I hate that subject line.  It sits there and stares at me mockingly.  "Yes, Dave.... you have to come up with something witty and topical to put in here.  You can't leave me blank.  That'd make you a big fat loser ( Read more... )

A review of Oblivion which doesn't suck it's metaphorical cock is welcome in my browser window any day.  I have been highly suspicious of the teeming masses of seemingly beautiful screenshots that have been slapped in every magazine and on every gaming site from here to fucking Tibet.  I learned a while back that screenshots are a dirt poor way to ( Read more... )

EA seems to take some sick pleasure from taunting their audience.  I never knew how badly I wanted to play a European Union grunt until they announced and then subsequently delayed the booster.

Today is a snow day for me.  This is one of many benefits for working for an academic establishment.  They closed the place based on 12 hour old reports ( Read more... )

Well, what had been planned as a board-game night with some old (ish) friends has turned in to a X-Box 360 guys night in with Kevin.  Which is fine.  As much as I look forward to catching up with this particular old (ish) friend and his wife, they've always been the kinds of people to bail on plans at the last minute.  And re-acquainting with old ( Read more... )

My day was trying.  The best thing about it is that it's over and that it leads directly tomorrow which is happy because it's Friday.  It's probably enough to say that the day in general got me in the mood to listen to Murder Ballads ( Read more... )

Today I was mucking around with an application called WinAVI Converter which was designed to re-encode video files for use on the PSP or iPod.  Nifty app.  I converted the first episode of the old HBO Spawn animated series and plan to watch it on the bus-ride home tonight.  Some folks have been excitedly using their PSP as a personal video machine ( Read more... )

I can't say that I did much of anything on my day off.  I think I managed to win a few races in NfS:MW, and I watched "It's All Gone Pete Tong" which was hilarious for anyone who has ever ventured into the DJ lifestyle in the same way that "This Is Spinal Tap" was funny for people into 80's glam rock.

I also spent some time reorganizing my ever- ( Read more... )

Farewell 2005.  You were both very good and very bad to me.  I have no doubt as I go forward in my life, I will often look back on various events in 2k5 with mixed feelings.  But it's over and I'm hoping 2006 becomes the year where we get to really start doing lots of the things that have been on indefinite hold ( Read more... )

Need for Speed: Most Wanted hasn't lost it's appeal.  I picked up right where I left off a few weeks ago and got a few hours worth of solid game-play in last night while Val was at pool.  I love holidays.

It should also be noted that I am now the proud owner of my very own lightsaber.  I'll admit that I spent countless hours of my youth pretending ( Read more... )

Man, I hope someone over at Team Ninja is being fired.  In fact, I'd love it if someone were being fired for every day that DOA4 is delayed.  It's been pushed back to the 28th now.  The 28th?!  What the fuck is that shit?  After Christmas? I can't help but wonder how much money it's costing them to delay it until a few days after Christmas.  ( Read more... )