Things That Are Impossible

#54 - Looking tough playing the flute#78 - Understanding the lyrics to Come Together by the Beatles#12 - Having any good reason for skipping#32 - Re-reading a mystery novel with any enthusiasm #33 - Reading Moby Dick with any enthusiasm#6 - Believing someone who has to use the phrase, "Trust me"#15 - Playing Super Mario Bros. without humming or whistling the theme song.

How People See Me: PC Gamer

A little mindless humor...Let me know what you think, or do one for yourself! Here's a blank template for you. It's pretty fun.

The Case For Games: Revisited

I'm a devoted PC gamer, I enjoy them because they stretch the imagination, immerse you in plot, and transport you to another world. Plus they let you repeatedly make bad decisions and blow up crap with stunning graphics and sound!

As far as I'm concerned games are the natural evolution of entrainment media. Consider:

Books rescued people from the humdrum boredom of their life, and the harsh

"My life" - The Game

"Good Morning, Commander Shepard"

"At ease Lieutenant. What's was in this mornings briefing from the council?"

"Today we've got to organize the warehouse and check on the cable supply for the upcoming network clean up. Then later someone needs to sift through the logs on the mail server and see why sendmail is failing to send low memory alerts and CPU spikes to the group e-mail account."

"Did

Too Old To Wii

My lovely bride married a geek nearly 13 years ago, and thus was entered into a world she understood very little about. In the passing years she has done a great job of adapting to this strange environment. She now is a full fledged closet trekker, has seen every episode of Stargate SG1 and liked it. She has even read countless sci and fantasy books (and a select 7 novels more than a couple times

The 36" Monitor

So.... I might have acted a little rash. Maybe my geekiness got the better of me. Maybe my lack of sleep affected me. My wife believes I've lost my mind. Who knows she might be right, but I would never admit it to her.

Here's how it went down. I was surfing Craigslist when a posting for a free 36" monitor popped up. I calmly took a deep breath and then mashed out a very well thought out e-mail.

Risen

My latest diversion...Stranded on an island by a torrential storm, you're an outsider in a world ripped apart by powers not of this world. Yeah, the typical RPG setup. Lone stranger here to save the world, nothing new there. Whatever the recipe it's still fun to play a new game. It's been a while and this one is a fun distraction. I know it's good when I dream about it. "Sleep well?""Gnomes stole

Super Mutant Soup

Oh no... The beast has returned. I haven't dived into a video game coma for what I believe is over a year. I've been away. I've been in the garage playing with my power tools. Creating objects to make my house a bit more functional or my pocketbook a bit less scrawny. Regardless I've been creating blister, calluses and gathering skills and tools to my ever expanding domain. Something changed. I

Withdrawals

I've got it all, dry mouth, shaky hands, bloodshot eyes and intense stomach pains. I recently have been searching out my pleasure. Seeking it at stores and living vicariously through the stories of others. Wondering when and how my next fix will come and not knowing if I'll be able to contain myself. I know I'm gaming addict, but I thought I could break it on my own. I've gone weeks without any

Korobushka Stuck Again...

Sometimes I get this song stunk in my head for no good reason. I Feel like playing Tetris now...I thought I'd pass along the favour!For the curious

Don't Ask Don't Tell

Starcraft II... No really, we are making it. Seriously. Just wait longer...

Chasing Credits

I'm a gamer. I game. That is to say I engage in an expensive form of immersible fantasy for one goal. Credits. I crave a good game, enjoyable play and engaging storyline, but above all, I'm in to win. I suppose it's just my nature. I want to see it through to the end. I have, for no other reason than completing it, spent the last 200+ hours of my gaming time on a game called Morrowind. I traipsed