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Just like old times...Dynamite Boy and Born to Lose

2008-06-09T16:57:00.000-07:00

This weekend was awesome! We stared things off with Ben Ballards formal Birthday Dinner(tm) at Fogo De Chao, a Brazilian steak house that is all you can eat choice cuts of meat. It was amazing! Then Haymaker 3, Goodnight Goodness, Born to Lose and Dynamite Boy played at Red Eyed Fly. It was such an awesome show. BTL was ON, just great. The new stuff is awesome. Then Dynamite Boy played the 10anniversary show for Hell is Other People, their first CD. Man was it a blast. Sean wanted me to sing Knockout, one of my all time favorite songs, but I am a chicken shit, oh, and I can't sing. But I did it anyways with the help of Ben and others. Of course I totally messed up the lyrics after the looking in the mirror part..I suck. Sorry if you were there and had to hear it.

After the show we went night swimming but I didn't feel well and I vomited and went home. OH! There was a battle royal at Spiros (surprise!?) and the cops had to bust it up with tear gas, right in front of my car that I was sitting in with the top down . Man I had never wanted the top to go up faster in my life!

Then Sunday we hit the river again. It was awesome! It was for Hausen's birthday. Welcome to the dirty 30's buddy! He did get eaten by the Headcrusher Falls(Tm) and I got super bad calf cramps again...I think something is up.

On the way back, I-35 was closed for construction of another stupid ass toll plaza (Really texans, you voted for that shite?!?! WE PAY ENOUGH TAXES! STOP PASSING THE DUMN SHIT!) and we went on a 30 mile detour that put us back on 35 100 yards where we got off. Nice planning TXDoT!

Anyways, pics of the show.

Ben Ballard's Birthday Bingo

2008-06-06T10:58:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my good buddy Ben's birthday! Woo hoo! We went to Trudy's for his free drink then we hit up the Bingo Palace of awesomeness and good times! Even though none of us won, it was a darn good time. After that we went to Baby Blues for some more good times. It was a fun evening for sure. I cut out before things got crazy so I don't even know if these people are still kickin!

Tonight is day 2 of the Birthday celebration. We are going to Fogo De Chao! ALL YOU CAN EAT PRIME MEAT ON SWORDS!!!!!!!!

Pictures of course!

House Remodeling - Part 2

2008-06-02T10:06:00.000-07:00

So the red on the fireplace was cool and all but the white stones were killing me with their Christmas cheer, so I repainted.

I spent more time in the paint department with this decision than with any color decision prior, but I settled on a "bitter chocolate" color. A dark brown with a touch of purple. I was going to do a faux finish with the brown rubbed on the red but it just looked like soot from the fireplace, so i did a full paint. I did leave red streaks showing through and it may work.

I like it.
With the old red...

The new "Bitter Chocolate" color

It does bring down the brightness a bit but with the stuff I am going to paint and hang I think it will be ok.

House Remodeling - Part 1

2008-05-30T15:50:00.000-07:00

So it has been a while since I have posted anything, I have just been too busy being awesome since I have been back in Texas.

The polygamists who were renting my house decides to totally screw up everything in the house. They ruined the carpet and put down the crappiest most ugly gray tile I have ever seen, and didn't bother to line up the grout lines with the good stuff that I had previously put down. They did the worst paint job I have ever seen and well, they just suck. I wish them no awesomeness to come for many years. Also, they screwed over the neighbor next door too, at least I'm not alone...enough about those party poopers!

So I have been remodeling and repainting the entire house...slowly.

I started int he kitchen and painted the cabinets a dark brown and the walls Blue. I really like the way it turned out. Then I made a radical decision about the theater. It used to be downstairs (pictured below) and I had curtains separating it and blocking the light. I was going to wall in the theater and do all that but then it dawned on me that my master bedroom was really huge (too big really!) and I should turn that into the theatre (which is called "Our Moonlight Cinema), so I busted out the dark blue paint and went to town. Mounted a screen, got some theatre recliners and a new projector and sound system (Thanks Sony!). The results are pretty bad ass! I will post pictures later and there is still some work to be done such as the riser for the rear seats and rear seats.

I also have life size Jar Jar and Watto statues and a 6' Naboo Star Fighter for the theatre. If you have any movie props or memorabilia you want to get rid of, let me know.

Then I did my bedroom. It came out very nice if I do say so myself, and I do! Again, I'll post pictures later.

Now I am working on my living room and wall between the kitchen and said living room. I went kinda bright with the colors, but I'm a color kind of guy. The red on the fireplace is cool, but with the while fireplace face it makes it look too christmasy so I am going to repaint it a brown color and see how it plays.

The bar is next, I am going for a macabre man lounge theme with dark green walls with a skull stencil pattern and lots of fake leather and dark woods, should be cool.

Here are some random pics, Hippie Dave has my camera with the before pics still...

This is the old theatre room with the new 1080P HD Projector

This is a dark picture...

This is the old theatre room and the new projector, this will soon be the bar. I need a good name for it.

Here you see the colors I am going for in the living room. The green on the left is very bright, I like it a lot.

Here is what the kitchen walls and cabinets look like. I like the way it all came together.

The Further adventures of Captain Cornelius - Sonoma

2007-11-19T10:51:00.000-08:00

This Saturday (November 17) was my friend Beth's birthday. To celebrate we ventured up to the Wine Country and partook in free adult beverages while Captain Cornelius explored the uncharted hills and valleys of Sonoma.

We first stopped at the Pedroncelli Winery. This place was great! The wine was delicious and Jon, our guide through the journey of flavors was really cool. By far the nicest and most welcoming of all the places we visited.

From there we went to Frick Winery. This place was the coolest traditional vinyard setting I thought. The falling water tower was awesome. The guy here loosened up after a bit, but was still pretty crotchety. The Wine here was pretty good too.

By this time we were starved so we hit up the Dry Creek General Store. It was cool and overpriced as you would expect. the sandwiches were made to order and delicious! The ordering and paying process was not interesting and very inefficient and they are cash only..WTF?! Join the 21st century people! Also, the bartender was gorgeous!

This is where we met up with McShane and Meg, they were super late. Oh McSane and Meg...

From here we headed up to Bella Winery and Caves. The place was really cool in that it was a cave dug into a hill. This was the only place that charged a tasting fee ($5) which I thought was pretty tacky and cheesy. Also, their wine was pretty crappy I thought. Way dry and gave me serious cotton mouth. The people were also not very friendly I thought. The place was cool though.

By this time it was close to 5:00 and we wanted to hit one more so we rushed around and found one that was open 'til 5 so we rushed in. The lady there was quick to quip that they were by appointment only (even thought there were dozens of signs advertising the tasting rooms and open 'til 5ness). I didn't like her attitude so I went outside and took pictures of the Captain. This resulted in the best photo of the day (IMHO). This is also where we met up with J-scram.

After the wineries we made a quick trip over to Bear Republic Brewing company for some grub and beers. I had Root Beer and Cream Soda. Good stuff.

After that we headed back to the city and went to Teppi and Laurens for birthday cake and cupcakes action.

It was a successful day for sure, and the Captain did some fantastically awesome exploration.

PeeWee, Punk Rock, and P.B.R.

2007-11-19T10:07:00.000-08:00

This past Wednesday (November 14th) was my awesome friend Lisa's (PeeWee - also from AMP, LFR, and H&H) birthday! To honor her on this glorious day I headed out to the lovely city where the Sims was born, Walnut Creek California. We went to this bar\club called Spoontonic Lounge for Punk Rock Night where Brett from AMP\Loud Fast Rules\and Hails and Horns and Mohawk Tony spin amazing punk records all night long.

It was a whole lotta fun and just a damn good time. I wish I'd been going every Wednesday night instead of being lame...suck.

Also, I met my East Bay doppelgangers! Good thing they were awesome!

So Happy Birthday PeeWee, I'm gonna miss you when I move back to Texas.

Enjoy the photos at your leisure.

Separated at birth?

Return of the Captain!

2007-11-05T15:08:00.000-08:00

Its been a while since I updated this little ol' site, and man is this a good update. Why? Captain Cornelius, thats why!

The Cap'n went exploring the Muir Woods this weekend with my friend Ashley and myself. It was a good time. The lighting was odd so that is why there are many of the same photos with and without flash. I will be making a Cap'n section soon and clean all this up plus add the hundreds of other pics I have of him.

In addition to the trip to the Muir Woods with the Captain, there was good times at The Phoenix where we played a lively game of fingers.

From there we went to a partake the the vocal stylings of karaoke at some place on Mission...It was a damn good time.

Also in this mix of pictures are a set from the beach and the Golden Gate bridge as well as pictures of the true San Francisco, the bums. This one is named "Dirty Hands McGee", well, that's what I have named him. He passes out where he wants.

We will start with the pics of the exploration of the Muir Woods by Me, Ashley, and Captain Cornelius!

This was the trip home from the Muir Woods. Good pics of the bridge.

This was at the Phoenix. Again, good times were had by all.

Ha...rhea...

Every year in San Francisco they have the Love Fest and part of that is the Love Parade. The parade is a bunch of scantly clad (or plain naked) people riding on floats blasting techno, house, and jungle music. It is really a really awesome event, all in the name of love and peas. Oh yeah, I had to work that Sunday or I would have had more pictures....weak.

Some random pics of the beach and Golden Gate Bridge. And Dolphins...can't forget the dolphins. (I may have posted these before but I cannot find them)

Dirty Hands McGee. He is one of the less aggressive bums in this gos forsaken city, he is in fact, lazy. He stands in this Jesus Christ pose with his pitch black dirty hands by his side and groans when you walk by. If you say no he nods with indifference. Dirty Hands McGee is known to just drop trow and take a dump anywhere he wants, I have sadly seen this on more than one occasion...

One day I was looking out my window as I tend to do and he was passed out half way in and out of the street. I had my Jr guy call the non-emergency police line and tell them. The ambulance came within 10 minutes and woke him up, gave him a field sobriety test (which he failed) and then sent him on his way.

In the meantime, it was amazing watching people just stop and take pictures and pose with him. No one else bothered to call the cops or ambulance or anything. Its sad really, and says a lot about the people in this city.

Well that was fun. I hope to be updating more often. Look for the Captains own page soon!

In the San Antonio Paper

2007-10-23T16:20:00.000-07:00

I was in the San Antonio newspaper during the Austin Game Developers Conference. I am awesome!

My First MMO

2007-10-17T14:41:00.000-07:00

I don't know who did this, but it is funny. If you know where it came from, let me know so I can properly credit.

Austin, Friends, Nerds, and a ton of drinks...

2007-09-11T19:02:00.000-07:00

So I went to Austin this past weekend for AGDC and it was amazing to be home and surrounded by my friends. It was hot and I loved it. My asshole renters ruined my house, sucks. Friends are awesome. Drama is still as prevalent as ever.

The little Dynamite (produced by the Sean and Amy factory) is awesome! He looks just like Sean, so much so that I had to do a little photoshop action.

My trip to Austin for AGDC and to cure the homesickness

This grew in a cup on my desk while I was gone.

The Syndicate Guild Conference

The Lucky Stiffs (RIP) and Angel City Outcasts at Thee Parkside on 8.28.2007

San Francisco Randomness...

The Real McKenzies & Angel City Outcasts - Thee Parkside

2007-08-22T10:07:00.000-07:00

Last night (8.21.07) Angel City Outcasts and The Real McKenzies played at Thee Parkside. Man, what an awesome show! Everyone was so into it, ACO rocked the socks off and we talked about the Born to Losers and how rad their tour together was. They were great.

Then the Real McKenzies played. It was probably the most fun I have had at a show in a long time. They were so good and spot on and so friendly and fun. I don't think the show could have been any better. At one point the singer and the second guitarist picked up the lead guitarists amp and carried it into the crowd while he was rocking a solo, it was awesome!

Thee Parkside has become my new favorite place in town. It is easy to park, the people are awesome, the drinks are cheap, and the food is amazing.

Here are some videos I took from the show with my camera, poor video quality ok audio quality. And some pictures afterwards. There are some I think are super cool of the kids moshing with a long exposure.

Pictures, Enjoy!

GenCon, Flying Things and Lost Keys

2007-08-21T19:45:00.000-07:00

This past week I was in Indianapolis Indiana for one of the biggest nerd gatherings (and I say that lovingly) of the year, GenCon!

It was a lot of fun, tiring working all day but lots of fun. Our game was down a lot so that made it frustrating for me, but that’s what happens when you use the server being used for stress testing for live demos.

I hung out with the Flying Lab team and they are great people. I have sorta known Troy, their Director of Community Relations for a while, and I met Theresa, their PR coordinator last con, but this was the first time I really talked to her and the rest of the team (Lindsey, Matt and Danicia) and they are all great. I also reunited with an old friend from the UO days…I knew her when she was in High School. Now Jodi is a technical artist working at Flying Lab as well. It was awesome getting to hang out with her again and good to see she got into the industry.

Um..I was fascinated by the airplane this trip. Lots of pictures of the plane and clouds and I also have some cool (or I think cool) videos of takeoffs and landings.

The travel was quite horrific this trip. I’m not going to go into it as it is far to long a tale to tale but here is the gist.

Delayed flight
Get on plane
Get off plane due to the fact I am going to miss my connection in Chicago
New flight 4 hours later
Land in Kansas City – flight delayed
Finally take off
Land in Indy 4 hours later than I should have
The way home I cant check in online due to them screwing something up
Check in at airport, group C, great. Lady moves me to A. Awesome
Flight delayed.
Land in Chicago
Ask if I can change groups, lady says they can’t do that.
Different lady asks me if I fit in the seats, changes my grouping to pre-board
Flight is delayed
Meet two nice girls and have good talks
Get bags and take shuttle to car…wait, why is my bag open and where are my keys and other items?
Take shuttle back to terminal
Ask the lady what’s up? She blames TSA, I get mad and tell her instead of placing blame ask the people on the plane if my keys are in the belly or on the conveyer.
She cries
I call people to come get me because BART has stopped because it is 1AM.
No one answers
Take $30 shuttle to office because I cant get in my house
Remember I had a premonition to unlock the window on my house
Wait two hours for MUNI
Get home and break in
Sleep…sweet, sweet sleep.
Ride scooter to work
Take BART to Oakland
Take AIR Bart to airport
Take economy shuttle to lot
Pay $90 parking fee
Drive home
Take MUNI bake to office
Ride scooter home.

I hate Southwest with all my heart...and hate is a strong word.

I guess that wasn’t so short after all, sorry.

I did see Superbad. Twice! That movie is so funny, I laughed so hard both times. I plan on seeing it a few more times. It feels good to laugh that hard. Do yourself a favor and go see it….if you have a soul you will go see it.

Yeah, here are the pics, enjoy.

I'll be in Austin in a couple of weeks for AGDC! HOME SWEET HOME!!!!!

Vegas Baby! A tale of Geeks, Beauties, and Bodyguards

2007-08-06T17:01:00.000-07:00

This past week (8/2/07 - 8/5/07) I was in Las Vegas for the the annual SOE Fan Faire to show off Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising.

It was such a blast! I got there and went to do setup and ended up handing out the raffle tickets to all 1500 people. By the end of the day my voice was shot.

That night a few friends and I went to the Gold Coast and I was up about $300. Woo me!

The next day was the beginning of the event. It was a great time. A lot of interest in G&H and a lot of cool people and good conversations. It was a geek paradise, and I mean that in a good way. There were a lot of discussion panels and live events and just good times.

Friday night there was a pool party and my friend Lauren (LOVE HER!) was hired to model as one of the characters as well as this other girl, Zaneta, she was also lovely with a nice polish accent.

Things were great! Open bar, bad karaoke, good people, and the beautiful Lauren and Zaneta.

I was triple fisting Vodka and Redbulls (sorry mom) and I was on top of the world. Well, I won't go into too many details here but there was a guy being creepy and touching Zaneta and bothering Lauren. I asked him to step off and he didn't and he followed us to the change room and he tried to get in to "watch them". Anyone who knows me knows I don't put up people harassing girls so I had to tell him a few times to step off and just had to take care of the situation. yeah...um...yikes for him!

Lauren invited me to go hang out with her and meet up with the wonderful and lovely Natalie at a burlesque club called Forty Deuce.

As we were walking through the Mandalay Bay I was all "VIP COMING THROUGH" and escorting Lauren through the crowd, it was awesome. People were all like "Who is that" HAHAHA.

We walked right up and in and paid no cover and got to go to the VIP section, it was awesome! I had so much fun!

As we were leaving I caught up with Natalie and we gave her the VIP COMING THROUGH treatment to her car.

Dave and I got in a cab to go back to the hotel and the next thing I know we are at a gentleman's establishment. This was my first and last time going. I've never wanted to go before (I am frustrated enough as it is) and it was really expensive and i just feel it is a little degrading and the girls looked so bored and so out of it...I just...um...yeah.

That night was hell...32 redbull and vodkas do not a good time make. I horked all over the bed and was in bad shape the next day but I manned up and worked the shift.

I went to Caesars Palace for dinner which was cool. Then I came home.

As usual, pictures for your viewing pleasure!

Yeah...good times. I came home about $300 in the hole.

Comic-Con and San Diego Air Museum

2007-07-31T15:23:00.000-07:00

This past week (July 25 - July 29th) I was in San Diego for one of the largest annual geek conventions in the world. Comic-Con International! It was a really great time. Comic-Con is getting bigger and bigger each year ans is kinda taking the place of E3. There was so much cool and a whole lotta crap. I did learn that there is a market for everything.

The only real problem with all of these geek conventions is the terrible body odor of some of these people...seriously guys, shower!

In addition to all the cool stuff and the great showing of our great game, I got to see Lauren again! She is the girl who played Medusa at E3 last year, she was the Pirates of the Burning Sea girl this year (who is also being published by SOE). She is seriously one of the sweetest girls I've ever met. Not to mention that she is stunningly beautiful. So we talked a lot and had a lot of fun. We had a new model to play Medusa this year, her name is Natalie and she was also fantastic. So beautiful and sweet and nice and funny. We all talked a lot and shared scary stories and it was really fun. I can't wait to see them again in Vegas this week.

We also shared a booth with the Sony Pictures Imagworks group and all the ladies there were a blast to hang out with! we had so much fun with each other and one of the girls nearly castrated a guy with the bouncy balls we were giving out. It was pretty damn funny.

On Saturday we went to the SOE studio and had the second annual SOE Block Party. this was a more intimate gathering of a thousand or so people to come and play all of the SOE and Platform Published games and have free food and chill with the dev teams. It was a really good time as well a another great showing of the game.

Before the Block Party we had a little time to kill so we went to the San Deigo Marine Air Museum and got to check out all the planes and stuff. Being a fan of airplanes it was a good time.

Aside from my stupid foot hurting it was a really great time.

Comic-Con!

Ray Harryhausen (The godfather of visual effects in movies!). He did all the effects in Clash of the Titans and Jason and the Argonauts and was really excited to see a living Medusa. It was awesome!

This kid was so adorable. He LOVED Lauren as the Pirate! Cutest picture ever?

Block Party!

Travel and San Diego

Marine Air Museum

Drunk times at the bar!

And this Thursday I head to Las Vegas for the SOE Fan Faire! That should be a great time...my bank account is scared.

The Journeyman - filmed next to my office

2007-07-24T15:52:00.000-07:00

Today, I get to work and there is a camera crew and all the accompanying utilities spread all over the outside of my building at 2nd and Minna downtown SF. I walked over to check it out and promptly go asked by a nice lady with a little sas to walk one way or the other. I told her I worked up there and pointed to the 4th floor and she said "That's great but you are right int he middle of the shot." So i went upstairs and grabbed my camera. I didn't have my still camera so the screens are crappy.

The show they were filming is a new NBC show called Journeyman starring the lead guy from ROME (which is funny cause we are making a Roman themed game....I guess it's not that funny) who discovers he can travel through time or something. It could be cool.

Youtube video I filmed of a scene they were filming.

Crappy pictures

More Event Photos - Hero Camp and My Hotel at E3

2007-07-22T14:48:00.000-07:00

At work we had an event where a bunch of press came in to play the game. I twas a good event called Hero Camp. The place we help the event at is called Shanghai 1930. It is a restaurant but in the bottom they have a cigar lounge and scotch bar. It cost $3500 to become a member plus an annual expenditure. Insane. They also have a shot of scotch that costs $300. I tried to con one out of the guy to which he replied "F*ck no". It was funny and all the people there were really cool.

Also, I a fascinated with hotel rooms. I don't know why but I am. The Hotel (Hyatt Regency Century Plaza)we stayed in while in Santa Monica for E3 was nice and the shower really freaked me out. It was awesome...there was no "tub" or walls keeping the water in, it just ran to a drain in the middle of the floor and about a minute after you shut the water off the floor was dry. I want a shower like this in my next house.

This is the radiator filler cap on my scooter that broke... (AVOID MR. SCOOTER!)

Hero Camp Action

Um...yeah. This is part of a mural at a hardware store at 3rd and Mission. Wow...

My hotel at E3 - so many stupid spensive cars - Lambo, Astin-Martin, Ferrari... *sigh*

The AWESOME shower! Look at that thing!

It's been a while - Papercraft, E3, Weddings!

2007-07-20T20:38:00.000-07:00

Oh, hello there. I didn't hear you come it. It's been a long time since I last posted and a lot has been going on. I'll add a bunch of random stuff over the weekend and probably in a crazy order that makes no sense at all.

Let's start with the latest goings on. This has been a busy month and only gets worse. First I went to Santa Monica for E3 which was very different than past years. Ill post more on that later. There are pics below. I had to leave a day early to meet up with Ben Ballard who came into town for Chris Hinton's (Big Black, My brother from another mother) wedding to the lovely Lorrie in Sacramento. I was honored to be the best man, and it was an amazing wedding. I would almost call it perfect if my tux had fit better.

Then I went to see a show (Time Again @ Thee Parkside) and met some kickass people - Lisa and Tony. I also ran into Jessica again at the Re-volts show, good times, it has been a while.

Next week I go to San Diego on the 25th - 29th for Comic-con and the 2nd annual SOE Block Party. That should be a good time. Then I come back for a day or two and then head to Las Vegas (god help us all) for the SOE Fan Faire from the 1st - 5th to demo Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising. Vegas has not been good to me so far...I hope this trip is better.

Then a have a week or two off before I head to Indianapolis for Gen-Com. Talk about geek overload! It is always a lot of fun though, so I am excited.

Oh, yeah, I got a scooter! It rules the school on the face!

Papercraft skullmask rules!

Looking through a binocular lens.

Wires...

Inside the scooter.

E3 stuff...

Manns Chinese Theater in Hollywood on opening night of Harry Potter and the Sleeping Binky

Barker hanger at E3. Nothing like jets flying over as you try to pimp your stuff.

Morgan Webb and Olivia Munn are SO MUCH hotter in person and on TV.

Wedding rehearsal goodness.

Best grooms cake ever? Methinksso!

The big day - I was more nervous than Chris...

Giving the toast...I was so nervous and shaking so badly that I almost dropped my glass...

"I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" - Grrr...little ties on fat guys do not a good look make.

Good times...

My new phone!

2007-03-25T19:40:00.000-07:00

Yay! I finally got rid of that crappy V3. This new Blackberry 8800 rocks. Now I guess I can never escape work...crap, what did I do?!

Whine Whine Wine...Vol 3

2007-03-25T18:59:00.000-07:00

Wine Number 3

Wine: 2004 Toasted Head Merlot
Cost: $7.99
Cap Type: Cork
Bottle: Normal wine bottle with a downward taper and a deep bottom indention.
Label: Small label with bear blowing flames. Neat.
Alcohol Content: 13.5%

This wine totally surpassed my expectations. This was tasty and drinkable and I actually really enjoyed it! I will probably get more if this. To me, it has a nutty, fruity flavor that wasn't dry or bitter. It has a little sweetness but not too much.

I enjoyed this stuff!

Overall Rating: 8/10

Whine Whine Wine...Vol 2

2007-03-15T22:27:00.000-07:00

Wine Number 2

Wine: 2005 California Zinfandel by Donny Boon Vinyards
Cost: $34.99
Cap Type: Screw Cap
Bottle: Normal wine bottle with deep bottom indention with nice golf ball like texture inside.
Label: Great art of a crazy Cardinal Devil guy done by Ralph Steadman. Hand written back label.
Alcohol Content: 14%

It really is odd how two wines of the same type can taste so different. This is a Zinfadel just like the last wine but this one tasted really good! No real bitterness and no dryness at all. There was a real nice fruity, grapey flavor that was easy to drink. I day have to point out that I just drank this straight from the bottle. Figured since I'm not sharing it with anyone it would be ok.

This is a wine I would order and drink for the sake of drinking.

Update: This wine tastes better on the 2nd day!

Overall Rating: 8/10

Whine Whine Wine...

2007-03-11T21:49:00.000-07:00

So with my high Blood Pressure I am supposed to start drinking one glass of Red Wine a night. I've never been much of a wine person, but I have never really tried too many, so I decided I was going to try as many wines as I can and keep a record of them here. To help me remember which ones I like and which ones remind me of urine.

Wine Number 1

Wine: Ravenswood 2004 California Zinfandel
Cost: $6:99 on sale at Safeway
Cap Type: Cork
Bottle: Normal wine bottle with deep bottom indention (I'm sure there is a name for that)
Label: Cool logo, like the center piece of an old 45 record. Nothing else really, strait to the point.
Alcohol Content: 13.5%

So...I was not a big fan of this upon first taste. It was really kinda dry and bitter tasting. It had a very unripe grape taste to me. But I have the pallet of a cave man.

My second sip (ok, it was more like a gulp) was much better. The dryness was still there a little and the bitterness was definitely there but it did not assault my senses as much as the first taste. This time the taste was much smoother and actually tasted like something you could actually drink.

The rest of my glass was ok. I can't say I enjoyed it. It would probably be better with food, at least for me. This is not a wine I would would order just for the sake of drinking.

Overall Rating: 5/10

I'm on Destructoid!

2007-03-10T12:42:00.000-08:00

Destructiod, one of my favorite gaming sites was at our companies GDC Happy Hour and Dyson (my buddy who reports for Destructoid) decided to interview me about our awesome upcoming game, Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising.

Link to the Destructoid Article.

The Video:

I hate my voice... =(

Home Sweet Home...March 2007 Edition

2007-03-10T12:06:00.000-08:00

I saw that all my friends bands (Born to Lose, Cruiserweight, and an acoustic Dynamite Boy reunion) were playing and I have been very homesick and really missing all of my friends so I decided on a whim to fly home for the show and hang for the weekend.

The show was so much fun! I also got to see Say Hello to the Angels (Dustin from the Riddlin' Kids and Sal, Ben, and Ray from Rubberhead's new band) and Mark Disaster from New Disaster. Sadly I missed New Disaster which I am pretty sad about.

In addition to going to the shows a bunch of us went to Trudy's on Saturday. Aside from the always long wait, it was a really good time and delicious. I think the food in Austin is a thousand times better than the stuff here. We also hit up Taco Cabana (YAY!) and Schlotzky's. I love it so much!

Ben and I met up with Lauren, Melissa, Katrina, and Sarah on Saturday night for some good times at one of the new hoity toity bars on west 6th. The girls were shocked to see Ben Ballard in that place. There was a little drama with lost cell phones and getting too drunk and me almost getting into a fight but Lauren totally owning the assjacket with here witty and sarcastic attacks.

We went to Ashley's house and hung out with the Good in the Sack kids and watched people play Wii's Wario's Smooth Moves. So awesome.

The trip was so amazing and made me once again realize I need to move back to Texas. That is where I need to be right now, but I am dedicated and committed to my job.

Oh yeah, I got two new tattoos at True Blue while I was there. On my wrists I got AWESOME and RADICAL. Cause you can't be awesome without ME and you can't have racical without CAL (my initials!).

The guy who did them was super cool but the work kinda sucked. I should have help out for Joe Kennett, but he didn't have time and I have been jonesing and wanting this for over a year now.

Engrish or Intentional?

2007-03-10T12:03:00.000-08:00

There is this new place up the road from my house that I pass everyday while going to work. I'm not sure if I am just reading it wrong or if it engrish or just a case of bad grammar...

It is very funny to me either way.

Bowling at the Presidio

2007-03-10T11:38:00.000-08:00

The first couple of pics are from the Perpetual Holiday party. I remember thinking to myself while taking that one picture "make a cool face, look smooth and awesome!", it didn't work.

Also, a while back some peeps and myself decided to go do a little bowling. Wii Sports Bowling really got me into a bowling mood. MikeG owns at Wii Bowling, so don't challenge him. I hit a 214 and he immediately busted out a 240-something or higher...I can't remember, or rather choose not to remember.

The Presidio Bowl is a hotbed of attractive ladies as well. Always a good time to be had. The only problem is their jukebox socks. Oh, and bowling is expensive.