Doug

Doug

Husband & father with youngins; Presbyterian; Will devops for boardgames; Dadjoke Enthusiast; Longtime WordPress user; The failure mode of “clever” is...

Metanoia

My best friend Brad has begun blogging over at Metanoia. Stop by and leave him a comment, wontcha? Note to Brad: I’m thinking of something ORANGE! Something OOOORANNGE! It’s a blog! Get it?

Slow Wave

My posting on dreams the other day made me think of Slow Wave. If you’ve never visited it before, I highly recommend that you head there now. Jesse Reklaw, the creator of Slow Wave, takes people’s dreams that they submit…

Paging Dr. Freud.

A quick tip: don’t drink a large glass of port right before bed. I guarantee you won’t like the dreams you end up having. I managed to somehow wind up in Scotland (without having completed a database install here in…

I Hate The Northeast

There, I’ve said it. I don’t know what it is about this area that affects peoples’ souls, but there’s definitely something. The more I step back and observe the behavior of those around me, the more I want to move…

I’m Sorry, What?

So, things have been insanely busy as of late, hence the lack of posting by Yours Truly. I’ve been playing some UT2k4, when time allows, but it’s been making my poor machine crash with regularity. Said machine also happens to…

W00t!

‘Nuff said. [UPDATE] In no particular order: The aluminum case is a bit of a disappointment. I was hoping for something like the Jedi Knight II packaging. Instead, it’s a C-shaped piece of aluminum that covers three and a half…

Gamespot UT2k4 Review

Gamespot has posted their review of Unreal Tournament 2004. As per the other reviews thus far, it’s filled with superlatives and well-deserved fawning and it comes in at 9.4 Excellent.

Frank J. vs. The Limey, Part 6

Okay, Frank has exibited far more patience with this Limey LLL than I could ever have hoped for, but the Limey’s gloating over the Madrid bombings is just a little sick. How can one claim to be compassionate and still…

Fear, then Hope

In the wake of last week’s bombings in Madrid, I’ve been going through a whole host of emotions. At first, I felt a great deal of anger at the perpetrators and a great deal of sadness for the Spanish people.…

Unreal Tournament 2004 Reviews

The first UT2k4 reviews are in, with IGN and GameSpy being the first to weigh in. It scores a 5/5 stars on GS and a 9.4/10 over on IGN. Both reviews are fairly comprehensive in their coverage, yet both focus…