Dear Logan,

I can kick your a$$ with only one good foot.

Sincerely,
-- Me

Now 3-2 in my NFL2K3 season. Defeated the Eagles pretty handily, and then I lost a close one to the Titans. My run defense is strong, but my pass defense is el crappo. Basically, I need to start blitzing more to cover up the holes in my secondary.... but I don't have a single legitimate pass-rushing linebacker. I've had more luck blitzing with my strong safety, Donovin Darius (who is probably the best player on my defense).

Installed a wireless network at my girlfriend's house. It was the first time I'd done any wireless networking, except for accessing the university's network. It was pretty straightforward - much easier than setting up my FreeBSD router box. It was kind of a surprise to see this router (as well as the Linksys wired router that I installed at my friend's apartment) start working pretty much automatically after installed. I had to set up re-directs and port forwarding for about a million things on my FreeBSD box! Of course, I still like the box better than the consumer-level routers.

My girlfriend's laptop is better than mine. There is no justice. :(

Forgot to mention: I ordered the LucasArts "Adventure Collection" (which replaced the old LucasArts Archives Volume 1) yesterday. It includes three adventure games that I've been wanting to play: Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max Hit the Road, and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. Of the three, I have a warez'd copy of Sam and Max, with CD speech, but it's a little flakey and I wanted a real copy. I have "abandonwarez" copies of the other two as well, but they're either the 3.5" floppy versions or CD rips (either way, read: no speech). The "Adventure Collection" is different from "Archives Volume 1" in that it no longer includes the Star Wars screen saver, the Rebel Assault demo, or the sampler CD of other various demos. In their place, it includes a cool LucasArts CD case, which to me is more valuable than the stuff it replaces. I did think twice about the $29.95 price tag (I'd prefer it in the $20 even range), but I went ahead and got it. Add my new copy of Full Throttle to the mix, and there's plenty of adventure game fun to be had. Still need to get the CD versions of the first two Monkey Island games....

Currently 2-1 in my first NFL2K3 season. Just lost a close one to the Jets, 13-10. The heartbreaking moment came on my final drive in the 4th quarter. On 4th-and-6, at about midfield (starting to approach field-goal range), I threw an out to Jimmy Smith. He made the catch, and his momentum carried him out of bounds about one inch short of the 1st down - turning the ball over on downs. Vinny and the Jets promptly strode onto the field and kneeled the ball down.

Talked on the phone with my dad today, who recommended that I try one of those elliptical trainers (since I have access to them now at Bally Fitness). Wow, those things are impressive. I've been using a stationary bike for almost all of my aerobic exercise, but now I'll definitely be incorporating elliptical machines as a major part of my daily aerobic routine. The total caloric burn over 30 minutes was greater than that achieved on the bike, and with less overall stress on my body. Like my dad said, "you don't feel like you're burning calories, but you are". I definitely don't feel the sort of fatigue (especially leg fatigue) that I do after the bike. Sweet.

The pain has subsided a little bit. I hate when my allergies get like this.

Bought a couple of beanbags for my living room. Some of the controllers on my game systems don't have long enough cables to reach the couch, so Derek and Stacey had been sitting on the floor when they've been playing. Beanbags should help, and I just need more things for people to sit on anyway.

Since I'm using my Bally Fitness membership for my working out, I'm going to sell my Soloflex. That should finance my new TV. :)

I had an idea for a game to develop during the rest of my collegiate career, to have in my portfolio for when it comes time to woo developers for jobs. I've come up with the overall theme, some character names, and some general ideas for locations. I'm going to start mapping out a path through the game, and write some dialogue. I'd like to start developing the game after this semester. I'm sure I can enlist some programmers and artists to create a development team. Time to start looking into some of the technical aspects of developing a game like this. If/when development starts, I'll create a webpage for it on my home site.

My tonsils are killing me.