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I have an Xbox 360. I have Guitar Hero World Tour. I have Rock Band 2. My gamertag is Tommi Starr.

Do you want some?

–c.

You wouldn’t believe the level to which Oblivion has taken hold at Murray Mansions. No, I mean really. It’s verging on shameful.

I know I posted before about not getting much done due to playing too much Fallout, etc, but this is almost a return to my school-age complete obsession with gaming (then on my ZX Spectrum, of course). I mean, I must have put in about 6 hours on Friday, 3 or 4 on Saturday, 4 or 5 yesterday and a couple today. And that would have been more if I hadn’t been doing actual work work, too.

I find I’m starting to think about it when I’m on the train, or in a queue in a shop, or dozing off in bed. I find myself thinking about new spells to make or new ways to enchant pieces of armour to my advantage. I’m hardly even bothering with the main quest line, just nipping about working my way up in the Thieves’ Guild, the Mages’ Guild and the Dark Brotherhood. It’s bloody awesome.

BTW, tip for anyone else who plays it: if you haven’t looked into enchanting stuff using black soul gems, do so. Buy yourself a full (5 piece) set of fur armour, and get yourself 5 black soul gems* with 5 grand souls inside. Then you can go to the Arcane University and enchant your 5 bits of armour to have 20% Chameleon effect on each. Hey Presto! A complete suit of 100% invisibility with freedom to use doors and objects without revealing yourself.

To be honest, it’s a good thing Saffron’s into it as well. I think we’d have fallen out by now if she wasn’t.

–c.

* If you need a hand with how to do any of this, check out the wiki.

So yeah, my wonderful, splendid, utterly gorgeous angel of a fiancée got me an Xbox360 for Christmas, so pretty much every waking moment – and even some unwaking ones – have been spent in the worlds of Fallout 3 and Fable II. Even here at work a little part of my brian is turning over what stats to work on and which perks to get next.

Some of you out there have Xboxen too, I know that much. Please feel free to add me to your friends list – my GamerTag is Tommi Starr.

See you in there,
–c.