Beyond Good & Evil is an action adventure game where the main heroine (Jade) isn’t a fighter by nature – she’s a journalist. BG&E is also the title of one of Friedrich Nietzsche’s works, and it’s clear throughout the game that the developers subscribe to Nietzsche’s philosophy. The game does some interesting things: it almost [...]
I hope everyone’s holiday festivities treated them well! This year I asked for items of self improvement, and bless their hearts, Nora and Lisa gave me just that. With the cleaning of the basement, I’ve been distraught over how well I was at one time able to draw and paint without any formal training. I [...]
I’m having a frustrating time with TV. We pay way too much for it even though we watch at most 10 channels regularly (and that’s being generous). We’re paying for 200+ (the only package verizon offers). We’re paying a monthly rental fee of $16 for a DVR that is absolute garbage (also generous). Yet, there [...]
Lisa has noticed that I can’t stop thinking about work lately, and it is true – with good cause. I’m going to write specifically on my family business, and nothing else. We are a DME, and our biggest coverage item is oxygen, so it’s a very narrow scope. And while I’m speaking specifically on Medicare, [...]
Nora was in a show today! She did great. As in, she didn’t cry. She didn’t sing, which I had expected, but I didn’t expect her to stay up there. And when Santa came, I was shocked she didn’t run away screaming. She did great! — The new property is coming along splendidly. The contractor [...]
This site – well, all of them, actually – will be moving to a new server in the next few weeks. One of the cooler things that may come of this is that comprak.net will have its own domain space, instead of resolving to our personal site. Whee! The potentially bad news is that the [...]
I think we can get out the door on time in the morning if we get up at 6am, as opposed to the fives back when Nora was born. Six something sounds so much more appealing than five something (we currently get up at 7 something). That is all.
The reason for the lack of music lately is pretty simple: my sister broke my portable hard drive. I’ve cobbled together a couple usb sticks and a jump drive, but it’s not the same. — [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Benthi by Melissa for the T4xi (Taxi 4) soundtrack. It’s French and Algerianin [...]
The new baby is imminent. Last time, Lisa wasn’t nearly as mobile or active. Last time, Lisa eased into the ninth month as expected. This time, she’s just on cruise control. The only time it’s crystal clear that she’s pregnant (outside the obvious visible signs) is when she uses her belly as a battering ram [...]
Sonic & the Secret Rings (Wii) Hereafter called Sonic. This game has by far the WORST controls ever to grace the Wii, at least in my limited experience. This was a launch title, so naturally Nintendo asked everyone to use controls that no one would find comfortable OR reasonably useful. It was 2007, it was [...]
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