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History in the Making

2008-08-30T07:58:04Z

This shaping up to be one hell of an historic presidential election. We're either going to have the first African American president or the first female president (we all know John McCain's going to die in office). Wow. No offense to Gov. Palin or her accomplishments, but I wonder if she knows just how much of a token she is right now.

John McCain is Old

2008-07-21T22:56:20Z

Seriously, do we want a president who's going to croak a year or two into his term? In case he pulls off a miracle and wins the upcoming election, he'd better pick a damn good running mate.

MadWorld (Wii)

2008-05-16T10:13:48Z

What's black and white and red all over? If MadWorld plays half as good as it looks it'll be a must have for me. Damn, that's sexy!

Taking Out 5 Year Olds

2008-01-26T06:51:15Z

This can't be right. I'm sure I could take out at least 28 of the little bastards.

Got a tablet

2008-01-20T06:04:36Z

So I finally spent some money and got myself a cheap tablet to screw around with. Looks as crappy as everything I've ever drawn with a mouse, only it didn't take as long. Oh well. At least I hadn't had high expectations. :/

Aww, Eww, or Both?

2008-01-11T05:55:15Z

Dog digs up his best friend

A pet dog missed the family’s dead cat so much that he dug up his grave and brought the body back into the house. When Oscar’s owners woke up the next morning they discovered the dog curled up beside Arthur, the late cat, in his basket. [...] “Then he pulled him into the basket and went to sleep next to him. Arthur’s coat was gleaming white. Oscar had obviously licked him clean. It must have taken him nearly all night.”

It's an odd feeling, getting choked up at the same time your gag reflex is kicking in.

MySims

2007-09-25T23:35:15Z

I've been playing the hell outta MySims. It's really addictive, which is weird because, basically, all I'm doing is running around making furniture for people. The main hook is how creative this game allows you to be. When you begin building a piece of furniture, the game will provide you with a 3D ghost image blueprint for that item. You can follow the blueprint or you can make the item any way you desire, just as long as you put blocks in the areas containing little glowing stars and you don't build anything in the item's interaction area, like the area where the Sim sits or sleeps. You'll need to hunt for Essences so you can decorate your items. Essences can be found all over your town and are obtained in four ways: interacting with other Sims, picking them from trees, fishing for them, and prospecting for them in certain areas. Essences also determine how well a particular Sim will like an item you've made for them. Essences come in six types and each Sim has particular types they like and dislike. For example, a goth Sim will love an item decorated with Spooky Essences, but will probably hate an item decorated with Cute Essences. The game suffers from frequent lag, but being that it's not an action title, it's not a game breaker. If you're a creative type and realize that this is really nothing like any of the other Sims titles, I think you'll enjoy this game. Now excuse me while I go spend some more quality time with MySims.

Boredom

2007-09-22T11:31:24Z

Boredom makes me do stupid shit, like make an Aquaman wallpaper for the PSP:

Dexter

2007-08-26T07:15:28Z

I can't put into words how awesome this series is. Being a fan of the original Dexter novels, I was a bit worried about how a series based upon them would turn out. Me and my expectations were blown away. I can't recommend this enough.

My Smack Habit

2007-07-27T06:19:54Z

So I have yet another addiction on the internets: Smack Shopping on Jellyfish.com. I've always been a sucker for chat, but now I can buy shit at crazy discounts and chat? Oh yeah! Here's how Smack Shopping works: Jellyfish puts up an item at full price and as time passes, the price for that item gradually drops until someone from the Smack--that's a group of jellyfish--buys it. The longer you wait, the greater the discount, but also the greater the risk someone else will purchase it from under you. Between Smack offers, Jellyfish members have a chance to win cash in a guessing game called Outwit the Smack. After opting in, a smacker is chosen at random to play for the current jackpot, while everyone else plays for points. Players win by choosing the least popular of a question's 6 multiple choice answers. Smack Shopping is just a small part of Jellyfish. The site's main role is that of a shopping search engine. What's great about using Jellyfish to do your internets shopping is that they will give you half of their commission*. So if they get a 10% commission on an item that sells for $100, they'll give you $5 of that back. So not only do you get the best price by being able to shop at multiple stores at once, Jellyfish will give you money for doing so. Pretty sweet, eh? If you happen to join up, I'm usually on during the gaming show that runs from midnight to 7am. Pay me a visit or add me as a buddy. My nickname in Smack is ThomasJay (yeah, I have no imagination). *Some vendors will not allow Jellyfish to share their commission, but so far I've only noticed that Amazon does this.

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords

2007-04-17T08:03:33Z

So, I've been playing the shit out of Puzzle Quest since its release last month. It's one of those odd mishmashes of game genres that, against all logic, works perfectly. Puzzle Quest is an RPG in which all battles take place over a Bejeweled-like battle grid. Player and monster alternate turns on a shared grid, making lines of three or more like items. There are 8 different types of items to be matched: four different colored gems, each corresponding to one of the four elements (used to power spells); wild cards (for matching gems); gold coins (added to the players gold total); purple stars (these increase the player's experience); and skulls. Skulls are, for the most part, the most important items on the play field, for when three or more of them are lined up, they will deal damage to the enemy's hit points. To be continued...

Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles

2007-04-17T07:55:51Z

This looks so damn sweet. Seems like a lot of people are complaining that it looks like a rail shooter. Having played the rail shooter levels on Rayman Raving Rabbids, I think that the Wiimote is perfect for this type of game play and am eagerly awaiting its release.

News Poll

2007-03-11T11:07:58Z

Spider-Man 3's Venom

2007-02-27T08:38:17Z

This is a pic of a Venom action figure from one of the upcoming Spider-Man 3 toy lines. I assume that it's pretty close to what Venom will end up looking like in the film. Considering how source material usually gets butchered beyond recognition when converted to the silver screen, it's not bad. Not bad at all. Actually, I like it. Now let's just hope the movie itself doesn't suck.

Merry Christmas!

2006-12-25T12:12:19Z

I hope Santa was good to you this year. I got Guitar Hero II. Say goodbye to my soul.