I realized this account seeped into the wrong Facebook account. Just checking to see if it still is, or not...

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It's been over a week since E3 unleashed it's megaton of news on us. Now, i'm going to put out my two cents about the big news of the show, since I've now heard everyone else's thoughts already.

Today's post: The PSPgo

The PSPgo is Sony's new iteration of the current PSP handheld system. While it's a sweet seek system, there's some problems that I have with it.

A big one is the lack of UMD, and the price.
The PSPgo is completely supported by download-only games. Right now, there's several games that are on PlayStation Network's store, but Sony now says that every game they release on UMD will also be available on the PSN store: Something Japan's been doing for a while now. Removing the UMD drive offers some perks, like less bulk, less noise, and better battery life. However, as a person who has invested quite a bit of money on PSP games and movies, this new system is something I'm not looking forward because I have to re-buy my games again if I want to play it on the PSPgo.

My biggest problem is the price. The PSPgo is just so much to invest in if you're a PlayStation fan: It's a luxury device. While you do get to nicely tote around the a PSP without having to worry about memory sticks or UMDs, it comes at a price. A price of $249.99. That's a full $50 more than the usual PSP bundles that are out there for $199.99. At least with the bundles, you get a game, a movie/video, etc, but with the PSPgo: You don't get any extra perks. You might as well just compare it to the stand-alone PSP that's for $169.99 ($80 less than the PSPgo).
Also, if you already have the video-out plugs for the latest PSP's, you'll need to buy new ones for the PSPgo.
Do you have a Memory Stick Duo or two that you'd like to use on the PSPgo to expand it's memory even more? well, You can't: Buy another, newer, Memory Stick Micro to extend your PSPgo's memory.
And again, you will have to buy your games again as a download if you want to play them.

Aside from the price, let's go back to hardware:
The PSPgo seems perfect for me with the sliding screen. At first, I was unsure why we needed a sliding screen, but as a person who actually uses my PSP to listen to music and podcasts, it's perfect. No needing to have to worry if you put the 'hold' slider in place or buttons accidentally being pressed: Just slide down the screen and put your PSP in your pocket, or maybe around your neck. The PSPgo looks to be a good small size to hang from a lanyard, more so than the current PSPs.
However, a big issue with it is it's controller. The analog nub on the PSPgo is placed at an even more awkward position compared to the current PSPs. It kinda mirrors the look of the Dualshock controller but instead of having it diagonal to the D-pad or under the D-pad like the current PSPs, it's more to the right of the D-pad. This makes you having to extend your thumb a bit to use it instead of a more natural location like a DualShock, from what I see. And since there's many PSP games that are dependent on the analog nub, including the coming LittleBigPlanet PSP, that's a turn-off for me.

Overall, the PSPgo is a nice little new system from Sony, but who will actually get this? I have a PSP: I don't need to spend an additional $250 yet. Nothing in the PSPgo makes me tempted to buy it. The thing that would make me jump on this would be something that the PSPgo has been rumored to have: A touch screen.

Had there been a touch screen on the PSPgo, it could open up some new things for the PSP.
however, It doesn't. Maybe Sony will fix the PSPgo in future iterations, but the current one is not something for me.

Thankfully, Sony says that the PSPgo is not replacing the PSP-3000. It's another option for to-be PSP owners, but why?
Why have this pricey option for a PSP? If this isn't replacing the current one, why bother releasing it?

Sony seems to be release-happy to put out a new PSP each year, from the 2000 and 3000, and now go. Why can't Sony just hold off until they have a good model? Nintendo has only had 3 versions of the DS so far, and I feel that they spaced out each iteration nicely enough that it'll make you consider to upgrading. It became thinner, then added new functionality. The PSP? It now has 4 iterations, and I feel Sony should have waited it out. Instead of the PSP-2000, hold off until you fix everything even more with the PSP-3000. The PSPgo, i feel, shouldn't be released yet. They should have added more functionality with that and release it in the further future: Now is just too soon with the 3000 released recently, and there's not enough in this version that will make me jump to buy it.

How many will actually go on the PSPgo this fall? I guess we just have to wait until the NPD's release later this year...

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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009, nearly 10 years since it's opening, the one and only PlayStation Store in San Francisco closed at the Metreon building.
This is truly an end of an era for Metreon.

June 16, 1999, Sony has officially unveiled a new, multi-million dollar pet project (85 million, to be precise) to San Francisco called the Metreon. Metreon would be a sort of urban entertainment center for the digital age. Part theme park, part shopping and dining experience, and part showcase of technology for Sony.
It was unlike anything anyone has ever experienced before, and yet Sony had plans to do similar projects in other cities.

Ever since it's opening in 1999, I was a big fan of Metreon. Any chace I had to go down there, I did. Be it for the theaters, or to just drop by and experience it. And there was lots to experience at Metreon.
It was almost like Disney had their imagineers working for this place. There were 3 key 'attractions' that Metreon had: A FULL "Where The Wild Things Are" playground area along with an entires shopping and dining experience based around Maurice Sendak's work (wanna dine at "The Night Kitchen?"), a 3D attraction based off the works of David Macaulay's "The Way Things Work" book, and an entire arcade themed after French artist/graphic designer Jean "Moebius" Giraud's graphic novel.
There was also the Sony Theaters with IMAX screen, a unique food court, a Discovery Channel store, one of the only Microsoft stores, and 2 Sony showcase stores: Sony Style and The PlayStation Store.

From 1999 on, Metreon was the destination to visit in Downtown San Francisco for families and people of all ages...

...that is, Before at least 2006

Metreon and Sony in general was clearly having troubles by 2005, which was when some places in Metreon was closing down. By then, Microsoft and Discovery had left the complex, and I believe The Way Things Work attraction also closed by then. By 2006, the biggest attraction by far, being the entire top level of the complex devoted to Maurice Sendak, has also closed.

The problem Metreon was facing was just about the same problem the former F.A.O. Schartz toy store blocks away was experiencing: People came to look and play, but never pay. Metreon was a fantastic tourist spot, and even for the locals too, but considering how everything there was at a premium, it makes sense why there wasn't much money coming into Metreon. All the attractions were at a premium (yes, even the Where the Wild Things Are playground), the stores had default-prices with never any discounts, the food was a little pricey, and even the arcade was a bit pricer for the experience.
It was, in fact, a Disneyland in the term of prices.
however, Unlike Disneyland: You had all these other places down town to go to for alternatives instead of being stuck inside with no other price to compare to.

The only thing that kept making money was the theaters.

And like the F.A.O. store, things had to close.

Sony knew that Metreon was pulling them down, so they did the most logical thing for the company: Sell the complex.
The building fell into the hands of Westfield, who owns a massive amount of malls world wide, and heck: They own the huge re-opened mall across the street.
Even though Sony had nothing to do with the building now, Sony left the Sony Style and PlayStation store there to continue showcasing their technology.

Or so we thought.

Earlier this year, Sony said that they will finally close their stores at the Metreon building. Last month or so, it was the Sony Style store. 2 days ago: PlayStation.

The PlayStation store closing is one that's really near and dear to my heart. That was one location that I always loved to stop by. The store saw the launch of 3 PlayStation systems, as well as numerous game launches and special events. The place was a fantastic destination for PlayStation fans and for those who want to demo the PlayStation offerings.

While all the games were fine, what made the PlayStation store so great was the people.
The guys and girls at PlayStation were a fun bunch. They were extremely helpful and fun to talk to. It was generally agreed that the staff here is better than any you'd find at any other store. If only you can find people like these at your local GameStop or Best Buy.

Over the past 10 years, the store has had several changes, and I was there to experience it all.

Now, the store faces it's biggest change: Being empty.

All I want to say now is to all of those who have worked at the PlayStation Store is, well, thanks for the nearly 10 years of fun and good luck on your future endeavours.

The closing of the PlayStation Store pretty much ends an era for Metreon. Everything that you can find at Metreon today is essentially very different from the original vision back a decade ago:
The Sony Style and PlayStation stores: Empty. The Discovery Channel store: Now an indoor farmers market. The various kiosks in the atrium for Sony/Metron: Now kiosks for unrelated things, books, and deserts. The foodcourt: At least half is newer restaraunts or closed. The Way Things Work: Empty. The Moebius "Airtight Garage" arcade: Now a "TILT" arcade with standard arcade machines instead of new and unique games. The Microsoft store: An extention of TILT with the entire space literally filled with claw machines. The Maurice Sendak roof: Closed, empty, soon to be devoted on ONE SINGULAR RESTAURANT which will not be affordable to everybody...

The only thing that's still there is the theaters, which almost never changed and still brings in the people...

Right now: Westfield is not taking Metreon back to it's original vision of a hi-tech entertainment center for families: Now it's just part tackyness (there's arcade machines and kiddie coin-op rides scattered across the complex) and part premium foodie-paradise, both of which just doesn't mesh and make sense.

Being a big fan of Metreon as it was originally, the Metreon today just makes me sad.

with that said, All I have to say is: Goodbye, Metreon, and thanks for the memories over the past decade.
And screw your, Westfield. Damn your mass-mall-owning corporation to hell.

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While I wait here for E3 to kick off for video gamers, I sit here waiting and watching the Travel Channel, where Anthony Bourdain's fantastic 'No Reservations' is in Japan. And I just can't help but think:
Why do we love Japan?

Seriously. Everybody loves Japan. There's no denying it.
I love Japan.

But WHY do we love Japan? Why do many of us really want to learn Japanese out of all the other languages on earth?

Is it because there's so many great things that come from Japan? From technology, entertainment, etc.

no, It's more of a simple thing: Culture.
granted, It's more complicated than that.

There's so much that's in the Japanese culture that many of us enjoy.
From it's history, it's art, it's style, it's humor, it's story telling, it's philosophy, it's way...

I think for the most part, Japan is very mysterious. In a good way.
Take away the current, futuristic japan and just look at ancient Japan. There's a beautiful quality there that can still tend to carry on to current-day Japan from tradition.

There's just so much one could talk about on why we love Japan. This would make a great essay. hell, You can write a book about it.
yet, It's still mysterious to me somehow. Everyone now just LOVES Japan.

so, Do the people who love Japan out there actually love every aspect of Japan, or just on a shallow level?
But even on a shallow level, you can't help but dive deep into other aspects of the Japanese culture and tradition.

I guess there's only one way to 'answer' this question: With another question.

What's not to love about Japan?

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Ever heard of a good prank? How about a perfect, epic prank?

Have a look at Kolin Pope. He was like any other gaming-loving teen until someone came to his doorstep, claiming that he was from the future...

"The Future Shock" tells a story of an epic prank, 3 years in the making. It started simple enough when a group of guys decided to look up the details of an online user named "Velocity Gnome", who, like everyone else, has left all his details about him online. They decided to make an entire mythology about his online alias and deliver him a scrapbook "from the future" about his heroic life.

But it didn't end there. The entire thing grew into an adventure that had him sent packing on a plane to save the future, and even grew even more. How much more did it grow? Does the phrase "Rock Opera" say anything to you?

If you have the time, you need to check out the full reading at http://www.thefutureshock.com/. It's just completely epic on what these guys put this one singluar person through for three years...

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On the checklist:

-Star Trek: I know it's awesome, but I still have to see it. Maybe this week, but who knows....
-Night at the Museum 2: My family loved the first one, and it was a complete surprise and wonder to see. I didn't expect it to be that good and enjoyable. I want to see the sequel, but I'm just worried that they may be over-doing it a bit with this one and the charm from the first movie may not translate over.

I know there's other movies I want to check out, but those 2, and of course UP, are the ones I'm really psyched for this month.



well, That's all for this little update. Just wanted to drop by since I've been absent for so long. Life right now is a bit tough for me, but I'm still fightning through.



See you guys soon...

• 15:19 -swearing incoherently- My box of various Disney hats flew off on the freeway. GAH! Some of them are $20+ and/or very rare now! -grumble- =( #
• 15:42 @TheDisneyBlog Some have them have been saved, but I'm still not sure what else was in there. It's off to eBay later today.. #
• 17:57 Motocross event at AT&T Park = Damn busy streets in the area... gah.. #
• 18:10 WOOT... Got my 3D glasses for tomorrow's Super Bowl Sunday Ad-nauseum/Chuck-day.. #
• 18:43 Spread word: Get your 3D glasses for Super Bowl Ads/Chuck at your local supermarket. Other 3D glasses will NOT WORK for this event.. #
• 18:50 I feel NBC has done a very poor job on informing the masses about the 3D events tomorrow/Monday. Many people out there are still confused.. #
• 19:20 Got your "ColorCode 3D" glasses for the Super Bowl/Chuck on NBC? Try out this little interactive 3D demo.. is.gd/hXFX #
• 21:42 Tried out "Manzanita Sol" AKA Apple Soda... It's OK.. #
• 22:00 If Scene It! Box Office Smash ever proves anything, it proves that I suck at movie trivia.. #
• 22:44 Swearing-like-a-sailor 13-year-olds on Xbox Live... fun... Too bad I can't tell who it is that's swearing on Viva Pinata Party Animals.. #
• 23:02 This kid keep repeating the same bad thing... Who to people live like this? #
• 23:06 *edit: HOW do people live like this? #
• 23:24 Sometimes, I wonder how some people on Xbox Live have a full 5-star reputation when they just don't... UGH... #
• 23:34 Checking out the 'Inside Xbox' videos before possibly sleeping.. #
• 23:39 Cutting out My 3D glasses for the Super Bowl ads & the Chuck episode. Interesting how it's a different color tone instead of red/blue.. #
• 00:00 Still find it amusing how there tends to be Sony Pictures marketing stuff on Microsoft's Xbox Live. Can't Sony do stuff on it's own grounds? #
• 01:36 That's enough 'You're in the Movies' making for tonight. speaking of which, Target has the game/camera bundle for just $29.99! GET IT NOW!!! #
• 01:38 Other Xbox deals: Best Buy has 12 months +1 Live Gold Membership for JUST $29.99 AS WELL! Save yourself some $20 bucks! #
• 01:40 @harrysaxon23 ah well. You won't miss much with the 3D.. It's just one big gimmick. a really fun gimmick, at that.. #
• 01:41 @katrus hah.. Good point. Sony: "Check out our new movies! But, uh, Don't watch our old ones on your Xbox's Instant Queue..." =P #
• 01:53 Other Deals: Target has the in-browser MMO "Fusion Fall" for Cartoon Network a box w/ printed guide, in-game items, & 4 months for $14.99! #
• 02:10 @ji1021 It is fast, but there's people out there that worry that data is sent over to Google.. #
• 02:11 gonna nap for now... See ya when the Super Bowl ads start! #
• 03:07 @katrus SHH! You're gonna give them ideas! #

• 13:57 Strange starting to see 'McCafe' finally coming to the States. Other nations has had them for a long time, & now they're being spread here.. #
• 14:37 Just got approached by a 'non-requiter'... look, I admire the the Marines, but I can't see myself joining them anytime soon.. #
• 14:38 ...and appropriately, "Somebody's Watching Me" starts playing on my PSP.. #
• 15:50 Off on the journey back home.. #
• 16:08 Twitter Text Delay Test: I sent this at 4.02 PM Pacific Time.. #
• 17:53 I appreciate any guy in the San Francisco Bay Area who's willing to publically wear board shorts and sandals in such a climate as ours.. #
• 17:54 ..I've done it many times before. granted, That was back in Hawaii, where it makes sense. #
• 23:09 Is wondering how much money the person who operates the spotlight on stages make. How many professional spotlight-ers are there, if any? #
• 23:57 @harrysaxon23 aha. I always wondered if they were automatic now or not.. #
• 00:44 Doing incredibly poorly on Viva Pinata Party Animals on Xbox Live... gah.. #
• 01:41 That's enough Xbox Live Uno for one night... Have a good nap! #
• 01:43 @ThrallMind -confetti falls- Congrats! #
• 02:06 Lost several times playing Bomberman Live... ok, I think it's time to rest now.. See you in the morning! even though it is morning already.. #

• 14:19 ReTweet @TGN RT: @zaphodgjd: Final company meeting over. R.I.P. Ensemble Studios 1995-2009. D: #
• 15:40 @ritamargarita agreed.. #
• 18:36 Watching 'Flapjack' on Cartoon Network for the first time... Always heard about it, but never actually seen it. Rather quirky.. #
• 18:46 What's up with the truck videos advertised on kid networks? I remember as a kid seeing ads for fire/bulldozer/other trucks on VHS.. #
• 20:34 That darn-addictive State Farm '16 going on 17' song from the commercial is online... tinyurl.com/5gzvbm #
• 20:43 A Supercross event commercial (over at at&t park this saturday) has the same vibe of those 'SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!' monster truck rally ads.. #
• 21:12 Checking out Hell's Kitchen. Never really saw either of Ramsay's series, but when I did, it was the UK version.. #
• 21:19 @harrysaxon23 Exactly. The UK version has that edge to it that the Americanized version kinda lacks... To me.. #
• 21:26 @harrysaxon23 hah... yup, That's a good way to put it.. #
• 21:37 (public) Note to self:Go to Safeway sometime-soon to get some food.that, And pick up some 3D glasses for Super Bowl/Chuck if at all possible #
• 21:42 @yuki_hime -double checks list- yup, Safeway and other grocers should have 'em. luckily, My Safeway is also in walking-distance here, too.. #
• 22:17 If trends continue in this dry winter,drought conditions here in California can get worse. Looks like I'll be taking shorter showers for now #
• 00:30 Night, Twitter, and happy Friday! #
• 08:09 @mclazyj I thought it was pretty good. Animation and voice acting seemed a little bad at times, though.. #
• 08:11 Morning Twitter. say,Ever get that feeling of just chucking the computer out the window or any other direction? yeah,I get that all the time #
• 09:25 Overhearing a loud conversation between a couple of girls on what I believe is about the Twilight book series. It's like they're gossiping.. #
• 09:30 New BUZZ! quiz games in the UK, for the UK on all PlayStation platforms:"Buzz! Brain of the UK". so, SCEA:When will we get our US'd version? #
• 09:35 Hates my phone and hates my laptop.. #

• 09:49 oh, Hey there Twitter. I'm still rather tired... -yawn- #
• 13:00 Even though the Pepsi Stuff promotion ended at the end of 2008, the new Pepsi bottles still give the link. The URL is DEAD! WTF?! #
• 13:07 @bleak22 yeah, All the new PepsiCo rebranding is 'meh'.. From Pepsi to Mountain, er, MTN DEW.. though, 'Sierra Mist' got the worst of it all #
• 13:27 Either something is wrong with this internet connection, or many sites are having hosting issues. that, Or the internet is on fire.. #
• 13:36 DNS errors everywhere... Can't access several sites... Either something is terribly wrong, or this network is blocking sites.. #
• 13:46 I think I love Atlus:They're sending out press releases & emails about a game delay, but completely disregards it & mention the added extras #
• 13:57 @gamesandme I personally don't have PR contact with Atlus. I just get their newsletter & read their new press release elsewhere.. #
• 13:58 @gamesandme ...Bit surprised that Atlus is a bit hard to contact about PR connections. I would think that they would be really accessible.. #
• 14:10 Still stressed that I can't access pretty much 60% of the internet right now, or something like that.. #
• 14:31 Banned PETA Super Bowl ad resorts to sex in hopes to convert you into a vegetarian. -sigh- What is up with PETA? #
• 14:38 @harrysaxon23 @CCGamers yeah... Pretty much any stunt that PETA pulls sounds like an article from The Onion... Crazy.. #
• 15:01 Playing around with Super Stardust Portable... say, You know what the PSP needs? Trophies... C'mon Sony! You just gotta do it! #
• 15:25 Noticed something sad:The Super Stardust Portable leaderboards on the PSP only has over 4000 people on it. Really? Only 4k people bought it? #
• 15:29 @harrysaxon23 ah yes, That's right... You have to wireless connect online to upload scores. still, That isn't a lot of people.. #
• 15:40 @harrysaxon23 I guess the rest of those 360's are Arcade units. With so many users on XBL, that means there's a crud-load of 360's out there #
• 15:48 Going out... See ya in a bit! AKA: An hour or two.. #
• 17:38 A middle-schooler asked me to help support his basketball team. Darn kid's taller than me! Middle school! (i gave him a buck...) #
• 17:51 I shit you not: The Riddler and Harley Quin just walked past me. I thought WonderCon was next month! #batman #san francisco #
• 20:02 Just got an achievement on Pinball FX, but American Idol is not starting. Paused the game for now and off to watch the bad singers.. #
• 20:20 man, This IS, by far, the strangest season of American idol:Goths, bunnies, bikinis, cat-fights, sitting-on-laps, & much more. Really: WTF?! #
• 20:26 @yuki_hime "Maple Walnut"? Never heard of that one before... I vote that one! #
• 20:43 10 o'clock news commercial bumper: "PUPPY STOLEN" really? Must be a slow news day today.. #
• 20:48 What's with all the 18-and-younger's on American Idol who appear WAAY older than they really are? #
• 21:01 woah, Another American Idol TOMORROW night? Fox, can't you have a schedule that's, like, consistent or something, please? #
• 21:23 holy moly: I came across a person on Xbox Live with a SIX DIGIT GAMERSCORE... A lot of time on his hand, I'm sure.. #
• 22:02 Seems like mostly people in Japan are online playing Beautiful Katamari... I guess that makes sense.. #
• 23:19 huh: apparently, Atari.com just got a website face-lift... www.atari.com/us/ #
• 23:44 Reverted the Twitter-Icon back to normal... Enough shilling for an XBLA game for one week... ;) #
• 00:19 Calling it a night... See you on the other side.. #

• 07:55 morning, twitter... just chilling out to some 'Braid' music now.. #
• 08:47 I was gonna queue up the new episode (9) of 'The Guild' to the Xbox 360 from the website, but you can only get the HD version from there. =/ #
• 09:34 so, Who decided to to put the other Joystiq divisions in that order in the relaunch? "Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo"? That's not alphabetical! #
• 12:22 Just wondering: Why are people in Japan so obsessed with our new president Barack Obama? #
• 14:11 Closed every other window on the laptop and installing various updates... Terribly bored waiting.. #
• 16:22 Disney's Race to Witch Mountain print ads are awkward.Dwayne Johnson's head is MASSIVE in the posters!"Look! We got The Rock in our movie!" #
• 17:03 Target has Mercenaries 2 for the Xbox 360 on clearance for $20.98... hmm.. #
• 19:07 Awesome: There's a "Rumble Massage" app on the Xbox Live Marketplace in the XNA Community Games. Must... Try... Out.. #
• 19:17 hmm, The XNA Community 'Game' "Rumble Massage" (self explanatory) is ONLY 200 MS points. Very tempting, more so than the fireplace one.. #
• 19:23 @bleak22 Night! I'll keep a watch out on everyone! ;) #
• 19:24 @ghostangel Good answer.. #
• 19:30 haha... Everyone w/ Xbox Live Marketplace accessibility: Go grab the trial for the 'Rumble Massage' community game. At least try it out! hah #
• 19:34 Is not liking the new Xbox Live Avatar clothing too much, which are European National Football shirts. i mean, The flags are so small! #
• 20:44 When people on American Idol attempts to sing, I always wonder how it sounds like to them in their heads.. #
• 21:06 Watching a very special edition of Scrubs tonight... Sesame Street! whoo! #
• 21:11 holy mother effin' flack... Twitter Spam is getting worse and worse... "IPHONE 50% OFF is now following you on Twitter!" bleh... =/ #
• 21:14 @Danshir yeah... At least it was straight-up spam and not some fake username that forces you to click to see who the heck they are.. #
• 21:20 "What is Elmo? A Seal?" XD #Scrubs #Muppets Sesame Street FTW! #
• 21:27 I know everyone else has been asking, but I find no answers:Who sung the slow 'Sesame Street' theme @ the end of the Muppets Scrubs episode? #
• 21:48 Arguing with a 'friend' on Facebook. A 'friend' who hates Scrubs with passion. He intentionally acts annoying, so I do the favor back.. #
• 21:51 @Danshir Every time I talk to him, I always wonder that.. #
• 21:53 Score to @billyhammock for finding this fantastic site: www.tunefind.com/ No more asking and Googling around for answers! #
• 21:59 Carnival Cruises' 'little' World's-Biggest-Pinata marketing stunt looks like one big Viva Pinata 'Horstachio'.. #
• 22:02 speaking of which, I picked up the Xbox 360 wireless controller & 'Viva Pinata Party Animals' bundle for $39.99 @ Best Buy. Cheap deals FTW! #
• 22:10 man, The Community Games section is indeed full of quirky little non-games. 'Ocean Scenes' is one of the: It's as fun as the 'Fireplace'! #
• 23:09 I want to go to the upcoming San Francisco 'Twestival', but I'm not sure if I can make it.. #
• 00:00 Nite, Twitter! #

• 07:59 Morning, Twitter. Downloaded the Resident Evil 5 demo from the Xbox Live Marketplace before leaving the house, today... Can't wait! #
• 08:51 Happy Australia Day! #
• 09:07 Can't wait for new 'The Maw' DLC! I always felt that there were some 'deleted' scenes' in the game.. #
• 11:01 I'd kinda hate to see Twitter become more mainstreamed... It's still a small site to me. that, And I'd hate to see more Twitter-spam.. #
• 14:03 Shopping for domains forces you to be creative.. #
• 15:23 Always wondered why Capcom decided to make Chris Redfield to near-bodybuilder status in Resident Evil 5. Any guys (or gals) digging it? #RE5 #
• 16:46 Twitter Tweet Texts are killing my phone's battery. Turned off updates, so now's a good time to smack talk me while my back's turned... =P #
• 18:31 @bigweirdguy Since I didn't do the video, I'm not sure! I'm still really impressed with the guy who uploaded the video! #
• 19:32 Watching Inside The Actors Studio on Bravo... Now it's the Simpsons cast. Next: Conan O'Brian.. #
• 20:16 James Lipton is kinda scaring me right now... granted, He ALWAYS scares me.. #
• 20:39 @bleak22 ah! He'll come asking me for answers that he already knows about me! #
• 22:03 I want to see Conan O'Brien's show in 30 Rockefeller's Studio 6A before he leaves to LA. Only been to New York once & they weren't taping.. #
• 22:08 There always seem to be some sort of magic programming on my local Channel 4 (KRON FTW!).. #
• 22:12 @bleak22 Same here. I sure hope I can get down to New York sometime soon! #
• 22:22 @bleak22 yeah, I'm still not sure. I remember first hearing that Fallon was taking his spot, and I was all like "Really? HIM of all people?" #
• 22:33 Dual Tweets: I'm rather... interested... On this whole Joystiq.com rebranding... - also, Google Chrome just crashed, WTF? #
• 22:50 holy crap: Target is having 'You're In The Movies' for the Xbox 360 for $30 next week. That's a bit less than what I paid on eBay! #
• 23:33 Pillaging through Castle Crashers on the Xbox Live Arcade before retiring for the night... If I don't see ya: Good night Twitter! #
• 00:07 Checking on Amazon for the music found in 'Braid's soundtrack. Tempted to buy the albums of the artists who appeared in the game.. #XBLA #

• 14:16 Going to try out Domino's Oven-Baked Sandwiches... Gonna see if they're worth the rage from that 2-to-1 taste test.. #
• 14:21 Very amused with Domino's 'Pizza Tracker' on their website... It's like tracking your package, except it's food, and on a smaller scale.. #
• 14:29 @WeGame I'm using Gmail.. Kinda struck me odd to see your guy's email in that folder! Hope to see more newsletters! =D #
• 14:30 awesome! According to Domino's Pizza Tracker, my sandwiches are on it's way! Strange how everyone there has a name I can't pronounce.. #
• 14:33 @WeGame Welcome! And it was the "Bored? Check out some funny video game pictures :)" email two days ago.. #
• 14:34 According to Dominos.com's Pizza Tracker, "Otgonchuluun" is sending out the sandwiches.. #
• 14:51 Domino's Oven Baked Sandwiches: OK... I had Chicken Bacon Ranch, and it tastes like, well, a pizza.. #
• 14:59 @teendisneygeek heh.. I still say Quiznos is better. ;) Wonder if there's a taste test between all THREE of them! I'd like to see that study #
• 15:04 @yuki_hime Health-wise, heck no! That thing was greasy as their pizza! Again: I still prefer Quiznos, then Subway.. #
• 15:08 How did Domino's conduct their 2-to-1 study? Did they call in Domino's fans from across the nation to try out something new? #
• 15:11 Last Domino's tweet, i swear: If you haven't checked it out, here's The Onion's report on Domino's testing the limits.. is.gd/3Jni XD #
• 15:14 @bleak22 holy... $10? Agreed: I never had a bad experience at Quiznos. Subway? It kinda depends by store, to me.. #
• 15:25 @bleak22 hah... And aren't they advertising that '5-Dollar-Footlong' deal? What's up with Subway? #
• 18:39 Before I forget: Happy Lunar/Chinese New Year! I'm totally out of the loop:Are they doing that parade in Union Square here in San Francisco? #
• 18:48 Wireless Xbox 360 Controllers are 40 bucks ($39.99) at Best Buy... hmm... I could use another controller.. #
• 18:58 Tomorrow (local time) is Australia Day. To celebrate, everyone must watch a Yahoo Serious movie marathon.. #
• 19:01 ok, So the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade (presented by @SouthwestAir ) is on Feb. 7th? No wonder I'm confused.. #
• 19:04 woah, Sounds like a BIG fire or something outside: The fire department just blasted through... Loudly, of course.. Including backup! #
• 19:08 Any Twitter-ers in San Francisco: Do you know where all these fire trucks are going around the SOMA district? Just wondering.. #
• 20:29 'You're In The Movies' on the Xbox 360 ain't a bad game at all. Works best if you have other people and a clear background.. #
• 21:36 Catching some "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on ABC.. #
• 21:40 Can anyone explain to me the point to 'True Beauty' on ABC? I don't get it.. #
• 22:01 "They're an hour late, but they're here: Desperate Housewives coming up next" heh.. also, Rerun? eh.. It was a good episode the first time.. #
• 22:04 crap... Totally forgot about the Screen Actors Guild Awards... ah well.. #
• 22:09 I remember flipping through the channels around Chinese/Lunar New Years a while back, and saw -shudder- Jackie Chan singing. What's worse? #
• 22:10 -looks at tv- dear god... that's worse... I just encountered that 'Vibrating Touch' Trojan commercial... -shudder- #
• 22:15 If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's the commercial, remixed w/ the Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew.. is.gd/heye #MST3K #
• 22:19 @yuki_hime He also sang at the Olympics Closing Ceremonies.. I know, but it just seems a little awkward for me.. #
• 22:22 still, I cannot get over that Trojan 'Vibrating Touch' commercial. i mean really, The elderly? Doesnt that kinda cross the line right there? #
• 22:24 @yuki_hime XD NEVAR! -goes to hide behind my various disney-merchandise- #
• 22:41 @yuki_hime -struggles- Never! If I don't see ©Disney on it, I'm not interested! =P #
• 22:43 I know this sounds like a Jerry Seinfeld joke, but why do infomercials work late at night? Yes, Mr. Shamwow, I'd like a Slap Chop for $19.95 #
• 22:47 @yuki_hime =( Do I have to remind you? is.gd/c5Yi I'm gonna work there someday... You just watch! =P -sneaks a pocky stick- #
• 22:50 This 'hottest curry in America' episode of "Man Vs. Food" on the Travel Channel is making my eyes water.. #
• 23:03 Watching USA's ever-so-wonderful 'Psych' to close off this Sunday night... Good night all, if I don't see ya! #
• 00:32 @harrysaxon23 Don't you mean 'Mawesome'? ;) Glad to hear that you enjoyed it! #

• 12:59 Is still alive... I'm still alive... And I cannot appologize, noo.. #
• 13:53 Having some Pocky.. mm.. Just curious: When did you first have Pocky? also, Why is it a big pop-cult. phenom. all-of-a-sudden in the 2000's? #
• 13:54 for me, I ALWAY had Pocky as a kid. Whenever I go to the supermarket, I always pick that up, along with those 'Hello Panda' biscuts... mmm.. #
• 14:00 @yuki_hime ah yes, Pretz... gah, And forgot to mention Yan Yan! oh man, I think I have to go back to the supermarket later today.. #
• 14:31 @yuki_hime heh.. Whenever the topic of food comes up, it always goes off tangent, and eventually into hunger.. -looks- ran out of pocky.. =( #
• 14:32 I can never watch action movies today. They all either have the camera too close, too shake-y, and/or too many and too quick jumpcuts. bleh. #
• 15:47 @katrus Agreed. I blame the Japanification of America on many things... as for a new icon/background, Not sure what to suggest for ya.. #
• 15:52 @bleak22 Good evening! #
• 15:54 Prediction: Microsoft to release new clothing for your Xbox Live Avatar for Chinese New Year... I HOPE.. #
• 15:55 @bleak22 Nothing much right now. Just another lazy Saturday evening for me. Only difference is a new president! And how about you? #
• 16:01 @yuki_hime Woo-hoo! Someone agrees! granted, The XBL Avatars can ALWAYS use some more clothing.. #
• 16:02 @yuki_hime ..And I don't know if I can get to the festivities down here in San Francisco either. Always manage to catch it on TV anyway, tho #
• 16:03 @bleak22 yeah, It just got colder here, too, and it sucks.. #
• 16:15 @bleak22 hmm, Can't really think of any good movies right now to suggest. man, My mind must really be lazy today: I usually have suggestions #
• 16:28 wow... I never knew that I was on the bottom of the Leaderboard totem pole on Hexic HD amongst my Xbox Live Friends List. gee.. #
• 17:54 @yuki_hime DO IT! And it's free this year! -thinks- You never been to Disney World? well, Have you been to Disneyland before? #
• 18:01 @yuki_hime As a Disneyland kind-a-guy, It's hard for me to say that since DL is the original, but to the average visitor, WDW offers A-LOT.. #
• 18:21 Noticed an email in the Spam folder for www.wegame.com/ Sounds interesting: Anyone tried WeGame yet? Why was this in the Spam folder? #
• 18:23 hah, Silly me: I've been a part of WeGame since last year when they launched! Totally forgot about them! I feel bad... =( #
• 18:43 aww man, I was just ONE away from getting that 100% eaten achievement in 'The Maw'... speaking of which, I think I'll eat dinner now.. #
• 19:41 @gamesandme I like it. It has some good gameplay, but it can be repetitive & it's short (4 hr tops), among other little things.. #
• 19:43 @gamesandme ...But still, the overall package is very polished in look and feel. Great presentation, overall, and impressive for only 147 MB #
• 19:46 @gamesandme that, And any game that gives free gamerpics AND a full PREMIUM NXE dashboard theme = Win, for me.. Very charming game overall.. #
• 19:48 @ji1021 Which game? #
• 19:55 Left 4 Dead players: You should get a kick outta this: ihatevans.com/ I hate Francis hating everything.. #
• 20:17 @gamesandme Yup! Go give it a try! That goes for anyone else reading this: Play 'The Maw' on the Xbox Live Marketplace! #
• 20:23 Still cannot wait for Hasbro Family Game Night on the XBLA (from EA) and for XBL PrimeTime... Either one: Please come SOONER! like, NOW!!! #
• 22:43 Mario Kart can be soo frustrating at times.. #
• 23:41 Having a leaderboard for Puzzle Pieces on Braid is a little silly. i mean,Really: Do we really need a list of people who completed the game? #
• 23:49 Scrolling through the Braid leaderboards is getting boring. And yes: I'm actually doing that... apparently, Over 30000 people finished Braid #
• 00:02 I keep kinda forgetting that Obama is our president now, the same way I keep kinda forgetting that the year is now 2009.. #