I’ll be in Las Vegas, for the first time in quite a few years. Whether or not I am drunk at this very moment is yet to be determined.
The 2011 Book List
Amazingly, with the amount of things I’ve been doing on a routinely basis, I still found time to read a few books this past year. Gone are the days where I’d pound out 30+ books, but at least I can say that I read more in 2011 than I did in 2010 (18 vs. 17). As is kind of the norm for anyone who reads a lot, we tend to get pickier, and more selective of the things we read, and when in doubt, there are authors or subjects that we fall back onto. Such is quite prevalent in my 2011 list of books, but for the most part, I can’t say that I didn’t find some degree of enjoyment in the things I read in the last year.
The Book of Basketball
By Bill Simmons
A gigantic thick book that encompassed way more about basketball than my existence was aware of, but Simmons’ writing style and personality is one that appeals to me a lot, because it reminds me of me somewhat. But what I really liked the most about the book was the countdown of the top NBA players of all time, and that Simmons is as high on Tim Duncan as I am, and ranked him within the top-10 all time, which I can agree with. No-decision.
The Silent Man
By Alex Berenson
Gradually, I’ve been making my way through the John Wells series as I’ve obviously become a fan of Alex Berenson’s writing. So far, out of all of the stories, I would have to say that The Silent Man probably had the most abrupt and sudden climax out of them. It’s like you’re reading through the book, and you’re cognitive of the fact that you’re running out of pages, and the main conflict is not yet resolved yet. And then suddenly, a lot of hints and clues come together immediately, and then just like that, conflict resolved. But it was not that predictable, which is something I could appreciate. Win.
Resident Evil fans don’t like change apparently
After watching the teaser, and this gameplay trailer for the upcoming Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, I can say that I’m very much on board, and looking forward to the game when it releases in late-March. I never played the versus mode available in RE5, but Operation Raccoon City looks like a lot of fun, and the dynamic of the gameplay intrigues me.
Apparently, I made the cardinal mistake of indulging what other people had to say, when I glanced down to the comments section of the most recent Kotaku post about Operation Raccoon City. Somewhere along the line, there grew to be this resentment towards the progression of the Resident Evil storyline/game style, and nowadays there is a staunch faction of Resident Evil fans that resent the series starting with RE4 on. Their argument being that the game took a turn from no longer being a “true” survival horror series, whatever that means, and into somewhat of a glorified action-packed shoot-em-up series.
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A little bit longer in the making than I had hoped, but better late than never.
The following post was originally written on March 5, 2010. I told myself that I would not post this until I effectively gained full-time employment. The fact you’re reading it now means only one thing, which is excellent news: I now have a full-time job. The company in which I have been freelancing for over the prior eight months finally decided that paying contract rates for me was getting old, and that it was indeed fiscally more cost-effective to pay me 70% of they paid my creative agency instead.
It’s been a long, long time coming, but I am extremely pleased to be back on the path of stable employment. And with that, I present to you my swan song to the freelance life.
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Never forget recognized Moloch Day
Instead of essentially writing the same thing I did last year for recognized Moloch Day, here’s what needs to be said again this year, and every year this time, for the evil demon god Moloch.
An ironic note on brog programming
Yes, I know, I’m a gigantic hypocrite, and I pretty much set myself up for this hypocrisy.
But the point really ultimately was, I simply wanted to take better quality photographs. It simply was not possible with point-and-shoot cameras anymore. The Canon PowerShot I got in July was okay, but it was a marginal upgrade from my prior Sony.
I’d been sitting on a giant wad of cash, accumulated over a few years of gift money, random refunds, cash paybacks, and other miscellaneous means. Often times I find myself wondering what to do with said money; coming up with several ideas, before simply settling on nothing, letting it grow and accumulate more.
Just putting this out there
Al Bundy’s greatest life achievement was scoring four touchdowns in a single game.
Tom Brady just threw for his fifth touchdown. In the first half.
I’d say I don’t really have to watch the second half, but a sadistic part of me wants to see him likely run the score up.