I’m back at work after 11 consecutive days of vacation, its a rough transition. While on break Kari and I had Christmas in Creve Coeur, Christmas in Eminence, and New Year’s in Hoopston, IL. A little bit of traveling but well worth it. All of my Christmas photos can be found here, and the photos from Hoopston are in the Random 2008 section.

Christmas was great, I got to see almost my entire family, with the exception of a couple aunts and uncles, and a handful of cousins. We setup our Rock Band at the Cabin in Eminence, and had a great time playing through the track list. The trip to Eminence was highlighted by possibly the best Christmas gift I’ve ever received. I was completely speechless when I opened an 8gb iPhone. My brother decided to regift the item to me knowing I would be able to appreciate it more. In turn I gave him my Samsung Blackjack and my old 30gb iPod. KG got me a Sirius radio and the special edition of Assasin’s Creed, and I received many other great gifts as well.

I spent a lot of my break playing through Assassin’s Creed. Its such a fun game that allows you to navigate recreations of ancient Jerusalem, Acre, and Damascus. On of the cool features is the movement system thats based on Parkour. Parkour is an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently and quickly as possible. Checked out this wicked video of some Parkour athletes running a muck in an urban environment, its pretty dang cool.

If Guns ‘n Roses were from India, Sweet Child of Mine might sound like this.

Three games that might challenge World of Warcraft for supremacy in the MMO market. Of the three listed in the article, Warhammer: Age of Reckoning is the most attractive to me. I’ve been following the progress of WAR for quite some time, and I’m eager to try this out. I’ve been trying unsuccessfully to get into the beta for several months.

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American Gladiators is back! Sunday night is the return to TV for the beloved sports/combat game show. As someone who used to watch this show every weekend as a kid, I’m a little curious how this will look. Considering the most popular women’s MMA fighter is one of the Gladiators, there’s no reason not to watch.

Matt2 clued me into this new site called Imeem. Its sort of a mix of MySpace, YouTube, and Mp3.com. I created a playlist of my favorite songs from 2007, so if you’re curious what I’m listening too, check it out!