Not even rain can stop me!

Today was a busy day on my feet. I went to the local Dutchess County fair today with my girlfriend Kelly. She had taken half a day off at work so that we could get there early. It looked like it was going to rain, but we decided to bring umbrellas with us and prepare. After all , the fair is about the animals and food. Plenty of places were available to seek shelter.

We arrived around 2pm and there was no problems getting in. He had pre-paid our tickets in advance to save a few dollars. Once we made it through the main entrance , we were immediately hit in the face with the smell of sausage and peppers , hot dogs , hamburgers, fried everything with a side of fries , and of course fried dough. We walked past all the vendors keeping tabs on our options. After reaching the end we looked back and decided on a boneless BBQ rib sandwich for her and Philly cheese steak for me. Stuffed comfortably, we decide on our next plan of attack. We were to see the animals.

First off , we walked through the area of cows , goats, and sheep. Cows were interesting because they were big animals. Unfortunately I felt nervous walking past them as the only thing you could see was their rear ends ! Not exactly a view I care to see. At this point it was starting to rain but it wasn't a problem. The goats we're pretty interesting. They yield 4 quarts of milk a day. We read that at the information booth. The goats had this funny smile about them. Something inside told me that they weren't as happy as they seemed. The sheep were really nice. Looked like they wanted to come out and hang with us.



Raining even harder, we made our way to the pigs , birds and rabbits. I had the most enjoyment from these sections. The pigs were funny. Laying around being lazy. Something told me that they didn't seem to mind being there. Some of them were massive! There were a lot of little pigs too. Then there was a mother with her babies laying down asleep.

We got to pet a few bunnies and the roosters were hilarious. My favorite part was one specific rooster that looked like he had a wig on. He was definitely aware he was the looker of the bunch.


The rain let up. We decided to try out sweet potato tempura and it was amazing. We walked around a little bit more and bought fried dough. The fair was a good time. It always is. Sometimes it's more about the food then anything else. But whats wrong with that? :-)

I see light!

I see light! Well it's because It is 6:07am and I have just under 2 hours left of my shift. I worked an overnight shift and I am lucky enough to be able to use Internet all night long. I have been up since 10am yesterday and my head feels heavy. Doing these overnight shifts are really tough on me. Sunday, aka grocery shopping day, is the day where I feel like I am a zombie. Most cases I either act like one, or I look like one.

I only make a few dollars an hour and I usually work 8am-8pm Thursdays. I get to cover other shifts once in a while to make extra money. Not really extra in my mind, more like just a little bit more to ease the pain of being broke. Playing video games on my many days off may seem like a mans wonderful ideal of life. Don't get me wrong. I love my games. But I also like to buy things like food, gas for the car , something nice for my loved one. Kelly and I have been together nearly two years now and we're both in difficult financial situations. We're dealing with it the best we can just like everyone else out there. Trying to build a life with someone when both partners are struggling to figure themselves out when it comes to a career is stressful. She stresses out because things aren't changing and all I do is say things will change eventually.

The natural cycle of life brings many changes. They just never happen when you want them to.

Wolfenstein Mission 3

So far the single player mode in this game is truly satisfying. I decided to start over because I started the game without downloading the Flammenwerfer. It's a flame thrower you get for buying the game new. I started the game over and set it to UBER which means it is on the hardest difficulty available. It wasn't any harder, but i did notice that I get close to death a lot easier and faster. I still manage to play the first two missions without a problem. Mission 3 is a little bit harder. There were a few moments when i forgot to turn on the veil which allows me to see an alternate parallel universe as well as anything that is deemed a weakness. If it shows up a bright red basically needs to be shot. Bosses are easy once you figure out what to do but until you do, they seem to be impossible. People seem to like watching my videos and that's good. Here are the 5 parts of mission 3 from my youtube channel.

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Wolfenstein Mission 2

Mission 2 introduced some different game play options that mimic a sort of role playing style game. Being able to upgrade your weapons and using an ancient artifact that allows you to essentially see the unseen. You are also able to twist time by making it slower, or to make you faster with agility. At first, it just seemed as if it was too much information and not enough explanation. It took a a few minute to really understand the new controls but once i figured out how to use them, I began to imagine what type of levels and puzzles I'll have to figure out in this game. I guess my Rambo style of running and gunning won't work. This game is actually going to require some thought. I like it.

Here's all 6 parts to mission 2 from my YouTube channel.

Wolfenstein Mission 1

Mission one of Wolfenstein started off just as I expected. It was action packed from the start. Playing it on the hard difficulty proved to be a perfect setting for my skill level. I don't believe in playing games on the easier setting just because I'm playing for the challenge, not the credits at the end. So far I am not disappointed in the single player campaign. Controls are similar to what i am used to. The graphics are crisp and the game play top notch. Listed below are the videos of the complete play though of mission one in two parts.

Wolfenstein is out !

I bought the game blind and in confidence.