If I Hear “Main Street” One More Time…

I am not an economist.  Numbers, when asked to interact beyond mere arithmetic or aligned with symbols that transmogrify their base value into something conceptual, hurt my head.  I am probably the person they’re referring to when someone says that Congress failed to explain what exactly they’re trying to pull when it comes to unloading toxic debt unto taxpayers like me or presumably, you.  The best explanation I’ve heard so far as to how this mess got started was from one man on the street’s response to NPR to the question itself:  “We all had a party, and everyone got naked.”  I’ve never been one for parties, but it doesn’t take being Spud McKenzie to understand that the naked part is a metaphor for being freaking retarded and of unsound judgment.

It’s hard to decide which way to fall on this, because without the Bailout there are people who had nothing to do with this crap who are going to lose their jobs because the business they’re in uses a line of credit to operate.  But bailouts don’t seem like they’re going to permanently rectify the problem, just extend it and perhaps allow people who were actually involved with bringing about this snafu to salvage what they have in the market and dump it for a better than nothing price.  Won’t that bring us down just as fast?  I just trust there are people who love math that also have my best interests at heart.  I’ve been called naive before though.

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Resistance 2 Looks Pretty Hawt.

Resistance: Fall of Man was a solid first-person shooter on the Playstation 3.  It wasn’t terribly remarkable compared to more modern games, in that it didn’t have things like a cover system or squad-based multi, but it did have a story that was worth playing through the game for.  So I’m excited to hear about some extremely positive hype coming out of Shacknews (granted, it’s ultimately stemming from the developers, but hey) about the sequel. 

If nothing else, Resistance 2 is going to be a very polished sequel for fans of the original.  Re: Me.

Also, Wipeout HD was released over the Playstation Network for $20.  While I’ve played Wipeout before on the Playstation 1 and the PSP, so far I’ve really enjoyed the multiplayer side in how easy it is to get into a game, and how brutal the competition can be.  It’s like Mario Kart meets Blade Runner.

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Douchebag!

So Jack got his!  About time this happened.  I’ve never known a professional lawyer to spew as much false information and anti-gaming propaganda as this guy… Fortunately he did it one too many times IN A COURT OF LAW…  and apparently, that’s  illegal :)  Later Douchnozzle!

Full Story from Joystiq

That is all,
sw0rdfish out!

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California… Knows how to Party!~

All packed up and ready to go!!  OK, not exactly.  But I have my Blizzcon tickets, I have my Airline tickets ( as of 10 minutes ago ), all I need is a place to park my car in Detroit!

I’m pretty excited, yet baffled, at how it’s costing me $100 each way LESS to fly from Detroit to California, then it did to fly from Toronto to Vancouver…  it’s just not right.

Worst part is I slacked and the ticket prices went up from $169 to liek $219 each way, so it could have been even LESS.

Anyway, back on top…  Blizzcon is going to be rocking, and meeting Kawika is gonna be SWEET!  I love meeting the k&r peeps… outside of meeting him the one thing I’m really stoked about is the Instance Podcast meetup… I’m not sure if I’m supposed to say, but we’re gonna get a shirt to wear around Blizzcon and be some sort of secret cult or something… I think Scott is planning on having us all drink Kool-Aid at a specific moment of the con… and something cool will happen… I’m not sur ewhat that’s about…  but he promises I’ll be in the papers.

Ok I’m trying too hard I think… just a bit excited.

Anyway… I’m done for now…  I’ll be back!

That is all,
sw0rdfish dehors!

P.S. I checked for cussing… I think I’m good!

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Well, He Tried.

Reading through Randy’s first post, I was shocked–SHOCKED–to find cursing after explicitly saying that he should act as if my niece and nephew were reading this blog.  That means Randy curses at kids!  His actions are only helping erode the veneer that the liberal media would paint his home country with.  Canada’s no better than America, they just think they are.  Elitists, all of them.

Still, it’s nice to have someone else posting at Running with Sais.  Thanks for coming aboard, sw0rd.

Delicious is a fantastic bookmarking site since they’ve revamped things.  With the emergence of Fire Fox 3 as the browser to use, not to mention a lack of support for Delicious or hardly any other add-ons in Chrome, it’s an essential feature for today’s web surfing aficionado.  My bookmarks are choked with largely political gotcha stories and strange humor I collect during my adeventures on the web. Really though, Delicious is great because I never have to worry about coming across as a crazy person to my father when I tell him about some really messed up crap I read somewhere.  “Oh I’ll get you the link” at which point Google fails me.  Never again will my old man give me that look of “Yeah right,” as I offer proof of a goose assailing a cowering canine.

Julie’s birthday is on Monday!  My computer room is going to become a nefarious laboratory of sorts on Saturday as I finish the details on her gifts.  Joo is a freak for gift giving, specifically Christmas, and the act is contagious.  She’s got me already thinking about what I’m going to buy my niece and nephews this year.  In this economy, you say? 

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What We Have Here Is… Failure To Communicate!

Hellz yeah we did!

I don’t think I’ve written a blog post in well over 2 years…  and this is the LAST place I’m sure anyone will expect to find me.

“But where have you been?”  you might now ask…  the answer my friend… is Azeroth.

Anyway, for those that don’t know me I’m a friend of Keef’s ( Keith, Killjoi, that guy that draw-ers stuffs ).  I’ve been homeless for quite some time, Interwebs-Blog speaking, and Keef’s been nice enough to let me make some noise here…  although I can’t be my usual foul mouthed self apparently… even though I subscribe to David Heinemeier Hansson’s “Profanity Works“.  So I’ll keep it clean….ish.

As I was saying, I spend most of my gaming time playing WoW, however recently I’ve gone on a spending spree…  we really need to ressurect that “I wasted money on this today” thing that Keef had going on…  anyway, back on track…  so I bought a rash of new titles, some I’ve yet to even play.

• Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise (360)
• NHL ‘09 (360)
• Rockband 2 (360)
• Spore (Mac)
• Ninja Gaiden: Sigma (PS3)
• Warcraft 3 Battle Chest (Mac)

I’ve played a fair share of the first 4, the last two.. not so much… And Spore I need to get abck into… I think I burnt out on the first week… It’s a badass game if you haven’t played it! GO.GET.IT!

Rockband 2 is what you’d expect… same game… less hassel…  No more leaders, no more characters for each instrument, none of that shit that made it a pain in the ass to get things going…  No more Fail if you don’t want… for those drunken Rockband parties with projectors, and speakers and cops showing up! ( we’ll get to that some other time ).  Also, they fixed the one thing that drove me nuts more than any of the above… using the “A” button to ready up / continue / change your character.  I do’nt know how many time we’d go to ready up, and accidently start the game with 2 band members missing, or un-ready or on and on and on “Press the green button…  no not you Mom… Dad.. ok now press it mom…  no now you have to cuz you pressed it already…NO! not you Dad… just that one time…  ok awesome… ok go Brian… no BRIAN not RYAN!!!”  and so it went…  I will not miss you.

Ok I think that’s enough for now…  I’m gonna go and Run with Forks and pretend they’re Sais!

sw0rdfish uit!

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Faces of the Earth!

Tarek turned me toward Faces of the Earth, which is a collection of photos cropped to emphasize the hidden visage found in everyday things. This is the kind of thing that you stare at with quiet joy, hoping no one at work sees you smile. Because smiling at work tends to tip off the bossmen that you’re not actually actively doing what you’re being paid to do. So whatever you do, don’t smile.

Don’t forget the follow-ups in the series either, Faces of the Earth II and III.

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Talk About Your Naps.

Made it home around 6ish yesterday, and decided to take a wee bit of a nap. A moment later it was 9pm. I decided to just rest and take in the fact that the day had escaped me. Not long after, I rolled out of bed. The clock had rolled ahead two more hours.

Sufficed to say, I had a late night. Not feeling especially motivated for artsy stuff, I decided to work on some lists.

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Let’s Take a Breather.

If you relaunch your company’s website, and you’re the primary person responsible for its existence, expect to be busy for a wee bit.

My coworker Matt launched a new blog called Digital Dreams. It’s pretty funny and delves into some of the stranger happenings at Facilities, among also exploring the wacky behavior of our country since Bush came to office.

I want to thank Julie for helping me take care of my parents’ pets this week, as they chilled with the niece and nephew in Myrtle Beach for a last ditch summer vacation. Julie pretty much rules, and she doesn’t get nearly enough credit for it. She also has a new home for her blog, at http://curiousjuliebug.wordpress.com/. Be sure to check out her pre-emptive strike at generating buzz for her 08′ Christmas list.

Finally, I got a new phone. I ditched the XV6700 brick-in-your-pocket for an LG Alias, which is a nice combo between your standard flip-phone and a text-messaging device. It’s also small and fits in your pants without making you feel like you’re overdosing your testicles with radiation. Not to mention that trying to make a phone call while driving is no longer a gamble with your life as the wager.

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Something Awful Weighs in On Diablo III Hate Parade

Did you know that Something Awful updated their site? I didn’t either. I don’t know what happened, but the new site looks hot regardless. Here’s an article they wrote up about how everyone else on the web is stupid when it comes to Diablo 3. It’s a short read, and serves as a counterpoint to those who seem to view the world in the same spectrum of colors found in Quake 1.

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