No Damn USB cord

ARGH!
Today I decided to buy a laser printer, which I needed badly because the ink for the other printer (lexmark) costed a lot and ran out pretty quick. Anyways, I buy this laser printer for under 100 bananas. I'm happy. The dog's happy. I'm happy again. I reach home in which I was positively sure I had a USB cord to connect the laser printer to my MAC. Well, do I have to spell it for you? HINT: read the title.
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Fuck!

Another blog

I have created another blog called Free Agent Frenzy. An NHL blog about the upcoming (July 1st) free agents (who signs where, how much, and all that shit).

GTA 4 completed

That is correct. I have completed the story missions in GTA 4. W00T! This is my first GTA game that I have completed. I have tried GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas, both which I never finished. The main reason why I sucked in those games, well actually I just got stuck, was due to those fucking (plane/helicopter/boat) training missions. Especially the helicopter and plane training missions. I sucked. Ok! I just sucked. The twists and turns. Turn this way, go through those holograms in one minute and so on. A major pain in the ass. In GTA 4 there were not any training missions as those I have finished explaining. Sure there were the learning missions where you had to use a bike, boat, plane or helicopter for the first time, but it was not too hard. I really enjoyed this game. The only problem, well there are two, is that you cannot buy property or invest in a certain property as the past two games, and that this new GTA game felt kind of short (story mission). The story missions (90 of them) did not take me too long. The last mission, however, was a major pain in the ass mainly because I did not know what to do near the end of the mission. No point going into details for those who have not finished the game. Let's just put it this way, I failed about 6 times in the last mission not because I was shot to death, but because I did not make it in time.
I shall post all my stats (the important ones) soon.
W00T!

XBOX Gamerscore *updated*

Just for my own pleasure, and since I am not always online to update my gamerscore, I will update it here.

XBOX 360 Gamerscore:

F.E.A.R Files: 445
Grand Theft Auto 4: 245
Fifa 08: 115
Devil May Cry 4: 90
Bioshock: 80
Boom Boom Rocket (arcade): 45
Halo 3: 40
Luxor 2 (arcade): 31
Uno (arcade): 25
Pacman (arcade): 5
Feeding Frenzy (arcade): 0

Total achievement points: 1,121

Rain. Rain. Fuck. Fuck.

Bitch! The bloody fucking rain. It looks like buckets and buckets and buckets and buckets of water being dropped from the sky. Fucking rain. I cannot even see my backyard from my window. How wonderful. Really. It is wonderful. The electricity better not go off or else I will snap. Snap twigs. Snap pencils. Snap pens. Snap fingers. Snap knuckles. Snap, snap, snap!
What a bitch.

The Incredible Hulk

I have just finished watching this 'gigantic' and 'monstrous' film a couple of hours ago. Ok, so my words in quotation did not get you all warm and fuzzy. Big deal. Actually it is a big deal to Bruce Banner. Yeah he told me. Now shush and continue reading if you don't want me to get hungry....I mean angry. *pauses* Oh shush you. If you would have seen the movie, then you would have understood the whole 'hungry' and 'angry' connection. Jesus, Joseph and Maria! Damn my wrist is killing me right now. As a matter a fact, my right knee was bloody killing me throughout the film. At one point I thought I would get so angry and get some adrenaline from out of nowhere and become the incredible Hulk. *pauses again* Sigh. Once again I tried to make you laugh. Once again I failed.
Alright, straight to the film. I do not want to spoil the movie for those who have yet to see it. Therefore, I will be brief and point out several things. Like the GREEN hand! I'm kidding. Please do not go tell your mom. Please? Overall the movie was decent. Yes, CGI was used an incredible amount of time, but surprisingly it was not as abused in the first film directed by Ang Lee. Boy was that horrible. Perhaps it is because I really like Edward Norton's ability to make scenes so realistic, heart warming and the ability to related with the audience, that I may be a little biased. Norton did a splendid job, but for obvious reasons he was not as fierce and bold as he was in American History X or Fight Club. Ok, I can let that pass considering this was a superhero movie, and that not every scene is supposed to be realistic.
The movie did lack in certain areas such as Elizabeth Ross' (Liv Tyler) boyfriend, who disappeared mid way in the film. He had very little screen time and just . . well . . . disappeared. Some scenes were just exaggerated; when General Ross and a good chunk of the U.S army attack Bruce Banner/Hulk in-front of a university, army tanks, helicopters came from nowhere. They just kept coming. It seemed unrealistic.
I am not an avid Hulk fan as I am an Iron Man fan (yes, I have followed Iron Man for quite some time. The movie was awesome, but not brilliant). Perhaps as an avid Hulk fan I would be more disappointed than I am (which I am not) considering the fact that I would notice the changes in plot and various story-lines that should have or should not have been included. Who knows? The point is, if you do not know the story of the Hulk (who does not?) then this movie somewhat gives you the idea. How he became the Hulk is briefly and quickly explained at the beginning without any dialogue. However, throughout the movie the various characters make reference to Bruce Banner becoming the Hulk.
Hulk grade: 8/10

Leaving the Job

Well, that crummy job, which used to be fun once upon a time, will be over in two weeks. That's right. Two weeks. I met with my boss today and he told me that the higher boss is willing to give me 12.09$/hour if I decide not to go on vacation in two weeks knowing full well that I just got the tickets and will not refuse to go. The other option was to work the next two weeks at minimum wage, 8.50$/hour, go on vacation and not come back. Well, I chose the second option. In fact, I did not even have a bloody choice because the asshole already knew that I was going on vacation and would not back out of it. Keep in mind that I got the tickets a couple of days ago and will be going with my family and my cousin.
What pisses me off is that the union representer had had asked the high boss two weeks ago to give me a raise because 8.50$/hour was shit for the work I was doing. Once again, keep in mind that this was my fourth summer working there. It took the asshole two weeks ago, today, to reply. Two fucking weeks! It pissed me off. Also, the other boss told me that the higher boss (the asshole) had already received applications and calls from students and people who want to work where I am currently working. What a fuck! It shows that the asshole doesn't care; that slimy, no smiling son of a bitch.
Anyways, I'm out in two weeks. Even though I am happy to get out of there I feel pretty unappreciated by the way the asshole and the boss handled things. Fuck 'em. Honestly, I am a better worker, more efficient and more reliable than half the workers there. But, anyways. Life is....well, sometimes it can throw you curve-balls.

The land of the free

I cannot breathe,
I cannot see through this disease,
I'm suffocating with all this debris,
I'm losing myself in this chaos,
Everything on fire,
Everything blows apart.

Is this what you call home?
Is this the land of the free?!

Nuclear warfare, C4 through the city!
No more waste, no more food,
No survivors,
This fascist act leaves me choking,
I cannot breathe,
I cannot see through this disease.

Is this what you call home?
Is this the land of the free?!

A sad day

Portugal lost 3-2 to Germany. Fuck. I was hoping for an Italy v. Portugal final. I guess not. Damn.
Back to Fifa 08' :D I have been playing too much xbox, too much. Yup, I know..... tsk tsk tsk.

Euro 2008: Round two (Knock out)

It's official that....
Thursday: Portugal v. Germany
Friday: Turkey v. Croatia
Saturday: Netherlands v. (Second place of group D)
Sunday: Italy v. Spain

Portugal v. Germany will be a splendid game, or at-least it should be. I am hoping that Portugal defeat Germany as I am rooting for Portugal and Italy.
Friday's game between Turkey and Croatia should be a no-brainer, but you never know. We have seen some upsets so far in the group games (Germany v. Croatia, Italy v. Romania and so on). I must say Turkey has impressed me quite a bit, but I doubt they'll be good enough to defeat Croatia.
There are two teams that should be watched closely throughout Euro 2008. They are Croatia, who have been heavy underdogs for quite a long time, and the Netherlands, who have been more than stellar so far.

Fifa record (Manager mode)**

I keep this updated, so it will be my top post each day for a while.
FIFA 08 (AC MILAN):
Day 1: 3-1-4 (4G--11GA)
Day 2: 2-1-5 (6G--8GA)
Day 3: [Tournament]]4-1-0 (9G--2GA) / 7-1-4 (21G--12GA)
Day 4: 2-1-1 (5G--2GA)
Day 5: 3-1-2 (6G--8GA)
Total: 17-5-16 (42G--41GA) 56PTS
Total with Tournament: 21-6-17

Bayern Munich:
Day 1: 6-1-2 (15G--7GA)
Day 2: 6-1-0 (20G--2GA)
Day 3: 3-0-1 (5G--4GA)
Day 4: 3-3-0 (13G--4GA)
Total: 18-5-3 (60G--17GA)
Klose (28G), Toni (24G)


Loaned/Sold: Ambrosini, Cafu (13/6/08)
Won a tournament (14/6/08)
Completed season as AC MILAN (16/06/08)
Begin Season 2 with Bayern Munich (16/06/08)

Italy v. France

It is a must win for both teams; this is the only way either team can hope to qualify through group stage. A Netherland win over Romania gives hope to both France and Italy, while a tie or loss to Romania opens up Italy's and France's wound even further.
My prediction:
Netherlands will play their substitutes after they get a 1-0 lead. Netherlands defeat Romania 1-0
Italy pull off a stunning win, which they did not deserve) 2-1

A must win tomorrow

Tomorrow's afternoon game for Italy is a must win. A loss will eliminate them, and a tie will put them at risk to be eliminated. Even though they play Romania, it will not be easy since they are both defensive teams. Also, smaller, nothing to lose teams are the worst to face at any times. The game begins at 12pm, while I'll be working. FUCK. I am worried. I will not lie. If Italy wins tomorrow, then they will have to atleast tie France (if France lose to Netherlands) or win. Nothing less. I prefer that they win both games. If anybody can win two consecutive (important) games, it is Italy; but we shall see. On another note, Christiano Ronaldo is just....WOW.

Fifa 2008

I decided to buy FIFA 2008 (Xbox 360) out of the blue. Perhaps it is the exhilarating feeling I was getting from euro 2008 or perhaps it was the fact that I miss playing sports game (half truth), who knows. I had a craving for a soccer game, that is true. Though I do not know which soccer game is best and which as which mode, and so on, I managed to take a couple of hours to read and find out. What I wanted was a soccer game that featured several national leagues such as the Italian league, English Premiership and so forth. Fifa 2008 had just that.
Well. I made my profile in Season Mode playing as my favorite team, AC Milan. The first 4 games were basically tutural for me, however, they counted. I had 1 tie and 3 loses (0-1-3). After the first 4 games I began to get a hang of things; I knew how to shoot (as funny as that sounds, I kept shooting at the goalie instead of going for the crazy twists and turn shots), I knew how to defend better (I was poor at that) and I knew how to strengthen my passing. Nonetheless, I won the following 3 games and managed to lose 1 at the last minute of the game. How depressing....I know. My top scorer is......it's horrible I know......Ronaldo (NOT Christiano, though, I wish it were). Ronaldo, the fat, buffed, no good soccer player. Though I must admit he was a star with Inter a long time ago.
Record: 3-1-4 (W-T-L) I believe I have 7 goals, while allowing 12 goals. Horrible, :(

I have not played enough to rate the game out of 10, yet, but once I get more involved and discovering newer techniques and modes, I will be able to do so.

0-0-1

Well after their first game of Euro 2008, Italy has turned what could have been a highlight game and great result on their part to a horrendous start against Netherlands. Personally, I was expecting a tie between the two teams, however, I got more than I expected. A Netherlands win. Well, there is still about 2 minutes as I am typing this, but there is no way that Italy score 3 goals in 2 minutes. Oh well. Italy have been known for their notorious sluggish group starts. What they are mostly known for, besides their impenetrable defense (what happened today?), is their capability to step up when the game is on the line (do or die matches).
To be honest, I do not want to nor do I feel like getting into details about every single goal or every single lazy calls or missed calls for that matter. I will point out that the first Netherlands goal was way offside, like a mile. It should have never counted. Unfortunately, the linesman closed his eyes and screwed Italy on that call like italy was screwed in Korea/Japan 6 years ago (correct me if I am wrong on the date). As I already mentioned, Italy was sloppy and the Netherlands were by far the better team. What surprised me the most today was the fact that the Netherlands easily got through the Italian defense. The Netherlands made it look too easily when in reality it is not. This is the first time in 30 years that the Netherlands have defeated Italy in Euro/World Cup.
Luckily France tied to Romania 0-0. This will give Italy a slight chance to make it. As usual, nothing is over 'till it is over. However, I will not lie to you; this is not a good start for Italy.

Euro 2008 : Part 2

I guess I should post my prediction (standings) for this summers EURO. I guess, huh?

Group A:
Portugal (7PTS)
Czech Republic (7PTS)
Switzerland (3PTS)
Turkey (0PTS)

Group B
Germany (9PTS)
Croatia (6PTS)
Austria (3PTS)
Poland (0PTS)

Group C
Netherlands (7PTS)
Italy (7PTS)
France (3PTS)
Romania (0PTS)

Group D
Spain (9PTS)
Greece (4PTS)
Sweden (4PTS)
Russia (0PTS)

Round 2:
Portugal v. Croatia (POR)
Germany v. Czech Republic (GER)
Netherlands v. Greece (NET)
Italy v. Spain (ITA)

Euro 2008 (Portugal + Italy)

Jesus, it is boiling hot here. Boiling. Why am I on the computer? Why? Well, I just came to check my emails and the bloody facebook. UGH! Hot! So, I woke up late today (12pm) just in time to watch Czech play against Switzerland. Great game, but not a fantastic result. I am not saying that a 1-0 game is horrible because it was far from it. It was a fun, but not edge-of-your-seat type of game. To sum it up, Petr Chech (the goalie of the Czechs and of Chelsea) was phenomenal. Brilliant saves. Then I watched one of the two teams I am cheering for for Euro 2008: Portugal. The other being Italy. I must say that I love Portugal's team; young, talented, fast and fun to watch. Portugal ended up beating Turkey 2-0, but things could have gone really south for Turkey. Portugal hit 3 posts and were refused a goal, which was offside. Everyone knows Christiano Ronaldo, and boy is he a player to watch, but I also love watching Simao, Nunu Gomez, Carvalho and Pepe. Italy is playing monday against Netherlands at 2:45 eastern time. W00T! Unfortunately, I will miss a good chunk of the game thanks to bloody work.
Anyways, Hot Hot Hot. Fuck Fuck Fuck!

Corks and Beach

Well, this is my first post of June. *Pops the champagne* Damn, it had to spill all over my fucking pants! So much for a celebration. Ugh! Work is boring. I am bored. I think also somewhat ecstatic. Nope! Oh, I need a vacation in the sun. Badly. Somewhere hot. South. I'm thinking Arby's. Fuck, I'm not hungry I want hot warm weather. Yes, I know I am getting that here. But I need the beach, the sand, the women (yeah) and then, only then, everything is peaceful. For a little while. Little. You know what? Actually, you don't know. I have been thinking about going to Cubs. Ever since last January I have been seriously thinking about it. Unfortunately, one of my cousins (won't mention any names, PIMPIN' J) is lazy and the other seems to be too busy. Well, you know what? Again, yes once again, you don't know. Ok, fuck. Next summer. Next summer. NEXT summer I am going to Cuba (or maybe Dominican Republic, I can settle for that). Again, I do not want to go alone. Pimpin' J better pull that rabbit out of his ass and agree to come along. Oh, I forgot, he is too busy in the shower. Jesus!
So, today - my 7th day at work this summer, seems like forever - was a little more exciting. Just a little. Don't get me wrong, it is still boring. Oh yeah. I was so excited that I started talking to myself in italian and french. This counts for another celebration.*Grabs another Champagne bottle. Slowly takes off the cork. Slowly. POP! Fuck, that Goddamn cork had to hit me in the bloody forehead. Jesus!*