........from XBOX Live!! I bought a Gold account, last year. It ran out a couple of months ago. Since I haven't really been playing online much lately, I haven't renewed. My old credit card expired in April. Since then, Microsoft has been sending me e-mails telling me I need to update my credit card info. "Why should I?", I thought. I'll update it when there's something I want to buy, or play online. I don't want to fall for any automatic account renewal bullshit.
Today, I tried to go online to see what was new on the Marketplace. My password wouldn't work. I tried it again. I got a message saying that my account is suspended due to problem with my payment options. What? I still have Microsoft Points!! Anyhoo, I need to update my account information or I can't log into XBOX Live.
"Well d21lewis, update your info and leave us the fuck alone", you say. "I CAN'T!!", I say. In order for me to do that, I have to log into my account. In order to log in, my credit card info needs to be updated. So I just sit here, looking at my XBOX 360. The XBOX looks back at me. The battle of wills has begun. Who will give up first?
