Or at least, all hope of comedy is lost. Not that it was ever really in doubt, but I am convinced yet again that my brand of humor just doesn't jive with the rest of the people in the office. This is why I generally keep to myself when I'm at work - to avoid those awkward silences when I make a funny remark only to be met by blank stares and cricket sounds.
A perfect example ocurred just recently. I have two meetings to attend, both of which are less than exciting to me. I asked someone what time the meetings kick off by saying - "so where's this killer party gonna be that we got invited to today?" Crickets. Blank stares. Someone finally chimed in by saying something like "killer...party?" Seriously. It's not that complicated of a joke. I simply referenced the lame ass work-related meetings as a killer party. Failure of epic proportions.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
OMG, dead body captured on google street view!
Oh wait, she was just playing dead.
I've heard plenty of funny stuff people have done when the Google car comes by. And I'll be the first to admit that if I got the chance to pose for the Google car, you bettre believe I'd do something comedic. I probably wouldn't play dead, however. Probably.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1302422/A-body-Google-Street-View-Dont-worry-just-girl-playing-dead.html
I've heard plenty of funny stuff people have done when the Google car comes by. And I'll be the first to admit that if I got the chance to pose for the Google car, you bettre believe I'd do something comedic. I probably wouldn't play dead, however. Probably.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1302422/A-body-Google-Street-View-Dont-worry-just-girl-playing-dead.html
Friday, August 13, 2010
Mario Balotelli on his way to Eastlands
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11679_6310525,00.html
It's about time! I'm excited to see how explosive City's attack will be in upcoming seasons. Last season brought in the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor and Carlos Tevez up front - I don't count Roque Santa Cruz because he didn't have much of an impact - and Adam Johnson on the wing. This season we bring in David Silva out wide and now Super Mario up front.
City certainly won't be lacking in the talent department when the Premier League kicks off this weekend. It will be fun to watch the new players gel with the rest of the squad and I think the dearth of talent will pay off in spades late in the season. By sheer numbers, City should have fresher, more talented players to close out the year and that can only help in their push for a top 4 position and an invite to the Champion's League.
Happy Friday the 13th, everyone
Try not to play in the woods today, camp at dilapidated campgrounds, explore rickety 2+ story houses, etc.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Golden Eye on the Wii? Book it.
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/goldeneye-wii-james-bond-controller,news-7757.html
Talk about a blast from the past. I can't remember how many days were consumed in the basement of our old house playing Golden Eye on the N64. Does this ring a bell? 4player action on the big screen TV, winner stays in, losers rotate out. I remember on any given afternoon we'd have a GRIP of people hanging out waiting for their turn in the rotation. 10+ years later it won't be nearly the same when I fire up the game, but it'll be pretty sweet nonetheless.
Talk about a blast from the past. I can't remember how many days were consumed in the basement of our old house playing Golden Eye on the N64. Does this ring a bell? 4player action on the big screen TV, winner stays in, losers rotate out. I remember on any given afternoon we'd have a GRIP of people hanging out waiting for their turn in the rotation. 10+ years later it won't be nearly the same when I fire up the game, but it'll be pretty sweet nonetheless.
Friday, August 6, 2010
More billionnaires make the giving pledge
http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2010/08/04/40-billionaires-sign-the-gates-buffett-giving-pledge/
I don't want to dive into the details of why these pledges are being made, how the donations will benefit those that are donating, etc. I just like the face value of this article. Feel free to check out The Giving Pledge website here.
I don't want to dive into the details of why these pledges are being made, how the donations will benefit those that are donating, etc. I just like the face value of this article. Feel free to check out The Giving Pledge website here.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
First time for everything
Mark it down on your calendar. Today is the first time that I've been able to get my daily sales report to balance the first time around. Without boring anyone with details, the stumbling block comes from three multi-page reports that I need to draw data from. If one of those entries is incorrect, I get denied and I have to pore over all of the damn figures again.
Needless to say, I got lucky today and when I hit the balance button, everything was in balance! Win.
Needless to say, I got lucky today and when I hit the balance button, everything was in balance! Win.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Starcraft 2 - Early impressions
So... I've been playing SC2 for the past few days now and early results are very positive. Not unlike most players of the original Starcraft, SC2 has been a long-anticipated sequel. The sequel hasn't disappointed yet.
First, let's talk about the gameplay experience. For hardware we have the following:
*Intel E2200 processor - dual 2.2 GHz processors
*2 GB DDR2 ram
*Radeon 4670 video card - 1 GB DD3 ram
This is far from a gaming setup, and the only real saving grace is the lovely video card. SC2 recommends that my comp run on the high default for graphics and texture, but I kept getting the damn paged pool memory warning so I turned texture down to medium and kept the graphics default at high. I still get the memory warning, but it's not nearly as quick to set in. That, and I have yet to get the warning that I've run out of page pool memory altogether.
With the current medium/high settings, the rendering is smooth as a whistle except during the most gigantic scirmishes. For example, there was one mission where I had to erradicate a bunch of zerg that were infesting colonists. When I attack a town with 20+ ground troops and I'm met with swarms of zerg and there's a huge thing spewing green infection vomit everywhere, that bogs things down a bit. Beyond that, however, I haven't noticed the game slow down mid-flight.
The cinematic videos run smoothly also. I was especially impressed when the video involving Kerrigan pre-infestation ran without any stuttering. Loading time between the Hyperion and the missions themselves takes a while, though. Outside of that, I can't complain.
As far as gameplay goes, it felt like getting back on a bike. I haven't played SC1 or Brood Wars in forever and all of the hotkeys and various shortcuts were intact. I was happy to be able to select an SCV and hit B - R for a refinery or B - U for a bunker. I was able to hit the ground running due to the familiarity and felt like the game was too easy on the normal setting. I switched to hard and found that more suitable. I switched back to normal for my first run through the game and I've only had to restart a handful of missions to rethink my strategies.
I don't know how many missions there are in total, but I'm willing to bet I'm a little past the halfway marker in the game. Maybe this will change when I go back through the game on hard, but there hasn't been a whole lot of missions so far that required as much strategy as some of the missions in SC1 and Brood Wars (especially some of the later missions in those games). For the most part I'm able to just amass a contingent of Marines, Marauders, and Medics. The triple M is able to handle just about everything outside of the upper tier units.
That's it for now.
First, let's talk about the gameplay experience. For hardware we have the following:
*Intel E2200 processor - dual 2.2 GHz processors
*2 GB DDR2 ram
*Radeon 4670 video card - 1 GB DD3 ram
This is far from a gaming setup, and the only real saving grace is the lovely video card. SC2 recommends that my comp run on the high default for graphics and texture, but I kept getting the damn paged pool memory warning so I turned texture down to medium and kept the graphics default at high. I still get the memory warning, but it's not nearly as quick to set in. That, and I have yet to get the warning that I've run out of page pool memory altogether.
With the current medium/high settings, the rendering is smooth as a whistle except during the most gigantic scirmishes. For example, there was one mission where I had to erradicate a bunch of zerg that were infesting colonists. When I attack a town with 20+ ground troops and I'm met with swarms of zerg and there's a huge thing spewing green infection vomit everywhere, that bogs things down a bit. Beyond that, however, I haven't noticed the game slow down mid-flight.
The cinematic videos run smoothly also. I was especially impressed when the video involving Kerrigan pre-infestation ran without any stuttering. Loading time between the Hyperion and the missions themselves takes a while, though. Outside of that, I can't complain.
As far as gameplay goes, it felt like getting back on a bike. I haven't played SC1 or Brood Wars in forever and all of the hotkeys and various shortcuts were intact. I was happy to be able to select an SCV and hit B - R for a refinery or B - U for a bunker. I was able to hit the ground running due to the familiarity and felt like the game was too easy on the normal setting. I switched to hard and found that more suitable. I switched back to normal for my first run through the game and I've only had to restart a handful of missions to rethink my strategies.
I don't know how many missions there are in total, but I'm willing to bet I'm a little past the halfway marker in the game. Maybe this will change when I go back through the game on hard, but there hasn't been a whole lot of missions so far that required as much strategy as some of the missions in SC1 and Brood Wars (especially some of the later missions in those games). For the most part I'm able to just amass a contingent of Marines, Marauders, and Medics. The triple M is able to handle just about everything outside of the upper tier units.
That's it for now.
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