It seems that 2012 I’ll be engaging in the esoteric art of ‘branding’.

On the professional front work is making me take a role in the business side of things. While I don’t have to bring in contracts (so far) I have been in proposal meetings and I have worked out contract solutions despite not being a business guy. My work in the security field is ( Read more... )

Click to view

Last week I played through Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Steam had some sweet holiday deals; DX: HR’s DLCs were $13, Portal 2 was $15 and Mass Effect 2 is going for $10. Some short reviews follow:

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Holy cow I’ve got to release Abstract Messiah ASAP. Lotta similar themes going on.

I thought the combat worked well, at least on ( Read more... )

Great Pixmas haul this year:

- A Fisticup from the Monks.

- A Cosa Nostra Pizza t-shirt from Boter & Steph Bug.

- A copy of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and a zombie calendar from the Klassens.

- A copy of Red Cliff: Extended Edition from Jess.

- 2 pairs of Samurai Sword Chopsticks from Bryan.

(Apologies if I mixed up who gave what)

In lieu of a proper blog about Pixmas, here's this year's KeepXL cake:


( Read more... )

Because people have been asking.Some repeats a lot from last year’s wish list.

Iron Man 2 / Thor / Captain America: The First Avenger SE's (20-40$ each)

The core of the ‘road to the Avengers’ movies that I’m missing. I keep passing these up because A) I want multi-disc versions and B) I don’t want to pay full price for multi-disc versions. These’ ( Read more... )

Well... for once I got to take initiative at work as wasn't shot down. Go me.

Started the first of a handful of special assignments for the Corps today. I've met the new TRA/Investigations head and he'll be busy on settling in and other assignments so this one's all up to me. Weird part will be working from home for a week; hopefully I can maintain ( Read more... )

If my mother manages to sell her house and move in to Rod's condo in Montreal... I'll have absolutely no reason to return to Laval anymore.

Night has always pushed up day,
You must know life to see decay, But I won't rot,
I won't rot,
Not this mind and not this heart,
I won't rot.

And I took you by the hand,
And we stood tall,
And remembered our own land,
What we lived for.

And there will come a time, you'll see,
With no more tears,
And love will not break your heart,
But dismiss your ( Read more... )

CAINE: This body's nothing but a shadow - not reborn but reanimated, and not by God but by beings who can rebuild a man's body ... but not his soul. Maybe that's what you and Colonel Young were sensing.

TJ: I don't feel that way now.

CAINE: It's kind of you to say. But even though I have his thoughts, and some of his memories, I'm not the Robert ( Read more... )