Monthly Archives: June 2008
Adventurer’s Club Closing
Natasha and I went to the Adventurer’s Club at Pleasure Island last night and while we had a great time, as always, we learned some sad news. The club is closing, along with most of the other locations in Pleasure Island.
This is something I’ve suspected would happen for a while. Pleasure Island has been around [...]
Animal Shelters Suffering Due to Economic Crisis
This is sad.
Please help your local SPCA or other humane animal shelter.
Local Central Florida people can help the SPCA of Central Florida from here
Star Wars Weekends, Week 3
Star Wars Weekends, Week 3 pictures are up with the scruptious Amy Allen and the fun Matthew Wood.
Diablo 3?
So with BlizzCon fast approaching, I recommend anyone fascinated with the games made by Blizzard Entertainment check out the Blizzard jobs section right now. They have quite a few “top secret” jobs listed starting with:
Blizzard Entertainment, the developer of Diablo and Diablo II, is looking for a senior 3D environment artist
So does this mean Diablo [...]
Gaelic Storm Punches Russell Crowe
Only one of my favorite bands, Gaelic Storm, whom you might remember from steerage on the Titanic, would have a song about physically assaulting the tough as nails actor who played the Gladiator.
Here’s the true story, and the song is on their new album, releasing in July.
Yea! I Can Keep Using Windows XP!
Engadget reports that Microsoft is going to keep supporting Windows XP till 2014. This means security patches and some updates. I’m very happy to hear this since I pretty much refuse to move to Windows Vista, probably until World of Warcraft or some other game I really want to play requires it.
I think I would [...]
The $185 Burger King Burger
You don’t even get fries or onion rings…what a rip!
Why I Like Warren Spector
Well, for one thing, he designed Deus Ex, which was one of the first really immersive 3D shooters that wasn’t really a shooter and was really more of an experience inside a truly interactive world.
But I really liked what he had to say about the future of gaming in a recent speech:
“I love working with [...]
Wii Recommendation Service
Kind of kewl, according to Gamasutra, Nintendo is adding a recommendation service to it’s channel on the Wii, allowing users to rate and recommend games.
This is why Nintendo is rocking.
R2-D2, IT Employee
Well, Artoo started out as a movie star, but he’s been having trouble finding roles of late. He was hoping for Shia Lebouf’s role in the latest Indy movie (because, hey, he can repair motorcycles just like Mutt), but lost out.
For now, he’s working in IT.