Yes, my dear readers (do I actually have any?!), I’m still around! It’s been a little quiet from me lately, but I have a fairly busy amount of weeks behind me. Not only do I have a new employer, but a lot of my free time has been taken up by garden work! On a happier note, during all this time, I got some ideas for new posts and other features for the website… so stay tuned!
The garden has been a bit of a mess ever since I got to live in my new house. I knew I had to get my bum in gear at some point to tidy it up and make it look presentable. It all started with a bright idea to tidy up the pond first. It was just yucky, dirty, brown water and probably a nice little breeding place for all sorts of insects. Once done with the pond, I decided that the hedge on one side of the garden took up far too much space and should be taken out completely. What followed was a tiny nightmare, really.
I’ve been a huge fan of this series from the very first Assassin’s Creed game. Sure, the first game had its flaws, but the story, the setting (in the middle of the crusades) and the immense freedom of roaming through the cities made me love this game to bits. However, since Assassin’s Creed 2 the game only got better and better. In my opinion Ezio Auditore da Firenza is the most bad ass game character ever created! Of course many people seem to think Altaïr was much better than Ezio, although I can’t imagine why… except perhaps because Altaïr is the pioneer of this series.
Anyway, to get back on topic. There’s a new Assassin’s Creed coming this year, November to be precise! It’s going to be concluding the story of Ezio’s life. Many people had hoped for a new main character, but I’m very happy to have Ezio back for more action! As far as I understand, the game will give us answers instead of just raising more questions. It’s supposed to make us understand the link between Altaïr, Ezio and Desmond and finish that part of the story. Nothing has been mentioned about finishing Desmond’s story, so expect more Assassin’s Creed game in the future!
Lately I’ve found myself back in memory lane… in the time when I was still actively playing an Unreal Tournament modification called: Strike Force. I don’t know why I have suddenly started missing the days when I was playing this game. Probably nostalgia is involved somewhere.
It’s so weird to realize that I still have clear and vivid memories of some of the clan matches or midnight gaming sessions; loading up a single M4 with two ammo clips and two grenades, only to make a mad rush at the enemy base and surprise blast my way through the enemy team was so awesome! Sometimes I’d die in one or two minutes, but I would have four or five kills behind my name! Sweet!
I loved this game so much that I remember playing until deep into the night in the weekends. I would come home late in the evening from my work as dish washer in a restaurant, fire up my computer to play some rounds of SF with my buddies and have an awesome time until 4AM in the morning…
Huzzah!
By Rob Jones | May 19, 2011
Life is ever so slowly getting back to normal!
The most important jobs in my new house have been done. Pretty much all the furniture have been put together; the only missing piece is a couch for in the living room, but other than that I think we’re pretty much settled in. There are still loads of “little” jobs to do though: organizing all the paperwork that has been piling up, reorganizing the cupboards and closets before they drive me mad, generally tidying up all over the place…
Best news of all though… I am no longer disconnected from the rest of the world! The fibre optic connection has been made and my Internet, TV and telephone lines are all active! I never realised how much easier life can be with an active Internet connection! Things such as online banking and shopping are a few of those comforts that I have missed the most!
Ohai everyone!
It’s been a bit quiet with new entries here lately and that’s mainly because I’ve been extremely busy. My time in the last few weeks has been spent on preparing to move into my new house! In the past five days I’ve done nothing but heavy lifting, cleaning, painting, putting furniture together (IKEA ftw!) and all the other lovely little chores that come with moving. Aside from all the IKEA boxes in my living room, it’s starting to look like a proper little home already! Hurray!
The bad news is that I will be without an internet connection for a while, so no more regular updates until that’s sorted. The good news however, is that I’ll be getting a super speedy fibre optic connection! Hopefully that will be worth the wait!
I’ll only have a web connection available at work, so I will only be able to write a few short posts for now!
