I didn't mention Gangland in my previous post. Gangland, set for release in March, is part simulator, part real-time strategy, and part roleplaying game. Here's a summary of the single player game from the site:

There were five brothers Romano, Angelo, Sonny, Chico and Mario. As kids they were inseparable as they grew up on Sicily with their ( Read more... )

I see that a few of my fellow Sanitorium board members have joined Live Journal, and you know what the means? It means that I'll get to add more people to my rather short list of Live Journal friends ( Read more... )

My stepfather has a theory as to what triggered the pain I felt in my chest and back. He had a similar incident that was caused by an injury to the sternum and/or surrounding muscles (I can't remember the details exactly). I hope that's all it was. I haven't had any further episodes, but portions of my upper body are still sore. Oh well . . . ( Read more... )

I took a Live Journal hiatus for the weekend - one should disconnect from the computer from time to time. Of course, there was this thing Sunday that happened to me - it was not unlike being beaten about the back and ribcage with a crowbar in relation to the pain I was feeling. I'm not sure what in the hell happened, but my back is still sore ( Read more... )

I am Jack's Desire for Beer.

Just me and my beer
I must search the label for
The beer born-on date

I want you to smile
It reminds me of a time
When we were happy

From Board Addicts Anonymous by yours truly. This is one of several haikus that I made reference to in my post from yesterday.

I just figured out how to edit entries - don't laugh. Well, you can laugh I suppose, since it's not like I'll be able to hear you, and supposedly, laughing burns calories and could be considered a healthy exercise. Though, if you do laugh, I don't want to know about it.

Once there was a time
When we could think for ourselves
Now we just conform

Oh joy, the cloudy skies and rain are back - that should make for a great weekend.

In gaming news:

Looks like Microsoft canceled their internally developed MMORPG Mythica:

Based on a careful evaluation of the competitive MMORPG landscape, Microsoft Game Studios has ( Read more... )

Location: At work ( Read more... )

It's still raining - as if I expected that to change. The only chance we have at a rain reprieve is Saturday, and even then there's a chance that precipitation may continue to fall upon the overly saturated ground ( Read more... )