Okay, I promised a real update, and this isn’t really it. But I have a few words to put down.

I decided to forgo getting Wario Ware Smooth Moves (it’s a rental anyway, right?) for Sonic and the Secret Rings, which I think is set to release this week. It’s kind of a crapshoot, though I think this Sonic has a better chance of being worth it than any other 3-D Sonic.

(Brief recap: I hate pretty much every Sonic with 3-D gameplay, except for Sonic R, which is ostensibly a racing game, but manages to capture the fun of old Sonic with its courses. Everything from Adventure on has been a letdown, except for the Advance series and Sonic Rush. Those weren’t great, but they were good enough.)

Judging from what I’ve heard about Secret Rings from various sources, it controls a bit like Sonic R. It’s also not developed by Sonic Team. And it’s for the Wii. Three reasons for me to feel hopeful about it!

As soon as I get a utility bill, I can get a membership at a local video store and finally play some Smooth Moves.

Real Life Update (aka World of Borecraft): I did some shopping today (the grocery stores have a surprisingly wide selection for such a caucasian-dominated place), and cooked my first meal in the apartment (meatballs in an antipasta salad, from a Rachael Ray cookbook). Also, I gave Amy her first taste of San Angelo’s Mexican food, in the form of guiso and fajitas. She liked the guiso more.

Work starts tomorrow, and I feel pretty weird about joining the working world. Even though I won’t exactly have a ‘normal’ schedule. (copy editors work from the afternoon until the paper is done)

I don’t even know what to wear!