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Saturday, June 23, 2007

Back From "Vacation"

Well, after our weekend at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and then a few Internet problems here and there (to give you an idea, I am reporting from the backyard of my parents' house and taking someone else's wireless signal), we at BTVG are back. Any exciting news or insight to report on? Maybe. But first, the facts:

1) While at Bonnaroo, one Mr. Griffin McElroy and I took in some shade and relaxation at the Discoteque Arcade - Bonnaroo's comfort space for nerds. Last year, I was beaten at an intense and brutal round of "Frogger." This year, classic video games were eliminated and replaced by only Xbox 360 games. As disappointing as this was, Griffin and I still looked forward to a game of "Guitar Hero II." Alas, all we could play was Kiss' "Strutter" on mute. On co-op. The fun was overwhelming.

2) After a couple of days of watching dad play my copy of "Super Paper Mario," I finally got to take a swing at the temple of 100 challenges (or whatever it's called). Last time, I got to rom 86 and died. I defeated it this time, but I'm honestly just at a loss. Am I supposed to be pleased that I spent all the time to do that?

3) I downloaded "Asteroids" on my laptop. There's really no significance to this fact. There's really no significance to any of these facts, for that matter.

News soon, features later, hugs for everyone.