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Previously on "Alex Goes to Anchorage"...

Well Hello everyone so I'm here to say what happened in Anchorage this past time I went. On monday my Dad and I got there and actually had some good mexican food from this little place called Taco King. So much better than the crappy BAJA TACO we have in Cordova. Next while he took a nap I went down to the Dimond Center Mall (it's kinda like the Santa Anita mall) I looked around for some good shirts but really couldn't find one with any good colors or if they had one I liked they didn't have my size. I called Kayla to see if she was busy and she was working again later that night. I checked out the movie theater and decided to see Prince Caspian. It was pretty much what I expected but good. Even with kids behind me one asking their dad for a pretzel and the other one asking for more licorice. I was kinda mad during the movie cuz I got some nachos and some of the cheese slipped out and got on my pants near the crotch area. Sp after the movie I went back to Old Navy and got a new pair of pants. Then I checked out American Eagle just to see if they might have something. They had a cool shirt my size and I decided to try it on. Let me ask who in the hell decided to make slim fit t-shirts? Whoever they are they are retards. What was wrong with a shirt being a size why does it have to get snug. So it looked so stupid because it was slim it made my belly look huge I didn't buy it. After that I called my dad and he said he was eating at the cafeteria at the hotel and I was on my own for dinner. So it was almost 7pm hmmmm what to do. . . I know I'll surprise Kayla at work! (just kidding I really didn't think like that but I weas going to go anyways). But anyways I got there and she was practicing dancing with some other girl for a 2 girl show on stage. Nothing nasty just more acrobatic cuz they are the 2 best dancers there and know how to do it. She asked me what I thought and said for a first time it looked good. She rewarded me with a kiss and whispered in my ear "Let's go." ( so you know go doesn't mean leave it means let me give you a dance). After 2 I said, "1 more even though I would like to hang with you out of here." Here is where it got wierd she started to slow down and said do you say that to all girls or do you like me. I said you seem like a cool girl to hang with. She then tried to make the dance seem good and then said, "You don't live here I don't know if we could make it work." I thought What! This is the girl that wanted to go out on a date and said it would be just a date. We didn't even go out once but she acted like we have already been going out. Going to a strip club is not a date. She then said she has a commitment to her father helping him like I help mine. She then started to well up saying she doesn't want to get emotionally attached. I couldn't believe what I was hearing I am here getting a lap dance and the girl is on the verge of tears talking how about how she doesn't want to get emotionally attached to a guy she isn't even dating. Thankfully the song ended and decided to leave and told her "Well think about it." I left and enjoyed late night happy hour at Applebees with their new citrus teriyaki boneless wings and some beer. I went back to the hotel. When I woke up I got all packed up and tried to plan out my day. Then it turned out my dad already left to go to the Cancer Center (it's right next door to the hotel) so I packed up the car so it was ready. I tried the mall one last time which still had nothin appealing. Then I went to Red Robin and got The A1 Peppercorn Burger. My day was wierd cuz I could never catch Speed Racer which I kinda wanted to see. But Dad got done with his chemo and that's pretty much the end. So I think I should forget about Kayla of course I think you guys told me forget her when you guys found out she had a kid. It was one of the top wierdest things that ever happened to me. Well unless something happens with one of the jobs I applied for I plan to come down to Cali around my birthday and It's going to be so freakin on!!!!!!!

I got to say it was a Good Day.

Hello. I woke up this morning at 6:30 in the AM. Then I paid a bunch of bills, yesterday being payday and all. Then I made a quick workout of shoulders, arms and pushups to boot. Work was great: I rode my bike there and afterwards I shot some in the girls' gym until the maintenance man had to come and clean the floors. Damn non-athletic shoe-wearers, to whose group I belong most of the time. I biked home to the boarding school, said what up to Steff then had me a nice dinner of some breaded fish pieces and sauce de tartar with some frozen vegetables i microwaved with salt and pepper. Delish.
Then I watched some TV (Spurs are going to play the Lakers next round, I sense) and did four loads of laundry. And cleaned my whole apartment. I found some stuff that surprised me with some perspective as to how I lived and thought before I moved in with my sister a couple of years back. While I don't regret that situation because it brought my sister and I back together in a way I hadn't remembered since leaving for college about ten years ago, I think it made me forget a lot of things. Anyway I posted some of those found drawings/poems on my blog. I didn't want to burden the Rat Racers with that here, but feel free to go there...

ps Pete I will finish/start your painting I SWEAR BY GOD!! Amanda I would love to make somthing for you...but first things first (I, Poppa freak all the honeys. Cmon! Start with a gangster quote, end with a gangster quote. Balance in all thanngs, babe!)

Just So You Guys Know

Well I know I didn't write anything about Anchorage last week. But nothing much happened. I saw Iron Man which I thought was pretty good. My Dad asked me what Club Kayla works at (we didn't go to a Club together). But that's it. Hopefully my next time would be better. Need to go on vacation in california soon. Pete and Lauri are you ready for MOE?

Complaints

GTA IV sucks. There I said it. I'm extremely disappointed with this game when compared to GTA San Andreas. Everything that was great about San Andreas is lacking in this game. In fact, all this is, is a better looking version of GTA III. Here are a list of areas where GTA IV falls way short.

Controls- The fighting, shooting, driving, controls are terrible. Every car on the game handles like a boat and can't turn a corner to save its life. Yet the city streets are all at right angles. Nico moves to slow and the lock on for both fighting and shooting are terrible. I waste half my ammo shooting at walls because the retical won't shift from one target to another.

Cops- Cops are everywhere in this game, in every scene and on every corner. Not only are they everywhere, but they are they even when they are not there. simply firing your weapon, even if you don't see any police will get you into a police chase. In previous versions, if the cops weren't around, you could get away with a lot and make some money in the process. In this game, if you stray from your missions, you might as well just resolve yourself to an endless police chase.

Leveling up - In San Andreas you could level up your fighting shooting and driving skills. The result was that gameplay became smoother and more fun. There was a reason to use all the weapons and all different types of vehicles. They took that out.

You're too busy- Anytime you try to simply explore in this game people are calling you on your cell demanding to do mundane activities, like go eat or play poorly conceived mini-games of pool or bowling.

The Landscape- Even in GTA III and especially in San Andreas there were several different landscapes, you could find your way around with landmarks. In GTA IV everything looks the same and its dark more than it is light so forget landmarks. You are forced to use the games GPS system, the result of which is that you are looking at the mini map more so that the actual game.

Tolls - there are actually freakin tool booths in the game that you are expected to wait in line for. If you bust through the gate? Yep, the cops chase you. Is this somebody's bad idea of drawing out gameplay time?

Weapons- I have about 6 hours of gameplay in and I am still stuck with the pistol. I can get shot guns by stealing police cars, but that usually ends with me in the hospital, or worse being arrested and getting all the weapons taken away. I can buy submachine gun ammo, but none of the missions really pay off so I would just go broke.

Alright there I vented. now I have to get back to playing.

Trip!

Well Pete and I are 20 minutes away from heading to VEGAS! I'm sure you will all be getting tons of teasing texts and pictures begging you to come out and enjoy the fun with us. Send us texts back reminding us of your favorite and lucky numbers and we'll be sure to bet them on the Roulette tables! I'll have a mai tai for you at the Mai Tai bar! Wish us luck!