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Archive for June, 2002

I played Ambrosia’s latest, Escape Velocity:

June 30th, 2002

I played Ambrosia‘s
latest, Escape
Velocity: Nova
, for a few hours last night. (I’m unwilling
to specifically qualify “a few” at this time.)

My punishment came in the form of a blinding headache behind my
right eye (the kind of thing I used to think was a migraine
until I learned that it was eye-muscle strain). I had to go to
bed at 9:30.

Don’t worry; I have an appointment with the optometrist next
weekend. It’ll be my first in several years (I’m unwilling to
specifically qualify “several” at this time).

The guy downstairs with the motorcycle has been trying to diagnose some engine trouble for the last half-hour or so.

June 29th, 2002


The guy downstairs with the motorcycle has been trying to diagnose some
engine trouble for the last half-hour or so. As such, he’s been
redlining the engine outside, which has filled our apartment with
partially-combusted fuel fumes (in addition to making a terrible
racket).

Just got back from dropping Erin off at the airport.

June 29th, 2002

Just got back from dropping Erin off at the airport. It’s so very
early to be up on a Saturday!

[13:04] <Trey> Yea verily I say unto thee:

June 28th, 2002

Salon on “Mr.

June 28th, 2002


Salon on “Mr. Deeds”: “You could argue that this is
already way too much analysis for a Sandler movie, and you’d be
right.” […] “Indie godhead Steve Buscemi, however, doesn’t
even try to make his cameo as a googly-eyed Mandrake Falls yokel
interesting, and is hereby remanded to the custody of the We Network to play
an endless series of alcoholic ex-husbands.”

[09:56] * dsandler throws away some karma on slashdot, because he thinks he’s pretty funny [09:57] <ctate-gone> being incindiary, dsandler?

June 28th, 2002

[09:56] * dsandler throws away some karma on slashdot, because he thinks
he’s pretty funny

[09:57] <ctate-gone> being incindiary, dsandler?

[09:58] <dsandler> No, just being a smart-ass on the “video games for
PDAs” thread. http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=35043&cid=3786853

Bobbins creator and wacky Brit John Allison has started a new comic venture:

June 28th, 2002

Bobbins creator and wacky Brit John
Allison has started a new comic venture: Scarygoround.