PongOut

Ok, there is this flash game called PongOut...you play Pong and Breakout at the SAME TIME. I had a blast with it for about 25-30 minutes and then realized I got the top score of all time. The oldest score is a week old, so it probably hasn't been out much longer than that. But still, there is a certain satisfaction with getting #1.

Odd perspective: Movie to book

I just finished reading 'Stardust' by Neil Gaiman. I really enjoyed it. However, after reading nothing but graphic novels for a few months, there weren't enough pictures ;) Anyway, it was very weird reading a book after I saw the movie. I think this is the only time that has happened for me. I have read books and seen the movie later on several occasions. Almost without fail the movies are a disappointment. But, it has always been watching the 90 minute movie after reading the 8+ hour book. Now that I have experienced reading the book after watching the movie, I think it's terrible thing. You should always read the book first, or just skip it entirely. I had a hard time enjoying Stardust...without thinking about the movie the whole time. I could never really get into Neil Gaiman's story as it "drifted from the movie." Maybe in a few years I'll be able to go back and enjoy the novel. It was a good book, don't get me wrong, but I knew what was going to happen. Or, I thought I knew what was going to happen. When events didn't happen like the movie, I was more distracted by that and thinking about that than I was the actual story I was reading.

I dunno...anyone else have a similar experience?

Heroes and comics and a cool online download thingie

I really enjoy the TV show 'Heroes'. The first season was wonderful. The second season ended a little less wonderfully because of the writers' strike, but now that that's over, I look forward to season 3 of 'Heroes'!

I was just turned on to WOWIO.com. It is a site that lets you download up to 3 books or comic books a day for free as PDFs. Very cool site for people looking for PDFs to read.

WOWIO has a parody comic of the TV show 'Heroes' called 'Hewoes'. It is hilarious! If you are a fan of the TV show, I highly recommend making a free WOWIO account and downloading 'Hewoes #1'. I couldn't stop laughing - great stuff!

Eclipse photos

I shot a few photos of the eclipse last night and posted them on my flickr gallery. CLICK HERE.

9 Tips For Coping With The Next BlackBerry Outage

1. Always keep a spare fiber-optic cable with tin cans attached to each end.
2. Take a deep breath, stretch, and count to 20. When you're relaxed, you can throw your BlackBerry much harder.
3. Acquire an advanced degree in telecommunications engineering, so you can decipher the eventual explanation from RIM.
4. Call your local Homeland Security office and threaten to blow it up in the name of Holy Jihad. Then the BlackBerry outage will be the least of your worries.
5. While they may not be fast, today's carrier turtles are more reliable than ever.
6. Use your writing or photography skills to chronicle the tragedy for future generations. The world must never forget.
7. Consider learning semaphore.
8. Take advantage of the accompanying chaos to loot an iPhone.
9. If you experience feelings of murderous rage, remember: incompetent buck-passing millionaire executives are people, too.

No, that's not original by me...it's a shameless rip from the Woot.com blog ;)