Update #2

The great news: I've finally gotten a handle on my Computability class. It took a new book from the library and a few hours reviewing an old proof, but I think I understand whats going on at a deeper level.

The good news: Halloween is tomorrow. I'll be going to the parade with Alicia, but we didn't manage to figure out a costume. We've been thinking about it since September, but nothing came to fruition.

The bad news: Guitar Hero: World Tour isn't great. GH:WT is the newest Guitar Hero game, and it expands the game to include drums and vocals. I was really upset with Guitar Hero 3, so I rented GH:WT. While things have improved significantly, the game still gets tedious. By that, I mean:

• It seems the makers make music harder than it should be.
  
• There are some bad choices of music included in the game. Songs like "Beat It" by Michael Jackson are fun, but not good for a music game (the notes just repeat over and over... it gets boring).
• There's in game advertising. Nothing upsets me more than when I see a billboard for AT&T Wireless in my video game. It's distracting, and it makes me wonder why they still charge full price. I know it is inevitable that advertising will creep into video games, but I don't have to like it.
  
• The characters are butt-ugly.
• Alicia says the singing is bad. She's an excellent singer (She's about as good as it gets on Rock Band), but Guitar Hero: World Tour says she is failing on songs she knows. What this tells me is they didn't perfect the singing part of the game.
• The loading and saving still sucks. After each set list, saving takes what seems like more than a full minute.
  

What I've thought about: Internet radio. I've always listened to Minnesota Public Radio over the internet, and I've always enjoyed it, even here in New York. But now Alicia is working at a computer for 8 hours a day, so she's using internet radio, too. She says New York Public Radio is good as well. So now I feel obligated to try it out.

What I've enjoyed: Cost Co. I found out there is a Cost Co. in Brooklyn, so I made my way there (I have to take a subway, walk two blocks, take a second subway, walk two more blocks). It was initially worried that it wouldn't be worth my $50 for membership. My worries were eradicated when I saw the food section. Holy cow. SUCH GOOD FOOD! Meat and vegetables are much nicer than my neighborhood grocery stores. I can buy great frozen food that is much cheaper than eating out. I think I'll be saving a ton of money now.