Day Two.

She was a beaut. I woke up and played FF XIII for 8 hours to start my day. Really, does it get better than that? That game is legendary. I'm glad I'm playing it, but achievements DO NOT HAPPEN. It takes forever. Foreeeever. Soooo....

I played some Madden 10 online. This was my first foray into online matches with a partner to get achievements. I posted my plight on xbox360a and Bobalue1 from Vermont responded. He set the game up (All-Pro, 5 min quarters) and we went to town. We got the first 2 easy. Then it got rough. You have to complete a pass, user to user, which scores, while playing against an All-Pro defense. Some people can do that with ease.

I am not one of those people.

We tried everything. Fake punts on first down. Fake field goals. Posts. Slants. Curls. Straights. Everything. We got lucky on a fake field goal pass. Boom. Touchdown.

No achievement.

Dismayed, but not crushed, we pressed on. We got nowhere. We were down 52-7. Then it happened.

Philip Rivers to Antonio Gates. 42 yards. Hall of Fame moment. Boom. We got it. When the game was over, you get the last achievement. He sends me a message. "100% bro! Thanks for the help. See you later!"

The achievement didn't work for me. Ef. Word. Now I have to go back online and do another game.

Today, we have Madden, Bulletstorm, Final Fantasy XIII, and hopefully a Gamefly game en route. Gear up. It's going to be a good day.