Random Notes

"Snowmageddon" blanketed the area in snow, but it didn't stop me from going to the mall Saturday to pick up the second season DVDs of Veronica Mars and use my Nintendo DS to collect the Pikachu-colored Pichu pokemon at GameStop. As a bonus, a cute guy on the bus asked me about the PSP Go, since I was playing Final Fantasy 8; his enthusiasm was matched by his girlfriend's disdain.

I caught up on some episodes of The Vampire Diaries and spent most of the evening playing Mass Effect 2, which is one of those "just one more mission" games where you keep telling yourself it's time to stop playing and go to bed, but there's always some other little thing to finish.

I imagined I'd spend today playing the game and avoiding any mention of the Super Bowl. Instead, I blazed through Brian Keene's Dark Hollow. I'd started Ghost Walk the other day, but then I found out it was a sequel to Dark Hollow and doubled back. It's a good thing I did, because three more pages of Ghost Walk would've spoiled it for me by revealing the fates of all the characters.

I also made a big pot of spaghetti sauce, finally using the meatballs my sister left here during her stay. It'll keep me fed most of the week, I have no doubt.

Exciting times.