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If you don't already know, one night I went to play some Ridge Racer 7 when the disc, along with other blu-ray tests, wouldn't read. The little spinning icon in the corner just stays on forever. The easiest solution was to open it up and clean the lens, which I've heard has worked for some. Unfortunately for me, it did not. I noticed that not only were the discs not reading but they weren't spinning, which naturally led me to believe that it may be a problem with the motor and not the laser. However, from what I've read, if the laser is bad the disc will not spin even if the motor is functional (the laser shines on the disc, which reflects back and tells the system a disc is present; if this does not occur, the motor will not spin).

So I'm pretty sure this is what I need to replace, but the only issue is how to go about it. I confirmed with repair guys on craigslist that the problem was indeed the laser but I realized there were a few different types of depending on the model of your PS3 (20, 40, 60, 80 GB, 1st Gen, 2nd Gen, etc...) so I had to be sure to get the right one:

The KEM-400AAA (bottom left) is the one I need, and it runs from $50-80 new if I decide to do it myself. I also priced the repair guys, and it will be about $100 for parts and labor.

Maybe this weekend I'll make a decision and get started. I miss playing games and I've heard Uncharted 2 is REALLY good.

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Boston and New York wasn't meant to be this year. The Red Sox looked pretty bad anyway and obviously aren't the team they were in the past since LA was actually able to get past them. Although an all Los Angeles worlds series would be cool, I'm still hoping for Dodgers-Yankees.

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My picks:

Philadelphia over Colorado in 4

LA of Anaheim over Boston in 5

Los Angeles over St. Louis in 4

New York over Minnesota in 3

My Predictions:

Los Angeles over Philadelphia in 7 - NLCS

New York over LA of Anaheim in 5 - ALCS

Los Angeles over New York in 6 - World Series

Baseball is the true reality TV. I really WANT to see Boston and New York in the ALCS for old time's sake. And how cool would it be to see a repeat of the 1963 World Series between Los Angeles and New York, with Torre going back to the Bronx to beat his former team.

October feels like it's in full swing now with baseball wrapping up and football underway. Although I'm going to miss the scorching heat of summer, the beach trips and the cold beer, each year I forget how nice Fall really is. Starting Friday, we officially kicked it off in grand fashion:

Although it wasn't much different than the Del Mar Fair, it turned out to be pretty fun. We saw a dog with a chicken on it (hard to see):

All the German food was starting to get to me and everyone else I think, we left in favor of Santanas. Everyone was pretty tired and called it a night after, but I got called up to Ryder to hang out for a little. And I'm glad I did because now I can share with Justyn the story of how Ruben threw his new glass stein up in the air, at Pops or Chris Coleman or whoever was fencing with badminton rackets, and shattered it all over the concrete. When asked why, he said he loved Pops but naturally, like any true friend, he wanted to see him bleed. Claaasssic Ruben : /

Also, Chris Coleman and Dustin Langmaid were able to put their heads together and conclude that they do not like ''munching on big chunky cocks''. For this I am very relieved, because like most people in Santee I am extremely threatened by homosexuals and prefer the company of loud, incoherent STRAIGHT drunks. Fuck Ya.

The whole weekend was just a pre-game for Sunday, which I had been looking forward to all week. We got up early to go downtown for the last Padre game of the season against the Giants. And although they lost 4-3 in 10, it was a good game and there is certainly more hope for this team in 2010 than we could have expected, judging by how most of the year went.

After the game, we walked right down the street past the convention center to the Hilton and watched the Chargers at the Fox Sports Grill. We didn't even know this place existed but it was pretty nice. The prices and food were good, it wasn't too crowded and they had a ton of TVs.

We were even entertained by a Steelers fan who thought he was at Ye Village Inn and stood up on every play to wave his yellow towel as if he was at Heinz.

So the Padres and Chargers both lost. Oh well. Time for playoffs anyway! Also, we're planning a Stone Barbeque birthday thing sometime in November for Mark.