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Dec. 21st, 2007

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Saul is the man; resolutions fulfilled

Right now, I've been in a Nine Inch Nails/Saul Williams type of mood. Whenever I discover new artists, like Saul, I tend to go a little overboard and learn all I can about them. Saul is a pretty cool guy, it seems. I totally didn't realize he was in K-PAX and I want to see Slam now, where he's the lead actor. I think it's cool that he has a B.A. in philosophy and acting. He's a good lyricist and Trent definitely provided him with some awesome beats for his new album The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust. I never would have thought a mix of hip-hop and industrial would work, but it does. I still maintain it's the best $5 I've spent.

So, I've been alternating between listening to Saul's spoken word poetry and Trent circa With Teeth and Still. I never got the chance to get Still before; it was the only non-remix album of his I didn't have. Since it's now available via itunes and Amazon.com MP3 downloads, I got it. I love it. It's Trent at his most organic and the version of "Something I Can Never Have" is amazing. That sad song is probably one of my favorites and hearing it without all the glitz, stripped down to its essential, is brilliant.

There's a cool interview with Trent up at Wired. Very long. Large blocks of text. But very interesting, discussing his ARG for Year Zero.

The Hellgate: London forums have some information about their upcoming Stone Henge chronicles patch. Nothing about the actual content, but a lot about fixes, class balances, etc. Evokers and Guardians are getting a lot of love and changes. I'm really curious to see the Evoker changes in action. I'm also glad that respec coins are being given out to those affected and to subscribers.

I played very briefly last night and ended up quitting early. The game was moving super smoothly as usual and then all of a sudden, the game turned into a slideshow and crashed. I don't know what was up with that, but it was a cue to stop.

Back around Thanksgiving, I had a few resolutions I wanted to accomplish over break. I failed. But, better late than never, right? I now have reviews up at CADMedia for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Super Mario Galaxy. Finally. Over break, my goal is to finish Mass Effect.

Dec. 20th, 2007

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When possessed phones attack

So, the current internet fad Yahtzee's latest video apparently tackles Mass Effect and, from what I'm seeing in communities, Ctrl+Alt+Del (CAD). I guess I'll see it when I get home tonight and see what everyone's saying. I wish I could watch it here, but I cannot. Just seeing what's being said on the Escapist forums is enough:

"Oh wow that is great. I know a guy who loves CAD, and he definitely qualifies as a self-important retard."

Of course, some comments made me laugh:

"i just went and had a look at ctrl+alt+delete, and all i can say it is one of the most retarted comics ever."

If you're going to insult something, try spelling retarded correctly, yeah? Unless he/she was saying that CAD used to be a tart, stopped being so tart (maybe he added more sugar?) and now is re-tarted? I guess Tim responded, but, again, I can't access the link here.

Anyway, enough of that. There's a trailer online for The Ruins, apparently. I haven't watched it yet but I will when I get home tonight. If you haven't read the book and don't want to be assaulted by spoilers, I'd recommend staying clear of it. It probably contains major spoilers.

I want it to be the weekend. For one, I'm dreaming of the four day break. For two, I want to get rid of my possessed phone.

ruminations of possession )