First off, they've officially begun releasing the popular Japanese "brain games" here in the states. These are games that provide you a variety of different mental exercises and challenges to help keep your brain in shape. Most even go so far as to grade you and track your progress. I've been drooling over these ever … [Read more…]
After disconnecting and packing away all my racks of music gear, I realized that they had been there for a couple years now and left the carpet and shelves behind them inaccessible and, therefore, un-cleanable. Boy, was it filthy back there. It went beyond dust bunnies. It had become a full-blown dust colony. The dust … [Read more…]
With all the packing going on this week, I’m going through old boxes of stuff and throwing tons of stuff out. So, I thought I’d keep a list of some of the strange things I found. Who knows what madness took me when I decided to keep any of this stuff… My old CompUSA name … [Read more…]
Between Oblivion and getting ready for the move, I realized that I’ve only meditated a couple times in the last week or so. I can feel the difference. I’m not as mindful, more stressed out, less happy. I feel shallow, like I’ve lost my soul. The change is striking and obvious, to me at least. … [Read more…]
Well… I got off work early again yesterday and spent another 3-4 hours last night playing Oblivion. I also woke up really early today and had some time to kill, so I played for about an hour again this morning. It’s official. I’m hooked. Addicted, even. Man, this game is huge. With the amount of … [Read more…]
Thanks to a dead DVD drive, I had to run to Best Buy today anyway, so I picked up an extra gig of RAM while I was there. Damn, that made all the difference in the world with Oblivion. No more lag or temporarily abysmal framerates moving from area to area. Runs like a dream … [Read more…]
What happened to Daniel Bell? He seems to have disappeared for the last couple years. His last completely new release was the Subterranean 12″ in 1998!? There was the Squirrel Bait 12″ (which was all older tracks) that accompanied his Blip Blurp Bleep greatest hits CD in 2003, The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back mix CD … [Read more…]
Finally broke down today and decided to move to a new, bigger apartment. Going from one bedroom to two, so I'll finally have a dedicated computer room and some room to breathe! It's just a different apartment in the same complex, so I'm only moving all of about 1,000 feet or so. *laugh* Should make … [Read more…]
I think Bethesda Games may have misnamed their latest game. It should have been called The Elder Scrolls IV: Obsession rather than The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and it should have come with a little glass pipe. I’m hooked and spending way too much time playing it. I do believe I may have to meter … [Read more…]
Yes, I’m about to talk about that damn video game again. Not that I’m obsessed or anything. *grin* I managed to actually find a copy of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion last night (I think I took the last copy available anywhere in Cleveland, or so it would seem) and spent some time starting on … [Read more…]
I know yesterday was the vernal equinox, and the official start of spring, but it sure doesn’t feel like it. It’s currently 27° out, and the forecast doesn’t show it getting any warmer than 40° for the next week or so. Sounds like winter to me, we just need a little snow to complete the … [Read more…]
Isn't it funny how the passage of time can change our perspective on things? Visiting an old place, reading a book, seeing a movie, listening to a song. We can take away something completely different every time we allow them to pour through us, as the changes in ourselves changes the filters we apply to … [Read more…]
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about solitude, being alone. About the difference between being alone and being lonely. There are a great many things that are done best alone, from my perspective. Musically, I’m my most creative when I work alone. I write better in isolation, free from distraction. Time alone allows me to … [Read more…]
The announcement was made today by the recently re-formed Pop Will Eat Itself (one of my favorite bands of all time) that they are now officially broken up again. They had done a series of live shows in England a few months back, and had announced they were going into the studio to work on … [Read more…]
I read today that the onmac.net challenge to get Windows XP to install and boot on an Intel Mac has been won! The modified bootloader has been released, and their servers are already so hammered that the site is down. *laugh* The runner-up has posted details on what he, and the winner, had to do … [Read more…]