I am a WINNER!

I finally won an online soccer match on the Xbox 360!!! I am a golden god!

I haven't owned a gaming console since Nintendo 64, back in undergrad. I bought the 360 while I was acting out during the moving-in-with-the-girlfriend process, in October. So I'm a bit rusty.

I got FIFA 07 a little before Thanksgiving (the greatest game in the world), and then my future brother-in-law *shiver* got me an Xbox Live year membership for Christmas. Since then, I've been rocked by better opponents; destroyed by sedentary snot-nosed kids who live in Xbox world.

Tonight, all that has changed. And...2-0 on top of that! You should have seen the last minutes of the match. Eyes wide open, tearing so that I wouldn't miss a beat. Girlfriend comes in to say goodnight. HOLD ON! DON'T DO ANYTHING! At the final whistle, I was a little schoolboy jumping up and down in ecstasy and disbelief. I wanted to scream out loud, but it was already late...and it would only make me look and feel cooler. So I resorted to controlled heavy breathing and violent arm thrusts in the air. Winner!