Red Ring of Death

It was a beautiful freezing day, the sun was shinning, the sound of cars trying but not totally starting. It was a average day just like any other. I woke that day, at a fashionable 12:30pm, turned on my 360 and listened to some music. Shortly after I turned it off and went on the internet to check my e-mail and junk. Later in the day I turned it on to work on the side quests of Mass Effect on my Renegade Soldier character. It was quiet, too quiet. I am usually greeted with the jet engine sound of my 360 booting, all I heard was low, short, beeps of the system trying to cling to life. As I looked down in horror, it was there, starring right at me.... the Red Ring of Death.

Was I angry? Did I go on the forums and flame Xbox for what tragic fate they laid upon my sleek white beauty? No, I went over to my buddies house and played Rock Band for 9 hours. He was one of the first in the city to own it and dam is that game fun. Unfortunately the strum bar on the Guitar was all messed up and didn't work quiet right. It was for the 360, so miles of cords feeding into the 360 was imminent. Drinking, playing and trying not to trip over the sea of cables, it was a pretty good day after all.

Now I sit, typing this, waiting for the dam box to come from Microsoft so I can send my 360 away. Passing the time by playing Call of Duty 4 on the PS3 and Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii. My 120GB HDD has been sitting next to my 360 for 2 weeks now, finally getting the data disk and transfer cable to put my 20GB HDD data on my bigger one. Only to have no Xbox to do so now, Final Fantasy XI has been waiting for about a month for the dam Hard Drive to arrive, now it sits and waits to be played even longer. I love my 360, I just wish it worked, all the time, is that so much to ask?