February 2010 Archives

"Tsk, tsk!  You just left that little robot in there all alone to rave by himself."




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My brother's response was the best: "As well as 'So, you've got god, riding a norwhal [sic], wearing a top hat, holding a chicken...can you put him on a pogostick instead?.....Yes, Yes you can...' Scribblenauts, you're so awesome..."

So, later I hope to have a more thoughtful post, but for now, I present two glaring examples of geek hatred and love:

First, we have a moment captured in which a once geek god has become the ultimate geek devil.  He acknowledges a major fuck-up, but one does get the sense he thinks it's quaintly funny...




If this doesn't make you want to find Lucas and pummel him to death with a box set of the prequels, then you are dead to me.


On the opposite end of the spectrum, we have an obvious expression of geek love and pain summed up in a moment of such extreme hilarity that it almost redeems the above atrocity.

Almost.

Yeah, I'm late, but it's still kind of Friday.

Sort of.

Get you some cocoa and have a seat:

• Super Husband has finished Mass Effect 2 and is happily blowing shit up in Bioshock 2.  It's funny because he's concerned that I'm not kicking him off the 360 for a reason.  Nope.  I'm replaying Dragon Age: Origins.  I'm determined to either get Alistair to make me his queen or get Zevron in a threesome.  We all have our priorities.  The 360 games will be there when I'm done.
  
• In case you frothing-at-the-mouth gamers haven't heard, Blizzard is looking for beta testers for StarCraft 2.  I know it was stupid of me to make that announcement seeing as how you are all rabid for it, but you know, some peeps get a little into the gaming to see what's going on around them, like the snowpocalypse.
• Well, duh, of course we both applied for the beta opt-in.  I haven't mentioned it, but I'm pretty certain there will be marital discourse if one of us is chosen but not the other.  I suspect that whoever might get the lucky chance will have the other hanging over his/her shoulder drooling.
• I'm actually beta-testing for a game right now, but it's not a game that's really my cup of tea.  It was different then I thought it would be.  Not unpleasant, just not my sort of game.  Live and learn.
• No, I can't tell you which one.  So, hush.  I wouldn't be able to tell you if we got in on the beta testing for Starcraft 2, either.  It's call non-disclosure agreement.  I can and will rub some noses in it later after the official release, though, if we're chosen.  Considering the thousands of thousands of possible applicants who damn near knocked in Blizzard's door for the chance, I'm not betting on it, but hey, fingers crossed anyway.
• You know, I love me some Dragon Age: Origins, but I never realized until recently the exact amount of replay value in the game.  I'm already getting quests I never got the first time around.  For instance, I had Leiliana all over me the first time I played, but I didn't ever get her personal quest.  I didn't even know there was one.  I'm not sure what I did differently, but it's very cool all the same.  This game gets better and better.
  
• I've also come to terms that while I am itching for Final Fantasy XIII, I'm finding that I'm not liking the very linear aspect of J-RPGs anymore.  I still love them, don't get me wrong, but if I had my choice, I'm rediscovering why I like A-RPGs more.  Yes, I cut my teeth on J-RPGs, but things like Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights really had something about them that I really enjoyed:  No Godsdamn Random Monster Encounters.  Besides, I like a game that doesn't end in a handful of days, or if it does, it has amazing replay.  The last J-RPG I played with that kind of replay was Final Fantasy VII.  (Besides, it was worth it to put Cloud in a dress.  They've watered them down so much since then.  Fucking American censors!)
  
• Speaking of Dragon Age, the expansion comes out in a few weeks.  Yes, I am squee-ing.  I have downloaded the more recent expansion of "Return to Ostagar" in hopes that it will tide me over.  Yeah, I'm done with that one.  Next!
• Zombieland, Zombieland, Zombieland!
• We missed DrakeCon for financial reasons, but apparently our peeps had a grand time and even got to enjoy the awesomeness that is Voltaire.  I am a lot sad we couldn't be there, but hopefully, he'll be at another con we can attend.  I really, really miss not getting his autograph in my book.  Oh, well.  Maybe another time.
• That's okay, there's always DragonCon.  Anyone who wishes to contribute to our group's Bail Fund, please let me know.  We will need it.
• Did I mention the Saints won the Superbowl? 
  

So, yeah, there you have it.  You might have had to dig it out from under the snow, but this brings another Fully Functional Friday to a close.  Now, go sledding.  It's good for you.




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We couldn't really go sledding, unfortunately.  It snowed, snowed, snowed, snowed some more, then rained, snowed, rained, snowed, rained, snowed, snowed, froze.  Nature is rather bipolar in this state. 

I only have one thing to say, my babies.