Cyber-Tuesday & Black Friday fun!

Hey all,

Well - Thanksgiving was excellent. My mom and stepdad came down from NY on Thursday morning, and we went to Nicoles parents house for dinner. One of my favoite holidays is Thanksgiving - football and alot of good food :D Too bad Denver won - I took the Cowbos in the pick em pool :P. Then mom pops the statement: "Joseph, I want to get the magic bullett at Walmart tomorrow.." which means 4am wake up and get in the cold line..
Which is what we did.

4am - wake up, make coffee and go.
4:40 - get to Circuit City; the line was about 300 deep and growing. A lesson learned from last year's BF Sales: Never park in the lot with the store - park across the street. Wow, did that save us time.
4:41 - freeze in the 5 degree weather and get in the line..
4:42 - man its cold....
5am- Doors open
5:10- After someone melts the ice from my boots, we get coralled into the doors of the worse design Circuit City ever ( I hate thier stores).
5:10- get to the register, pay the man and leave.
5:45 - arrive at walmart
5:50 - get in and head to the appliance section. Not one of moms magic bullets anywhere.
Whats a magic bullet??
Linkage:
AMAZON LINK
5:52 - find the girl in the section and ask - she cant find it either (Man, I love walmart part-time help..)
6:10- Leave withoutthe bullett.
6:20 - arrive at L&M Bakery and get kick ass donuts; The best donuts ANYWHERE!

Loot from the Black friday sales include: The Cable modem from Circuit city for $20 AR (Afer Rebates), $7 for a 50 DVD-R's, 2 CDs for $20 (Weezer and S Crow), and a pricematch issue for Nicole's gift to me at Best Buy.. more to follow. Mom also got us a Dust Buster for xmas :D Thanks mom!!

Later that day, Nicole tells me about my gift - its $100 cheaper at Best buy with a price match - so Back we go into the Gauntlett of 'Joe Buy'. When we arrive, the manager tells us that they cannot PM the website prices and that the only way she can get the differance is to buy a new item, and return the old one. What a bunch of shit.

So, she goes into her department for a new item, and I can't help. Well, its Joe buy, so off I go wandering around the store, and find a good gift for her Family (Aunt, uncle and cousins) I get the item, get in line and less than 20 minutes paid for. They definately got thier act together for the BF Sales. Nicole is STILL waiting, and I realize why. They set up 2 registers on a folding table for all the high-end electronics, like TVs, cameras, LCDs... and since her item is from one of those departments, she has to wait in a line that has a TON of people in it.. so it goes.

She gets it, and 20 minutes after I'm done, shes done. We go home and she takes a nap - I blow stuff up in Battlefield 2- SF :D

SCHOOL - Got my test back and got an 84! YES! - not all hope is lost :D
Next week is the last week and then the finals. Logic is tonight and I think its a lab night - joy..

WOW - Well, after the bow, I was at... -348 DKP!! WOOHOO! That means that I need to raid more with the guild to earn back points to make up for the negative points that I have. Since then, I earned back about 100 points, so about another month and I can see the light..and maybe more GS gear :D

HOME - Windows are IN! Aemon is the man. He does a bang-up job. I helped and dad helped, but overall, it was his work that got us the new windows. No more POS aluminum freezing cold. What a differance - the dual pain glass and the low-E is really gonna help with the bills in the future :D. Besides, the new windows will help sell the place in 5 more years...

Next big project - Floor and furnace. not sure about which to do first, but Im not worried about it right now.. Christmas time is here and with alot of family and friends, there will be alot of gifts to get.

For my list, all I ask is that you email Nicole first (Blonde1277@yahoo.com) - this way you can see if my other friend is going to get the item..

I would love:
** Battlefront 2 on XBOX (star wars game)
** New Joystick - prefer the Logitech one.
** The next .45 scale lightsaber - MACE WINDU
** Prefer this OINGO BOINGO CD from walmart.com; dont bother looking at the store - they dont have it.
** A nice Gaming LCD: Check out this guide for ideas

Thats a good start :D

Fantasy Football note: Made the playoffs 2nd year in a row. Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you know what you are doing - I like to think that picking last in the draft I qualify for later.. I have a good shot at taking home the trophie again :D

NEXT ISSUE of Striker Quarterdeck - Pocono Candles and Nicoles Birthday!

Pre Christmas Chaos

Hey gang :D Let me give you a rundown of the latest and greatest:

DREXEL: Took test #2 last night - question #4 pissed me off - i got 3/4 finished and could not for the life of me figure it out :P Turns out that the solution was on the sheet that the professior gave us - go figure. Lesson learned - LOOK AT THE DAMM SHEET that is given to you.

Tonight is ECE 200; logic gates, its as fun as watching paint dry. The instructor gets easily lost and confused during his lectures and he runs off past the first hour, which gets me upset cause we dont take a break to take care of business and let him get figured out - he just stands there, looks at the board and tries to figure it out.. oh well, what are you going to do..

Next quarter classes are registered - Chem 2 and ECE 201 (??) who knows. all I know is it isnt math.

WOW: I got my bow!! Strikers Mark is mine :P I am a happy camper now, and can continue to play happily :) Its a sweet bow and will hold me thru till the epic end-game quest bow that I will never see - besides, I need better armor and i have alot of DKP to earn back for the bow, Blade of Hanna and a few other items that seem to cost me alot more then what the guild is changing it to- yea I am pissed that after i pick up the item that DKP rules get modified. Oh well - I just need to log in, play when I can and try to earn back from -240 points :P.

Nicole hit 40 and I gave her $$ for her horse - so we went exploring one evening and i took her around the world to new areas and just went around so she could get use to her new mount; She likes it alot and I do hope that she is enjoying the game :D

BF2 - What is that?? Battlefield 2 is an awesome game - I have a new found love for it and now with an expansion coming out, I am really getting into it more. Also, Carlos M and Eric got it for xbox, so we have been trying to play some more online with xbox live. We created teh clan 'BLED' (Better Looking Every Day) and the three of us will be enjoying more gametime soon on Xbox live. Too bad knucklehead Tom cant get his xbox online, but then again, its Tom..

CONDO - We got the new replacment windows sitting in our living room and this weekend we will be putting them in; Aemon the carpenter is coming over this weekend and we will be doing that all day Saturday and Sunday (possibly if needed).

Random thoughts - Christmas is coming once again, and once again, Nicole and I are talking about how much to spend on whom. Over the years, I have spent countless dollars on my friends that seem to forget what Christmas is about - Giving; now santa check his list and forwarded the emails to me. SO - To those that forgot about my birthday, our anniversary and sending A CARD for any of those occasions for that or last Christmas, you can guess what is going to be in your mail box from uncle Joe..a card.

Next issue of Strikers Quarterdeck - Black Friday and Windows!!