Fallout 3, by Bethesda Softworks is probably the best game I’ve played so far in 2009. Personally, i think the world felt a lot bigger and a lot more immersive than GTA4. There was so much to do, and so…
John's Random Review
A totally random collection of stuff. Though now that facebook exists, its mostly guns and video games…
Blog Archives
Reviews of various things
Random Review: Too Human
Very weird game. It ended in the middle of the story. It took me a while to get a hang of the controls and equipment, and then about the time i was really getting into it, a cutscene ends, and…
Much Worse Things…
I caught most of the “A Colbert Christmas” special last night on comedy central. The last part of the episode, a duet between Stephen Colbert and Elvis Costello was the best part of the whole show. An awesome little song,…
Random Review: Root canal
Sunday night, i awoke in the middle of the night with a splitting headache. Or, toothache, rather. I couldn’t tell which tooth, or even top or bottom, just that the left side of my face hurt. I took some advil,…
Random Review: Dr. Horrible is awesome!
Go watch it. The third part is supposed to go live tomorrow (the 19th) and the first two parts are awesome. I love Neil Patrick Harris, and this is pure genius on Joss Whedon’s part as well. NPH is our…
Random Review: The most expensive meal we’ve ever eaten…
For Valentine’s day (weekend), Laura and I had dinner at The Herbfarm restaurant. It definitely gets into the “Top 3” of meals I’ve ever eaten, but does not get the top spots. It was the most elegant, well prepared, fanciest,…
Random Review: Howard Leight Impactâ„¢ Sport Earmuff
So i bought some fancy electronic ear protection from cabela’s to use at the range. I had searched some places and this “Impact” model fit my real requirements: has to muffle sounds, have to fit into the range bag. They…
The year in review!
I review the year’s best (imo!) TV shows, and Games! Follow the jump for the whole thing. Its a little long!
GRAW2 Review
When i reviewed Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter back in March of last year, i said this: The AI enemies seem to be a bit smarter than the AI friendlies though. it seems that the enemies will hide behind cover and…
Edward Tufte ROCKS.
A quick and dirty review of my day at Tufte’s “Presenting Data and Information” seminar, June 24 2007.
