Guess I haven't updated in awhile, eh? I wish I had more exciting stuff to report, but I guess I don't. Here comes a patented Bullet Point List(tm). * Work has been pretty busy, especially last week while we were trying to push out a new release like a fat man bearing down on excreting last night's dinner (I'll pause for a minute and let you savor that mental image. Pretend it's Dom DeLouise, or maybe Horatio Sanz from SNL).

* Finally picked up GTA:San Andreas, and it's good. I don't know if it's as good as the hype; as it's just not that much different from the previous two games. It's a hell of a lot of fun tho. I think the world is a bit more interactive (horse track, barber shops, etc.). Maybe a slight correction to my statement above: if you are just trying to plow through the game it's not much different, but if you just want to explore around and try stuff, there's a wealth of new bits and bobbles that are loads of fun, and well worth the purchase price.

* Visitors are coming soon. My mom is coming to visit first weekend in December, and I'm scrambling to find cool stuff for us to do while she's here. There's the desert museuem, that restaurant at the top of Mt. Lemmon, and just general going around and seeing stuff; I want her to have a feel for the place out here because it's so different from NJ, but just considering the temps will be in the 70s I guess I don't really need to worry about her noticing the difference. The following weekend Ryan and his SO(Significant Other) will be heading out this way. Some debate still as to whether we will kick around Tucson, or head to Vegas for the weekend. Either way, it'll be fun, and I'll be sure to wear my drinkin' pants.

* Climbing season is full-on now. Paul and April did their guide certification, which hopefully will mean more trips to the restricted areas of Heuco. I realized what a fat, out-of-shape slob I am and started in earnest on hangboard workouts. I did 2 sets over the weekend, a set yesterday at lunch and 3 last night. I need to shock my muscles back into shape quick, and doing 2 sets at lunch and another 2 or 3 every night should help do the trick until my next Heuco weekend, which will be the extended Thanksgiving weekend.

* Poker has been going well; both online and in the casino last Sunday. That "Small Stakes Hold 'em" book has been fantastic, and I think I'm really getting a good limit game down. Of course, this means my no limit and tourney play has suffered, but I keep threatening to head on over to the casino one of these Wednesday nights to try out their $25 tourney. This weekend I'm going to a birthday party up in Phoenix, so I'm hoping to get to check out "Casino Arizona":http://www.casinoaz.com/ for a few hours while i'm in the hood.

* "Edith Frost":http://www.edithfrost.com will be here in a few weeks, which means I'll get to see her live! She's definitely one of my more favorite musician/nerds, so I'm happy she's coming to the relative wasteland (musically speaking) of Tucson.