September 22, 2013

My morning wasn't too exciting. One might say it was a typical Sunday. I played more Battlefield 3 and enjoyed myself, except for the game of Rush where I blew up two M-COMS, including the one that got my team out of the first area on Metro, and we were on our way to the last two M-COMS when the game froze. I don't know why but in really long games there is always the risk of the game freezing. It kind of sucks. But, it is still a fun game. And one of my favorite parts is the sound. Sound-whoring used to be a big deal in CoD games because you could tell where the bad guys were by the sound of their footsteps. That really isn't a thing in Black Ops 2 but the sound design is really good in Battlefield 3. I was able to kill a guy in Gun Master because I heard him loading his shotgun on the other side of the wall. The one flaw in the sound is that on muli-level maps it is hard to tell if you're hearing someone on your floor or the floor above you. Hopefully that will be better in the new game.

I didn't accomplish a lot today but this afternoon I eventually got around to going shopping. I went to Target because I needed some things, including stuff to make food. And with some of those ingredients I made a pretty simple, but good dinner tonight. Penne pasta with artichoke hearts in a tomato sauce and steamed broccoli. Yum. If I make it again I would probably make the sauce because for the first time in years I bought it in a jar, and the jar was cool, but I'm not a big fan of jarred sauce. It's always too sweet. Or something. I also bought brussel sprouts because I have wanted to try them for awhile now and have yet to get around to it. I found a recipe to saute them but that involved actual garlic, which I didn't buy, so instead I am going to try roasting them, because they look really good roasted. I just hope they taste good. Everyone in my family who has had brussel sprouts basically think they are the worst thing ever, and I generally trust their opinion, but I keep telling myself they just haven't had them made the right way. Hopefully. I'll find out soon enough. Maybe tomorrow.

After dinner I made more tortilla chips and did my laundry. I also watched most of the Emmy's, ignoring the things I perceived to be the boring bits. I also might not see the end, depending on whether or not it runs long because I will be going to bed at ten o'clock. I am looking forward to the last week of MAP testing, and a shortened week thanks to not having school on Friday for some reason. I am not looking forward to going another week without a haircut. I really should start cutting my own hair. That would save me twenty bucks every few weeks and I wouldn't have to rely one someone else's schedule to get my haircut. I'll think about it. Until I forget.