I used to be. Now about the carnival, I would have gone to it more, but it's mainly for little kids and teenagers around 12-15. So it's kind of lame. My cousin (who's 20) wanted to go, so she asked me, and we went. The only reason why I'm bringing this up is because it was probably the funniest part of my vacation. We were about to leave the carnival, my cousin kind of fell into a hole in the ground, and I guess she sprained her ankle. Now the reason it was funny is because she parked her car about a mile away from the carnival, because she didn't want to pay for parking and we had to walk back a mile while she complained about her ankle. She made it seem like she was going to die, it was hilarious to say the least.

As for the "getting a job" I didn't have much of a choice were I wanted to work. My family, most of my family, wanted me to work for Publix, so I guess that's where I'm going to be working. Anyway, thanks for reading my blog, you must have been really bored to do such a thing. I just have to say I apologize for the sloppiness of this blog, but I have until 10 and were are moving our stuff in the new apartment, and the internet does not work there so I had to post this now. Anyway, later.

The big move is over, well, almost over. We (my family and I) moved all of our stuff to our new apartment. However, our apartment was not ready so we had to put our stuff in the garage. The only bad things are, we're only halfway done with actually moving stuff, as soon as the apartment is ready we have to take all of the stuff out of the garage and move it into the apartment. The second part is we're staying with my grandparents, and chances are things are not going to turn out to well, but hey, I could be wrong. As of now things are good, but it's only day two. Now that were are pretty much done moving I can look for a job, hopefully I can find one. If I cannot find one then I'm pretty much screwed, and I'll have to work in the family business. Not that it's bad, but I just want to do my own thing. Anyway that is part one of my blog, later.

Though I wanted to see Eagle Eye, I got stuck watching Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and it was pretty funny. It was nothing bad, but nothing special. If I were to rate it I'd give it a 3 out of 5, which is worth watching. Well, the big move is in 6 days, and along with the move I pretty much received a car. The good things about it are it gets me from A to B, and it was free. The bad thing about it is it's in terrible condition. Oh yeah, and I was never taught how to drive. Did I mention that I am 19? However, I'll learn how to drive eventually, and my grandfather is going to fix up the car. Anyway, I found out recently that my family and I are spending Christmas with the rest of my family that live in New Jersey. SNOW, yeah that's right snow. I haven't seen snow since I was 6 maybe 7, so it's been a while. We're supposed to go snowboarding so I'm looking forward to that, and I love cold weather so regardless of what we are doing, I will probably enjoy it.

Referees are doing a terrible job in the NFL this year, and it's only week three. The biggest easily being in Denver last week when Jay Cutler clearly fumbled the ball. Unfortunately for San Diego, the play was whistled dead, causing them to lose. Many people said, "Well, San Diego had a few more chances to stop them and failed." Yeah but, that's not the point, if the call was right then Denver would have never had those extra chances. The NFL really needs to do something about this. As Norv Turner said, "That was unacceptable."

However, it did not stop there. In the game Atlanta versus Tampa Bay, Atlanta was on offense, Matt Ryan threw a pass to Roddy White, and Roddy fumbled the ball. One of the Tampa Bay defensive backs picked up the ball, and then forward lateraled it to one of his teamates, mean while, another one of Tampa Bay's defensive backs roughed Matt Ryan. The referee called a penalty on Tampa Bay for Roughing the Passer, and one on Atlanta for the Forward Lateral, which was also by Tampa Bay. It took about 6 minutes and the Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith to pretty much have an aneurysm to get the referees attention, and tell him the mistake of penalties. Eventually the referee saw his mistake and fixed the call. The point is, it's just down right ridiculous.

Still, in week three, the referees are making terrible calls. The first was in the Miami versus New England game. It was New England's first drive, they were about 20 to 25 yards from a touchdown. Matt Cassel was about to get sacked but got away from it and ran for a touchdown, but, the play was whistled dead as soon as the defensive lineman grabbed Matt. They said they were just trying to protect the quarterback. So in week two in the Dallas versus Philadelphia game, why did they let Donovan McNabb escape about 3 to 4 tackles and not blow the whistle. Or the best of all, last year in the Super Bowl, Eli Manning broke away from about 4 sacks before throwing an amazing pass with an even greater catch. (Click here to watch the play) They didn't call the play dead either of those times, so why now?

Also today, in the Tampa Bay versus Chicago game, a bad call cost the Bears the win. Tampa Bay's guard Jeremy Trueblood was clearly punching a defensive player several times, then defensive back Charles Tillman hit Trueblood once and got called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct, but didn't call anything on Tampa Bays Jeremy Trueblood. If the referees did their job right, Tampa Bay would have had to punt it, or go for it on 4th and long. Chances are the Bears would have won. The final out come of that game, Tampa Bay 27, Chicago 24 final overtime.

So, it's been a while since my last blog, just thought I'd keep you up to date. As posted earlier, I'm moving, the first move is with my parents, we are supposed to move October 18th. The second was supposed to be with my cousin, but our plans have changed because of personal reasons. I still plan on moving out on my own, It just might take a month or two more. So around February maybe March, I would like to have my own apartment.

Onto gaming. As posted in many blogs, by many people, there are a lot of great games coming out this fall. Though there are a lot of great games coming out, my list is very short, consisting of two games, Gears of War 2 (already pre-ordered), and Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway. Since I'm low on cash I'm going to have to sell the only game I have (Gears of War), and scavenge up the rest. On top of that, my Xbox LIVE membership trail ends in October, so I need money for that. Another great thing to happen this fall is the fall update, which consists of all that stuff we saw at E3 08. I really cannot wait.

One more note. Trash talkers on Xbox LIVE, what would you do without them? Well, unfortunately I am one. I've been trying not to do it so much, I'm getting better at it, but I still do it from time to time. I'm getting to the point where I shouldn't even talk at all, that way I won't say something by accident and start a huge argument about nothing. I've lost a lot of friends on Xbox LIVE (it's a good thing I don't know them in real life, not because I would be scared that they would try to fight me, but because it won't really effect my life) due to trash talking. Well that's my monthly blog, later.

Finally, Gears of War 2's achievements have been revealed, and Party Like It's 1999 is one of them. Well, here they are.

Here are the other five:

Crossed Swords - Points 10: Win 10 chainsaw duels (any mode).
A Parting Gift - Points 20: Kill 10 enemies with a grenade while down but not out (any mode).
Pound of Flesh - Points 10: Use a meatshield to save your life 10 times (any mode).
Photojournalist - Points 10: Submit a spectator photo.
Kick 'Em When They're Down - Points 10: Perform all 11 unique executions on a downed enemy.

It's official, I found out today that I'm moving. As a matter of fact I will be moving two times by the end of the year. The first move will be with my parents, we are moving back to my hometown. The second, me and my cousin are moving in together. He's the one that I went to Target with and saw the Good Friends cereal. I just hope I can get a job sooner rather than later. I'm wondering if I should wait until we move to get a job or wait until my little brother starts school. Anyway, I have been playing Gears a bit more lately, if anybody wants a challenge hit me up (Enemy of Time). Also, I will eventually write a Mass Effect review so look out for that. Well that is all for now, later.