2 posts tagged “xbox live”

I played for the first time on XBox Live the other night.  I know, it's been almost a month since I got the subscription but various circumstances kept me from playing.  One being that the boyfriend completely hogs the XBox/TV when we're not playing cooperatively and two being that I was a little bit intimidated.

Only because we're referring to Rainbox Six.  I've seen dudes play that game online.  It scares me.  They scare me.  I'm fairly decent at it in co-op and with Steve, I can completely rock that game.  But when I'm on my own, with no help whatsoever, I get nervous.  The hardest time I have is working the movement/camera angles together on a regular basis.  I tend to stop and look around and in a game like R6, that shit will get you killed.  I need to learn to move and look and to look ALL over because people hide in corners.  And I need to learn not to get so freaking flustered when I've got bullets coming at me from all angles.

Regardless, I'm now thoroughly addicted.  I like coming home, signing on, and pumping some bullets into some people.  And being able to talk shit to them through the microphone.  Now, I just need to try some other games.

We never did much for Valentine's Day.  I don't play 100% into the adage that "it's a Hallmark holiday, so I'm boycotting it" but I don't believe in dropping a crap load of money just to say something you should be saying every day of the year.

So nothing spectacular - a special dinner at home, a movie.  I got him one of the cutest cards I've ever seen.  It has Mickey and Minnie holding hands on a moonlight picnic and inside it says 'I'll love you until the stars fall out of the sky!'  It's the only card I've ever gotten him where he actually says 'That's cute!'  And because he loves Hershey's kisses, I just got him two little kissing bears with a balloon that says Kiss Me and a bag of kisses.  Again, nothing spectacular.

I come home and he plays the whole 'It's a commercial holiday, I didn't get you anything!' trick and I believed him because well, I wouldn't put it past him.  Then, about half an hour later, I go through the mail and there's a card in there.  A card that says 'I'm going to let my man shield down and tell you this ... I really love you. A lot!'

And here's the relevance to the group.  His gift, which was completely unneccessary and unexpected, was a 12-month subscription to XBox Live.  Because his bought his own earlier this week and I told him I wanted one, so I could be cool and track my stats and play like everyone else.  I really wanted it to be able to play Oblivion but lo and behold, that not a Live compatible game.

So once I activate the card, I'll post my gamer profile here.  That way if we do get an Xbox groupies who happen to be on Live to, we can say wassssup!!!