Happy Birthday Liam! We were so excited so many of our friends and family were able to celebrate Liam’s birthday with us. For those of you who couldn’t make it, here’s a little something to make you feel like you were. Click on the Photos link up top to visit our family gallery for pictures from the event as well as all of the other adventures we’ve shot.

So a week or so ago, while enjoying my selection for the VIP beta of Tom Clancy’s EndWar (which is shaping up to be an AMAZING game, FYI), the graphics on my 360 started looking a little wonky. Sort of washed out. I rebooted, all good. Next day it happens again. Reboot, all good. I’m thinking something in the beta must be icky. The day after, when I boot the system I get no video out at all. Audio works just fine. (I know ‘cuz I can hear that glorious Xbox startup sound they put in all the commercials. I just can’t see it.) Reboot, all works well. This cycle continues for a few more days, then bang. No video ever. Reboots don’t help. Changing video cables doesn’t help. Crying doesn’t help. Surely the internet will help!

Not so much. A perusal of Xbox’s support site states that while Microsoft extended the 1-year warranty on all Xboxes to 3, they only did so for systems suffering from the infamous “Red Ring of Death.” Me no ringy. Poo. Then, this morning, just for grins I fired up the ol’ 360.

RED RING OF DEEEEAAAAATTTTHHHHH!!!!

This may be the first time in gaming history someone’s actually been happy for the RRoD. My system’s still busted, but at least I know I’ll be playing again soon… in 2 to 3 weeks. :(

This is for Missy, I know she’ll laugh.