I stood in line at the mall for an hour with Brian and a friend from our hall. It was nerd fest 2004. Most of these guys didn't have girlfriends. The guys working at Babbages were pacing up and down the line of VIP's. They were more excited than those waiting for the game. I wonder what they will do when the Star Wars prequel finally hits the screen...

The losers in line started chanting "EB stinks" and then started the count-down 2 mins before the doors open. As some left the store they held their game up in the air like an Olympic gold medal. Only the respectable gamers sped out of the store, hurrying to pop the game into their X Box.

This event ranks up their with the tractor pull I attended a few years ago. Good times and good laughs.