whatablogis?

So, it’s April, and for most people that means taxes…

This’ll be my second year filing on my own, and again I’ll be wondering if I filled in all the forms correctly..but anyway…to other things…

I’ve now got enough for my new laptop and what luck! There’s a laptop sale going on this weekend at a local electronics store. So, that’ll hopefully bring in some prospects. The only thing now is to get a connector for my files on the old hard drive and I’m set.

In the meantime, I bought The Sims Castaway last weekend, being a Sims-aholic and all, and I can say that while it isn’t as expansive as the regular Sims 2, the funny animations and “adventure/discovery” feel to it make it highly entertaining. I might give a full game review later, if I feel up to it.

It’s been a pretty boring, if not sluggish, week for me; hence the lack of blogging. But as I was checking my Yahoo Mail today, one of the news headlines popped out at me…

“A gamer’s virtual skills save a real life…”

Whoa! Now, I’d be the first to admit that some games have actual real life application (hand-eye coordination, timing, *cough cough*) but this really came as a surprise to me. Then, I read the article and found out that the game “America’s Army” does real-life simulation of actual soldiering, including training to become a medic.

To me, that is one super cool game-feature; being able to learn how to deal with emergencies. I know I won’t learn first-aid playing Soul Calibur 3, that’s for sure…