• 16Dec 09

  Aaaand that's a wrap.

  Well, it's been a horribly long time since I last posted a blog, but this semester has been brutal. Definitely the most challenging yet, and it couldn't have ended any sooner.

  I wrote my last exam today (Finance) and hopefully did well on it. If I can keep my GPA above 3.8 I'll be happy, but this semester might be my GPA's demise. I've been on the Dean's list two years running I REFUSE TO STOP NOW!!!

  Anyway, it's good to be done, and I'm looking forward to relaxing for a couple of weeks and spending time with family and friends. I'm pretty much done my Christmas shopping which is a small miracle, but I still have a lot of wrapping to do.

  Enough about schooling and crap, let's talk games!

  When I wasn't on campus studying/doing projects for the last month straight for some 12-14 hours a day, I was playing me some Modern Warfare 2. I went straight online for the first bit before beating the campaign on veteran. The online play is great when it's not being hacked to sweet hell, and there are still some balancing issues, but nevertheless it's a blasty blast that can quickly take over your whole evening. The solo campaign was pretty stellar, albeit a bit tiring due to non-stop crazy moments that had you on an adreniline rollercoaster. I'll probably do a review but might save it and do a video review with the sweet webcam I MAY get from Santa in a few days.

  Other than that, I haven't really played much games at all. I will eventually conquer the remaining five or six spec-op missions on veteran with a buddy, and then I'll have more time for Forza 3 and Dragon Age (which Santa BETTER bring me!).

  In other news, I've been having fun putting my economics skills to the test on investopedia.com's simulator. Aside from one of my stocks tanking hard today (which is ok, because it'll climb again by the end of the week) I've been making all sorts of virtual money. Gold has been fun to play with: short selling it last week, and buying it up for the increase after that announcement of a 1.5 bigillion dollar deficit for the US gov't next year. It's lots of fun, and great practice for the real deal. The website has a plethora of information to teach you the ropes if you have no idea what's going on, but even for those with lots of knowledge crammed into their head it can be a fun little passtime that doubles as a learning experience. P.S. I totally bought a bunch of Take-Two stock after it tanked -- I'll make a fortune in the long run hahaha.

  In any case how are all of you doing? I've been reading blogs here and there but I'd love to know how you've all been. I hope to be more active while on break so look for a bunch of content that could be dropped on this page for the next few weeks.

  Have a good one,

  XR

  • Posted Dec 16, 2009 11:38 am PT
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• 1Nov 09

  My Baby

  If you know me even slightly well, you know that I'm in love with cars. I haven't been up to snuff since I entered university, but my love for cars has definitely not left me.

  It stands to reason then, that I would buy Forza 3. I dumped hooooooours into Forza 2 and I just about did a back flip when I got my copy of 3 in the mail.

  I've been racing, yes, and I'm pretty darn good too (usually in the top 1% -- not bad for using fulling auto ) but I've been spending a lot of time painting my cars and taking pictures of them which is more than a little addictive. I've been trying to upload videos to forzamotorsport.net but like a lot of people, it just hasn't been working.

  In any case I thought I'd share with you my baby of the moment. It's a Lotus Evora, and man is it a pretty car. In general I'm a fan of Lotus as they take small engines and get amazing performance out of them, and in my opinion, make some of the best handling cars on the planet. After I realized I was definitely going to drive this car for a long time, I thought I'd spruce it up. After I found some cool vinyls of a chick from Evangelion, I painted up the rest of the car around her. The result is pretty cool, and if I really wanted it to be awesome I could spend more time on the tear effects, but I'm too lazy.

  Enough with the talking, here she is! (Note you should probably click on the picture to see the full size shot for the best quality).

  
  
  
  
  

  So there you have it! I hope none of you thought Nathalie and I got pregnant or something...although I suppose it may have made for an more interesting blog. I'll be trying to post some more now that some of the tougher tests are out of the way in school, so don't miss me too much.

  Have a good one!

  XR

  • Posted Nov 1, 2009 7:18 pm PT
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• 12Oct 09

  New Avatar...and Happy Birthday to me!

  I'm standardizing my avatar across all of my game website accounts, and gamespot's was the last to be converted. I personally like this one a lot more and it will probably stay this for a very loooong time.

  In other news I'm up to my neck in mid terms and assignments so don't be surprised if I slightly drop off the face of the earth for a while.

  Also, Tuesday (about 30 minutes from now my time) is my 21st birthday! I'm pretty pumped, although it's not like the states where drinking because legal, since here in Canada it's 19. Regardless, it's a pretty big birthday and it makes me feel old haha.

  

  That's all for now guys and gals, hope all is well with you!

  XR

  • Posted Oct 12, 2009 7:34 pm PT
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