Far Cry 2 is a open-world first person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal. The story takes place in a small, unnamed, African country. Your character is through in the midst of a civil war, tasked with assassinating an arms dealer. Not unlike a lot of real life African, this game is cruel and brutal. Death [...]
When I was a kid, music collections were measured by the number of CDs one owned (counting cassette tapes was optional). It was simple and relatively comparable regardless of the owner’s taste. It had easily grown out of counting tapes which grew out of counting vinyl records. The digital revolution has changed a great deal [...]
A momentous occasion happened June 1st of this month. The reigns of the famous Tonight Show were passed for Jay Leno to Conan O’Brien. A new late night king has been crowned to sit in the seat Johnny Carson made famous. At least, that was what it felt like seventeen years ago, with Jay Leno [...]
I am an unabashed fan of Pixar. Their “worst” movie, A Bug’s Life, is still a cinematic gem. My favorite movie of last year was not one of the big comic book movies of Iron Man or The Dark Knight. Nor was it Oscar favorites like The Wrestler or Slumdog Millionaire. It was Pixar’s Wall-E, [...]
In an attempt to reduce my month bills, I have started cutting back where I can and eliminating what I don’t need. This has led to less eating out, fewer special expenses, and a greater awareness of what is being spent. As part of this, I have decided to get rid of my cable. I [...]
Today I am writing about David Eddings. You may remember that I mentioned him earlier this year, with a retrospective on his Ellenium series. Author of over two dozen novels, he was a fixture of fantasy genre. More personally, he has been one of my favorite authors since back in middle school. Eddings died on [...]