Lets get right too it.

Soul Calibur IV Rocks..
I have been playing a lot of Soul Calibur IV online lately.  This is honestly the first game I play more online than I do offline.  I love it.  And you know I am playing the PS3 version with Vader.  Shit I have created like 30 create a fighters that I like to use when beating peoples asses just to show off.  I have met so many friends on there.  So if you ever feel like getting your ass handed to you get at me at ccruse1112 on the PlayStation Network.  And yes I know the new Madden is out but I don't play Madden so don't worry about challenging me on that.  Speaking of gaming why do I even own a 360 anymore. Besides Ninja Gaiden II I haven't really played the damn thing since the holidays, I actually hate the white machine…for now…I am sure Ill feel different once Gears of War II drops in November.

Countdown to the Diamond
I don't know when Verizon will launch the phone but I will be getting it on day one…and if you don't know what the Diamond is... click here....http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/HTC-Touch-Diamond-Review-review-r_1956.html

VH1's non-reality shows
Suck!!!!  Ok if you know me or been reading my blogs then you know I used to be a fan of the "Love" shows on VH-1.  But the fakeness of the last season of Flavor of Love turned me off…check my last blog if you want to know what I am talking about.  Well Brett Micheals and Ambre announced their break up sighting Brett's hectic life on the road as the reason.  Then a week later VH-1 announces a new season of Rock of Love and with a new gemick, instead of being in a mansion they are going to be on a tour bus going from place to place…coincidence no I think not….bullshit is what it is…and knowing they do shit like this I cant get into any of there shows anymore.  The New York goes to Hollywood is a joke.  Luke's show seems fake…and Diddy is typical BS Diddy.

Serious Shit
Well I have had a few people who watch the news ask me, "Hey Chris what's up with Delphi?  I hear they are laying off 600 white collar workers.  Are you going to lose your job?" Etc etc etc…Well thanks for the concern.  I have had a bad time with Delphi since June of last year when my old group downsized.  I am a good engineer so I was a high priority to get reassigned but that new job sucked ass and I hated it.  Things didn't go well and April of this year I was given a new assignment.  Well I was forced out of the BS assignment and asked to do any odd job until they could find me something to do…none of which dealt with engineering….So I pretty much been doing BS for the last few months…That's why I have been looking for work since April.  There aren't a lot of jobs out there and the ones I did find weren't really a good fit (a few I really liked but I guess they didn't like me…oh well).  So on Monday August 18 2008 when Delphi announced all the layoffs I turned in my letter of resignation.  My 6 year tenure with them (8 year if you count being a college intern) had come to an end.  But don't worry about me everyone.  I will be starting my new job with Fujitsu-Ten on Monday August 25, 2008, with more pay and better benefits…and I don't have to move…  YEPPPPIEEEE!!!!  I will be an electrical engineer on Toyota Radios (that's the type of work I like).  I am scared about working for a Japanese company for a Japanese customer (I hear they are really demanding) but I am prepared for it. 

JAJOJA!!!
I would really like to take this time to thank all who have prayed for me during this rough time in my life.  It has  really been hard for me and has tested my faith.  I really want to sent a shout out to Ms Jade Jonelle (I hope I spelled that right) Jackson.  JAJOJA you really had my back during this tough time, praying for me, giving me words of encouragement, sending me jobs via email, and just having my back and showing me strength, because out of all the people in my life, you know what I'm going through, so it meant more coming from you than anyone else. I mean you went to a black school just like me, you're Greek just like me (pretty boys love pretty girls), we interned together at Delphi, we both hired on there after college, and even though you left Delphi long ago, you still had to deal with a job situation that was not ideal, were the people didn't want you to succeed, and it ended up costing you that job (just like me), and now you have to do a career change.  And you've been out of work so long I started to wonder, but yet you keep your head up and your faith in god and you knew better days are ahead for you, and that help me do the same.  So I want to thank you for that and tell you how much I love you and will continue to pray for you and I know you will find the right career for yourself soon. 

Hey friends… Its been a long time….how the hell are you?...lol…Its been a while since I posted on the blogs, and the last thing I posted I took down because of the racist comments that were posted that pissed me off and actually made me lose my taste for MySpace for a while….but Ill speak on that later (but I will say HAHAHA Barack Obama won the nomination haters!!!)   I first have to start by saying big ups to Elliot, he asked for a post and I am giving it to him, and asking everyone to pray for him since he is going to Iraq....Also welcome back RI RI....here are 9 blogs to keep you busy...yes 9....damn!!!

Ok so lets start with the easy Stuff.

Flavor Flav needs to disappear

When the 3^rd season of Flavor of Love started, I told everyone on this very blog that Flav was in it for the money and not Love, and I think I was proven right with the reunion show.  Fact is if he really cared for the woman he picked he wouldn't have waited until the reunion show to see her.  That's what happened last time and why him and Deelishis didn't work.  No one from the other shows who have gone on to have good relationship followed that rule.  But Flav was about the money not love so he had no problem following that 6 month rule, and each time he went back to his newest baby mama, so it should be no surprise that he proposed to her….and that nigga didn't need a show to do that….now he needs to disappear, because there is no more Flavor of Loves and his other show sucks balls!!!

I love Hulu.com.  It is the greatest.  If you haven't been on it then you need to get on it.  Hulu is an online video on demand service offering streaming video of TV shows and movies, primarily from NBC and FOX and their cable networks. Hulu has online social networking features, allowing users to clip videos, or parts of videos, from the site for posting in outside online communities, like your MySpace page or Facebook.  Its like YouTube but instead of user created stuff it has actual TV shows and movies.  Best of all most businesses haven't blocked it yet like they have YouTube, so you can watch it from work.  I have been watching Hulu pretty much every day at work for the past 3 months.  I have begun to watch certain shows exclusively on there that I used to watch on DVR, such as My Name is Earl, The Office, Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Family Guy.  They were posting new episodes of these shows the day after they came on TV, so instead of waiting until I get home and watching them on the DVR, I just watched them while at work (I still do my work its just called multitasking).  Plus it gives me more time to play videogames while at home instead of watching TV (I have spent sooo much time on GTA IV and Mario Kart Wii).  Also I have been able to try new shows out, and become fans of some shows that I never was able to get into on TV, such as Paradise Hotel 2, 30 Rock, The Riches and Arrested Development.  It has even made me a fan of SNL again too because I don't have to waste a Saturday Night at home watching an hr long show that has a few funny sketches.  Now I just watch a 5 minute long clip of the funniest sketch from the week…AWESOME…(you need to check out Dick in a Box and Punched)…I have never been one of those people that can spend hrs watching YouTube but man I can waste a day on Hulu.com if given the opportunity…  Get on it before jobs start blocking it...

A friend of mines needs a new car, she has been driving used cars for many years and is tired of putting money into a car that seems to always need work done.  She is finally at a point in her life were she can afford a new vehicle compared to a used vehicle and wants to capitalize on that long dream that many people of my generation have of owning that nice SUV. She asked me about my discount and I asked her want she wanted, she said "a nice midsized SUV"…I said What The Fuck!!!  She said she has always wanted on, and I told her "so fucking what!!!".  That is a 25k car minimum, with a 22 gallon gas tank and an 14/20 MPG.  So if she only goes through 1 tank of gas a week then she is spending $350 a month on gas alone, add to that the $500 (minimum) car note and the $150 (minimum) insurance, now your talking about spending $1000 (minimum) a month on this vehicle.  Are you serious?  See doing that is fine for a family that has money to burn, but in my opinion when your living check to check that is a little much.  Now since I work in the auto-industry I see how much of America is moving away from SUV's and Pick-Ups and starting to buy more fuel efficient cars.  The average American family who buys a new car makes more money than my friend, so that should mean something right, I mean if the average American who makes more money than my friend thinks its not wise to buy an SUV because of the economy and gas prices, wouldn't it only be smart to follow the tread and get something else…but NOOOOOO!!!! Oh well she is just going with the foolish behavior so many of our people show in buying things that we want and not things that we need just because we can.  Spending $1000 a month on a vehicle before you even own a house is just asinine.

As a serious gamer I have owned most console gaming systems since the days of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Genesis.  I have always thought it worth while to own all the systems because each had there own goods and bads and you would miss out on a lot if you didn't have a certain system.  For example the SNES had great graphics and rotational sprites, and the Genesis had great speed and processing power.  So basically the genesis was great for sports games and games with lots of sprites while the SNES was better for other types of games.  So you needed to own both, and since each only cost like $200 it didn't break the bank to own both; same thing with the PS1 and N64 generation or even the PS2/Xbox/GC of last generation.  The Xbox had the best looking games, the PS2 had the most games, and the GC had Nintendo games and was dirt cheap.  But this generation its good to own a Wii and a PS3 or Wii and a 360 but it really makes no sense (unless you're the hardest of the hardcore like me) to own all 3.  A year ago the PS3 and 360 were very different systems, but with all these SW updates that has added functions the PS3 has to the 360 and visa versa and most 3^rd party companies bring identical games to both systems, and the fact that these systems cost more by themselves than the other systems from previous generations cost combined; it makes it real hard to recommend to someone to own both the 360 and PS3…Shit I own both and I haven't touched my 360 in a couple of months because I prefer playing games on my PS3.  They have the same downloads, same games, same graphics, everything…and since as any person who has read my blogs can tell you I prefer my PS3, I just haven't used my 360 much since the last exclusive game worth playing (which I cant even remember right now).  But hey I will be getting Ninja Gaiden 2 when it drops so there is a reason for me to pick up a 360 again…

Don't read this if you don't want spoilers to the game.  Ok everyone knows how much I have loved the new GTA game.  Its definitely the best game I have played in a very long time.  I actually only have one problem with the game, and that's the fact that I was a little disappointed with the story at the end of the game. I know some people have told me that they didn't like the fact that the game was scaled down compared to San Andreas.  No more flying planes, riding bicycles, picking up shit with a forklift, firetruck missions, ambulance missions, or customizing the character with just about any clothing, haircut, and body structure you want.  And to those people I say get over it, because the way the game was done puts more focus on the many things you can do, and makes you care and have more feelings for the characters in the game, specifically Niko.  I honestly care about Niko and his plight more than I do the city he is in, compared to other GTA games where the character was just a means to explore the terrific cities in the games.  But the end of this game with the situation with the diamonds and the choice as to which ending you get, I was left feeling unsatisfied.  With the diamonds situation it shouldn't have ended with 2 million dollars worth of diamonds falling in a truck to be lost forever.  The characters really should have went after them, and even if they didn't find them in this game (maybe they save that for future downloadable content), there should have still been some indication that the characters were going to look for them.  Same thing with the tormentor of Niko from the old country, there should have been some indication of what the future may hold between those two that maybe explored in future DLC.  And Lastly the choice as to rather Kate decides to be with you and dies or doesn't and live should have been explored deeper before making the choice.  I mean when you decide to kill Demitri or let him live, the game focuses on the money and honor of that choice, and Kate gives her opinion when you ask what you should do.  There is no indication that how she feels about you will hinder on the decision to work with or kill Demitri.  I think if that would have been explained that more before making the choice, I would have been more comfortable with the ending.  But other than those few gripes I thought the story was great…and this is still the best game out there…maybe now that I have beat the game I will open my Mario Kart Wii...

Speaking of GTA...read the next blog

The other day while stuck in traffic and some jackass kept honking his horn at me, I just wanted to have a GTA moment.  I wanted to get out of my car, walk to his car, yank him out of it and beat him upside his head.  Now for anyone who knows me this isn't a new thing with me (just ask Jade), I have gotten out of my car in the middle of traffic and had conversations with people in traffic before.  I have a rule that if you wouldn't do or say something to someone's face, don't say it from the safety of a vehicle.  For example how many small white women do you think would curse out and give the finger to a 6ft tall 220lb black man covered in tattoos face to face???  But just about everyone would do that from a car….hmmm why is that??  Anyway I am going to start a list of things that deserve a GTA moment…
 
1)      Lets start with the asshole from yesterday…If you are stuck in a traffic jam and no one can drive 50 yards without stopping, there is no reason to honk at someone to drive up.  What's the purpose…they ain't going anywhere…you honk your horn you deserve to get beat.

2)      If you're driving on the freeway and doing the speed limit, and someone speeds up behind you and starts blasting on their horn for you to move out of their way, they deserve a beat down.  Why should you move because they want to break the law…bitch go around...

3)         Asshole Cops.  I had a cop give me a ticket for my window tent the other day.  Something I have had for 5 years on this car alone, shit 8 years if you count all my cars.  I have gotten the exact same type of tent for all these years and I have never gotten a ticket about this shit but this one asshole of a cop decided to give me a ticket on this shit and be a real asshole about it.  I just wanted to have a GTA moment and beat his ass down.
 
Ok that's it for now… Feel free to add to this list…if you have your own GTA moment.

Music sales are down…No album has gone platinum in the first week yet this year while a number of albums went platinum during their first week last year.  Ill be honest I haven't bought a CD this year (downloaded at lot), so I have to ask…have you bought a CD this year and if so what?