One day in and I’m 2 for 8. Yesterday I put a little something something up at michaelmontez.com and Brian and I went to Fry’s and I bought a new router for the folks at 81st street. I choose the Netgear WGR614. It’s wireless G (faster speeds) and is xBox Live compatible. Well, it is after you upgrade the firmware. Now we just plug in any xBox and we can play against the other nerds anywhere in the universe. That’s fucking cool.

I mean, when you really think about it, I played NFL2K5 last night against a guy in Washington, then I played somebody in Florida. That didn’t happen when I was eight and playing Tecmo Bowl. I had to wait for my neighbor to finish homework then come over and play. Streetfighter 2, I had to go to an arcade if I wanted to polish my skills (and I did). But now, flick a switch, log on and choose from any geek in the world. Sweetness!

Some co-workers and I joined the Great Maxim Football Challenge. I am currently leading the office and I’m in 2905th place of all Maxim players (about 20,000 people). This past week I went 12 of 16. But who would have thought Chicago would beat Green Bay? Who, except Matthew Hinojosa.