War craft is hell

Its been one year since Rachel signed into WOW to "use up my remaining credit and she is still bloody playing the thing (no, not 24/7 for 12 months, she would be dead by now).

Shes now a level 68 mage and is about to embark to Northrend, looks like i was wrong about her getting bored of it.

We now both have accounts and play together (yes i was drawn back in) and i have a lvl 80 rogue, a lvl 68 death knight and a new lvl 20 Paladin.

I will probably get bored and quite again at some point, but i will no doubt lapse back again as always. maybe crack would be less addictive.

Bleeding the second hand market

If you bought a second hand car, lets say a Toyota, would it piss you off if Toyota demanded you pay them to use the air con even though you bought it from a private seller and not from them?

Well that's what EA just did to me, i bought Mass effect 2, no sooner had i started the game then the title screen tells me i have to pay to use features that are already on the disk! This is a very under hand way of screwing customers, i buy new games and second hand and this nasty cheap tactic is in place to limit my options, just the idea of being punished in these days of recession for trying to save money and not paying the over inflated prices of new games (i mean £50 for a game EA? is it 1995 again? F%#K you!) makes me sick.

Retro re-boot (sale)

Good weekends profit from the local shoreham carboot sale.

Sold 3 old display cards, 1 sound cards, 5 old pc games inc sam and max, call of duty and broken sword.

Along with these choice items i also flogged a load of old bits and bobs from several old consoles and computers, all junk and stuff that was taking up space (the wife hates that) and i netted myself 45 quide! goodtimes!