Are you hip? Have you wanted certain movies on DVD and have had to wait? Well I’m happy to tell (in case you didn’t know) the Indiana Jones movies are on DVD now. It’s a 4 disc set that just came out. You can get it in pan and scan or widescreen and it’s about 50 bucks for the set. I looked like Indy in the screen capture of course when I picked up my copy at Walmart on the 21st at 12:30am. Yeah I’m a geek.

What you get is the three movies and one bonus disk with a bunch of stuff. What you don’t get is any commentaries or deleted scenes. I’m not complaining mind you.

Now all I need to be happy in life is the original Star Wars films on DVD. And I want both the original un digitized version and the super duper digitally enhanced versions. It’s just that I want to see Han shoot first. And I want commentaries damn it.

So this training I mentioned a few posts ago starts tonight. In less than twenty minutes actually. I’m interested in what will be taught at this training. I wonder if it will be useful or just jerk off common sense bullshit as I suspect.

So mondays training was what I feared it would be. It’s funny because I’ve gone through this kind of training now more times than I care to remember. Call it what you want this shit is all the same. Whether it’s First Concern or Great Expectations. It’s all the same thing. Bullshit common sense stuff. Do I treat a guest like they are a total fuck or do I just suck it up and kiss their ass good? It’s pretty simple, or is it?

And you have to see these fucking video’s they make us watch. Let me tell you they won’t be winning any awards for acting. Which to me makes me wonder what the fuck they even make this shit for. I mean quality of the material makes me question the competence of the people who made this shit. If some fucking chuckle head over at Ramada has no idea how to make a decent movie, how do I know he knows what he’s talking about when it comes to training?

Tonight we get to roleplay. And this isn’t D&D roleplaying. This is that kind of roleplaying that is not fun. It’s the Bob here is the guest and Joe is the employee kind of roleplaying. And Bob has a problem that Joe has to solve. I used to hate that kind of shit. Until I figured out I can have fun with it. Which just means I like to fuck with the whole training process, if I can.

On the positive side it’s cool I finally got to meet the new front desk manager. It’s really cool to see management give someone who’s only been in the hospitality business for three years a job.

We also did the “say your name and what you do” thing. Which is always fun. I said my name and told them what I did. But I was asked how long I have been doing the audit and I couldn’t remember how long I’ve been doing it. It’s been a long time I know that. I just can’t remember. It doesn’t matter really I suppose.

Gawain has a radio station you can find right here. He usually has this german heavy metal kind of stuff playing, which isn’t a bad thing. I’m starting to like some of this german shit. But his newest line up is something a little more to my liking.

I don’t think I have often talked about the music I listen to. I don’t really label the stuff I listen to, but I have been told it’s “easy listening” and “golden oldies” even. I listen to Billy Joel, Huey Lewis, The Beatles, and of course Frank Sinatra. I guess if I had to pick a label, Gawain’s definition would fit.

Thanks to my whining (har har) you can all hear two (only two? Bah!) classic Joel tunes off of his excellent Stormfront album. Both Leningrad and Downeaster Alexa are favorites of mine off of that album. So go on over and check out Moral Rust Radio and tell him the easy listening whiner sent you.

So it’s November already. November is kind of a special month for me. Mostly because on the 28th I will celebrate the 5th anniversary of the day I was fired from the hotel I work at. It’s become my special day, a sort of religious day you could say. It’s become the day I thank my friends and family that have helped me get from one year to the next. Follow this link to see what I mean.

I also have vowed to not ever work that day. My thinking is that I didn’t work on that day back in 98 so why should I work on that day ever again. It goes back to this almost religious thing I have with this day now. Those events of me getting fired has left a mark on me. One that may not be the best attitude to have.

I was told that I would have that day off, because we would be switching to one full time guy (who works Sunday through Thursday, that will be me I’m told) and then a part time guy/guys (who work Friday and Saturday). So with any luck I’ll get it off with out much fuss. It falls on a Friday this time. Five years, man time flies when your having fun.

So the new Dark Age of Camelot expansion has been out for a bit. I finally picked it up the other day. Trials of Atlantisadds some new stuff to the two year old game. The biggest question of course is it worth the 30 bucks? The answer to that question all depends on your point of view. Before I get into that, take a look at these eight screen shots (1024×768):

Now first off the name alone should tell you what kind of content has been added. Water my man in case your slow at these kind of things. To some it may seem like a cheap gimmick. Personally I like it.

Last night was the first time I actually got scared playing the game. When I saw that big fish in screens 3&4 I just about jumped out of my seat. I was afraid for my character. I had a similar reaction to seeing my first shark in the game. And you can’t discount that kind of thing. Of course I’ve always been into the whole underwater thing. I watched Sea Hunt religiously when I was a little kid.

Other new features include in no particular order own-able boats, master levels, new zones, pretty new graphics, uber items, and of course sharks. I am a little disappointed that you can’t play pirate. I mean it’s kind of a let down with all this water and boat theme they got going on.

So is it worth buying? Yes and no. I’m not exactly a diehard player of the game. In fact I can get pretty bored with it fast. So this new content gives me a reason to play. To some others it may seem like fluff. But that’s up to you to decide.

The Clone Wars have begun! Hurray! Man I just love Star Wars, even the bad movies. This cartoon is just awesome. Granted it’s a little disappointing that each episode is really short. The first one only runs for 3 minutes and 44 seconds. Here are eight screen caps from the first episode:

Ten of these little shorts run this month, then another ten in spring of 2004. You can watch them on the Cartoon Channel or watch them on-line at the Clone Wars website.