It’s no secret that I listen to weird, lousy music. My better half would argue that my taste in music is “terrible” and that my Ipod is full of things that are “painful to listen to.” It should then come as no surprise that Italo Disco is one of my guilty pleasures. It’s not usually…
Month: May 2008
I installed the new Wii Homebrew Channel over the weekend. The whole process took about two minutes and I couldn’t have screwed things up if I tried. The first thing I did was load up an SD card full of emulators and minutes later I was playing Pilotwings with my Wiimote. Pilotwings! Somehow I always…
I got my Xbox 360 back from the repair center yesterday. That’s a 10 day turnaround from the day I dropped it off at UPS. Not too shabby, but nothing beats the three days I got from Nintendo. Not all is well with my returned 360, however! Now I can only use the downloaded content…
VIDEO GAME CONSOLE REPAIR UPDATE! I dropped my broken Wii off at the UPS store Monday morning and had a brand new one delivered to my house by noon THURSDAY. That’s crazy fast! If you live in Southern California and your Wii dies, you can probably expect the same results – the repair center is…
Part of my morning routine includes something I like to call the “Catalina Shuffle”. I take two Q-Tips and dip them in hot water. Then I shove them in my ears and spin them around at the same time while simultaneously swishing Listerine around in my mouth. It’s an intense experience and it makes me…
Last night I was witness to a double homicide. In my living room. Both my Xbox 360 and my Wii are busted. What are the odds! I’ve had my 360 since February of 2006 and it has otherwise performed flawlessly since then. I consider myself lucky to have gotten 26 months of service out of…
Kate had her three-month photos taken yesterday. (see also, two months, one month, and zero months) She didn’t smile much, but trust me – when the cameras are gone she smiles like they’re going outta style. The other night I laid her down in her bassinet at bedtime and I laid down to go to…