…buying “Mario Bros” instead of “Super Mario Bros”. Brilliance! Oh well, it’ll be fun if a friend comes over I guess.
This system is pretty slick. I was surprised it didn’t come with an S-Video cable, although I’m sure research would have revealed this. I do like the built-in wi-fi, and that Nintendo managed to make [...]

While in nethack, I’ve observed that:

when I’m trying to chase a monster down, I often tap the keys more rapidly
when I am about to strike at a monster I’ve been chasing, I hit the key extra hard
when I am near a sleeping nymph I tap the keys lightly
I am actually gravely concerned when I see [...]

So far I’ve received: Magic The Gathering “Core Game”, w/ 2 starter packs, a guide, a “collectable premium card”, and some extra cards, along with “Magic Online”, a PC version of the game. 2 booster packs for MTG. A copy of Project Gotham Racing 3. A t-shirt from 1UP.com. $10,000, if I was the first [...]

The taste of bawls is surprisingly good.
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Sweet. Won a copy of PGR3 from Microsoft. More racing goodness.
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Watching the video of someone beating Zelda in 30 is funny. The crowd is passionate about his methods — he uses secrets and exploits, so there are many cheers, and many boos. More the former than the latter at least.
Too fun.
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Sweet. I guess people who pre-registered don’t have to wait in line after 9 or so. So I got to walk straight in.
I can’t believe I got a sunburn yesterday, going to a *video game* convention.
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A bunch of people were using the DS’s built-in Pictochat program. It’s a whiteboard/text chat that runs wirelessly (but not on the 802.11b chip).
There were many crudely drawn wangs and crudely drawn breasts. Until I combined the two.
“Is that a woman,” someone asked.
“Sorta.”
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