holy toledo

great scott have i been gone awhile kiddos. fear not my dedication to the peso has not waivered. in the past 3 weeks i have traveled 5 states, moved 15 miles deeper into the southern california desert, won 7 bills at a blackjack table and built a desk for good measure. all of the above and more will be fully documented. here's a quick recap of the hapnins in no particular order: mau's loft party was kickin like bruce lee, i saw my first snowfall in colorado, i now live in the largest geographical county in the country and i've gained a good 10 pounds since moving. i've been in the new place for a couple weeks now, i have yet to buy groceries but the video games and surround sound are hooked up. it's good to have priorities childrens. ok enough yip yap we have a lot of shit to cover so let's get to it. also please note the above map of toledo, ohio for future reference. i'm going to get an early start on my campaign there, irishpeso in '08 bitches.

our first order of business is my official transformation to the high tech geek world, i picked myself up an xbox. it all started on a cozy saturday afternoon. i was building my new desk for the new place and doing some unpacking, generally being responsible and getting my shit together when i get a phone call from mau. his message was simple: "dude i got an xbox and i got halo 2 and it's awesome come over." please note that mau is an evil bastard of temptation. he singlehandedly kicked my productivity in the nuts repeatedly by compelling me to not only play his copy of the game but to also purchase my own, thus costing me 3 bills in cash and any hope of a social life due to my halo addiction. since i am still a video game rookie i'll spare the hardcore review and give it the official "two pesos up." this game reminds me of that one game in the arcade that everyone wanted to play, the one where you had to stand in line just to watch it cuz it was the coolest ish ever. halo 2 is now that game and i don't even need a quarter. the attention to detail in the graphics is amazing if you can actually stop blowing shit up long enough to check it out. also 10 points for playability, the game is challenging enough but not overbearing for an xbox n00b like me, and there's 4 levels of difficulty to cover all the bases. there's enough story line for the hardcore gamer but it's easy enough to just wander aimlessly around and go apeshit if that's your bag. my favorite feature however has to be the game's full compatibility with a dolby surround sound system. blowing shit up in true dolby digital, it's the american dream.

moving on childrens. over the long weekend i decided to join cuz rob for a metallica concert at the pond down there in the OC. seeing metallica live is never a bad bet but as it turns out one of my new favorites was there to warm us up. my first experience with godsmack was back in march opening for you guessed it metallica. after seeing them live i was quite impressed and have since started my 'smack music collection. saturday's show was no disappointment. i'm all about diversity in music (i have a somewhat eclectic collection myself) but there will always be a soft spot in the omaly's heart for a couple of heavy guitars laying it down with a phat bass and some double bass drumming. these guys lay it thick. it's refreshing to see a "hardcore" band that cuts the shit and plays. also when the lead singer can drop the old six string 'tar and throw down a sick drum solo you get bonus peso points. they threw in some aerosmith and zep just for good measure. metallica as always kicked my ass into the next zip code. my favorite highlights: disposable heroes live, robbie's bass solo (i forgot what a cool song orion is) and james fucking up the lyrics. good clean fun kids.

mkay kids in case you missed it we have some new pics to peruse at your leisure. check out the footage from mau's loft warming party, check out some colorado scenery, the rosy is back and you can even check out my thanksgiving.

this guy should win dolt of the year award.

office birthday gone bad.

what not to do if you get pulled over.

kickass comics. this one is my favorite.

neat.