Now Being Entertained
Now Listening
I’ve been listening Dave Matthews’ Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, jamming away in the truck while I travel to work and back again. This album is their best work in quite a while. “Shake Me Like a Monkey” is my favorite song of the past year or so and, one day, I’ll learn “You & Me” on the guitar. I just have to.
I also need to see them in concert, again. That’s scheduled for the summer.
Now Playing
I’m playing a lot of God of War 3, which is as brutal and maybe predictable as you’d expect. I don’t think I mean predictable in a bad way. Kratos simply noticed that several heads are in need of removal. I’m not surprised he’s the man for the job.
I remain pretty happy with the formula, especially in a game that starts this fast and looks this incredible. But the formula is incredibly obvious if you’ve ever touched one of these games before. This is my fourth (I count the PSP game). Next time I’ll be looking for something a little different.
Now Watching
The wife and I are watching a lot of American Idol and Survivor, the latter of which is aging better than the former. I’m not exactly certain what’s wrong with American Idol. It certainly has something to do with a weak lineup of contestants. Maybe they’ve played with the format too much. Maybe I’ve gotten too good at using my DVR. Maybe I miss Paula. No, it can’t be that last thing. It can’t be that at all.
Survivor, however, remains a pretty good show where they eventually eat bugs or something similarly vomit inducing. The villains and heroes thing feels contrived – after all, it is — but, somehow, the show remains entertaining. Jerks and Rob will soon merge with the nice guys, however. I’ll be happy when we get down to individuals.
I’ll be happier when I find more time to watch The Fringe.
Now Reading
I recently began the “Song of Fire and Ice” series of books penned by George R.R. Martin in an effort to fill a gaping hole in my fantasy library. I know. I can’t believe I waited so long either. I’m sorry I waited, even as Mr. Martin does terrible things to characters he first made me love. I’m well into “A Clash of Kings.” I’ll finish reading the series, at least when George bothers to finish writing it.
I do have to say it’s been both a fantastic and terrible addition to my Kindle. Getting the first two books for just over $6. Awesome. Not knowing I just purchased about 2000 pages of reading material. What is this, Harry Potter?
