Posted in Opinion on Jun 27th, 2007 2 Comments »
Tonight I spent the evening working with some friends on a slideshow presentation for an upcomming wedding. The bride provided a collection of images collected from both sides of the wedding party and I provided my knowledge, knowhow, and most importantly my Mac.
Posted in Board Games, Video Games on Jun 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Over the past few years the designer board game market has been garnering increasing visibility in the video game demographic. Microsoft secured an exclusive license for Klaus Teubers’ Catan franchise, and other games like Carcassonne and Alhambra are slated for future release on Xbox Live Arcade. However, we’re not yet at the point where I […]
Posted in Weight Loss, Personal Development on Jun 16th, 2007 1 Comment »
About a month ago I had serious intentions of composing an article about weight loss targeted at my peers - my peers being total nerds. It is a bit of a joke that nerds are plagued by poor diets, physiques, and poor hygine. And, well, there really is a lot of truth to that. Just […]
Posted in The Day Job, Opinion on Jun 13th, 2007 10 Comments »
Every wonder what your dignity is worth? Mine is apparently worth $11.
Recently University of Lethbridge Security Services ticketed my car for being parked in a permit-only lot without a valid permit. They do that to a lot of people, on a very regular basis, but my case was different because I had a valid permit […]
Posted in Video Games, Opinion on Jun 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Like many total nerds, I often feel that my wallet has become empty long before my appetite for games has been sated. Given the large number of games that sit unplayed, this is the dictionary definition of being really stupid. However a recent story on Digg and a recent thread in the Penny Arcade forums […]
Posted in Video Games, Reviews on Jun 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Looking back to its humble roots on the Nintendo 64, one would be hard pressed to expect a series like Mario Party to make it all the way to eight editions. But here we are: a new console and a new Mario Party game. Who could have imagined it would have the staying power to […]