Ai ki Diablo II!!

Man that title is soooo funny if you're Chamorro! OK, not that funny.

Anyway, I'm desperately awaiting the release of Diablo II patch 1.11. New bad guys (bad girl), new party skills ... supposedly. There are a lot of rumors about what the new patch will contain, but not that much official word from Blizzard. I haven't played the game all that much recently, but this patch — and the ensuing new ladder season — will draw me back in bigtime.

For the non-gaming geeks out there, Diablo II is a MMORPG — Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game. I like to play big, strapping, bald barbarians with big swords or two-handed hammers to kill lots of evil monsters. I'm still trying to figure out what to call my newest barb ... maybe BlogBarb!

I've been a video-game nut since Space Invaders. When Playstation first came out, I had one, along with about 10-15 games that I played ALL the time I wasn't working or sleeping. I'd play till the game was mastered, till I could beat the computer with ease, then would focus on another game, repeating the process.

I got rid of the game system and the games because it wasn't healthy the amount of time I spent playing. And I did good for several years. Then my friend Chrissie ships me a game she'd been playing for awhile for my birthday —Diablo II. After a day of playing it, I bought the expansion pack. Next thing I know I was playing from the time I got off work — about 5:30 p.m., to about 3:30 a.m. ... and then from when I woke up until I had to go into work — much of the time with Chrissie.

I haven't played it a lot lately. It had gotten a little boring. But that's all about to change. New patch. New ladder. New stuff to find out. Woohoo!!

P.S. Yes, I know this post reveals that I have geek tendencies. You have NO idea.