So a lot has changed since June 2010. Work's changed a lot. Baby N has started walking around most of the time. J is in a different pre-school this time around. Ravens had a winning season but flamed out in the playoffs. Caps had a nasty losing streak but won the Winter Classic, and I even got to go to that game on New Year's ( Read more... )

Multiple playthroughs of anything take longer now than they might have five years ago. Then again, I did also play Fallout 3 (and all of the downloadable content) in the past 3 months, too.

( And this time it went like this )

And Doves is a band I will recommend to ANYONE.

They even did a promotional version of their new track, Andalusia, on The Observer's website ... what makes it more awesome? It's an acoustic version played in front of a massive satellite dish at a place called Jodrell Bank.

( Why the satellite dish? )

That was the big news of Sunday. With one ticket (row C, section 411) for the Washington Capitals vs. the Calgary Flames I took my little girl to her first hockey game ( Read more... )

Passed on from bansidhe, with suggestion content and disclaimer mildly tweaked ( Read more... )

It goes quickly, especially when you've got:

• Snow that lingers on the ground for a month
• Two darling girls
• Katsucon 2010
• A nasty cold that goes through the whole family and has you congested for 2 weeks
• A sudden chance to go to a hockey game (Caps vs. Hurricanes) that ends with a dramatic overtime finish

Lost in amidst the giant piles of snow around Baltimore was the fact that the weathermen had been calling this storm from the beginning. But was it really necessary to get all worked up about it?

- Pookah

No, I have not played Mass Effect 2 yet, but I heard enough comments declaring the hilarious nature of a particular scene from the game. It's along one of the romance paths. The ship's doctor is chiming in with his "Safe Sex" talk, and wackiness ensues.

( SPOILER AHEAD, but you knew that already. )

8 minutes left in regulation, tied at 4. Tremendous scoring chances and tremendous hits. An energized crowd. This is exactly the game the NHL wants on national television on Super Bowl Sunday.

- Pookah

Today. Right now. Capitals vs. Penguins. Already 5 minutes of awesome back-and-forth chances.

NBC. If you like hockey, you have to tune in.

- Pookah