The weekend is over and done with again, so it's back to the grind.

Even though the weather sucked, yesterday was a fun day. Due to the constant raining, we did not get to plant any of our bulbs for our spring flowers, but we got to play The Smurfs' Village (iPod) and Stronghold Kingdoms, and we watched The Walking Dead, Burn Notice, a few episodes of Hell's Kitchen and NCIS.

We might be housebound this week. There's some major construction work that's being done to our street, so we'll find out tomorrow AM if we can leave the place at all.

Mid-week already, and there are still plenty of turkey leftovers to be had. For the curious, we had apple-poblano whole roast turkey, and it was very delicious, especially the sauce made from the drippings. Damn, now I'm hungry again...

Another batch of games shipped to stores yesterday, and to be honest, the one I'm mostly interested in is Epic Mickey. Unfortunately, Disney seems to have forgotten to pack in the special brush pen that would've made it truly epic!

Not much time for TV watching last night, but there's always room to squeeze in Stargate Universe, which of course ended in a cliffhanger for the mid-season finale.

Yay, the weekend again! We're going to kick it off in style with another concert. Bad Religion is in town again, so into the mosh pit we go once more.

No other plans apart from playing The Smurfs' Village on iPod, some Vindictus, Stronghold Kingdoms, and trying to stem the disturbing DVR tide, as the damn thing is filling up again at an alarming rate (70% and counting). We watched Stargate Universe and Psych, but with our bellies full of food, it didn't tale long before our eyelids became to heavy and ... lights out.

It turned out to be a nicely busy day yesterday, and it was topped off with the official word that APB is indeed coming back. I know a few people who will be stoked about that! Early 2011 is quite a wait, but if they can tighten up the combat and work out better anti-cheat, then I'm sure it will be a success, especially with the free2play model.

I'm sure a lot of people are waiting for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, and while we have been playing the game for the past few days, we are going to take an extra day to complete our review. We want to test out multiplayer in a live setting, especially since that is one of the major additions in this title.

The weekend is upon us, and we are getting ready for an open-air concert this weekend. The weather has been sketchy for the past few days, and rain is expected. We've decided to buy some plastic sheeting  in case it starts pouring on Saturday. The funny thing is that the venue frowns upon smokers (I light the occasional Marlboro), but getting baked on weed is perfectly acceptable.

Last night we watched some more Smallville, Sons Of Anarchy, The Event, and No Ordinary Family. If we get time over the weekend we may  check out a movie, like Red or Life as We Know It.

The weather has cooled down considerably yesterday, so we didn't feel so bad about staying in and hunkering down in front of the TV. Watched some Justified and Bones, tested our brand-new vacuum cleaner (awesome!) and played a whole lot of Vindictus. I also managed to play through Medal of Honor, and while it's somewhat short, the experience turned out to be quite pleasant, including the rather touching ending.

We ran some errands but didn't get around to checking on a wireless router for our AppleTV gizmo, so we'll have to take care of that later today.

Yesterday was kind of a mixed bag. We went to the museum to see the Pixar exhibit, and it turned out that they only allow a limited number of people per day, and they were sold out an hour after opening. While we were there, we decided to check out the rest of the museum, since it happened to be free admission day.

We went to see The Town (bank robbery movie from/with Ben Affleck) which was quite good and very intense. We also watched No Ordinary Family, a new TV series with Michael Chiklis (of The Shield) about a family who gets superpowers. It's very reminiscent of Pixar's The Incredibles.

Then the power went out for a few hours, so it was pitch dark and quiet. It's amazing how little there is to do without electricity these days ... well, except going to bed and sleeping.

Yesterday we went to see our first Class A baseball game. A friend was celebrating his birthday in the VIP area with a tasty BBQ, and while we love baseball, the game wasn't very exciting. Luckily, the food was good and the beer was chilled ....

Once we got back home, we watched Burn Notice, Entourage and The Spy Next Door, so it was quite a relaxing day overall. We're ready for another week with plenty of press gigs to attend (Disney stuff, Spider-Man, and a few others).

Weekend again, and this one has special meaning since we are celebrating our eighth wedding anniversary! No super special plans, apart from a nice dinner, probably a movie and lots of smooching!

No hiking or concerts this weekend, so it should be nice and relaxing. Maybe i'll even get around to doing my long-overdue case and HD PVR projects.

Last night we watched some Burn Notice, and I also just received the first issue of the Kane & Lynch comic book.

Aarrghh, my kryptonite struck again!

Our neighbor was kind enough to invite us over to dinner last night, and since the magic word "BBQ" was uttered, we were hooked right away and could not refuse. Of course, wine was served, which made me zonk out and not hear any of our three alarms.

Time for some coffee and then onward with the news (and some StarCraft II).

Today is the big day, my birthday, for the 39th time. My mom always said I was so reckless I wouldn't make it to 18 in one piece, and now that I'm more than double that, I'm still rockin'!

I've decided that since it's all about ME today, just like any other day, that I am having a beer as soon as I wake up. Why, you may ask? Well, just 'cause I can ....

Last night we watched Burn Notice, Stargate Universe, and maybe later today some Hell's Kitchen, and we also got 2012 on DVD. Not quite sure what else is in store for me tomorrow, but I'll be sure to let you know. :)

You'd think I would know better by now. Drinking wine = sleepy me.  Yet sure enough, I zonked out hard again. You know what's the worst of it? I don't even feel particularly refreshed after a long night's sleep. I feel better and more alert after only a 3- to 4-hour nap.

Oh well, back to the grind!

It's the final countdown! It's the last week before E3, last-minute appointments (in our case, 80% of them) are being set up, and final preparations (in our case, first preparations) are being made to take the trip to Los Angeles and mentally ready ourselves for a week of gamers' body odor.

This weekend, we'll hang out with our friends from 1C, drink vodka leftovers, maybe see a movie, watch some DVR shows and catch up on sleep so that we're well-rested for the gaming madness.

One press event down, one more to go this week. Tonight 1C Company will show off its upcoming titles at the Russian Consulate, and that's always a good event.

Monday's CrimeCraft content update caused some server instabilities over the past couple of days, but all is working smoothly again. One of my attentive gang members noticed that there should be two new maps coming up, according to a map/server list.

I've started watching Justified, with Timothy Olyphant, known for Deadwood and Hitman: The Movie. So far, it is quite decent, but nothing too spectacular. Good thing I like his acting style.

We had friends over to watch the series finale of Lost, and while it's been a good six seasons, we have no idea what just happened. Questions were answered, but equally as many new questions have presented themselves. Guess it's open to interpretation so people can form their own conclusions and make of it what they want. I personally don't like these kinds of endings. So many other shows get canceled and you are left hanging without resolution, and these guys had six years to wrap it all up, and they didn't.

We also went to see Date Night, which was surprisingly good and quite funny in a more sarcastic/adult way. Tomorrow, we're going to go see Prince of Persia, so hopefully that won't be a disappointment like most game movie adaptations.

Red Dead Redemption came out yesterday, and we got our review copies (as well as a swanky t-shirt, dice, soap and a pack of cards). I'm still holding out hope for a PC version, so I'm not going to touch the PS3/X360 copies we received and let others dig into those. Come on, Rockstar!

There are a few events happening this week. Some coverage you'll see later today, others next week, and some closer to E3 apparently. We got our travel and accommodations booked, so that is taken care of. We're almost set to invade Los Angeles for a week of gaming madness ....

One BBQ down, one to go. Boy, am I stuffed! It seems that eating is on the agenda for the weekend, as we'll have a nice hot breakfast tomorrow morning and then BBQ for lunch. Someone suggested having even more BBQ for dinner tomorrow. Now, BBQs are my favorite meal and all, but by tomorrow night, I'll be ready for a salad or an apple. I know, sacrilege!

Rock Band 2 builds upon the original to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features.

Such a beautiful day it was yesterday, amazing. We watched some TV after breakfast, did some errands, checked out a new promising property but decided not to pursue any further due to the crime-ridden neighborhood, and then did some catch-up work. It was less than we had hoped for, but it was such a nice day that it couldn't be helped.

No movies at all, but we did get to watch The Amazing Race and might snag Date Night sometime this week at the small theater just down the street.

There are plenty of press junkets going on these days: earlier this week, last night, and a few things next week, including a trip to Las Vegas to check out UFC Undisputed 2010. Then, of course, there will be the run-up to E3 with a slew of pre-E3 events during the weeks prior to kick-off.

Last night, we watched Supernatural and the latest episode of The Pacific, which was thankfully action-packed from start to finish.

Halfway through the week, and unsurprisingly, i'm looking forward to the weekend. I need some downtime after last week's vacation. Odd how that works :)

We attended a PSP event last night and got to play a few upcoming games (Modnation Racers, Hot Shots Golf and a few others), so we'll have some impressions and interviews later today and later in the week.

Ahh, it's good to be home again, sleep in our own bed and drive our own car. Always love leaving for vacation, but equally enjoy getting back to our own place.

Apart from a little scare when the check-in terminal and the customer service desk couldn't find my reservation for the flight, the traveling went without a hitch.

We came back just in time, too, because our DVR was 79% filled with recordings. Luckily, quite a few were repeats and double recordings, but once we plopped ourselves on the couch and watched NCIS, Stargate Universe and Human Target, we're back to about 50%.

Yesterday was an awesome day! It started out cloudy but dry, with the forecast being that it would be clear all day. Unfortunately, the closer we got to got to Mt. Rainier, the worse the weather became, and it looked like the weather was going to ruin our plans as it was pouring down pretty hard. Once we arrived at our hiking point, the rain stopped and we were good to go. We got our snowshoes on, got into the thick of it, and marveled at the beautiful scenery. Although it was quite cloudy, it wasn't as cold as we had anticipated, and the vistas were amazing.

Later today, we are flying back to home base and plopping ourselves on the couch. We've had enough exercise to last us for a few weeks, and our DVR will be full of goodies for us to watch!

We just got back from the Faith No More concert, two hours of awesomeness! The opening acts were disastrous, some of the worst, incomprehensible, terrible stuff I have ever seen. But all was forgotten as soon as FNM took the stage for the next couple of hours. Live rock concerts usually have issues with sounding too muddled or loud, but this time around, the sound was incredibly good.

I was in the mosh pit from start to finish, so not only am I partly deaf for the next few days, but I'm also worn out, and my neck hurts. Guess I'm not as young and resilient as I used to be ....

Today was a beautiful day, with nice weather, some shopping, Jamba Juice, BBQ, a visit to the farmers market, and plenty of videos games and TV watching.

We did all our errands for our little neighborhood bash tomorrow, and we'll be prepping all afternoon to be ready by dinner time.

We caught up on a few hours of FlashForward, and while the pots are simmering, we'll hopefully catch up on a few other things.