The thing I miss about blogging is saying whatever the hell I want.  I've never really been limited with the things I've posted on GTR, but I want to keep things civil to some extent with the content over there.  So allow me to take the time to say Peter Moore leaving Microsoft is comepletely assed out.

I'm not mad at Peter Moore, well I am but I know I shouldn't be, since he's leaving for personal reasons.  If this move is benficial to his personal life in a way other than he gets more money I totally understand.  My real issue with this is the timing, E3 just ended.  I just watched you give a speech about how Xbox 360 is the best thing since string cheese (yes string cheese eclipsed sliced bread long ago for those of you who didn't get that memo) and now you're working in a multi-platform environment?  That just doesn't make sense.  I would've thought that Peter Moore's presence at E3 would be downplayed if they knew he was leaving.  Honestly I'm just ranting right now because I still can't believe it and I'm just plain not happy. 

There is an actual issue to be discussed here.  Microsoft's inability to maintain and keep a public figure at the executive level who represents Xbox.  So far we've been through J Allard and now Peter Moore.  Now if you want to point out that J still works at Microsoft I know, but if you know me I don't like the Zune so I could care less.  The thing is there are people at Sony and Nintendo who stick around and are the face of those companies for years.  I do realize that Microsoft has public personalities.  You've got the Xbox.com team, specifically Trixie and Major Nelson, and the Gamerscoreblog crew has really stepped up in the last year or so.  It just seems like there's no "face of Xbox", and I think Microsoft needs that.

Allow me to grieve in my own way, I appologize.

So I've been thinking of reviving the blog for quite some time now, but I'm still unsure as to whether I'll actually have the time to maintain it.  Then I think of some other people blogging on Windows Live Spaces and I know I can at least keep pace with them.  I doubt anyone even checks my blog anymore, but there may be a few RSS feed subscribers who end up seeing this. Don't looks to this blog for gaming news, because that's not happening.  I will definitely comment on gaming, but my life in general will slowly work its way into my entries.

So to get started I'm back from E3 and that means back to work.  Thankfully work is just as slow as it was when I left, but I keep taking off when new equipment is brought in.  That makes things a little harder because I don't get the official training on it, but I can manange.  I guess for now I'll just have to countdown the days until PAX, and the release of Rock Band.  That game is seriously awesome.  I'm sure I"ll end up sucking at it just like I do at all games, but at least I'll enjoy it.  Oh well, just testing the waters to see if anyone's out there.  Take it easy.