Back in Business

I got the 360 back last night from UPS. I took it out of the box and let it warm up for about 30 minutes. I fired it up and it started beautifully. Despite the fact that I think I received a refurb (born on date of 4/10/2006) everything seems OK.

I did notice one thing--when I went to open the disc tray, it wouldn't open!! I pressed it about 3 times and it just would not pop out. I figured it was broken and was afraid I'd have to re-live this nightmare all over again. Then, I thought maybe it just had something to do with the faceplate, so I took it off and replaced it. That did the trick and it is working like a charm now. Other than the annoyance of having to reset all the default settings (display, audio, wireless settings, etc.) everything seems to be working just fine now. While I haven't played any purchased games yet, I downloaded the demo of "Crackdown" and it is freaking fun. I'm looking forward to some COD3 and maybe even Gears of War this weekend. Woo hoo!! Maybe Rhonda will stop being mad at me for obsessing over it now.