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I went with Sheryl to the Naptown Roller Girls their first bout of the season Saturday night.  It was surprisingly a lot of fun.  I've never been to a roller derby before so this was an entirely new experience. The action was non stop from beginning to end.  Two hours of excellent music and a great deal of fun.

They came out pretty strong in the beginning but the other team prevailed in the end.  I could see doing this again.  My only complaint being that I didn't think to bring a mat... 2 hours of sitting on concrete isn't cool.

Clint Eastwood's new film Gran Torino does well to spread the word of who the Hmong people are and why they are here. This film takes special meaning to me since my girlfriend JoAnn is Hmong.

Eastwood plays the role of a miserable and bitter Korean War vet that has but one remaining love... his flawlessly maintained 1972 Gran Torino.  Without spoiling the movie all I will say is that initially Eastwood's character "Walt" wants nothing to do with his Hmong neighbors but eventually finds himself protecing them from the local gang members.

I was either laughing or completely drawn into the moment from starting scene to finish.  I had never heard of the Hmong people prior to JoAnn... I hope this film makes Americans a bit more aware of their presence.  Definitely a good movie to check out!

Fallout 3 by Bethesda Softworks

I never posted about it, but I purchased an XBox 360 Elite a couple weeks ago from Amazon.  I bought Fallout 3 last week and I only have good things to say about it.  The graphics are smooth and spectacular, the game is play is highly enjoyable and the story fits right into what you would think post-nuclear war could be like.  I decided to go Big Guns, Repair and Science primarily... being a "good" player.  I'm thinking next time I will go for Small Guns, Repair, Sneak and Lockpick as my main stats.
Here are some sites if you end up needing some help that I found useful:

Wiki Cheats: Fallout 3 - awesome wiki!

IGN Fallout 3 Guide

Game Spot GameFAQS

Cheat Code Central

If you have a Xbox, PC or PS3 I would highly recommend this action RPG!

Tonight's episode of Heroes was pretty good. I got a few laughs from Sylar (sp?) not being able to use his powers. I am sure it is only a matter of time until he gets them back and starts to cause trouble again. I am curious to see what ends up happening to Claire's dad after seeing him dead in a painting. Who knows? I just don't see them killing him off for some reason. Only time will tell...