The Comp is Back

So, for the last week in a half we have not had our computer because it has been with best Buy and their affiliates that fix computers that have taken a dive.  Turns out the power supply had burnt out and since I had upgraded the original power supply they did not fix it.  It's cool though, I had a feeling that this might happen.  When we picked it up today I bought a new power supply and now I am typing this blog.  Fortuantly I just bought the same exact type of power supply that I got last time.  I'm pretty sure that I know what burnt out my power supply, it was most likely a combination of always being on and accumulated dust through out the computer's insides.  before I put the new power supply in I made sure to blow it out with some canned air and then put the new power supply in.  Now...

IT"S ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So with my computer being fixed I have finally been able to play Diablo 3.  I haven't really played a whole lot of it but it's alright so far, I wouldn't say that it's crazy good at this point in the game but who knows, maybe once I've gotten through act two my opinion on it will change.  I do have to give blizzard credit for the graphics, compared to Diablo 2 they are a million times better and the game runs so smooth.  The only thing that is bugging me so far is the fact that there is not a skill tree what so ever, most dungeon crawlers always have some sort of a skill tree.  Although this does bug me just a little I do have to give Blizzard props for trying something new, something that most of their fans were not expecting.  Also the way they have it isn't that bad, it's an interesting idea that does work well, it's just going to take a while for me to get used to.  All and all, it's not to bad so far and I am really excited to play through the game and enjoy it as well.

On to the topic of Dungeon crawlers, there is another one coming out soon and it is called Torchlight 2.  I have the first Torchlight on my steam account and it is not a bad game, just get's a bit repetitive like most dungeon crawlers do after you have played them for long enough.  The thing about Torchlight that bugs me the most is actually the opposite of what bugs me on Diablo 3.  It's Torchlight's skill tree that bugs me.  Basically all three classes(Destroyer, Alchemist and Vanquisher) have the same three skill trees just with different names.  The first one is an experience booster/looter, the second one is like a basic magic one and the third skill tree is based on each classes specific skill.  It reminds me a lot of the first Marvel Ultimate Alliance, every character literally had the same attack, just a different name and animation but did the same exact type of damage as all of the other characters special attacks.  It bugged me so much.  I still have yet to play Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 for that reason.  Other than that one issue Torchlight is a pretty good game, I would recommend that you go get it on steam, I believe it's pretty cheap as well since Torchlight 2 comes out soon.

I guess this blog turned into a game type blog as opposed to a getting my computer type blog.  Oh well.

Until next time.

Fresno Grizzlies

So Last Wednesday my family and I along with two friends of mine went to a Fresno Grizzlies game and had an awesome time.  I felt it needed to be shared because we got some awesome pics of all of us at the game and I don't really have a whole lot of pics in my blogs.  So here it is.

First up is a picture of Jose, Manske and myself during the game.  Jose and Manske are two of my friends from Sonora, all of us worked at the same casino so it was really nice to see these guys again.  I think at this point we were like two beers in and feeling pretty good.  We ended up drinking a lot of Tecate that night and lets just say that it's not as forgiving the next day.

Arily and Caleb took a pic together.  It was nice because both my wife and Caleb seemed to enjoy the game a lot.  We don't go to a lot of things like this so it was nice to get out of the house with the whole family for a day of fun and excitement.  Plus Caleb seemed to be really into the game, almost like he was in awe or something like that.

Mikel had some fun but he is kind of at that age where if he doesn't like something then it's really downhill from there.  I think he enjoyed the game for like ten minutes and then spent the rest of the game playing on my Iphone.  But, we got him out of the house and I'm thinking that the more we go to these games the more he will start to like Baseball.

We have Jose and Caleb in this pic.  As you can see both of them are the whitest Mexicans I know and they kind of look alike as well, I think that Jose could pass for Caleb's uncle if we tried to convince someone that he was.

And last but not least we have one of our fun make shift family pics.  This is usually how pics of the four of us go, one of the kids is trying to get away and the other is happy, it's just how we are.

After it was all said and done we had a pretty good time.  I was happy to be hanging out my good friends and my wonderful family the whole time.  We also got free In-N-Out that night as well which was a way added bonus.  I think we are going to go to another game here soon, the Fresno Grizzlies park is an awesome place to see a fun and cheap game.  You walk in there and it feels like you are a major league game, it just has that awesome feel to it.  So if you get a chance hit up a game or two and bring the family with you or some friends.

Until next time.

It's been just a bit...

Hi everyone, I suppose you have been wondering where I have been in regards to my blog writing and what not.  Well, fear not, I am still here with you.  I was just cut off from the internet for a while due to moving and getting a new job and all that other jazz that comes with not having the interwebs for like three to four weeks.  I shall be writing more and more blogs now due to me having a shit ton of content that I want to get out to all of you.  A lot has happened int he past four weeks, luckily all of the things have been very good and great things to happen.  Well, just wanted to let you all know that I am alive and well.  More content is coming real soon.

Until next time.

A Little Stressed

So, we are doing the BIG move on Wednesday the 21st , my last day at my current job is on Saturday the 17th and my start date at my new job is unknown.  So it has me a little stressed out.  I was told that it would take about 2 weeks for my background stuff to go thru and it has been two weeks as of today.  I'm hoping that I get a call from them real soon with a start date so that I can get some of this weight off of my shoulders, or else I will have to look for some kind of work in Oakhurst until my new job calls me and tells me when I can get my sweet buns in there and work.  Anyone know anywhere haha.

On to other things, less stressfull things.

I have gotten back into playing Skyrim since they fixed the many problems that it was having and let me say, I missed Skyrim sooooooooooooooo much.  It's such an awesome game and just all out amazing.  As to my other broken game, well, it is still broken and that makes me sad.  I really really want to play kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the game is fucking amazing but ti does not work, hopefully there will be some kind of a patch issued by them soon because i would really really like to start playing that game again T_T

Here comes some quickie news.
Ready....
GO!!!!!

I watched the complete first season of Game of Thrones and it was awesome, I recommend all of you go and watch it right now.

My son Mikel yelled at me tonight before I went to work and said, "DADDY, Get down".  It was the funniest thing ever.

My wife and I have been watching this BBC show Misfits.  It's about these delinquents on probation who have super powers.  It's hilarious, crude, dark and Witty.  Go watch it on HULU.

My last indoor soccer game will be this Monday, lets hope I score a goal.


Until next time.

The Most Awesome Thing

So, if you have read my post on the PS3 game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning then you already know all of the troubles I have been having with it.  Well, I made a youtube video showcasing what has been happening to me and posted it on the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning facebook page.  Well guess what?  They commented on that post saying they were sorry for the trouble's I was having and also posted a link that I could go to so that I could post the video in their forums in hope's of it getting fixed by the dev's.  Oh my lantis, this issue was pissing me off due to the fact that i actually really like this game a lot, it's fun, plays great and looks amazing.  What they did has totally redeemed 38 Studios in my mind.  Instead of ignoring me they helped me out, submitted my problem and showed me where I could submit my problem.  They were totally kind and understanding of what was going on.  38 Studios has made a lifetime fan out of me, I will always buy there game's because they are fun and now I know how far they are willing to go for their fans and customers.  I just wanted to post an update to the problem I was having, that's really all this post is, it's also a thank you to 38 Studios.

Until next time.

Busy Busy

I'm writing right now due to knowing that I will be excessively busy tonight and probably wont have the time to write out a new post this evening.  It is the night before New Years so there is a lot that goes into getting ready for New Years when you work at a casino, it is generally one of our busiest nights if not our most busiest night of the year.  Last years New Years didn't seem that bad and I think that is due to the planning and prep work that we put in before the night came.  We came together as a group and worked well which made it not seem so bad after it was all said and done.  I expect this year to go down the same way, we all know each other and what we are capable of, we all come together as a kick ass team and get that shit done.  Not to brag but it's just what we do^_^

I watched this movie today,

I have seen it once before but gosh dang it is such an awesome movie, now to be honest this movie takes place after the original FullMetal Alchemist series.  So there can be times where you get lost if you have not watched that series, but I did watch the entirety of FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood which was down right amazing and awesome, I recommend that anime to everyone.

Im in a very random and weird mood so I am going to put a picture of me from I think like 2007 or 2008, I am not sure which year this was taken.  HERE IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!

This picture was taken during a show that my old band Forgotten Masterpiece played in Orangevale CA at I think a venue called Club retro, although I could be wrong.  It was a pretty cool show, actually a lot of things were pretty fun and cool back in those days, we didn't have any kind of worries, we just lived to play music and that was all.  Those were some damn good times.  Anyways.

That's all I really have for today, sorry for how random this post is, my thoughts feel very jumbled right now and not very cohesive at the moment.

Just as a random question.  What is your favorite anime?  It can be a series or a movie, your choice.  GO!!!

School, Soccer and Gaming Issues

I recently registered for my next set of classes out at Columbia College in Sonora, CA.  This next term should be fun but draining at the same time due to having to work, go to school and dot he whole family thing.  Not to mention that I have like an hour in a half wait between classes that I could be sleeping, poo, but oh well, such is life.  I am enrolled for some math class that I need for my general ed requirement and then a drama class as well to meet the general ed.  I am currently going to school to try and finish up my AS in Business since I finally know what I want to do, not to mention that even just having an AS degree opens up a couple more doors for me business wise and financially.  The only bad part is the lack of classes I can take per term due to my schedule so I wont be done till like early 2013.  But I will get this done, if the world doesn't end any time soon I WILL need this degree in order to achieve the goals that I have set for myself.

Transition!!!!!!!!!!!

We had our in door league tonight and we won, the only downside was I let like five goals go by while I was goalie.  I realize that we won and I should be happy with that but my performance was sub par.  I have always been my worst critic, especially when it comes to sports due to this crazy competitive side that I have.  A lot of times if I don't do well enough to the standards that I have set up in my head then it really doesn't feel like a win at all.  If I have to rely on my teammates to give me goal support so that we can win then I'm not really doing my job as goalie to well.  Right?  Anyways, I really just want to play the team that we played during our first game so that I can redeem myself by not letting them tie it up this time and the game ending in a draw.  That sucked!

And then on to the Gaming side.

Skyrim has been giving me issues as of lately so I checked IGN.com for articles on it and apparently it's not just me getting these issues.  As of recent gamers and other gaming outlets have noticed and logged the game have sever frame rate issues once the file size gets larger and larger.  New games aren't really affected it just seems to be once you pass a certain memory size for your save file.  I know personally I have had slight frame rate issues but the thing that has been bugging me the most is that at times when I exit or enter a house or building the game will freeze on me and I have to reset my PS3.  Now I know that in comparison to real problems like world hunger and other bigger issues this is just a very small if not nothing issue that would only affect a first world country.  But it seems I'm not the only one who this is happening to.  Bethesda(Makers of Skyrim along with Fallout and various other games) has put a patch for the game on the PS3 already but will be issuing even more patches int he weeks and maybe even months to come.  So there is hope that this issue will be fixed, its just waiting for the ISSUE to be fixed that has people perturbed.

Well, that's all for tonight, until next time.

Thor and Thor

So as you may have guessed from my title I have finally watched Thor, I bought the Blue-ray version since I have a PS3 and I like to pamper myself with Blue-ray movies.  Just as a side not I have yet to watch any of the spacial features and will only be talking about the movie, my opinion on the movie and other random tid bits of said movie.  On to the MOVIE!!!!!!

Just a little bit of history before we start.  Thor is the son of Odin, both are from Norse mythology.  Odin is basically God and Thor would be like Jesus in the sense that he is Odin's son.  Thor has a mighty hammer called Mjölnir, next to Odin's own weapons this hammer is supposed to have no equal and is a powerful relic of Odin's which he gave to his son Thor.  In the Marvel Universe Thor retains his same mythological status and so does Odin, when it comes to the Marvel Universe comic wise I don't know a lot about Thor and his back story other then he is an actual God and before the events leading to his death he was only using about 10-20% of his actual power due to the ferocity of his power.  Now on to the movie.

This movie was a lot better then I thought it would be, first off I heard a lot of negative things about this movie from multiple parties and decided to listen to them until recently.  I now regret listening to those cwacks due to how awesome the movie actually was.  I know this is going to sound retarded but visually it was nice to look at, especially when they were on their home planet, so many colors, ohhhhhhhhhhh.  Another thing that I thought was done right was the matter of asgardyins being more of an advanced race rather than actual God's, this gave the movie more of a grounded feeling and made the characters seem more human as opposed to God like.  Anyways, I am losing my focus.  During Thor's assension to King ceremony, the main villains of the movie the Ice Giants try to steal an artifact that was originally theres that Odin had taken from them which cause Thor's ceremy to not happen.  This also causes a rift between Thor and Odin due to Thor wanting to take action and Odin wanted to sit idile and see what the frost giants try next.  Fuck I hate doing these reviews, you know what, just watch the dang movie because if I go on I will ruin the movie for you and you will know everything that happens.  All you really need to know is Thor was awesome, watch the damn movie and revel in its glory.  NOW!!!!!!!!!!