http://blog.vism.net ~Rarely posting since 2003~ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:39:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week, I ordered Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed because they were cheap. I had already beaten them and don't think I would play them more, but I just wanted to have them because they were good. Sadly, Assassin's Creed came out to be the Platinum Hits version. ... http://blog.vism.net/2008/11/17/i-hate-platinum-hits/ Every year around October/November many top grade video games are released in time for the holiday shopping rush. This year is no exception. I find myself almost overwhelmed by the number of games I really want to play. I was already pretty satisfied playing Rock Band 2 ... http://blog.vism.net/2008/11/01/game-on/ Elite XC has announced that it is folding and filed for bankruptcy. This comes as a disappointment as my all time most favorite fight girl, Gina Carano, fights on their show. Despite having some of the most viewed MMA fights ever, Elite XC wasn't making money I guess. ... http://blog.vism.net/2008/10/21/bai-elite-xc/ Two things I want over with: The general elections so I don't see these damn proposition and candidate ads anymore. The switch to digital tv so I don't see the message about converting at the bottom of shows. The fact that they both have to do with me watching TV should indicate what ... http://blog.vism.net/2008/10/19/two-things/ Hung out with Matt and Keith last Sunday for Matt's birthday. I got him Step Up 2: The Streets (he really likes it!) and Dark City director's cut (I really like it!) on Blu-ray. We saw Bangkok Dangerous and had Tito's tacos. Movie was meh, tacos were ... http://blog.vism.net/2008/09/11/its-becoming-a-problem/ Seriously, a musical by Joss Whedon starring Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion, what's not to like. Update: Well it was free streaming for awhile. http://blog.vism.net/2008/07/16/dr-horrible/ http://blog.vism.net/2008/07/14/psn-card/ After over a month of not seeing a movie in theaters, I caught 3 over the 4th of July weekend. The last movie I saw before that was Iron Man. On the 4th, I went to see Wall-E and then theater hopped to see The Incredible Hulk. ... http://blog.vism.net/2008/07/09/theater-overload/ Been keeping busy lately, which is always good when you usually don't have much to do. Got a new coworker so I'm not as immensely bored as usual. Get to train her and talk and stuff. I've been watching the NBA Finals whenever it's on and watched ... http://blog.vism.net/2008/06/18/its-been-quiet/ After fiddling with my Wordpress theme, I thought I should enhance it a little bit with some plugins. Added slickr and Lightbox for snazzy image opening in posts and integrated gallery that pulls from Flickr. Most should be familiar with Lightbox, if not just click a thumbnail image ... http://blog.vism.net/2008/06/04/wordpress-plugins-aplenty/