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So the LJ writer's block question of the day is "If you could have any car in the world, what would it be?"

I've sort of answered this question before in one of my many lists. But I guess if someone asked me right now, "I'll give you a car right now, for free, what is it?" I'd prolly have to say either the new Nissan GT-R or a Dodge Challenger SRT-8. Well, it would prolly be more efficient to say the GT-R, since it costs more, and if someone was gonna give you something for free, you might as well pick the more expensive thing. Of course, the Ford F-150 Raptor is appealing. And I could still go fast but be able to haul more people in a Cadillac CTS-V.

TV commentary:

No Ordinary Family- One thing confusing about this show is who knows what. spoiler cut )

NCIS- That was a weird ep! spoiler cut )
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On the drive home, saw a Cadillac CTS-V, but alas it wasn't the current one. As much as I say how cool a GT-R or any of the Porsche 911s or the higher end Mustang and Challengers are, if I had the money to afford such pricey cars, I'd prolly get a CTS-V first. I mean, that's 550 horses under the hood, and it manages to do that without looking too ostentatious! Plus, its elegant and practical. Well, practical in the sense that it can hold 4 adults and has reasonable trunk space, which is more than most "performance" automobiles.

So while Killzone 2 isn't too bad, it think many critics would say it failed to live up to the lofty expectations that people had for it. But, that's only for the single player mode. The multi-player mode, which was done by a different development team, seems to be the best part of this game. Like Team Fortress and other similar games, there are different character classes, but Killzone 2 adds on this concept. Play the class enough, and you earn experience to earn badges for the classes' abilities. Once you have those, you can start mixing and maxing your character's abilities beyond the usual class restrictions.

Gametrailers has a series of vids of the new classes. Of the ones I've seen so far, the Assault class is pretty cool with the higher durability plus the dashing ability, but I like the Saboteur class the most. I mean, being able to lay down proximity mines plus being able to disguise yourself as a player from the other team down to the gamer tag? You should be able set us some sweet ambushes with those abilities.

I was skeptical of the upcoming video game based on Wanted. But the latest vids make it look like it might be cool. I like how you can wear "The Killer" costume from the comics. But it is based on the movies rather than the comics, so you look like James McAvoy rather than Eminem. Common and Terence Stamp reprise their roles (the former I assume in flashbacks, since you also play Cross in flashbacks), but with Angelina Jolie's character gone, Paz Vega takes over the "bad-ass chick" role in the game.
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Tell me the Knight XV isn't the coolest SUV ever! I mean, its a bio-fuel powered armored luxury SUV. Heh, it even comes with a PS3.

Just watching "To Love and Die" on USA right now. Hey, it looks to be an action comedy about a cute chick (Roswell's, or I guess more currently, ER's Shiri Appleby. I like the nerd girl look she's sporting on the latter show) who becomes an professional killer (but not a Lesbian Vampire Killer. Speaking of, are they lesbians who kill vampires, or killers who kill lesbian vampires? And why would you want to kill a lesbian vampire anyways?). Anyhoo, she is like the most ridiculously adorable assassin ever. And, ooh, there's a new Leverage tonight also. Oh wait, this is a pilot for a new series?! As if I didn't have enough to watch already!

Speaking of watching things, watching reruns of OTH and the OC on Soapnet this afternoon, saw a commercial for General Hospital, and it showed Robert Scorpio giving his hot daughter Robin away on her wedding. And her mom (who's also the mom of them Halliwell/Matthews chyx on Charmed) was there too. Now, I haven't seen an ep of GH since the last century/millenium, but weren't they dead? And its not like it was an old ep, because Robin is all growed up (and apparently she has HIV?!). Though I guess no one really stays dead on soap operas.

So, I've been a bunch of SCIV during the break, unlocking some more gamer achievements, particularly the 100 critical finishes and the get all arms and equipment ones. I also got a bunch of the downloadable content for the game, like Vader and the extra equipment. But with more equipment, did some new builds of characters and changed around the layouts of my CASes:

under the cut )
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Cool, as I was leaving taco bell today, I saw a snazzy new Nissan GT-R parked next to me. That is one sweet looking ride. I'm not keen on the silver color though, I think it looks better in red or black. And getting in to work, ended up parking next to a new Black Pontiac G8 GT. Again, while I do like the lines of that car, like the Charger it still looks to me like "agressive generic". It looks sporty, but at the same time, they don't really stand out compared to other designs.

TV commentary:

Smallville )

Supernatural )

The Office )
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Driving back from Mickey D's I noticed b98.5 started playing Christmas music. Hey, the Thanksgiving-Christmas season has always been my favorite, since my b-day is in between the two, but even I think its ridiculous for them to be playing Christmas music this early! Its only November 7th! They shouldn't be playing that stuff until at least after Thanksgiving!

I mentioned the new Challenger in a previous post, and while I'd take a classic Stang over a classic Challenger, I think I actually like the new Challenger more than the new Mustang. Oh, and the Challenger SRT10 concept needs to move from the concept stage and into actual production. That's one powerful, sweet looking car.

TV commentary:

Degrassi )

SoN )
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TV commentary:

Smallville )

Supernatural )

The Office )

Anyways, while waiting for my emissions to be checked today, I was reading up on the new Dodge Challenger. Unlike the Charger, it actually looks like its initial incarnation. Which is cool, because while the Charger has grown on me, it, like the GTO and the GXP just look like normal sedans with more aggressive styling. Ida know, you could argue that they're going for their own look, but I guess I like the designs of the old muscle cars, which is why I like the new Challenger and the Mustang. Amusingly enough, I'm not that keen on the new Camaro. I guess its because I liked the second and third generation designs (the way it looked in the 70s and then the 80s) over the initial design. And yes, I realize how similar the new Camaro looks to the new Challenger. But like I said, when I think of Camaros, I think of the designs from the 70s and 80s. So while it doesn't look bad, it just doesn't seem Camaro-y to me.
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I originally started this post at 1, but then there was an incident that I had to look into. I thought it was nothing, but it actually turned out to be something, so I had to spend the next couple of hours dealing with it. Anyways, on to our originally scheduled programming:

Hmm, one of the new vids on gametrailers is a GT special on the new Nissan GT_R. That is one sweet machine. (frakkin 0-60 in 3.2 seconds, that's unsane! That's like Porsche 911 Turbo performance!) And I didn't realize it would have a semi-automatic transmission. Righteous! I'm glad more of these performance sport cars are having such set ups. Mebbe its because I can't drive stick, but even if I did, it seems better to not have to worry about a pesky clutch pedal. I dunno, mebbe some people like that sort of thing, but I just wanna go fast and not have to deal with all that manual crap during stop and go traffic!

Started playing Yoshimoto in SW2, since he's the only character I have yet to play. Eh, even though he sucks, I feel the need to play him for completeness' sake. (And I felt bad for him, since his l1 title is "lonely buffoon". Truthfully, his moveset isn't horrible. But his special attack is to frickin' play dead! You do r1+tr, and he just collapses on the ground! What use is that?!

Owel, because of the aforementioned incident, I missed the 1am showing of this week's Riches. Yeah, it shows three times between 10pm and 2am, but I missed the first two showings for other reasons. I caught the first ten minutes, though all I recall was DiDi's plaid skirt was of the proper short length!

Heh, I'm getting old. I'm such a square )
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Hmm, this guy in the hall looks eerily like Jim Gaffigan, but with the beard Brian Posehn currently has on the Sarah Silverman show.

I've brought this up before, but since its official and in production now, I don't like what the did with the new Sti. The new Evo looks better, though I don't like its new look that much either.

Reading more of this latest RAS book, there were a couple of plot points I had totally forgotten about. Also, given these come out yearly, and the last three books were focused on Artemis and Jaraxle, I didn't realize its been more than three years since the end of that last story arc. Which doesn't seem right, but I guess it is. Jeez, time flies!
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So, I saw the 2008 Lancer Evolution X (link goes to the Prototype X going around the car shows, but my sources tell me the prototype X is 99% what the actual Evo X will be like) has a dual clutch transmission mated to steering wheel paddle shifters. Righteous, I heartily approve! I think more sporty cars should have such things! I mean, its dumb to get a sporty car w/o a manual transmission. But while people are all, "manuals are not bad once you practice enough", it still seems like too much effort for driving. Why not avoid the whole hassle of having to hold down the clutch pedal while shifting? Even better when you don't even have to take your hands off the wheel to do the shifting. Its the "twenty-one" century, as a certain asian fellow used to say! Why not have the performance of a manual, but the ease of an automatic!?

Speaking of cars, interesting ep of Drive tonight. spoilers within )

24 )

Oh, and the Grindhouse dropping down to 10th this past weekend. cliffV('What's up with that?!')

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