The Price Family Home Companion

The Day the Games Died

On the eve of Guitar Hero III launch, our XBox 360 console crashed. The infamous Red Ring-of-Death!

Hopefully the warrantied repair won't take too long... and, heres to also hoping I'll make away with a slightly newer unit (the ones w/ an HDMI connector that came out right after we got ours).

Sorry Salem, no more bedtime Bomberman. Jeff, your fictional Astros race for the pennant will have to be put on hold.

Sniff... sniff... XBOX we barely knew you.

Updated to add (10/29/2007): Received the box to ship the Xbrick360 in for repairs. Curiously, the informational sheet included inside instructs you to use the "pressure-sensitive tape" (included in the package) to re-seal the box for return.

Pressure-sensitive, meaning, tape that sticks when you apply pressure... as opposed to tape you have to lick first?

A Changed Man

I'm goin' through the Big V and don't mean Victoria
I've been yellin' at the kids sayin' can't take any more-of-ya

Monday Night's Apparently Alright for Fighting Too

Ryan picked a fight with the fireplace mantle... and lost.

He took turn #3 (around the back of the couch) a little too wide, tripped, and smacked his face on the brick edge. He cried for about 5 minutes as if by obligation and then stopped rather suddenly and said he wanted to finish his race.

His eye looked horrible the first night, but got even worse over the next couple of days.

As if that weren't enough, Little Bruiser decided to eat a dime today. What is it with our kids and coins?