Not much going on

Not too much to report on lately. I took my CHL class this Saturday. It was a bit of a drag going from 7:30am to 6:30pm but learned some valuable information nonetheless. In celebration of finally getting off my ass and taking the course, I treated myself to a brand new Glock 27 that I picked up at the Pasadena Gun Show Sunday afternoon. In case you dont already know, the Glock 27 is a .40 caliber subcompact semi automatic pistol which should be a perfect equilibrium between power and size in terms of concealment for personal protection.

In other news, the Accord is holding up well. After putting nearly 750 miles on it on the recent trip to New Orleans, I averaged about 29.5 mpg with 4 people. This is considerably more mileage than I could have ever dreamed of in the Exploder which would barely hit 20 mpg on a downhill slope. All in all Im still really happy with the purchase. Still feeling the hit to the bank account a little bit though...

My love, hate, love, really hate, love relationship with the xbox 360 continues. I have it in a condition right now where it will run most of the time with little to no screen tearing. By condition, I mean it is currently sitting on my coffee table without its case with a large room fan blowing on it constantly. Occasional screen tearing can be remedied by pressing down on the center of the motherboard which only strengthens my belief that warping of the board is one of the main reasons so many of the xbox 360s break in the first place. With the recent price drop, I am seriously considering just biting the proverbial bullet and picking up a new one. We will just have to see how much more I can take with the current model.

Next Saturday I will be making my return to Las Vegas. After last years awesomeness, I have no reason to doubt this trip will be any less satisfactory. This go around we decided to rent a condo on the strip in lieu of staying at one of the casino resorts. This was done for several reasons, the main one being we have more people this go around and will be able to fit everyone in one condo instead of having to worry about multiple hotel rooms. Champagne brunch is definitely on the agenda as well as sipping mimosas at the sports book on Sunday. The Sunday we are there is opening day for the NFL so expect me to lose several hundred dollars betting on guaranteed locks. (Still cannot believe I lost that Giants bet last year...)

So thats pretty much it. Long weekend coming up means smoking a pork shoulder this Sunday. Nothing, and I mean nothing, taste better than a pulled pork sandwich smothered in cole slaw on a kaiser roll bun. Add in some potato salad and some beans, garlic bread and baby you got yourself a BBQ going. Champagne Campaign is on the horizon as well as soon as Christine gets her hundred bucks. If I was a betting man, and I think it's clear that I am, I would say that the easy money would be on the event taking place some time in mid October. If consuming 40 bottles of cheap champagne is wrong, I dont want to be right.