Emerging from the red rings

So I got a new Xbox. I figured that I had all the accessories and games for it so I knew I would either repair my old one or get a new one eventually. The purchase was hastened by several factors:

1. My friends Nathan and Kyle got a new Xbox
2. I'm going to have a lot of free time once classes end
3. I needed a distraction after hearing that my dog Maggie was going to be put down.

Are these good reasons? Debatable. But all that matters now is that I have a new shiny Xbox that I can fall in love with all over again. Things I'm looking forward to about it: 1. HDMI output! 2. Not a launch console so low probability that it will red ring 3. It completes me. Lame. Now I can get back to playing Team Snipers on Halo 3 in my never ending quest to get one of my ranks to be level 50. Also Nazi Zombies for CoD WaW and Horde mode for Gears 2 come back into my life. My afternoons will have purpose again!

I was a little upset about Barak Obama's (President Obama?) press conference on Wednesday. Doesn't he know that Wednesday night is Scrubs and Better of Ted night? Alas I had to sit and watch him answer stupid questions about the swine flu while he ummed his way through the evening. Sometimes it seems he can't go to sentences without saying um or uh. Retarded. The good news is that I'm about to sit down to watch the new Office and 30 Rock and then get my Gears on...got to love Saturday afternoons.

Fantasy baseball has started poorly for me in some leagues and amazingly well in others. I'm first place in my yahoo league with a team complete with Albert Pujols, Dustin Pedroia (D Pads). and Manny Ramirez. Honestly sometimes I don't know how people let me draft so well. I'm looking at you Marc Jeker. Over in the ESPN league, which a few of you might consider the only league worth mentioning. I can't seem to tame this wild and crazy scoring system. It probably hasn't helped me that Chien-Ming Wang Sucker has -74 points for the season. I'm just saying Chien-Ming...come on man, you're embarrassing yourself.

Speaking of embarrassment, how about them Astros? Can't do much worse than get shut out by Zach Duke. Oh wait, they got one hit by Cincinnati Thursday night. In all fairness Edinson Volquez was pitching. Formerly of the Texas Rangers, traded for Josh Hamilton, strong Cy Young candidate last year...you know, that guy. Here's hoping Lance Berkman starts hitting and the Cardinals stop. Though I do like Ankiel's new mustache.