Here it is, at last, my finalized list of games that I'm going to get with my 360 in order of importance:

1. Gears of War
2. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
3. Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
4. Dead Rising

I would also like to reemphasize that if everything goes according to plan, I should finally be getting Xbox Live hooked up. :)  Also, I currently I have a curved TV, and might possibly have enough money left over to get a slightly bigger flat screen.  Also note that if anything goes awry, Dead Rising will be the first game dropped off the list.  It would, under normal circumstances, be Ghost Recon.  However, as I mentioned in an earlier blog I found it for a deal, $26.  Getting back to the TV thing though, I originally shopped around for an HDTV, but those turned out to be way over my price range.  However, SD flat screen prices are falling like rain drops, so I might be able to squeeze one of those in, but as I said above, I'm not sure yet.  At any rate, looks like my holiday is finally starting to come together; wish me luck tomorrow when I go price flat-screens.  Good night to all, if you have critiques or recommendations for my plans, please feel obliged to chime in. 8)