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Not much to report, at the moment.
Work is still work – fraught with problems and peril, and attempts to sort things out with little budget or direction.

Spending my free time either playing Star Trek Online, or… Well, playing Star Trek Online. Nadia and I still go out and do things, like see Blue Man Group or watch movies, or maybe even just walk around Town Square, but mostly I’m playing STO. I’m trying not to get hooked, but I think I’m failing.

I want to get back into writing again, either short stories or maybe a more reliable comic. I’ve got my fancy tablet, and I think I might even have just enough talent to make it on the internets, but it’s the ideas I’m running low on.

I’m reading more, although there’s not been anything that’s grabbed my attention like the Percy Jackson series in a little while. I think I’m nearing time for my semi-annual Hitch-Hiker’s Guide re-read, and that’s always fun.

Last night I saw Drag Me To Hell, the new horror film by master of the genre, Sam Raimi. It should be noted that this is a rare Raimi film in that there is no Bruce Campbell – but that does not keep this movie from kicking serious ass.
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Not much to report from the field.
Played Arkham Horror on Friday with Nadia, Rich and Anna – it was good times. We won – that is to say, the gates were sealed before the Outer God could rise and drown the world in eternal winter.
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Yesterday, Microsoft launched what they are calling “The New XBox Experience”, or NXE for short. It is, at the core, a system update to your existing XBox 360 that drastically changes the menu system, and adds support for Netflix, ripping games to the hard drive, and “Avatars” – their version of the Mii.

The Avatar on the left is me… As you can see, it’s a slightly more sophisticated version of the Mii. As of right now there are a few (three) games that will allow you to play as this little bugger. Creating one isn’t too difficult, and once done you can spend some time playing dress up too. Right now the clothing options are a bit sparse, but I’d expect that to change quickly as game devs jump on the bandwagon and offer branded shirts for your little guy to wear.
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Just a few things that I thought I would mention about today…

First, the Doctor Horrible Sing-A-Long Blog went live today. It’s pretty much what it sounds like, a new web based TV mini-series written by Buffy creator Joss Whedon. It stars Neil Patrick Harris, and it’s also a musical.

About a super villain, who’s not really all that villainous. He’s a bit like Doctor Forester in that department, the wanting to be more evil than he really is.

Secondly, E3 is underway right now, and today Nintendo and Sony took the stage, following Microsofts conference yesterday.

We go now, live, to Commander William T. Riker of the USS Enterprise for his take on the Nintendo Conference:

Thanks Will.

The Sony conference? Fucking sweet. Movies, more fun games, PSP stuff… It was what gaming used to be.

It was awesome.

Finally, I saw Wanted tonight.
A fucking fine movie, hilarious and good action.

Although, part of that might also be based on who I saw it with.
More on that… Later.