http://www.bookofrevenant.com Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:05:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I woke up this morning in a surprisingly energetic mood. While Eriko took a shower I got the dishes done and as soon as she was out I got in and out in record time. I was ready for work today before 7:00, meaning I was ready in record ... http://www.bookofrevenant.com/2010/02/23/does-driving-kill-our-drive/ Beneath a Steel Sky has such an awesome name. Ever since I heard the name I felt like I was missing something by not having played it. That's quite a powerful effect considering I really knew nothing about the game. After finishing the game I wanted to play another point ... http://www.bookofrevenant.com/2010/02/22/so-i-finished-a-game-beneath-a-steel-sky/ Today, or perhaps yesterday depending on your time zone, Apple announced the iPad. Now, if you are getting this news from me I feel bad for you, as I am hardly the fastest source of information. In fact, the truth is I only know three things about it. 1. It ... http://www.bookofrevenant.com/2010/01/28/the-new-apple-ipad/ I was doing real well with my writing up until yesterday when it just didn't happen. I don't know why. I just wasn't feeling up to it. I guess I don't have to dedicate every day to writing, but I want to. In fact, there's just so much that I want ... http://www.bookofrevenant.com/2010/01/14/in-a-funk/ So a challenge was issued to all gamers in Japan. Spend ¥1000, and only ¥1000 and get as many games as you can. Games you'd want, mind, but games nonetheless. They'd be cheap, some of them shitty, some of them amazing. I made it a bit late to the party, ... http://www.bookofrevenant.com/2010/01/12/the-thousand-yen-challenge/ Picked out the curtains, the table, the tv stand and the cupboard. And that's it! Sure, there will be a bunch of little things that we will realize we need as time goes on but as of now everything we need for the apartment has been picked and is ready ... http://www.bookofrevenant.com/2010/01/11/and-were-done/ Well, we picked everything out. Washer, fridge, vacuum, rice cooker, electric range. Holy shit. The price came out a lot less than I was expecting thanks to an awesome sale going on. It will still hit my wallet pretty hard, or should I say our wallet. That's a new way ... http://www.bookofrevenant.com/2010/01/10/consumerism/ Eriko and I went to to see Up! today which is known in Japan by the much longer name "Grandpa Carl's Flying House". First time I cried in a theatre in a long time. What was pretty brilliant about the movie is that they front loaded the tears. Sure, there ... http://www.bookofrevenant.com/2010/01/09/and-away/ Went out with John tonight to do some poking around at the card shops. Found a bunch of good stuff for good prices. Very happy with getting the leftmost card for around a dollar considering that I've usually seen the card go for around approximately $10. The rarity of the ... http://www.bookofrevenant.com/2010/01/08/nice-grabs/ So after a good while of being busy with Eriko and her family, I finally got to settle down with some Final Fantasy XIII again. And good lord, the game is getting hard. I spent most of the evening trying out different character combinations for the Chapter 9 boss. Eventually ... http://www.bookofrevenant.com/2010/01/07/and-the-fantasy-goes-on/