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The wonderful world of retail
February 18, 2006

I've been out of things around here lately. I took a little break from gaming to focus on writing other things, including resumes. It is definitely time for me to seriously pursue another career. I just don't know how much longer I can live the life of an impoverished salesperson at Best Buy. On good days, I feel like I'm treading water. On the rest, I just despise everything. This job is sucking the life out of me. So begins a little rant about the world of corporate retail.

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Is 10 years worth $10?
January 24, 2006

Alright kiddies, listen up. I have a little warning for you.

So you've beaten God of War on every difficulty possible, you've collected every bolt and weapon in the Ratchet & Clank games, you beat Alien Hominid with your eyes closed, and you know every line of Dragonquest VIII by heart. Now you're thinking it's time to sell off those old games and buy something new. DON'T DO IT!

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(Untitled Post)
January 13, 2006

Even though I have few blog posts, I realized they are all generally negative.
My page is purple. I will try to bring more cheer.

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(Untitled Post)
January 11, 2006

I think that I have finally hit addiction status on World of Warcraft. I love the game to death, but that might be exactly where the problem lies. I find myself scheduling the important things in life around Warcraft. A coworker offered me two extra hours at work the other night (about $15 worth), but I declined so that I could get home and play for two more hours. My job search has slowed to a crawl because of the game. I even eat protein bars more often than real food because it's quicker. All for the sake of fantasy world. Kind of pathetic when you think about it.

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Into the blue again / After the money's gone
January 05, 2006

So now my hours at work have been cut from 40 to 16.
Ouch.
I guess it's about time for me to find one of those "real" jobs. At the very least, less money means less opportunity to go out, which then means more gaming time, resulting in more reviews. I went ahead and got some el'cheapo games from the store to pass the time and fill in some holes around here; HSX, Hunter: Wayward, and Eve of Extinction. I've always wanted to play HSX. Unfortunately, I got screwed on Restricted Area, which was the game I really wanted to try. I was in the mood for a bit of cyberpunk, but I got out to the car, only to find that someone had pried it open and stolen the disk.

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Lock up your daughters
November 23, 2005

I am constantly amazed and frustrated with the sexism surrounding video games. I'm not talking about the mis/under-representation of women in games. That's one of those big issues I don't feel like analyzing just yet. My frustrations stem from the parents buying games for their kids.

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The other end of the 360 line
November 22, 2005

November 22nd, 360 launch date, now has a special place in my heart as one of my most hated days. I didn't wait overnight to get denied a 360, get kicked out of line, or anything like that. Nope, I was one of those fine folks at Best Buy selling the systems. Hanging out with friends in the freezing Wisconsin weather for hours on end sounds fun in a masochistic way. Instead, I got to wake up at 4:30am, start unpacking boxes at 6:00am, and spend the next six hours giving the same shpeel about controllers and memory cards without a break, food, or even a trip to the bathroom.

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