Yes, I’ve finally done it.  I picked up an XBox the other night at work.  There has been a huge shortage due to Halo 2 (which we have 600 reserves for at work and are opening at mid-night for, and I have to be there because stupid me has no classes on Tuesday).  So when one of our Holday temps brought in his 2nd Xbox (a 1.6 (newer, faster, more reliable DVD drive) only played 12 times xbox) I had to jump on it.  I paid $108 for it, which isn’t too bad.  I currently have Soul Caliber II and the segaGT/JSRF discs to play, but luckily I can get some from work here soon.  MS has a retail site for people like GS employees to learn about products, take quizes and earn points, and then cash them in for games, I plan on cashing in my 6000 points in soon for some sweet gaming and gear.

It’s been crazy at work.  We release Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas early.  We were given permission by Rockstar to sell it Monday night after 6 PM because we had soo many reserves (around 325 of them).  We thought we’d be completely killed by the release because of the sheer number of people.  But this time with a slightly different management team we pumped through 250 people in under an hour and a half.  Since I’m the top non management position at work I get a lot of hours, which I love, but it’s starting to get to me.  I’ve worked 50 hours in the last 6 days.  So pretty much after class I head to work, come home, chill for an hour or 2, go to sleep, get up, shower, go to class and start the process over again.

I have met some cool people at GS, like Dan.  We’ve been chilling out lately and he’s pretty cool.  He’s needed some time away and chilling out seems to be helping with that.

Of course any of you that know me realize that this Xbox WON’T stay in factory condition.  Any suggestions on games I should get for it.  Post your comments!  I’m in to mroe action games, not dark/RPG/sports.  Looking to get Halo, Project Gotham Racing, Fable, Top Spin, Sonic Heros, Kingdom Under Fire, X-Men Legends, Burnout 3, Elderscrolls 3, Ghost Recon and maybe a Crash game.  I’m looking forward to (obivously) Halo2, Prince of Persia, Need for Speed Underground 2, and the Sonice Mega Collection.