Version 1.1

Well, I've pretty much finished the look and layout of the blog, now. It's blue, has some info and links to the right hand side, shows the entry history and generally looks as cool as I'd like it to. Future improvements may include some sort of witty text somewhere over to the right, or perhaps even a picture. Right now, though, it'll do.

I suppose I should really post something, then. But here's where it all normally falls down; my life is generally boring. It consists mainly of eating, sleeping, working and playing games. Seriously, that's about it. I'll still give it a shot, though, as I would really like to have a blog that I can look at and say, "Damn, that's a lot of posts". I have a habit of forgetting things, so to have my life written down might teach my brain to remember a little better.

Right now, I'm awaiting the arrival of several games. I've ordered a whole heap of them from Play.com:

- Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
- Final Fantasy III (DS) (Pre-order)

These two games, by the by, will make my Final Fantasy Collection complete. You have no idea how long I've waited for FFIII to be released.

- Crackdown (Xbox 360)
- Over-G Fighters (Xbox 360)
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All (DS) (Pre-order)

The original Phoenix Wright is the single best game on the DS. Ever. Until the aforementioned sequel comes out, that is.

- Command and Conquer: The First Decade (PC)
- Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (PC) (Pre-order)

Just got the demo for C&C3 from FilePlanet, and it rocks quite hard. My expert game reviewing skills give it an 8/10, slightly let down because of the viewing distance / level of detail ratio and that the "this is where you've just asked your troops to move to" icon is white, square and the size of an Orca landing pad. A whole host of other things contribute to the 2 points from perfection, but I can't quite put my finger on them. Still looks like it'll be a kickass game, though.

- Dead Rising (Xbox 360)
- Best of Star Wars Collection (PC)

That about covers it, I think. Other than that, I've had a couple of days off in the last week, during which I've managed to reach Level 70 on my Druid in World of Warcraft. It lacked the sense of celebration that came with Level 60, to be quite honest, and I feel somewhat akin to a lost sheep. More accurate, perhaps, is that I feel like a wolf which has just seen every sheep in a field disappear into nothingness.

Tomorrow is my last day on the Vodafone contract at work (see this BBC article for more info). It's only a half-day, followed by two days off, then some light-hearted training on the Saturday and Sunday. Marks and Spencer is an easy enough contract to do; I was on the email team briefly in December last year, but I'll be doing phone calls, now. So bear in mind that if you need to order anything from M&S (like, say, flowers or a new couch) and the person on the other end says "Good Morning, welcome to Marks and Spencer, you're speaking to Chris", you might be talking to me.

I think that's about it for now. It's certainly been a longer entry than I'd first anticipated. Hopefully it will be the first of many - I'll even add it to my Links bar in IE. I'll be back when something interesting happens.