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Scratches – An OCD Tale

I’m a pretty OCD person. I like my things organized, my monitors without dust, and my phone screen clean. Lately though, I have been feeling like no matter how hard I try to keep my devices looking their best, they wind up with flaws, and there’s nothing I can do about it. I bought the [...]

Best Friends – a Story

I didn’t realize when I woke up this morning that my best friend was going to die. If I had known that, I don’t think I would have gotten out of bed. Sal was one of those guys everyone liked. He was always willing to lend a hand, even if it meant he was going [...]

King of Fighters XII – What is and what could have been

I remember being in Philadelphia, down on South Street. There used to be this rad game store called Got Game? Used to have all sorts of rare video games and imports. I was in a fighting mood craze, having picked up Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, and remember seeing Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves. Having [...]

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Gaming Pains (or why I hate American joystick layouts)

For those of you who don’t know, I’m a fighting game obsessive. From the first time I played Street Fighter 2 in the arcade, I was hooked. I have spent countless hours playing, reading, researching, and obsessing over fighting games. Back in the day, when Genesis and SNes were king, joysticks weren’t really an option. [...]

Resident Evil 5 review/rant

I have been a devout fan of Resident Evil since 1996 since the original one for PS1, with the huge box and the imagery of a retarded Chris Redfield on the front cover. 2009 seems to be the year of Resident Evil. 2 new Resident Evil games, one for the 360, one for the Wii, [...]

My top 5 Philly artists of all time (punk/hc)

Top 5 and top 10 lists make sense to me. They allow you to easily put something that may mean a lot into an easily identifiable list. I swear my brain thought like this before I ever saw High Fidelity. Without anymore bullshit, here we go:   5. Atom and His Package – the precursor [...]

QA is a good thing (or why Toynami QA sucks)

I’ve been on a kick lately, one that involves giant mecha who defend humanity. This involves the following: Macross (all the old and new series from Japan) Mospeada Gurren Lagann Gundam (starting with the 1st series) Patlabor Due to this, I’ve bought a few collectible toys.Yamato is simply amazing. They make a great product that’s [...]

“Cloud Computing” or am I ready to be totally untethered?

  While I’m writing this blog post, I am waiting for my fiancé’ to get done with work. I am on my Inspiron 11z, no cords, grabbing WiFi and using a battery. Next to me, my BB blinks red for new email. It’s amazing how I can be in such a foreign place such as [...]

Going back

Here I am. On a US Airways A321 plane. Okay. The last 3 months, I’ve flown to or from Denver, Idaho, and now Philly. Every plane I’ve been on has been a crapass prop that makes me feel like a contortionist. Hell, even the one from Durango to Phoenix was like that. When i got [...]