musik/life/games [Woohoo for random title!]

It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’ve gotten some new music addictions since I’ve been gone..

[Coldplay ftw] now is part of my screename on MSN because I’m obsessed. I have downloaded dozens and dozens of unreleased tracks and B-Sides [if anyone's interested I'll find links] off the corners of the internet in the past month or so. I also just went out and bought the material versions of X&Y and A Rush of Blood to the Head, only had them from Zune previously. So yes, I paid for them twice. I’m that obsessed. What’s not to like about Coldplay really? All of their albums have amazing songs aside from the ‘meh’ Twisted Logic on X&Y. I’m not too sure there has ever been any other band I could listen to three albums from basically straight through. Roll on next tour so I can see you guys live and of course next album!

I’ve also started liking U2 much more. Their last two albums How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and All That You Can’t Leave Behind have just been pure genius. Really cool music videos as well. Going to have to break out a credit card and download some from iTunes soon. Oh wait.. shit DRM. Nevermind.

Hmm, what else?

Well, I got a Facebook account just to be different than Myspace. Turns out it’s much better and there’s none of that shit emo customization. I mean, customization is cool, but it’s just way, waaaaaay out of hand on there. I can’t even read with some of the backgrounds they’ve got. Going to put a profile pic up soon I believe. Let me know if you want an add in the comments!

Went out to California for a week as well, but that’s another post.

Erm. Let’s see.. My girlfriend is writing a story-ish thingy called the Pulse, and it might be going up on a blog here soon if everything goes right. Really good read, from the 10 ‘chapters’ she’s let me see so far. I’ll post something up with a link when it’s up if anyone’s interested.

Gameswise I’m back on handhelds after having a short divorce with them. We’re now happily married for.. I think.. the fourth time? Anyway so I’ve picked up a few games for PSP/DS, including the new Pokemans game [which is way too addictive considering I'm not a little kid..]. I also got a bit of stuff for my Wii and went further into Zelda. Not really sure why I haven’t played more of it yet since I’m a fanboy and all.. Oh and I’ve been playing Splinter Cell Double Agent very religiously late at night for the past month. Pretty good game.

Not much else really, all I’ve got left is going to be seperate posts because I think it’s more interesting than this random stuff which I doubt anyone cares about!

Very disappointed with E3. Another post though.

Also I’m being forced by Sony into buying a PS3 very soon by their horrible tactics… I hate them, I really do.

Last thing would be that I’m officially ‘News Director’ at a new-ish XBOX website called XBOXFocus. New-ish because it’s a new URL and design, but there’s 33000 members that’ll be there right from the start. Anyway it was quite interesting finding out about my new position because I was told I’d be a news writer for the longest time, and all of a sudden the creator told me about a week before it was supposed to launch that I’m Director. Which means I have to find writers.. [If anyone's interested let me know!] But hey, I’m getting paid, so I guess I can’t complain.

It’s not up just yet but should be soon at www.xboxfocus.com. Looks cool from what I’ve seen so far.

I’m planning on actually blogging now. Though that really doesn’t mean anything, you’ll probably see me again very soon!