PSP

I bought the PlayStation Portable the other week and it's been sitting in the box, on the table in my room. Listening to friends like Brookie and Russ talk about how cool the thing was, made me decide to pick one up. I opened the box when I got home just to make sure nothing was missing or broken and it has sat unused still to this day.

The older I get, the less inclined I am to stare at some tiny screen if I am playing video games or watching a movie. The cool thing is that the PSP aka the Play Satan Prince is a multimedia device. You can play MP3 music, watch movies made especially on the mini-disc system they use, play video games, and connect on Wi-Fi when you go about town. Not only that but you can also purchase memory cards to save all this shit on if you're so inclined. What I like about Sony products is the fact they're so inter-active with one another. I can plug my Sony digital camera into this laptop I use (a Sony Vaio) and it will read the contents automatically without me having to configure a whole lotta crap. No extra hardware or software required. And I can also plug the PSP into the Vaio or the PS2 and it can interact the same way also. Is that fucking sweet or what?

The other thing I admire about the PSP is that it looks sophisticated and not like some child's toy. It looks pretty ridiculous to sit at an airport or some other public place and play Game Boy Advance while waiting for your flight to arrive. How can you be taken seriously by some chick that's scoping you out if you're playing PokeMon Tetris and get all excited because you finally beat the Baby Turnip Monster that's been kicking your ass for the past 3 days. At least the PSP resembles a PDA or some other hi-tech gadget like a Nokia cell phone that will garner respect if someone gives you a passing glance.

The only thing I didn't dig about getting the PSP is the price. For $250 I could buy a shitload of other stuff and chances are I probably should've done that but life's short and you can only prepare so much for the problems you encounter. While some people turn to religion or family for comfort and support, it's always been music and video games that have helped me blow off steam. I've been able to relax and take a step back from whatever's bothering me and I'm not drowning my sorrows in something self-destructive like drugs or alcohol. Chances are if I didn't have video games or music I'd just spend all day jerking off instead. Either way I'd be getting that carpal tunnel syndrome!

So when I get off my lazy ass and get around to doing it, I'll take the PSP out of the box and see all the cool stuff it can do. For $250 it better be able to download porn!