2009 is upon us
sonictempest In about...40 minutes, to be exact. I\'ve got a lot of things to say right now, but between my last-minute shopping, packing and watching random Daily Show clips, I\'ve got…
OMGWTF it\’s Christmas
Damn you for sneaking up on me again this year. Not that it really matters since I don\'t really celebrate it anyway. Besides, I\'ve bought myself plenty of stuff this…
The King of Steam
It looks like EA has finally decided to set up shop on Steam. The most interesting part of this venture is that the Steam-purchased versions of their games will not…
Lion City Chronicles
Got back to Singapore two days ago. The flight was uneventful, and I managed to gather more data to support my hypothesis that turbulence only occurs at mealtime. I watched…
It\’s snowing outside
God damnit. I hope the I-5 isn\'t a giant ice-skating rink tomorrow.
Entering the age of perpetual connectedness
As some of you might already know, I purchased an iPhone this past weekend. In fact, I\'m composing this entry on that very iPhone...Wordpress already has a client available for…
I have the worst luck with computer parts
I bought 4GB (2x2GB) of RAM during Amazon\'s pre-Black Friday sales last week. I got it on Monday and installed it, and things ran smoothly...until I popped into Left 4…
LOL of the Year
Poor console-to-PC ports are getting annoyingly common these days - Ubisoft\'s Assassin\'s Creed (and almost assuredly Prince of Persia since it runs off the same engine) is the most recent…
Fallout 3: Return to Uncanny Valley
I\'ve spent about an hour with Fallout 3 so far, and unfortunately the one thing that\'s stood out to me so far has nothing to do with the game mechanics.…
I\’ve been a little busy
This past week I was on call for my team. This past week was also Thanksgiving, and since I work for a company that is in the business of selling…