Pound!: Something that can be done with both beer and sand.

Another hectic work week gone for good. We now have a couple of days reprieve before the shat-storm of a new work week punches us in the the stomach, then stomps on our head as we're down on the ground, then spits on our bruised body that is lying in a gutter. Perhaps your work week wasn't as disappointment filled mine. In any case, lets seize these couple of days and enjoy ourselves to the fullest!!!!

And what better way to start it all off than a good ol' blog from myself. So let's all get this over with so the imbibing can begin!


My friend, Carlo, will be arriving back home from serving our country in the Middle East. So it's great to have him back. There will be a nice big bash for him in a few weeks that I'm going to try and go to. There may be some dog sitting issues I have to deal with at that time. Which leads me to my next subject.


Guess who gets to look after my sister's menagerie while her and my brother in law are driving out to D.C? Yep, Uncle Zangz will be partying it up with a couple of lively dogs, Frodo and Pipen and a bit of a snobby, yet adorable cat, Molly. Perhaps I'll take them to the party. Hope Carlo has enough beer for all of us.


Why do we geeks think Chloe, the anal-retentive computer specialist on "24" is hot? Click HERE and wonder no more, foolish mortals!


Mr. Salty came up to me this week and expressed his slight displeasure at me for "spoiling" a recent major plot twist that took place on Battlestar Gallactica in a previous blog. I would like to take this time to formally apologize to Mr. Salty and the other readers of this blog who've had their heads firmly planted in the sand for the last month and obviously are quite clueless to what's happening in the show. I think I get to watch, maybe, 4 episodes a season and even I know what happened. Jeeze. Ya know what you can all do with that sand your heads been in... GO POUND IT!!!! Now you got me all salty.


I finished the game Prey right before it was due back at the rental place. I strongly advise you FPS fans who have the '360 to check this little under-the-radar gem out. I found it quite engrossing, eye candy for the next gen, and one heck of a detailed game. Plus it wasn't one of those pansy, single player modes. It appears they put as much time and effort into the single player game as they did the multi-player. It actually takes more than an afternoon to get through the game! There's a decent story involved also.


I've also been playing a little of the game Crackdown when I go over to Roberto DelAmorte's abode. I think I may pick this one up soon. I could give a flying leap about the Halo 3 beta that comes with it. Crackdown, itself, has enough open sandbox gaming to keep me happy as a clam for quite some time! The open world could be a heck of a lot bigger, but the gameplay is very addictive.


Zangz's Pod of Geekdom has expanded by a bit of a leap and maybe a half of a bound. If you listened to the last 'cast you'll notice how considerably clearer and more "professional" it is. My producer/technician, a man we'll call "Double A", got hold of some very nice recording equipment. On top of all of that we now have a decent place to record. It's a true lair of geekdom, a secret hidden place where I can truly plot and plan a worldwide take over.

Honestly, podcasting is the one medium where freedom of speech still fully exists. I think that right now is the time to either participate or listen to it. There's something out there for everybody. I tell you that now is the time, before the government and corporate greed take it over as they've done with all other media outlets. So support you local podcasters, won't you? It's one of the true last bastions of freedom of speech and expression.


Tomorrow will be loaded with Star Wars gaming, food, beer, Star Wars gaming, good conversation and Star Wars gaming. I'm sure our gamemaster, Mad Mario has some sneaky tricks up his sleeve. I'm looking forward to see what he's cooked up.

And speaking of gaming, Roberto Del Amorte is threatening to break out the ol' Bureau13: Stalking the Night Fantastic game and run a few. Cool. Let's hope he can put it together a lot sooner than our friend Trish has come up with a D&D game (or myself with a CoC game...doh!)


Ok, well that brings another glorious Blog of Geekdom to a close. Until next time, go pound it!

Zangz.