Story part 2: Welcome to Vegas

I raise my head and look around, a few more poeple have joined me since I first came in this small, run down church. Each of these people come here every day hoping that their gods will answer them and grant their desires. I get up and leave the building, blinded for a few seconds as my eyes adjust to the sun. When things come into focus, I see the outskirts of a city slowly being taken back by the deserts that it once dominated. Welcome to Las Vegas the sign reads as I walk into town, seeking out Thor's General Store. He is one of the few people I can tolerate in this world, not to mention I get steady buisness from him. In front of me is a 10 foot tall wall, the protective wall around the city meant to keep out the... freaks... from the wastes. I walk up to the giant door and am met by one of the guards of Vegas. He is a huge man, built up from military training and super steroids developed by the few remaining chemists.

"Hey, Frank" I say, flashing my I.D. badge.

"Hello, Mr. Xeno. Coming in to trade?"

"Not today, I have a special job. Just coming to get the info and them I'm a ghost."

"Alright then, I'll get Red to open the gate. HEY RED, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE COMING THROUGH!"

I hear the whine of a motor kick on and the gates slowly begin to open.

"Oh, and Mr. Xeno. If you happen across any fine jewelry while on your little treck I would pay well for it. My anniversary is coming up and I'd like to get the wife something special."

"I'll keep a look out for anything. See ya later Frank."

I walk though the open gates and hear them close behind me. looking around I see the terrible degridation of the city. walking down the streets i first notice the smell, a combination of smoke from machines and human waste. Then I am met with the sights of the inner town. I see drug addicts lieing in the streets, some dead of overdose and some that should be. On each corner there is a small group of scantily clad women, obviously prostitutes to everyone not blind. Hearing them call out to me makes me laugh. I knew some of them in a biblical sence, I wont lie. Even thought I loved one once, but learned the hard way the they're all business. As I drew closer to Thor's I ran into a group of men transporting large crates. They work for a man by the name of Sazz. He runs the city, by controlling everything. Although no one would admit it, he is the boss of a small crime syndicate in New Vegas. A city that began under criminal control and shall end under criminal control. I turn the corner and see a big sign that says "Thor's General Store." I walk in and am met by a big guy cleaning a .44. He looks up at me and grins.

Music

i cant remember any dreams lately so im going to post about my favorite music.

1st up is 

DethKlok

Both of their albums are amazing. off of their first "The Dethalbum" we have Bloodrocuted. it is hands down the best from the first outing. then there comes "The Dethalbum II". almost every somg of of this CD is perfect. if you are going to check them out i suggest Mermaider II, Laser Cannon Death Sentence, and Burn the Earth.

next up is...

Metallica

If you know nothing of these Gods of Metal, then i pity the fool. check out Master of Puppets, Enter Sandman, and Nothing Else Matters.

last and certainly my favorite band of all time...

DISTURBED

OOOOO AAA, AAA, AAA, AAA!!!

His Band speaks to me on multiple levels. i see myself in the music, it gets me pumped up and ready to face the day. hands down if you want good music to rock out to then this is them. i could recommend their ultimate song, Down with the Sickness, but im not going to. as soon as you hear their stuff you will check it all out. so im goin to tell you to check 10,000 Fists, Inside the Fire, Land of Confusion, and Another Way to Die. i swear you will enjoy this.

Last Man Standing

my brother and i were in the car heading home, just shooting the breeze when a random thought popped in my head. What would i do if i woke up tomorrow and as the last person on earth. first thoughts are about having fun. driving as fast as you want, going anywhere and doing anything. the problem comes when you realize that with no one around, who is running the power plants, who is making your food? eventually food runs out or goes bad. how good are you at farming or hunting? have you even used a gun? its fun to imagine what you would do in this situation. for those who read this and have a blog, write up your "last man standing" plan as an entry. you never know what brilliant ideas you have until you focus and think about it.

Books

i have a passion for reading. the only problem is i have very specific tastes in reading material. my all time favorite book is "where the red fern grows". i recommend this highly. its a great story of a boy and his dogs who share a bond beyond time. the next is magic: the gathering, but only 4 books. the first is Arena, its the best of all the books hands down and is how i imagine the card battle would look in real life. the other 3 are a series that begins with whispering woods. its aobut a wood-cutter and his simpleton sister's ordeal with a master wizard, it doesn't end well. then there is the starcraft archive. 4 stories that take place during the first games time frame, it just adds to the mythos and explains in further detail the events of the game. finally it would be the series based on the t.v show Supernatural. Supernatural is the best show in existence and if you haven't seen it i demand you go and watch at least the first few episodes. it should be obvious that the books in this series expands the tv show and tells what happens between episodes/seasons.

oblivion

its been pretty slow in the world o games recently so i busted out an oldie but a goodie: elder scrolls iv. after i don't know how many years it is still fun. true there are many exploits, but they add to the game. so, day off, i'm wandering thru tamriel.

b-day

today is my 23rd birthday. so far its going well. went to work and it was much better then yesterday. my grandma visited my work and dropped of her gift.  it was a book "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter". should be a good read. mom wants to take me out for b-day dinner, I'm thinking Chinese.

terrible day

I had a shitty day. woke up at 7:40. got dressed and headed out the door by 7:50. got to work at 8. i work at Arby's and don't have a key so i have to wait for the opening manager to show up to let me in. 9 o'clock rolls around and still no one shows. i call the GM who has the day off, but didn't tell anyone, and tell him that I'm the only one there., and cant get hold of anyone else. he calls the lady who was supposed to be in at 8 with me. he woke her up with the call. 9:45 she shows up and i walk up to the door. she has n o car so she relies on rides from people. she left the keys to the store at home. GM calls me back, pissed, and asks for an update. i tell him that she forgot her keys an he says he is coming in. 10 minutes later another employee show up to cover for our GM being off. she gets pissed that she came in for nothing, but ends up staying. 10:30 GM shows up. we normally open our doors for business at 9, so at 10:30 we are starting to get customers showing up. we have almost no beef cooked or meats sliced, that my job but i couldn't do it because i was locked out. as soon as i walk in i have to start prepping meats and veggies for the day while making food for the people showing up, very stressful. about half hour into the day we run out of beef. thinking quick i took soe that we put in the oven as we walked in and began slicing, putting it in a container filled with water, covering it with a lid and microwaving it, essentially boiling the meat to servable standards. the GM then walks out and stays missing for 2 hours while we get destroyed the entire time. not a single person ordered less that 4 sandwiches. it stayed this way till i left at 3:00.

It Sucked.