A PS3 has finally come to live with us in a permanent sort of fashion.
Yes, yes. I know what I wrote about the PS3 a year or more ago and I am currently eating crow. Luckily, we have a lot of crow out here and the bastards need to die. Penn State has been chasing them off campus for quite some time and hopefully the dead crow effigies all over town and campus will keep them away. The sad thing is, a .22 and a few bullets would have taken care of the problem a few years ago. Over population of crows cause an imbalance in the local ecosystem, but try telling that to a bunch of hippy 'save the planet' idiots.
I am still floored by the fact that many of them believe that milk cows have to be made pregnant constantly to produce milk. Morons!
But I digress:
Sarah bought the PS3 on sale at Target and picked up Assassin's Creed and Folklore used at Game Stop. Assassin's Creed, you've all heard of, but Folklore is a rare little gem. It's a fairytale style murder mystery. Game play takes some strategy and pre-planning. What makes the game really cool is you get to play 'that guy.'
You know, that guy who always shows up to save the day, is mysterious, and a bit of a creeper? You get to play that guy (whose named Keats by the way) and it suddenly makes sense how he just shows up and drops some tidbit of info on the little hero, Ellen. Ellen, for her part in the game, has totally drunk the kool-aid. For a game that looks so pretty, there's a high body count a la psycho serial killer style. Grab a copy of the game or rent it for some creepy fairytale fun.
The best part of Sarah buying the PS3 is that she immediately realized that she hadn't played Xenosaga. Any of it.
So after buying a PS3, she's been playing the PS2 like a mad woman every night after work. My being off with the baby means I actually get to watch the 'best movie ever played.' She's currently in the middle of the second installment.
7.17.2009
6.29.2009
Birth Announcement!
My daughter, Lily Michelle, was born on Sunday, June 14th, 2009 at 12:58pm!
I was in labor for 29 hours, which is not as painful as it sounds.
The Saturday before the birth, my water broke before my contractions started. Because this can lead to an infection, the hospital put me on a pictocin (synthetic oxytocin) drip. This pushed my contractions along, but I wasn't dilating. After 17 hours of intense 'pushing' contractions with no dilation, I finally asked for pain medication.
The doctor ordered an epidural for me in order to help me get some sleep. As soon as I relaxed, my contractions evened out and my labor progressed. I was able to sleep and only had a numbness in my legs (epidurals numb you fromt he waist down). I woke up and watched the sun rise over Mount Nittany.
Over night, I dilated 5cm. I dilated to 10cm in 5 minutes! Pushing took two hours and I had an epidural hot spot in my right hip. That means that all the pain of the contractions built and died in my hip. It sucked, but the nurse in charge promised me a Coke if I pushed a baby out.
It was the best can of soda I ever had!
Lily came out, head and shoulders, in one push. She was immediately alert and started looking around for Dave and I whenever she heard our voices.
She was 6lbs. 15oz. and 20 1/2 inches long.
She has a full head of dark hair and her eyes look like they might end up being blue.
She is the absolute blessing we have long hoped for. :D
I was told that I would forget the pain over the next six months. But, honestly, I've already forgotten most of it. I remember the events, but not how painful it was or wasn't. The vast majority of my pain, and even the inconveniences of the pregnancy, were forgotten the moment I held my daughter. Even now, as I type one handed, I can't think of any reason why I wouldn't have wanted her. Lily is an absolute miracle!
I was in labor for 29 hours, which is not as painful as it sounds.
The Saturday before the birth, my water broke before my contractions started. Because this can lead to an infection, the hospital put me on a pictocin (synthetic oxytocin) drip. This pushed my contractions along, but I wasn't dilating. After 17 hours of intense 'pushing' contractions with no dilation, I finally asked for pain medication.
The doctor ordered an epidural for me in order to help me get some sleep. As soon as I relaxed, my contractions evened out and my labor progressed. I was able to sleep and only had a numbness in my legs (epidurals numb you fromt he waist down). I woke up and watched the sun rise over Mount Nittany.
Over night, I dilated 5cm. I dilated to 10cm in 5 minutes! Pushing took two hours and I had an epidural hot spot in my right hip. That means that all the pain of the contractions built and died in my hip. It sucked, but the nurse in charge promised me a Coke if I pushed a baby out.
It was the best can of soda I ever had!
Lily came out, head and shoulders, in one push. She was immediately alert and started looking around for Dave and I whenever she heard our voices.
She was 6lbs. 15oz. and 20 1/2 inches long.
She has a full head of dark hair and her eyes look like they might end up being blue.
She is the absolute blessing we have long hoped for. :D
I was told that I would forget the pain over the next six months. But, honestly, I've already forgotten most of it. I remember the events, but not how painful it was or wasn't. The vast majority of my pain, and even the inconveniences of the pregnancy, were forgotten the moment I held my daughter. Even now, as I type one handed, I can't think of any reason why I wouldn't have wanted her. Lily is an absolute miracle!
6.05.2009
Castlevania: Lord of Shadows
This looks super exciting! It's using the same engine as God of War and the open areas lead me to hope that we won't end up with the squared off castle seen in the last two 3D Castlevanias. Here's to hoping!
And Patrick Stewart for a narrator? SWEET!
And Patrick Stewart for a narrator? SWEET!
6.03.2009
6.02.2009
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