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73 Random Achievements on the Wall...

Wow, somehow in between catching the Red Wings in the second round against Chicago, and building a mammoth swingset in the back yard, I managed to knock another off the Random To Do List this weekend. I had set a little time aside for working on some grinds, starting with Unreal Tournament 3, in which I also need to win a total of 100 VCTF matches (I'm currently at 28).
Delivering the Hurt in Unreal Tournament 3
The map I have been using is Necropolis. It's easy to knock off a round to three captures quickly if you use two controllers and the Speed Freak mutator. What I had also noticed, was that just after I nabbed my second flag and was returning it to my base, a Damage Boost power-up would spawn just to the right side of the enemy base. I could easily pick it up on the way back, then find another in the mirror location in my own base just after my first boost expired. An easy one minute of uDamage time each round. And sure enough, after a few games the Achievement popped for having accumulated a total of 20 minutes under that power-up.

In addition to the previously mentioned Achievement progress in VCTF (which I aim to complete sometime next week), I have also made more progress toward earning all golds in Forza Motorsport 2 in the Factory Spec series. After winning my third Endurance race, I had earned enough credits to unlock the final Factory Spec event, in which I now have just four more races left to win. You can expect that one to pop some time in the next handful of days. With any kind of luck, I will also break the 5,000 calorie mark in Your Shape: Fitness Evolved next weekend. I've been trying to regularly commit to a 400-cal workout every Saturday and Sunday, but with all the building I've been doing this weekend, it's just not going to happen.
All Gold (Factory-Spec) in Forza Motorsport 2
Before I sign off for the night, I would also like to thank all those who have been following my blog for some time now, as well as the new arrivals. This week I broke into the Top 100 Followed Blogs here on True Achievements. Having followers wasn't really what I set out to do; I just like putting thoughts to the page. But it's nice to know that people are being entertained by what I write. Thanks for reading.