I haven’t been playing as many different games in 2008 as I did last year. In 2007, I made enough money from blogging to pay rent, child support, car insurance, buy clothes and food, and travel extensively. I was also working for the Virginia Tech Police Department in 2007 on the side, so the side full-time job gave me plenty of money to bank. On top of that, I was pulling in the G.I. Bill. Unfortunately my G.I. Bill ran out and I’m still a few semesters away from my BA. 2008 hasn’t been so kind. I haven’t made 1/10 of what I pulled in last year in blogging and I was unemployed for most of this year. I finally landed a full-time job this week (with a modest salary), but the blogging revenue simply isn’t there yet. Last year, I could buy any game or system on a whim, because I had extra cash always floating around. Things just aren’t so fortunate now, so I have to cut back on my gaming. I haven’t been receiving many games to review lately, but it looks like I’ll definitely be receiving Dead Space from Electronic Arts this week. You never know what I’ll end up receiving, but here’s my plans for now:
Now that Virginia Tech edged past Georgia Tech, some are wondering if the Hokies have what it takes to make another run at an ACC title in football. VT has a history of starting seasons weak and finishing strong with championships, but I’m not sure if that’s going to happen this season.
Despite being out-gained 387-247 yards, the Hokies pulled off a 4th quarter victory against Georgia Tech 20-17. The deciding factor was more than likely the fact that the Yellowjackets turned over the ball 3 times and were perhaps a bit overrated going into the game.
Some think Virginia Tech (2-1) now has a chance of redemption this season, but I see quite a few games that could easily result in losses. With a weak offensive line, inexperienced QB and sub-par receivers, things don’t look good. Here are my predictions for the rest of the season.
- @ North Carolina (L, 17-24)
- @Nebraska (L, 14-21)
- Western Kentucky (W, 28-7)
- @ Boston College (W, 28-14)
- @ Florida State (L, 14-28)
- Maryland (W, 28-14)
- @Miami (L, 14-24)
- Duke (W, 35-17)
- Virginia (L, 14-21)
Overall Record: 6-6
ACC Record: 4-4
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