Yeah, Xbox 360 is here, sort of. my brother and i have been saving up for months so we can afford the $400 necessary to purchase the "premium" xbox 360. the "core" 360 costs $300, just for reference. Anyway, i had planned to go to walmart around 8-10pm and wait til midnight so i could beat the craze. as it turned out, vouchers had been all passed out by 6:00pm! unbelieveable!! thus the question, why so many nerds, and where do these people come from? how do they have the time to wait (literally) for 16 hours for a game console? basically, it was a let down to save $400 for months, only to have our plans frustrated by some little nerdy kids who just borrowed $400 from their parents, and then didnt have school or work to keep them from the long wait! its just annoying! fortunately, i have a definite edge over the next shipment of xbox 360s. one edge is that no one knows when the next shipment will come in, thus no one can really wait for an indefinite deadline. another advantage is that logan has decided to call walmart every morning before he goes to school, thus when the next shipment comes in, hopefully, we will be one of the first to know. lastly, im trying to get into the gaming industry, in fact, i got a job interview for gamespot (a large local gaming store), and i hope that employment there will give me some news about when the next shipment will come in, thus giving me my final edge. some may say this is nerdier than waiting for hours, but to this i respond that its just smart shopping... :) ironically, my original xbox died the day xbox 360 came out! talk about good timing! so it goes in the life of a gamer! most people are bored by gaming, but just for comparison purposes, think about this. the average home PC runs at around 2.5ghz to 3ghz. the xbox 360 has three processors which run at 3.2ghz each! to sum up, the xbox 360 is several times more powerful than any commercial PC on the market! all ive got to say is craziness! take it easy everyone, HAPPY THANKSGIVING, think thankful thoughts and enjoy the food! Happy Holidays!

7 comments

1. Kristen on 11/26/2005 8:10 AM

   first, what makes you NOT a nerd?
   
   second, the irony of the old x-box dying, is just sad and wrong...although i enjoyed it this weekend.
   
   third, good luck with the job. you'll like having some spending money...if you don't spend it all on girls...

    
2. Unknown on 11/26/2005 9:26 AM

   haha...in a way it has been nice having no xbox, but it does kinda bite not being able to play at all! i even read a book over the holidays! although now i return to my "no book reading" policy...lol...a person can only handle so much! ive realized though, that once i start a book, im going to finish it. :) oh yeah, kristen i think you may be onto something, i have a feeling a large portion of my paycheck (if i get the job) will be spent on girls! what can i say, im helpless ;)

    
3. Kristen on 11/26/2005 2:25 PM

   bless your heart ;)

    
4. Admin on 11/29/2005 4:15 PM

   Yeah, you are a big nerd. Did you have your interview yet? What it GameSPOT or GameSTOP?

    
5. Unknown on 11/29/2005 4:33 PM

   yeah...oh well...im content with my nerd status :) oh yeah...it was gameSTOP.

    
6. sj on 11/29/2005 11:00 PM

   Good luck on the 360, but truthfully, I'm not all that anxious for it to come.

    
7. Admin on 11/30/2005 2:02 PM

   At least your a jock-nerd.