I’m back in Santa Clara after a much needed break from work. Well, that’s a lie – I went to work last Tuesday for a few hours. But, I feel mentally rested, physically sore, and ready for 2009. Inspired by Wysz (I didn’t realize how much I missed him until I saw him this morning), [...]
The 5th and Mission parking garage in SF does not subsidize parking, even if you see a movie at the nearby Metreon. Expect to pay around $9 to park if you see a movie. Do not arrive 5 minutes before the start of a sold-out showing of the Dark Knight in IMAX, as almost all [...]
So I just canceled my subscription to Gamefly. Their service is the video game equivalent to Netflix, where you can get video games shipped to your house, play them for however long you want, and then send them back. And for a few months, this was great – instead of spending $60 for an Xbox [...]
I become very bored and lonely. For a little background info, Jenny has left for a trip to Asia, where she will work in the Google Tokyo office for a few days before hopping over to Qingdao to see her Grandparents. I, in the meantime, am continuing the work thing in Mountain View, and attempting [...]
The best thing about Xbox 360 is that there are achievement points associated with each title. 1000 points can be obtained for each game, based on completing certain objectives. For me, I’ve always been obsessed with completely beating a game – getting 100% completition in GTA Vice City or beating Farcry/Fear/HalfLife2 on the hardest setting. [...]