We got up way early so I could stand in line for the Nintendo Wii. However, when we got there (about 9:30) the line was already so long that standing in it just wasn't sensible. I think I walked a good 2 minutes along the line of people waiting, and I hadn't even reached the end yet. I heard that if you get into that area, you can stay as long as ( Read more... )

Yesterday we had to get up at an ungodly hour (5AM). We were driving out to LA, and meeting a guy who does cellphone games for lunch. I was a bit lucky since I was still a little affected by my jetlag so it wasn't too hard. The drive to LA was pleasant, Jen and I talked about a bunch of things and she even played some of her choir music for me ( Read more... )

Yesterday, Jen and me drove into Santa Barbara to meet Kyle for lunch. The drive there was absolutely gorgeous, with green hills and mountains as far as the eye could see, strane birds that I have never seen before (turkey vultures are as common here as crows at home). When we arrived in SB, it was a bit foggy unfortunately. Kyle's colleague and ( Read more... )

Well, I arrived in Santa Barbara yesterday--technically. I left my home in Utrecht at about 9:30AM, and arrived in Santa Barbara airport 22.5 hours later (the local time was about 23:00). I went in three flights: the first one (Amsterdam-Washington) lasted 8 hours, then there was a wait of about 1.5 hours (which I welcomed wholeheartedly, having ( Read more... )

i haven't updated in ages, but I'm going to america tomorrow. I'll be visiting a friend in Santa Barbara who recently had a baby with his wife--and then onto E3 in LA! hopefully I'll post on here for each day at E3...

Quick review of my DS library of games.
Must-have
Good
Okay
Poor

Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!
What is it? Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! is a music game. The goal of the game is to tap circles that appear on the screen in the rhythm of the music. What you're basically doing is cheerleading for people who are trying to do something hard (win elections, make ( Read more... )

The Back Horn - Headphone Children -- Japanese punk/rock/whatever the hell it is. Very nice stuff, the vocalist is incredible.

Jim White - No Such Place -- Ironic leftwing country music. That may not sound that appealing, but it's actually good. Corvair is especially gorgeous, and sold me on the album.

Venetian Snares - Meathole -- After a string ( Read more... )

Surasshu - Midnight Coffee (2:31 ( Read more... )

Oh man, I just bought a A3 wacom tablet. >=o

it was cheap on ebay! only... 150 euros. x_x

i should never look at ebay. ;___________;

livejournal is whining that my password is too easy to guess. idiotic.

anyway, merry belated christmas, and an early happy new year.

i've had one of the most difficult christmasses ever emotionally. i can't really go into detail, but yeah.