XBOX milestone

I'm back home from China, recovering from my trip. Not bad but it was basically a glorified shopping tour sponsored by the Chinese government. Oh well. I got lots of nice things at dirt cheap prices, things that I could never buy in the States.  Silk, jade, pearls, tea, tea pots, etc were all at such great prices that I couldn't say no. It was a good trip. Not as much food poisoning luckily (some but brief) and we saw an amazing short opera in Hangzhou.

I am about to reach a big XBOX milestone- 10,000 achievement points! :) Matt and I spent the past two days knocking out Portal 2 achievements, and I'm nearly done with Dead Space also. Next I think I want to go back to Skyrim, but I feel like maybe I should start Dead Space 2. Not sure yet.

I'm sad about BioShock Infinite's delay (again). I almost pre-ordered it but didn't. I am definitely excited to get Borderlands 2. That's been ordered already. On my trip I was talking with one of my students who says Nintendo 3DS is awesome, and then proved it to me. I might have to get one, but it seems like a big expense because what I really want it for are the old school games (Kid Icarus, Mario, Paperboy, etc). I'm hoping Matt will pick up on the hint that it's what I want for my birthday.

The Colorado fires have been pretty bad, and gave us a good scare when my parents were evacuated from their Estes Park home. They were about a mile from the nearest set of flames, but luckily the fire was contained (now 100%) and they could go back home, and everything was fine (for them anyway- 20 homes burnt). Thinking good thoughts about rain reaching that area.

Dieting is going well- I'm down 12 pounds or so. Starving, but smaller.

I got two new games (arcade) that I think rock- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (loving the colorful atmospheres) and I Am Alive- that one is a beast. It's a psycological game in a way. Choices you make affect game play, like Walking Dead. Speaking of which, does anyone know when the next episode for that game will be released?

Happy summer!