Monthly Archives: January 2011

Sushi dinner and long-winded ramblings

Why, hello there.
Did you know you should follow John Scalzi’s blog (and read his books, starting with Old Man’s War to boot)? It’s true! I really enjoy his writing.
If you’re still reading, you obviously didn’t click through to his site, because if you had, you wouldn’t want to read anything by me.
Anyways, today we had dinner with Blair and Kyle! We ate at Kura Sushi in Costa Mesa. It was a fun evening! Favorite food + socializing = win. As we left we found the sky had decided to start raining, which was nice. Unfortunately it didn’t rain very hard. I miss walking in the rain through Middle Earth when I lived on campus. After dinner we watched Space Balls at Kyle’s place and played with his dog. Cute dog. Funny movie.
gem hit 85 in World of Warcraft tonight. I tried, but I’m still 84 with a little over 30% XP still needed. Shucks.
It feels like I’ve been away from work for a very long time, but it’s only been one day. I’ve repeatedly panicked a little at the realization that I don’t know what time I work tomorrow only to recall that I actually have it off as well.
I’ve continued to explore Tumblr. I took the plunge (or second plunge if signing up at all was the first plunge) by browsing some pages not owned by people I know. These new Tumblogs are on thin ice though. They better prove interesting. Also, I think people should post more content right around this time, because this is when I need it, damn it.
Also there are other feelings and thoughts in my head! Lots of them! They’re like, in there, I assure you, but they have trouble moving down through my fingers and into my keyboard. Some of these can’t be represented my language, and others shouldn’t be expressed in such a public format, and still others should be kept all alone inside. But they’re there. They’re having a party in my head just behind my face tonight.
Should I review MaXplosion tonight? Yeah. Will I? Ehhh. Disjointed blog entry seems more likely.
I bet if you verbalized all of your secrets – the thoughts you purposely hide, the memories you regret, the bad habits you can’t break – and I really mean all of them, that the person listening wouldn’t want to talk to you anymore. But if you could really express everything, not verbally express but something more exact, then you’d understand completely.
Come on people! I’ve been writing this for a long time now, and there have been no new blog posts or social networking updates. Don’t fail me tonight, Internet!

Friends, Dreams

Two of my roommates left for a cruise yesterday! Hopefully Sumo and Angel don’t poop everywhere. The house ended up full anyways because Andy, gem and I had some friends over last night. Nicole and Blair came over and hung out for a few hours. We didn’t really do much, but I had a great night. Hopefully they did too! gem made spinach/artichoke dip that was super thick. It tasted good even if it wasn’t very dippy.
Then last night I had a weird dream. I was in a tall hotel, and I think we were about to leave. Then I went to balcony and there was some joke-filled (I just checked a dictionary for adjective forms of joke, oh god) discussion of urinating from a balcony. Don’t worry, we didn’t do it. Then I heard a bunch of yelling. Apparently my dog, Nina (who was my childhood dog in actuality) had mounted some other guys dog and was going at it. Apparently they were convinced Nina was going to impregnate their dog. I think this would be quite a feat for my female dog that hated other dogs, but I was unfazed in the dream. This was taking place in some sort of roofless super balcony that connected two buildings. The angry guy was huge and scary, but we argued and it got physical anyways. And then I just walked away and went inside. Nicole had a VHS tape that she wanted to watch of cartoons. I remember thinking that using VHS tapes was weird, but I watched regardless. I can’t remember a thing about the cartoon. Then we were reminded that we all had to leave, so we hurried out of the hotel. (That’s the end now.)

Aging Out



Aging Out, originally uploaded by theuser.

I saw Aging Out, a musical about kids in foster care who "age out" of
the system, at UCI the day before yesterday. It was a lot of fun! I
hadn’t seen a play or musical since Fiddler on the Roof in the summer
of 2009, so it had definitely been a while. It felt odd walking up a
path that was so familiar but that I hadn’t taken in so long. We also
sat in the same seats in which we always tried to sit at Live Nudes.
My friend Melissa was in the show, and she was really great. It’s too
bad her character had to be abused though. I ran into someone I knew
who also watching the show, too! There were a lot of good
performances, and I had a great time.

Today I continue my effort to write a little more often. I had a pretty awesome day today. First, I had an email from the Capcom Mobile PR guy yesterday about a new game, MaXplosion. This morning I got the code for the game, and I’m always happy with new Capcom Mobile games. The store was relatively slow, so I was able to get a lot done. I hadn’t zoned two rows since about a week before Christmas, but managed to zone most of them today. Also, all of my breaks were synchronized with friend’s breaks, allowing me to hang out with her.
After work I had tasty In-N-Out and then went home to hopefully do some instances. I began to login when the power in my neighborhood went out. I left my bedroom to playfully yell at Andy, and I wasn’t wearing pants. I figured it wouldn’t matter since it was dark, and I guess Duncan had the same idea. But then I went and found pants anyways before going downstairs. We lit a bunch of candles and talked for a while, but once the power came back, I went back to my room. It seemed too late to play WoW, so I played a little Beat Hazard and Super Meat Boy. Both those games are pretty terrific.
Finally, it was time for bed! I love bed. It’s so soft and comfy and filled with stuffed bears. Not that the bears were my idea, but they are indeed there. I went through Google Reader like I usually do, but these stupid Tumblrs don’t work well through Google Reader, so I signed up to follow people. It’s interesting. It seems to promote reposting rather than original content, but there are definitely some neato features. It’s more social than a regular blog. It could never replace something like WebPageless to me. But it might be interesting to screw around with.
And I’m going to a musical on Sunday night! Looking forward to it. Oh, and something Tuesday night too. I’m not really sure to what I agreed. But it’ll be fun.

Stuff blah blah

It was a weird day at work. I had a lot on my mind that seemed to weigh be down. I’m waiting for a phone call or e-mail about something, and I don’t want it to come. I guess I kind of just want it to come so that I can know it’s no longer coming. I’m also behind on newsstand tasks. But in the end the day turned out okay. A friend came back after being away, another friend came in even though she wasn’t supposed to work but thought she did, my manager had a nice chat with me, and the cafe had hummus.

Best iOS Games of 2010

Best iOS Games of 2010 | Reviews, Fighting, Platformer, Puzzle, Simulation, Strategy

I played a lot of great iOS games in 2010, but now that we’re in 2011, it’s time to think back at what the best iOS games of the year were. It’s very difficult to choose; I played 36 iOS games for Game Boyz alone, and that doesn’t count games I played just for myself. Somehow I managed to narrow it down to five games. In no particular order, here they are!

Street Fighter IV, RollOut, Game Dev Story, Plants vs. Zombies, Chuck’s Challenge!