I’ll post about my Chicago trip a bit later, as I want to devote a bit more time to it than I really have right now. Heh. Anyway…
Yes, it’s my birthday. I don’t really feel too much older… and I definitely don’t feel like I’m 33 years old. Can’t deny the truth, though… oh, well. On the bright side, at least I’m still carded for liquor. :-)
I have to admit, my trip to Chicago and getting to visit the Midway Games studios was a big present to myself. I’ve been playing Midway-created or licensed games as far back as 1979 when I was a huge fan of Space Invaders (originally created by Taito but released in the States by Midway), so it was really a big treat for me to be able to walk around the studios and see where the games were made. I’ll go into more detail in the Chicago trip post, but all in all I REALLY enjoyed my trip out there.
Anyway, this morning, I got up, and opened my presents from my Mom and Dad. I got Matrix Revolutions, Batman Begins, and V for Vendetta on DVD, and a Logitech Harmony Advanced Universal Remote for Xbox 360. (Before you ask, I’m actually ordering an Xbox 360 later today.) In addition, they got me Midway Arcade Treasures 3 and Blitz: The League for Xbox. Unfortunately, both of those will need to be exchanged. :-/ While I was in Chicago I had picked up a copy of Midway Arcade Treasures 3 for GameCube (forgetting it was on my birthday list), and Blitz: The League isn’t backwards-compatible yet. They’ll get me the 360 version of Blitz: The League, and something else in place of MAT3.
All in all, it’s been a good birthday so far. :-) I’m thankful for everything I’ve gotten, and it’s more or less been a nice and quiet day. Hopefully it just continues like this…
Ah, well. For now, though, I need to get back to work…