The hiatus continues.

So I have not yet even contemplated going back to Super Mario World, I know I will finish it eventually, but tis the season for the xbox 360. While I wait until Christmas for the new games of the season (which to anyone reading for Christmas list hints, Left 4 dead 2, CoD:MW2 and DJ Hero...pleeeease) I decided to take on the Gears of War. I thought that Gears was supposed to be a good game. So far it's really frustrating, and the dialog is so lame it blows my mind. Also, by the time Baird spoke 3 words, I wanted to shoot him in the face. I hear he lasts throughout the entire game and that, my friends, is very unfortunate. However, it is crazy action packed and no matter how frustrated I get, I still want to keep playing it.

I'm playing online with my BFF Jay, and it's pretty fun. I'm sure I frustrate him as much as the game does, because the controls are a little hard to get used to and I keep messing up. I run into stuff and get stuck, I forget what button picks up things, and sometimes I think the chainsaw is running when it's not and end up throwing myself at the enemy like a suicide mission. I don't like not having a jump button, and sometimes when I press A to run I end up throwing myself against something for cover. So of course, as I'm struggling to get through the level without dying or getting stuck to something, I become completely useless when he goes down.

"Erin! I'm down I'm down!"

"where are you?"

"Right in front of you! I'm right here!"

"Where I can't find you"

"follow your arrow!"

"Hold on I'm stuck against a wall..."

"I'm bleeding out..."

"okay I'm unstuck! I'm unstuck! where are you?"

"you just...ran past me..."

I'd like to say this conversation only happened once, but it was sort of a common occurrence. Joe has taken to watching me play, as it is harder to look away from the tv then it is to look away from the DS, and was totally aghast by my playing abilities, once again.

"Hey Erin. God called, he wants to say he's sorry for making you suck so bad..."

At least I'm playing something that I can get better at, hopefully see some improvement and go from noob to pro. I better, or Jay will probably stop playing with me, he can't though I don't think, as my BFF he has to play stuff with me no matter how bad I am. I'm not willing to test that theory tho...