The Penny Arcade Report has a brief article where two of the editors explore video gaming's canon; specifically, what should be in it.

That's a question I've been pondering as well, lately. About a year ago now, I picked up a book called 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die, which takes quite the expansive view of the topic of gaming ( Read more... )

This article is about a study that found that creative folks are more likely to be closely related to someone with a mental illness than the general population. The implication is that some combination of the causes of mental disorders encourages the creative spark. I wonder how well researched this phenomenon is, and if more studies will be done

I'm not a big fan of attention or fuss, so this birthday was a good one. Stephanie and I joined the local happy hour group from work, along with some folks from the guild who happened to be in town, and I got a tequila sunrise (meh), a shot of birthday cake (mmm), and a shot of patron tequila (surprisingly shootable). And, we ran a Wrath of the ( Read more... )

We had a pair of brand new DDR pads boxed up in our closet, and we finally unboxed them and played DDR last night. I haven't played DDR since the last time I popped a ligiment my big toe while playing it. Remember, now that I brought DDR to my wedding. It's not like I'm any good at it, but I really enjoy it. Playing last night reminded me how ( Read more... )

OK, this is basically a ten month old article, but I can't believe I missed it the first time around! Why Every Final Fantasy Game is the Best AND Worst in the Series. It does a great job of explaining why people have an easier time agreeing on pizza toppings than choosing the best entry in the Final Fantasy series.

There are only a handful of video games in our short history that can be called masterful. One of them is Super Metroid ( Read more... )

Today I ran across this interesting editorial out of the Star Tribune, and since I have been very good and quiet lately, I feel like I'm entitled to a little bit of snark. So, I will be reproducing the article in its entirety below, so I can comment. Feel free to read the article on your own beforehand, if you wish. In short, the author feels ( Read more... )

I'm tired, I'm cold, and I'm on call, but hey! I have Livejournal access at work again. For some reason. I don't understand their roulette of banning and unbanning. But anywho ( Read more... )

Heyo. It's been quite a time ( Read more... )

St. Louis is like a fairy land to me. Huge networks of roads meander, cross, go over and under each other. Power cables drape across roads and houses like tinsel. Drive five minutes in any direction and you wind up in an entirely different town, without ever leaving suberbia. There are niche hobby stores that take up multiple floors of a mall. ( Read more... )