Hoo boy. What a trip. Let's just say walking down the Strip with a beer in your hand at 10AM = greatness. Condensed major stories:
( Vegas Vignettes )

Toronto = sweet. As much as I love Seattle, I have to admit that Toronto is a pretty town. Though the CN tower was underwhelming for me, just the general skyline, the lake, and the atmosphere was excellent. And they had many LED video boards to check out. (They all could use a little calibration if you ask me. =P ( Read more... )

Events of the weekend! Major references abound.
( Gin every night? Awexome. )

Pleasures (accompanied with varying degrees of guilt fused with rapt excitement) experienced this weekend, in order of consumption:
(MLA be damned)

Clive Cussler - Atlantis Found
Robert Ludlum (series creator) & Gayle Lynds (author) - Robert Ludlum's The Altman Code: A Covert One Novel
Umberto Eco - Foucault's Pendulum
James Carroll - Family Trade

A snippet about Fatal1tyHeh, we'll only see more of him in the future, I think. But damn, what a HUGE name in gaming. And he's what, a year older than me? I'm also "practically ancient" in the gaming world. In other news, Korean professional gaming might not be so interesting after all - apparently Starcraft is still wildly popular there. I ( Read more... )

Much flailing and bouncing was to be had at the We Are Scientists show with kushali, even though most everyone else just liked to stand there and stare. But we didn't care. Definitely worth a long Wednesday night. They liked to slide from one song to the next, which was good fun. Notables ( Read more... )

Silly WAS. Note that in the second item, Keith's name is in bold, whilst we all know Tapper is the true creative and motivational force behind the band. The publicist either drinks too much, or not enough.

Oh, show in Seattle - Nov. 2 at the Croc. Wootage?

Heard an ad today. Essentially, it says "The holidays are coming, so get ready by buying _____!"

And it's not even October.

-Apparently, after being on this planet for more than twice the amount of time I have been here, my father has still not seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Ahh, the joys of introducing something to him that I know he'll appreciate. Already rented, and it's even a two-disc-er ( Read more... )

-New guy started at work today. He seems like a good guy to work with. I am very happy with the people I work with; they seem to all be dedicated, and they're all nice, willing to help each other, and fairly easygoing. I couldn't ask for it to be much better, really. Of course, this wasn't always the case, since they up and fired somebody who ( Read more... )