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I’m so behind yet again on posting, but I think I’m no longer the guy who can post nearly daily, unless if it involves Big Brother.

Freakin’ Inside Out

INSIDE-OUT-8-1940x1092We watched Inside Out again today, this time on Blu-Ray at home.  It’s so so so so so so so good.  Even knowing the story beats that are to come, you can’t help but get overwhelmed by the emotions of the story and the characters.  Bing Bong kills your emotions every time.  Every time.

Finishing Sleeping Dogs

7995-This game is just so good.  I can’t get over how good the story was and the gameplay was so well-done and the environment of Hong Kong was extremely immersive.  I’m curious how close to the real city that it is – I wonder if it’s more of an amalgam of things like when Grand Theft Auto V does Los Santos, a “version” of Los Angeles that is pretty close but ignores quite a bit of the non-glamorous parts of the city.  Anyway, I ended up finishing the game this morning, but noticed that there’s some additional game modes.  It’s actually additional single-player content, one called “Nightmare on North Point” which gets supernatural and involves ghosts of all the Triad you killed and zombies they raise.  Goofy, but again, really well done.  And a nod to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video, which is pretty awesome.  I finished that this afternoon too, and started up another mode called “Year of the Snake” but I’m realizing I need to calm down on this game a little bit.  Well, actually I want to finish it up so that it clears my plate completely for…..

Fallout 4

2884112-fallout4_e3_cityvista_1434323956Oh man, it begins.  Fallout 3 came out seemingly so long ago, and it feels like a lifetime ago as it came out when I was in West New York in 2008.  Crazy long ago.  Anyway, the game looks beautiful and is compelling so far, with a story set in Boston 200 years after the bombs drop. I haven’t made it there yet, as I’ve been getting acclimated to the new game systems and just exploring the upper northwest corner where you start.  You can craft and mod your weapons and armor with junk from everywhere, so you collect tons of shit to make better things.  You can also use that junk to update and create settlements – not sure what the purpose is except to be a good guy, but it’s still addicting.  And man, I have not even gotten into the real world yet of the game, I know.  Give it time….  And oh yeah, you get a German Shepherd canine companion almost immediately who is pretty bad ass.  Great great fun so far and I know plenty lies ahead.

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More From a Monday

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So this weekend was pretty fun as Mom’s birthday was on Saturday night and we took her to Benihana’s!  Needless to say, I probably ate more than I should have, but it was totally worth it.  Double fried rice is never a bad thing.  So happy birthday, Mom!!!  We love you!

1-DSCN2055On Friday night, a great big group of us ol’ NBC folks, past and present obviously, got together and celebrated Nicki & Carey’s 29th birthdays.  Carey is pictured above in the middle while I didn’t get any pictures of Nicki, seemingly.  Hmmm.  Possibly because I drank quite a healthy amount?

mdn-IMG_7422Tomorrow is finally the day!  It doesn’t seem like forever ago when I bought the tickets, but apparently it was!  Tomorrow night (a school night!) we’ll be headed to the Forum for some fun and what looks to be my chance to FINALLY hear Madonna sing “Material Girl” in concert!!!! FINALLY!

280235I’ve been addicted to this videogame, Sleeping Dogs, for the last two weeks or so.  It’s effectively a Grand Theft Auto for the Hong Kong area and the Chinese Triad, so while it sounds derivative, it helps that the game does it very well and is ridiculously entertaining.  Also, I recently updated my graphics card and the visuals are just amazing.  Anyway, I need to wrap this game up as two biggies are on their way, Fallout 4 and Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate.

newwebsiteFinally, Larry & I just created a new website that will be grand central station for any and all wedding information for the amazing day coming in April 2016.  It’s creatively titled www.hobieandlarry.com and it is not in it’s final form just yet, but we’ve at least got the site up and running.  Can you believe that domain wasn’t taken?  Much appreciation goes towards FatCow.com, my web host, for having a nearly effortless set of tools to buy the domain and then install WordPress on it.  Super easy.  Soon enough now, you should be able to see the piece of art that Larry is creating for our Save the Date cards.  It’s awesome.