So, it's no secret that I'm a huge Aerosmith fan, so of course I was going to go out and buy Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.  Now, of course, my first complaint is that there's not enough Aerosmith in the game (each "level" has two songs by other bands before you get to unlock the three Aerosmith songs in that level).  All told there's 24 Aerosmith songs (plus an additional three from Joe Perry's 2005 solo album).  I will say that they have a pretty good collection of songs though.  Most of the songs (thankfully) come from Toys in the Attic (1975), and Rocks (1976).  There are four tracks from the first (self-titled) Aerosmith (1973) album, but they've all been re-recorded.  I like the new versions, but having spent the last 18 years or so having listened to the original, it's a surprising (but not unpleasant) change.

A good number of the songs that come from other artists are songs that I know pretty well, or have at least heard more than a few times, including Lenny Kravitz's Always on the Run, and Cheap Trick's Dream Police.

What really makes the game fun to play (and most especially watch) is how accurately they've modeled the movements of each of the members of Aerosmith.  I've seen them in concert a number of times, as well as seen numerous shows on TV, DVD or whatever, and I swear it's almost creepy how they've replicated the way the band moves and performs on stage.  Great examples include watching Joe Perry with his Voice Box while playing Sweet Emotion, and the way Steve and Joe sing together during Toys in the Attic.

Alright, so I'm biased, but damn this is a fun game.

I got into Reagan airport last night, at about 10:00, but we didn't get to the hotel until about 11:30. And somehow, we managed to get charged $50 for a cab ride that should have been about 8 miles.
Now trying to find a place to eat that late at night was no small feat, either. The hotel desk clerk told us about a 24-hour diner that was about 4 blocks away.
We ate there, and got back to the hotel at about 12:30. I didn't get to bed until after 1:00, and didn't actually fall asleep until almost 3:00. Needless to say, I was up at 6, and in the lobby before 7.
Man I'm tired.

I just got my marching orders for next week, and it looks like I'm headed to Southern California to sit in on a SQL Server 2005 Analysis Class that will be taught by Paul Turley.  This is pretty exciting.  I've already booked my flight, and I have a lot to do before I go, including buying some new clothes and shoes.

So for those of you that don't know, I left my job at Sagem Morpho last week.  I will be starting at Hitachi Consulting next week, effectively being unemployed for a week.  Fortunately, I had more than a week of vacation time saved up, so I'm still getting paid for this week.

It's hardly a vacation, though.  There's a lot going on this week, including getting new bedroom furniture and new mattresses.  Bridget and I moved our bed into one of the guest bedrooms last night, and slept in there.  I don't know how she handled it, but I was a little disoriented when I woke up.

I also had a weird dream about shaving my head, despite my hair continuing to grow in the process.

More as the mood strikes me.

My wife's garden is starting to produce vegetation.

I took this picture yesterday after work.