Hi.  I've been away for a bit, and I'm going to be away for a bit longer, due to reasons which are above your clearance level.  I look forward to playing Mass Effect 2, eventually.

No blog today.  An online friend of mine just had a death in the family.  This is my way of having a moment of silence.

Oblivion woes. I lost Shadowmere. For those of you who don't know, Shadowmere is the best (and only named) horse in the game. She's fast and has a lot of health, but most importantly, Shadowmere cannot be killed, since she's a plot-critical character.

There's a problem, thoug

At the very end of Dragon Age, and I realized you can use the D-pad to cycle through selectable objects (targets) in the game world.  Damnit, this would have made certain parts of the game much easier.

It's nice finding something new in a game (or anything, really) that

White Castle sucks my balls.  I eat the crap about once every six months.  I shit you not, I get a hangover from it.  When I wake up in the morning after eating White Castle, I feel like I have a mild hangover.  I have hangover farts all day, and then when I finally take

Right now, everyone else is publishing their "Best ____ of the Decade" lists. I'll get mine out eventually, but as I see it, I have a whole year to put it together. Hell, I've got until 2012. For now, here's a mini-review of a game I've been playing lately.

I go through spurt

It's New Year's resolution time. Hmm, what to resolve... Most people's objectives for the new year include getting in better shape. I'm already in good condition, so I don't really need to worry about that.

Maybe I could go the opposite direction. How about resolving to drink

The year is almost at an end, and I have some unfinished business. There are several items I've been working on for this publication, but to complete them, I need to finish assembling my Team of Experts. To review, the team currently stands at:

Ever go to the official website of Aperture Science during Christmas?

http://www.aperturescience.com/

Now you have. Merry Christmas. I hope everyone gets lots of games and gaming-related hardware.

I moved, and then a friend bought me Team Fortress 2 for PC.  That's where I've been.  I'll be back in a little bit.