longklaw.com

What in the world happened? From what I have read, that is Hootie (Darius Rucker) in the new Burger King commercials. Is he that desperate for money? I have 3 Hootie and Blowfish CD’s, but I feel like I should go buy some more just to help them out.

I have to admit, though, that it is a catchy song. I can’t get the stupid thing out of my head. Too bad the Burger King in Starkville closed recently, or I might have to go get one of those sandwiches.

Everybody sing!
When my belly starts a rumblin’ and I’m jonesin’ for a treat
I close my eyes for a big surprise
The Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch
I love The Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch
The breasts(?) they grow on trees
And streams of bacon ranch dressing flow right up to your knees
There’s tumbleweeds of bacon and cheddar paves the streets
Folks don’t front you because you got the juice
Theres a train of ladies comin’ with a nice caboose
Never get into trouble, never need an excuse
That’s the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch
I love The Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch
No one tells you to behave
Your wildest fantasies come true
Dallas cheerleaders give you shaves
Red onions make you laugh instead
And french fries grow like weeds
You get to veg all day
All the lotto tickets pay
There is a king who wants you
To have it your way
That’s the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch

Because of a long day of work and a trip to Tupelo that I got talked into, I didn’t get a chance to play my PSP until around 11:30 Thursday night. Unfortunately, I got one of the units with a dead pixel on the screen. It’s hard to see most of the time, but my eyes have a tendency to zone in on that kind of stuff. GameStop is directing people to Sony’s 1-800 number. Sony doesn’t consider a dead pixel to be a defect, so I’m stuck with it. I guess I just expect items that I pay a lot of money for to be nearly perfect.

In spite of the pixel, I am really enjoying the PSP. In addition to Untold Legends, I bought Lumines with money I got from trading in games. Untold Legends is an action RPG that is a lot like Champions of Norrath and the Baldur’s Gate games that came out on the consoles. Lumines has been described as the best Tetris-like game since Tetris. Both are a lot of fun and look pretty good. The movie Spider-Man 2 came with the PSP. I watched a few minutes of it and it also looks cool on that screen.

After playing for a while, my arms and shoulders start to get tired. I think that if I change my grip and rest the PSP on my lap, I can change that. I think I’m going to get back to playing. Later.

So, today I went and paid for a PSP in full. I had been telling myself over the past couple of months that I wouldn’t get one at launch and would wait until a few more interesting titles came out. But all the hype I’ve been hearing over the past few days got to me. Also, I few weeks ago I heard about a launch title that looked good. Also, I got a nice fat refund from the IRS, so I figured I could spend some of it. So, I paid for the PSP and Untold Legends. If I wanted one of the games they already had in stock, I could have come home with it today. Anyway, I’m excited and can’t wait to play it on Thursday.

Beware the Ides of March!

So much for beating a game within a week. I just haven’t been motivated to play any games lately. I bought Gran Turismo 4 on the PS2. It’s a good looking game, but I just haven’t felt like playing it. I got my new video card installed in my computer last week and on the same day I noticed a clicking noise coming from my hard drive. I decided to go ahead and replace it immediately. The replacement came in the mail earlier this week. Last time a hard drive started clicking, I wasn’t proactive and it ended up causing me a lot of grief. Anyway, maybe now I’ll start playing Everquest II again. Or maybe I’ll play a game that I can actually finish.