Half Life 2, Daiquiris And Such...
Kelle′s parents left this morning after a week-long visit. Going to miss the nightly dinners out. We'll actually have to start cooking again. Weird. I'll have to say, though, it was hard having to work all day while Kelle and her parents frolicked around St. George Island. It was so not fair.
Speaking of beaches, we found a closer and still pretty cool beach outside of Tallahassee. I'm sure the locals know all about it. In fact, somebody we met at Leon Pub recommended it to us. Alligator Point is about half the distance from Tallahassee as St. George Island. I think we drove there in about 30-45 minutes. White sand (unlike the brown, muckiness of Shell Point), no crowds, short drive. Plus, we could bring our dogs. If you can live without having a daiquiri bar nearby, it's a swell place.
Speaking of daiquiri bars, um, okay that transition didn't work. Anyway, I finished the single-player mode of Half-Life 2 last week. My god, that game is amazing. The physics are so accurate. The characters′ facial expressions are eerily realistic. The level design provides much to explore. Lots of unique vehicles to drive. Good variety of gameplay. The game is just simply fun as hell to play. The ending (spoiler!! sort of...) left a lot of unanswered questions, though. We still don't find out who the G-Man really is or what the hell exactly Gordon is doing. (eo spoiler) My complaints about the game are very minor, though, like not being able to lean around corners or use your flashlight and gun at the same time (oh, wait... that was Doom III. btw, do not put HL2 and Doom 3 in the same room. HL2 will devour Doom 3 and ask for seconds.). I have to mention that the multiplayer mode could use something in the realm of level design. The maps are kind of small and boring. On the plus side, nothing's better than creaming some shmoe with a crappy car via the gravity gun.
But, anyway, it's Friday. Going to go get some grub at Decent Pizza. I suggest everybody listen to Arling & Cameron's "W.E.E.K.E.N.D." if you're reading this on a Friday. It's the perfect tune to bring in a great weekend.