Let me just describe a puzzle in Limbo to you right now. There is a rolling ladder, and a platform that is just out of reach of the rolling ladder. The ladder is on a little platform that is curved so when you move the ladder, it rolls back and forth until the momentum runs […]
I almost wrote “Merry Oviposition Appreciation Day” on the workload planner at work, but realized that was a terrible idea for many different reasons, such as me having to explain what the hell that meant, and so I didn’t. True story. I am really lame sometimes. In any case, it’s Easter, a day of bunny […]
An episode of You Don’t Know Jack is a precious thing. It’s funny. It’s entertaining. It’s interesting. The last thing I want to do is waste it by only experiencing it alone. Thus, I never play games of Jack on the 360 or otherwise without friends about. This, of course, limits my consumption considerably. Because […]
I guess this game came out. It’s called Portal 2 or something? People seem to think it’s a big deal. That’s because it is, really. It’s fantastic. I’ve beat the single player. I haven’t had a chance to dig into the multiplayer yet, but soon, I’m sure. Still, there’s no doubt about it: if you […]
You know what I need to do? I need to enjoy my successes. I got an acceptance email from a lit mag today, saying that my short story, “Downsizing,” has been accepted for publication there. That’s top of cool, isn’t it? At the same time, I didn’t really jump up and down. I told everyone […]
At this point, I’ve played an afternoon or so of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer, and I just have to say, it was everything I hoped for. A long time ago, I bought The Ship, because it sounded really cool. The idea of having one target you had to sneak around and kill sounded like a […]
I wonder where the luck/strategy threshold is for Essner. So we played Acquire this evening, a game which has a strong random element to it. You draw tiles from a box that you can play on the board. Knowing what kind of connections you can make with tiles and guessing what various hotels your opponents […]
I remember when I was young, and we had Comedy Central. Late at night, at the crazy late time of midnight, they would show Mystery Science Theater 3000. It was a magical show, and I remember trying, each and every time when I didn’t have to get up early the next day, to stay up […]
Today, my mother asked about buying a 360 for her TV downstairs. I thought this was a bit silly, but I told her the price. She didn’t feel like it was worth 200 dollars. When I asked her why she wanted one, it was so she could play games. Well, hey, that seems like the […]
Flock sent me an e-mail today, telling me of it’s death. Right around the time I fell in love with having two monitors, I heard about Flock. Originally a fork of Firefox, and eventually a fork of Chrome (and changing right around the time I changed over myself, like it loved me), Flock was supposed […]
