Man it's been a good week and it just started.

So, I have finally beat the Half-Life series and Portal. Now I have to wait patiently for episode three of Half-Life to be released; which has no release date set. There aren't even any rumors. That's how Valve works, but they make incredible games, so I forgive them. It's worth the wait. I highly recommend playing these games. They're incredible. Best first person shooter ever. The plot is intricate, and the game play is amazing. It looks amazing, and the physics engine is incredible. It's also realistic (I mean as realistic as you can get). Your suit doesn't recharge like in Halo, and sometimes you'll go a long time without finding a health pack. But it's not impossible get through. Sometimes I would die like a million times, but, at least for me, I would be like, "I have to figure out how to get through this." It takes a lot of paying attention, and figuring out puzzles. That's part of what is so neat. It's not just a run around and shoot aliens game, you actually have to figure out how to turn on electricity, so you can open a door, or start an elevator, or something like that.

So, everybody play Half-Life and Portal.

Now I actually have to start packing instead of sitting and playing video games and thinking, "I'll start packing after this chapter". We move on Saturday and I've only packed up one closet and a couple of bookshelves. Ohh!!! I got my stimulus check today. Woohoo.

I also have some other big news that I'll be able to tell you later.