Current mood:	anxious
Current music:	Alice in Chains - Head Creeps

Masterpiece Theatre
Good morning my fine intarweb friends.

I would like to start this post on a positive note: My photography class is teh awesome. I learned more in the first class than I have in 2 years of trying to figure this out on my own.

The next thing I have to talk to you about is Rock Band 2. I finally picked it up last night and Echols, Jordan and I ended up rocking until the wee hours. Well, 12:45am. Is that a wee hour?

Anyway, it's pretty excellent. A lot of reviews have been of the "ho hum, more of the same" variety and I agree to and extent (except for the ho hum part). The rock band formula is still there. But you know what? It's still hella fun. It's still engaging and it still makes me feel like a rock star for a little while. Everyone should feel like a rock star for a little while. The major updates (on the 360 version)are to the UI and to the communication times. The new UI is gorgeous. It is beautiful and way more functional than RB 1. The "communicating with the Rock Central Server" business is all but gone. And the save times are incredibly fast. Signing in and creating characters is much smoother and less time consuming as well. Also, the Band Challenges and online challenges are crazy fun.

If you already own GH III/Rock Band 1 instruments they work fine. I hear the new drums are much more responsive and are quieter, though.