Games like Brain Age and Electroplankton continue to prove that the Nintendo DS is more than a gaming system. Nintendo's combination of pricing and content is perfect. Content is something that both Sony and Microsoft could learn a lot about. The PSP for all of its technology never really captured what people wanted in a portable gaming system. ( Read more... )

Alright random survey time...

Give me

1.) Three bands you are currently listening to. (They don't have to be new)
2.) A website you check often. (LiveJournal and webmail do not count)
3.) A movie that you saw recently.
4.) The last book you finished.
5.) The last word you had to look up.

For me
1.) Belle & Sebastian , Fiery Furnaces , ( Read more... )

Interesting article on the localization of Counter-Strike in Japan. Apparently the factions had to change because if the terrorists ever won the Japanese would be freaked. Instead of Ts and CTs they have NEO and CSF. I love it. I can play CS on Thursday night if anyone is interested. I need to learn some maps and garner some proficiency before the ( Read more... )

So I got my new laptop today. Thanks for delivering early Dell. It is pretty freaking sweet. LAN party here I come w00t! Can't wait to start up WoW either. Ugh so much admin stuff I need to do today. I am in Santa Rosa visiting the 'rents as well, which can be stressful.

*EDIT* I will be back around 8pm. Is anything going on?

Will Wright is editing this months issue of Wired . The topic of the month is gaming and the philosophy behind it. Game designers are the new rock stars.

The digital drug dealers.

and

Spore!

I just got a $50 gift card to Applebees from my manager in recognition for the hardwork that I have been putting in. It was a nice gesture.

My five day weekend was not quite what I imagined. Only slept for 3 hours last night. Good thing today is a fairly slow day. Usually the first day back from a holiday is horrible, just in terms of catching up on e-mail etc. Today has been surprisingly light. Some positive things that happened during my time off ( Read more... )

All The Real Girls : Good movie about the complexities involved in loving someone. The dialog was natural and the characters were highly believable. A simple premise with above average acting.

I listened to some comments that President Bush made on the radio this morning. He called Iran the greatest threat to the United States and said that diplomacy was his first option but not his only option. If Bush intends to invade Iran, and add it to Iraq and Afghanistan as nations the U.S. will lord over, he is crazy. I continue to grow very ( Read more... )

So here are the specs on my new machine ( Read more... )