After 3 years I am single again... the breakup has been in the works for awhile now but last night it became official. Even though it was my decision and one that I think was the right one, I'm still sad and it's strange to think of her not being a part of my life anymore. This was the longest relationship I had ever been in and it had been an important part of my life for so long, through so many decisions and so much work at keeping it going.

Bottom line was that we live on different islands and had for the past year. We had been flying back and forth about every 6 weeks to see each other, which gets very expensive. She had talked about moving over here but she never really made an effort, and in the last month or so she made it clear she was going for a promotion at her current job, so I was like WTF? If you're going for a promotion, then that means you have no intention of moving... she wanted to try keeping things as they were.

A year of inter-island dating is fine, but anymore than that and someone has to make a decision to move. I'm about to move into a new position at the school that will likely keep me in Honolulu for the next 20 years, so I know I can't go back to the Big Island. For her, she's really scared to leave her job (this is her main excuse). So basically the breakup came down to this issue, even though there were other things leading me down this road too.

Despite finally make a decision and seeing it through, I'm still sad...

I'm a big believer in action photography and low budget spontaneous acting.

You need to make use of your surroundings to tell your stories. It saves alot of money, money that would have been spent on city licenses and site fees now stay in your pocket. You just need to recognize a film site when you see one and take advantage of it with a camera and your spontaneous acting skills (keep practicing, I don't expect your skills to be up to mine right off the bat, it takes work and dedication to the craft).

Here I tell the moving story of a submariner who's lost his friends on another ship and vows revenge on the enemy ship that took them out.

Now that's some spontaneous acting. The future of guerilla filmmaking.

Howzit braddahs and sistas?

I'm trying to keep the blog flame burning over here so this is just a short update on what's been happening in my world these days:

Finished Uncharted last night and I loved it, it was my kind of game. Beautiful to look at, tight gameplay (at least shooting -platforming could be a little sketchy at times), cool story. Nice job Naughty Dog, looking forward to playing the sequel soon.

Been playing Persona 3 lately and this has really gotten under my skin. There is so much I like about the game... the gothic vibe is awesome, music is cool, all the Japanese touches are there, the voice acting is surprisingly excellent. I'm glad I followed johnsteed's advice and just went and bought it rather than wait any longer.

So as you can see, if you haven't been seeing me on XBL it's because I've been more on the PS3 recently. No, I'm not buying into the fanboy wars, I love them both, but the PS3 really has grown on me lately.

On the 360 I just started Wolverine, which is pretty good too (and very gory) and Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts. I needed a chill game so Banjo is covering that niche for me.

And I finally finished Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney after four months. That was one long game. Next up I was going to play through Chrono Trigger but I don't know if I'm feeling that one right now. I may peel off and take on something else on the DS instead.

That's da scoops for now my fine furry friends. Aloha

Thank you for all the birthday wishes everyone! I had a nice 4 day weekend and I made out like a gamer bandit! I thought I had a serious unplayed stack before this weekend, now it's just ridiculous...

It all started with a trip into Gamestop where I picked up a new copy of Uncharted and a used copy of Okami. I thought it would end there but Amazon was running a buy 2 get 1 free promo last week... and since I had gotten some money for the birthday I figured why not? Of course my cheap gamer DNA wouldn't allow me to buy full priced games, but I did pick up 3 summer releases on the cheap, averaging $24 a game:

I told myself that would be it, no more games! That was until I stopped into a Blockbuster that was running the 50% off new games sale.

I got Wolverine for $25 and Killzone 2 for $30. My unplayed stack is now the largest it's ever been. I have some serious work ahead of me, but that's 7 games for $175 at an average price of $25. I couldn't help myself. I have a disease. Is there a rehab center for people like us?? Do they have 360s and PS3s setup? If not, than I'm not going...

First off, thanks everyone for your awesome comments on my last blog. Every comment was well thought out and you all had excellent observations and points of view on the DLC subject. I like to think of my blog as a discussion among friends and it wouldn't be the same (and would be alot less interesting) without you guys.

Well, today is the dreaded day. My birthday. I get a chuckle when I read other "it's my birthday" posts and they are like "OMG, I am sooo old, I'm 29 today! My life is over..." No, your life isn't over, you're just one step closer to being out of the target demographic for most major marketing campaigns.

Still, this is a birthday I'm not too excited about. It seems strange to me to say my age out loud... I don't feel my age, don't look my age, and I certainly don't act my age. If you're curious how old I am - I'm the same age as Kelly, so go ask her how old she is. If you're still alive after, I'll tell you.