Hot Gaming Action

So, here's an unexpected twist to my purchase of an XBox 360... Between it and my Plasma TV, they both pump out enough heat that it gets quite warm in my living room after a while. It always did with my TV while watching movies, but now it's considerably quicker. Thank goodness for my AC.

It's Game Time!

So, long story short... I bought myself an XBox 360 last night. I won't go into the details of incompatibility issues I was having with the HDMI connection to my Dell TV, so let's just say this... It's game time!

Less Is Less

Let this be a lesson to you... if you need 40 feet of ethernet cable and decide on buying a 50 foot cable, don't go and buy a 25 foot cable thinking it's going to be enough. Trust me, it isn't.

Muse-ings

Last night I received an early birthday present from Kyler. He took me to see Muse in concert in Mississauga. Now I can't say I knew much of them before the show, except that I was listening to the songs on the player on their website all day long beforehand. Anyway, they put on a really kick-ass show. I think they made a new fan. Thanks Kyler!

Have I Mentioned How Much I Love My Bed?

It's been a while since I've been for-real camping, and this past weekend I went interior canoe camping in Algonquin Park. I went up on Friday with Matt and Jen, we rented our canoe and kayak at the Portage Store on Canoe Lake and made the 3.5 hour trek (including one portage) to Bartlett Lake for some quality time in the wilderness. Nory and Robin joined us on Sunday and we all went back together on Monday. Luckily for us, we were the only people who camped on Bartlett Lake that weekend, so not only did that give us the pick of the sites, but it also meant that we had the place to ourselves. Here is a shot from our campsite of Bartlett Lake in the morning. Funny story... after I posted some pictures to Facebook, Ryan Bremner sent me a message saying that he had stayed at that exact campsite just a few summers before. Nice coincidence.

On Monday, we trekked back to Canoe Lake, but first made a stop at the Tom Thompson Memorial Cairn for a photo op.

Anyway, I had a great time, thanks to the planning that Matt and Jen put into things (since I didn't have the slightest clue as to what was going to go on). The lessons I learned include: I definitely enjoy my comforts of modern living... especially my bed; I'm apparently a toilet paper fiend, as I ended up having to borrow on the last day there; and finally, apparently I'm still capable of reading a book... all I need is absolutely nothing else to do.