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That's my one fear with the whole game, like what happened with MKDS and Strikers. They're not "glitches", they're just soul destroying tricks and "tactics" that can only be mastered by people willing to dedicate their lives to sucking the very essence of fun out of the fabrics of the universe.

The components of love, it's meaning, purpose and the conventions that go with it are entirely dependent on the individual. Or more accurately, the individuals. No two people are alike and no two relationships are ever the same.

Although a headset might be nice, I still can't help but consider that most, if not all the most enjoyable games I've played on Xbox Live, are often played in polite silence.

I once went for a camping/cycling/ holiday for a week in the Hebrides. A stunningly beautiful part of the world, but make preparations. It was sunny all week apart from one simply massive storm that lasted six hours then totally vanished. We had to shelter that night in a nearby hotel.

Flowers are Red by Harry Chapin The little boy went first day of school He got some crayons and started to draw He put colors all over the paper For colors was what he saw And the teacher said.. What you doin' young man I'm paintin' flowers he said She said... It's not the time for art young man And anyway flowers are green and red There's a time for everything young man And a way it should be done You've got to show concern for everyone else For you're not the only one And she said... Flowers are red young man Green leaves are green There's no need to see flowers any other way Than they way they always have been seen But the little boy said... There are so many colors in the rainbow So many colors in the morning sun So many colors in the flower and I see every one Well the teacher said.. You're sassy There's ways that things should be And you'll paint flowers the way they are So repeat after me..... And she said... Flowers are red young man Green leaves are green There's no need to see flowers any other way Than they way they always have been seen But the little boy said... There are so many colors in the rainbow So many colors in the morning sun So many colors in the flower and I see every one The teacher put him in a corner She said.. It's for your own good.. And you won't come out 'til you get it right And are responding like you should Well finally he got lonely Frightened thoughts filled his head And he went up to the teacher And this is what he said.. and he said Flowers are red, green leaves are green There's no need to see flowers any other way Than the way they always have been seen Time went by like it always does And they moved to another town And the little boy went to another school And this is what he found The teacher there was smilin' She said...Painting should be fun And there are so many colors in a flower So let's use every one But that little boy painted flowers In neat rows of green and red And when the teacher asked him why This is what he said.. and he said Flowers are red, green leaves are green There's no need to see flowers any other way Than the way they always have been seen.

It was OK. Woke up with a very sore throat, decided to skip college. Feeling a bit better now, don't have my energies quite about me though. Student loan still not in. Bah.

Well I don't think you can expect English sports fans to run around throwing parades for the success of other teams. If Scotland does well, any subsequent celebrations are generally a Scottish prerogative. Nor will you find English sports fans tuning in to Scottish matches to support the other guy.

It's not like Scotland doesn't produce it's fair share of sporting heroes though, especially given its' relative size. The Scottish rugby & football teams remain highly competitive, produced at least one F1 champion and one American Indy Car Champion, a number of Olympic medallists, top tier golfers, and Britain's best chance for a tennis grand slam is himself Scottish. For a nation of no more then about five million people that's a mighty impressive sporting lineage.

I just don't get it. After the last Rugby World Cup, England's win received ne'r a single comment after about a week, while in Scottish media even the mightiest English victory is generally relegated to a small column alongside the golf results. The constant referencing to 66 does get a bit annoying, but the only person who ever does that is John Motson during England footie matches. Thank god for optional Radio 5 commentary.

One penny. Just one.

If I had a penny for every time I heard or read that. Just one, single, solitary penny.

I never though any of them would make it. Fantastic, cheering tomfoolery. I still want a working car/canal boat though.

Since the under dogs seem to have won every knock out stage, at what point does being the underdog make the opposing team the REAL underdogs, thus promising victory to them?

How the hell does the production team get anything they do cleared through health and safety? "Yeah, so anyway, we'll be sending the boys to attach booster rockets to a mini and launch themselves across the Atlantic." "Fantastic. Hopes it works!"

Mass Effect is going to rock so hard.

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On again tonight. This week will see a return from the amphibious cars the tried to build last season.

Aimless is right. Any one of the components of the Orange Box would be well worth the price by itself. Instead they're giving you all five.

I played Eve Online for awhile, which was a fantastic game but a tad time consuming. I still play Guild Wars occasionally, especially with my bro. He's determined to get GW2 when it comes out, and I think I shall join him.

Usually you have to dig into the game files on your hard drive and there'll be a "screenshots" folder floating around there.

Happy Birthday Hellfire! Happy Birthday person who I share some strange telekinetic link with which will eventually lead to us becoming the sole defenders of of the Earth as foretod by ancient Egyption hieroglyphs mysteriously unearthed in northern Mexico!!

Portal/Ep 2 discussion:

Phew. Finally finished the main game on Portal. Fantastic stuff. FYI, the cake isn't a lie, you just don't get any.