Zelda’s a great game and all, but 20 years from now is this guy still going to be singing its praises?
Archive for January, 2005
LikeInterestingly enough, Starbucks’ own website makes absolutely no mention of their newest non-coffee beverage, Chantico. There’s billboards all over the place for this thing, and they couldn’t be bothered to put it on their own website. Brilliant marketing strategy!
I had one the other day. It’s like drinking hot brownie batter. Which is to say it’s very rich and rather good…sort of like how hot chocolate is supposed to taste, actually. The cup is tiny – just six ounces! But really, it’s so rich that you may have trouble finishing it.
It’s entirely too expensive though. $2.65 is about a dollar too much.
Tammy and her uncle are en route to India for a three week vacation. I just dropped them off at LAX yesterday. I am sad and alone with our two cats for three weeks.
My tech-savvy wife is photoblogging the whole affair. Check her out at Tammypants.com.
Castle of the Winds brought Windows 3.1 gaming to a whole new level. I had almost forgotten about it until I stumbled upon this fan site.
Being a collector of anything can turn you into a bit of a fanatic.
Being a collector of EVERYTHING can turn you into this guy.
If you got a scanner for Christmas and you live in SoCal, you’re probably getting tired of hunting for stuff to listen to. The Southern California Frequency Directory looks like the solution to your problem!
I’ve never seen the book up close before, but the sample pages look well organized with nice illustrations!
Super Mario Brothers sheet music.
Sunday at CES I saw the world’s largest plasma television. At 102″, it wasn’t exactly something I could slip into my bag and sneak out with. Samsung had it roped off too, so someone would have seen me.
The temptation was great. I resisted.
I somehow manage to cross paths with Tony Baxter all the time in Anaheim Hills around my house. I saw him walking the floor at CES, too. He was checking out the PocketPC stuff at Microsoft’s booth.
I lost about five bucks having a grand old time playing nickel slots at New York, New York. The free-drink-bearing waitresses seemed to steer clear of the machines, though. I imagine a twenty cent tip probably doesn’t go as far as it used to.
I drove to Las Vegas and back by myself in some of the worst weather the region has seen in nearly a year. Amazingly I still made it in less than four hours each way. Leaving my house at 8pm in total darkness Saturday night added a nice “Oh shit! What was that!” factor to the mix.
Satellite radio made for good company this weekend.
Their website is among the worst on the planet, but Tazo‘s Chai Latte mix is delicious. Mix one part Tazo Chai mix with one part milk, and pour over ice. Mind blowing.
Last week I found the same Tazo Chai concentrate that Starbucks uses in their stores at Costco and picked up a few boxes for myself. Now I can make my own Chai Lattes at home whenever I want for a fraction of the price that Starbucks charges.
Thank you, Costco.
Six Apart bought LiveJournal. It’s official now.
Six Apart got a little investment money a while ago, and they’ve been burning through it like gangbusters. In less than two years they’ve grown from 5 employees in one office to 70 employees in three international offices.
Color me cautious, but this sounds like a tale we’ve heard many times before in the golden era of the dot-com boom. If they can sustain their growth without having to rely on more outside investment, then good for them. But spending all that cash so early in the company’s life sure seems risky.
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