• 11Dec 09

  Early Winter Update

  So, you're probably wondering where I've been for the past couple of months. Well, you can blame school for that - it's been keeping me extremely busy. Actually, right now I'm taking a much-needed break from studying to write this. Seems like if I'm not having a test on oxidative phosphorylation in AP Biology, I have a test on differentiation in calculus, or a test on the War of Austrian Succession in AP European history, or a test on les verbes à deux racines in French, or a literary analysis of Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron in composition... I'm pretty sure you get the point - it's crazy.

  
  

  

  
  

  I guess I should get used to it though, as I got accepted into Michigan State's Honors College, which is pretty prestigious; you needed to be in the top 5% of your graduating cIass, have above a 3.9 GPA, and above a 31 on the ACT. It's good news, but it means I definitely won't be "skating by" in college. So, in the free time that I've had, I've been playing a bit of Modern Warfare 2. Right now I'm level 54 on the first prestige, with slightly over 13,000 kills and a 2.42 kills per death ratio. A couple days ago, I also reached level 42 on the site - I'm now a "Karnov."
  
  Today, I also learned that in early 2010, Gamespot will be entering a partnership with Raptr. I think that's pretty cool, considering I've been a member of the site for awhile, and I like how it can track all the games I play and achievements I earn. What do you guys think?

  • Posted Dec 11, 2009 4:02 pm PT
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• 25Oct 09

  Fall Update

  Long time no see Gamespot. Hope everyone is having a pretty good fall. Things have been decent here - I just haven't had the motivation to post or otherwise spend much time on the site... you can partially thank Lost and Borderlands for that. For all those who commented and said that Lost was great in my last blog, you were definitely right. Sure, Jericho was good, but Lost is better. I watched all five seasons of the show in less than a couple of weeks thanks to the wonders of Netflix. Needless to say, I can't wait until the show wraps up with season six in 2010.

  
  

  

  
  

  Other than Lost, I picked up Borderlands on the 20th, and finished it today, the 25th. It was a decent game, but nothing more than filler until Modern Warfare 2 comes out. The gameplay was good, and so was the game's hybrid graphics styIe. The paper-thin story and terrible ending, however, were not. I'll be writing a review soon (hopefully), but my recommendation is to rent this one first.

  School is still going okay - a little less busy, too. I finally sent in all my college applications and got accepted to the college of my choice - Michigan State University. I'll also (presumably) be attending the Honors College to study pre-med. And with that said, Lost fans, I'll leave you with this.

  • Posted Oct 25, 2009 6:12 pm PT
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• 29Sep 09

  Netflix + Jericho

  Over the weekend, I decided to take up an offer for a free trial of Netflix. I usually don't buy into those kind of "free trial" things, but I've heard a lot of good things about the service, and being able to stream thousands of movies and shows right to my Xbox 360 for only $9 a month is pretty appealing. Well, it's been four days, and I'm extremely happy with Netflix so far. The picture quality is great, and they recommended me a great show to watch - Jericho.

  
  

  

  
  

  I heard of Jericho a couple years back, but never had the time nor interest to check it out. Over the weekend, I was able to stream all two seasons of the show, which, to put it quickly, might be one of my all-time favorites. The cast is great (including Skeet Ulrich, seen in the above picture), and so is the show's storyline. I'd highly recommend you guys check it out. Other than Jericho, I just started watching season one of Lost. A bunch of my friends are fans of the show, and said I need to watch it. Let's hope it's as good as they led me to believe!
  
  As many of you have seen, my activity on the site has been a bit... lacking, lately. Being my senior year, school has been extremely busy - more-so than I expected. Plus, I just can't seem to find an active place to post right now. Needless to say, I'm still here, and don't plan on leaving anytime soon.

  • Posted Sep 29, 2009 3:41 pm PT
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