filed in Gaming on Apr.26, 2010
I have a problem with feeling proud of my video game accomplishments. I mean, unless you’re making money playing on the South Korean Starcraft circuit, how much credit can you take for getting to the end of Assassin’s Creed II or Grand Theft Auto IV? There is, of course, skill involved, but there are also [...]
filed in Stuff on Apr.19, 2010
All that marketers wish to accomplish is a little brand loyalty. Get you hooked when you’re young, make you believe that their product is part of your personality, then milk the good vibrations for 50 years worth of purchases. I’d like to believe I’m a bit more logical than that. I’m loyal to brands, but [...]
filed in Randomness on Apr.11, 2010
1. Quote of the week (by Steve Williams in FourFourTwo):
Whether it’s Michael Jackson or Rio Ferdinand, if you can carry off an afro then it would be rude not to.
2. I was reminded of this quote while listening to my favorite CD this month, The Monitor by Titus Andronicus. Now they don’t actually quote this—it’s [...]
filed in Sports on Apr.07, 2010
Yep, Barcelona crushed Arsenal yesterday 4-1 to knock them out of the Champions League, but there was an upside. Lionel Messi’s game for Barcelona was simply the greatest single performance I have ever seen as a soccer fan. Sorry, Christiano Ronaldo, Messi is the greatest player alive. If he can win a World Cup for [...]
filed in Life on Apr.06, 2010
Post subtitle: Turning 40 in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, a town described by Lonely Planet as “a bit faded, filled with high-rise condos and hotels next to pastel businesses all in varying shades of seaside decay—some are definitely looking one hurricane past their prime.”
And what a faded, one-hurricane-past-its-prime birthday celebration it was! The rest of [...]