I’ve been in hiding (aside from my short appearance at PAX, which we’ll get into later). But I haven’t blogged since MLG Orlando, so its only fitting that I jumble all of my updates into one blog.

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I am making a career change (sorta). For the past 8 months, when I’m not gaming, I’m working at one of the top 3 pharmacies in the nation. It’s kept me on my toes and personally involved with people’s health and well-being. But when opportunity knocks, you have to reevaluate what will be better for you in the long-run. So when my roommate, Lady PMS, approached me with a job offer at her company, I hopped on-board the bandwagon. In one short week, I will begin my career in the Information Technology Industry (yay networking)! Officially, between being paid to play games and this, I am a GEEK! But all joking aside, I am super excited to start my new job. And it doesn’t hurt that the bread will be much bigger.

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Penny Arcade Expo was AMAZING!!! Although we worked our butts off, getting to play all of the new Ubi titles and spending time with everyone was a great reward. It’s like a big family reunion when the Frag Dolls meet up for big events like this - but even more so when surrounded by the coolest and most hardcore of the gaming community. Its enough to make any gamer go ga-ga. Anyway, as most of you know, this was Jinx’s last appearance with us under that name! Now, our dear teammate and great friend, Ashley, will be moving to the other hemisphere for a totally rad job in the gaming industry. And with this in mind, we used our last night in Seattle to celebrate with her!

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I’m a traitor, backstabber, sellout, whatever you want to call me. I gave my Blackberry Curve to my roommate (since she decided to go swimming with her phone) and I finally broke down and bought the new iPhone. GO ME! Giving up what I thought to be the greatest smart phone to date was a very difficult decision to make. For 4 months, my Blackberry was like a vital organ...constantly pumping me with my daily intake of email, instant messaging, GPS, Google Calendar, Facebook status updates, and so much more. But I have been playing with my iPhone for the past few hours and that weird feeling of guilt is finally wearing off. This thing is awesome! Along with all of those other features, I now have YouTube, MySpace, iTunes, and tons of other cools apps! Everything about it is sooooo pretty, but my one complaint is the battery life. I totally suppressed it into the back of my mind until I realized that this may be a serious life-threatening issue (sorta). Can you imagine being at work for 9 hours and your iPhone died like 4 hours in? I don’t think I can handle ANYTHING without a smart phone. So, I may have to carry a charger around with me…

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I went to Gearbox Software’s VICTORY party on Friday night! In celebration of the Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway and Samba de Amigo releases, they filled up an amazing venue in downtown Dallas with gamers, designers, developers, you name it. Decorated with WW2 parachutes hanging from the ceiling and DJ’ed by Fresh Prince of Bel Air’s DJ Jazzy Jeff, it was THE place to be this weekend! Plus, being a V.I.P also helps the party ego. Anyway, I got to play both games and they were awesome! Granted, BiA:HH won ‘Best FPS in show’ at E3 this year. And I totally kicked ass at Samba de Amigo because I have natural skill. Just saying…