Category Archives: Distractions

Fallen Out

Distractions, Gaming
KABOOM!

KABOOM!

This weekend I finished Fallout 3 finally, after something like 40 hours of running around and killing Radroaches and listening to Three Dog howl “Thanks for liiistening… people!” And yes, I managed to get minor plasma TV burn in from the Hit Points meter. Nice!

I have to admit that using Liam Neeson as the voice of your father throughout the game skeeved me a bit. Okay a lot. He’s got a great voice and all, but I got this “pervy dad” vibe every time I heard his voice. Thing is, you have to suffer through the first half of the game while he coddles you and encourages you to grow up smart and strong. Stranger danger!

However, using Malcolm McDowell as the voice of the Enclave President was a stroke of genius. I suggest that for Fallout 4, they please use Hugo Weaving? That man is my favorite villain right now.

I originally didn’t want to play this game because the characters looked too much like “Thunderbirds” puppetry, but thanks to SharkBoy’s love of the commercial (the long slow pull out while using The Inkspots I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire), he made me get it during the Xmas sales. I was hooked after an hour of game play. Not as artistically intrinsic as Bioshock, but intriguing and engaging in it’s multi-layered storytelling.

Now we’re on to playing LEGO Indiana Jones, which are a ton of fun for two people (except the co-op can get a bit frustrating if you decide to go off and do your own thing and wind up yelling at each other for not being on your side of the screen). It’s amazing they can recreate the three movies in 99.99% pantomime. Or maybe that’s testament to the crappiness of the movies? Regardless, the game is a lot of fun with nods to Star Wars all the way through it.

I of course, can’t wait until they make the Lego version of this movie:


(video inspired from G4’s Attack of the Show)

Bad Mood

Distractions, Queer stuff, You Stupid Dick

…and you should be too!

Here’s why:

I’m baffled why this man is holding any sort of seat of power at all, let alone Science Minister. His refusal to respond to a basic science theory (I’ll call it theory for you Creationists), of which all scientists of any credibility believe to be fact, just shows ponderous ignorance towards his position. Let’s get someone in there who can at least respond to questions with aplomb and intelligence.

Let’s continue on in that vein, shall we? An Immigration Minister who has spouted hate will not pepper his decisions regarding the applications of people he’s bad mouthed? I find that extremely hard to believe. Hey! As a good religious man I am sure he will not let his prejudices get in the way!

Dances With The Stars sucks this season. Even with Woz on it. Belinda should have stayed and glue-huffing-for-a-dollar Steve-O should have walked. ‘Nuf said.

You Americans are dealing with AIG’s utter arrogance towards their bailout, like a bratty child at Xmas tossing aside it’s under appreciated gift from an angry aunt. We in Canada have to deal with Chrysler Canada making threats of pulling out of Canada if they’re not given money to continue to make shitty product. So far, they’ve asked for the money and provided very little in the way of confidence that the bailout will go towards creating innovative product.

I open my Twitter account to find an entry from Davewordswords: davewordswords: Smokey lead quite a life. Farewell to the six-fingered, bat-catching Haligonian cat.

Yes it’s a long post about someone’s cat. But it’s well written and ends on such a bittersweet note that I gulped back tears and pretended to suffer from allergies. Bite me, Davewordswords (kidding…).

It’s Wednesday. I need a cuddle.

Randominium

Distractions

corrosiveMy memory foam pillow has amnesia.

Why don’t the advertisers of paper towels use cat barf as their “blue liquid” example? I’d buy that product if they showed that none of the kitty bile seeped through.

Why do I forget myself when wearing headphones and fart like a sailor? Usually when walking down the street with someone right behind me?

When you’re the most angry and trying to make a point, you will create a cute snot bubble over your nostril.

When you are the sickest, that is when video store clerks insist on talking to you.

You are the most vulnerable to winding up on YouTube while singing, picking or ranting like a rehab celebrity (or all three at once).

Certificates are really nothing but pieces of paper saying you’ve experienced pain, loss or boredom.

Early adopters inevitably will be seen as dorks. And inevitably that contempt will be forgotten when the product becomes mainstay.

Risk management is an oxymoron.

Koalas wouldn’t be perceived as “cute” if they had access to machetes.

Health food stores usually aren’t.

I’m frightened to touch most of the stuff way behind in the back of our under the sink counter. I fear that crap will melt my hand EXACTLY like those 70s warning labels.