My friend Mark introduced me to the world of massively multi-player online role playing games (MMORPGs). As a former comic book collector, I simply had to give City of Heroes a try as my first MMORPG. I have to admit, for a few months I did little else in my Read more…
We missed week 2 due to illness. Week 3 was pathetic. My defense (ATL) scored ONE point. My quarterback (Vick) didn’t throw a single touchdown and had as many points rushing as he did throwing (which still wasn’t a lot) and my kicker never even showed up on the field. Read more…
And we’re off! Thanks (mostly) to the stellar performance of Donovan McNabb, I have started out the 2006 Fantasy Football season with the Guze with a comfortable 86-74 win. I am hoping to repeat last year’s win (in overtime) to tie the series 2-2 with the Large One. Even though Read more…
I have been seriously remiss with my posting. Apologies. But as you can see from the photos taken by other people here and here, I have been very busy. Last Saturday I played Ultimate on the beach at Scheveningen from 10:30 until 5:00pm. It was a beautiful sunny day and Read more…
So last night, while playing Ticket to Ride, I learned an important lesson that I think has applications on the world political stage. When you gang up with the other players at the table, and you screw one of the players so that he can’t make any of his routes Read more…
I like to play video games. I’m from the first generation that every grew up with them, and so I like to follow some of the games industry news. I recently read this great Wired article about the history and current status of the battle between Sony and Microsoft for Read more…
I can’t believe it took me so long to get around to writing about Machu Pichu, especially since it was really the highlight of the whole trip and the reason I wanted to go at all. The appeal of Machu Pichu, besides its scenic beauty (), is the unique window Read more…
Ian, my very good friend, bought me this great board game for my birthday. We have been duelling it out with Colonisten for so long, that it was really nice to have a different kind of strategy game to play. The game is very simple in theory, if a bit Read more…
So I finally saw this movie. It came out in August in the Netherlands and I saw it after I came back from Peru. I have to say, I liked it and I didn’t at the same time. The movie was well-written, as far as any Superman movie can be Read more…
I’ve seen this Lynx commercial twice now at the theaters and I think it is the best commercial ever made. Ever.