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WIMP Diary #3

No, I haven’t forgotten about this little personal diary of game playing. That said, I’ve bulked up quite a bit on my list since I last delivered an update, so I’m going to do this in baby steps. For this particular edition, brief thoughts on the conclusions of two games I wrote about previously.
Spoilers below, [...]


“21″ Is A Pile of Unwatchable Shit

photo credit: Triin Q
Last night I caught up with the movie 21, based on Ben Mezrich’s book Bringing Down the House. Despite the compulsive readability of the original source material, director Robert Luketic and crew somehow managed to turn the fascinating and engaging story of Ben (Kevin from the book and Jeff Ma from [...]


The Day of iBrickage

photo credit: Leonski
So here’s the thing: I’m not complaining. I’m really not. I’m just anxious.
This morning I packed up my laptop to bring it to work with me for the sole purpose of updating my iPhone to sweet, sweet 2.0. Already have my coveted apps downloaded and ready to roll and as usual for [...]


Add Tumblr Comments to Liquid Typo Theme

Some of you may have noticed a link to my tumblelog over in the sidebar here. Whether or not you’ve clicked through to it, I suggest checking it out.
Of course, you’re probably asking yourself, “What’s a tumblelog?” Well, I’ll let Wikipedia take this one away:
A tumblelog (or tlog or tumblog) is a variation of a [...]


WIMP Diary #2

Blame Grand Theft Auto IV for my tardiness.
Final Fantasy X

photo credit: (nutmeg)
I dodged lightening. I raced chocobos. I collected butterflies.1 I played blitzball. I did all of this not because it was fun (it really wasn’t), but because I felt compelled to do these things in order to acquire rare and powerful weapons for [...]