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The annual
November LAN was dedicated to Starcraft 2 this year. The most epic of the games was
captured in a replay for posterity. Spoiler alert: I didn't win. The typical noob beat down by the pro players was in full force, roughly dividing in half the number of people enjoying themselves vs those in misery. Fortunately there was sufficient cheap Kirkland beer and shenanigans to prevent anyone from going postal. An expected 8-10 attendees exploded into 15 which cut into the dedicated Dance Central area preventing me from showing off my super fly dance moves to the group until later in the evening, when Marco, TomTom, Jeffords and I busted out some moves and got beat by a Champion table tennis AI. A frequent question during the times we don't blow a breaker is my electrical consumption during the LAN, which I remembered I now log on Google power, so for the first time I present the
power usage graph in all its glory. Almost forgot the obligatory
LAN Video, enjoy.
As sub 60 degree weather descends upon us, a glimmer of hope shines from my projector.
BFBC2, neglected and forgotten over the summer, is making a comeback. Tonight with the help of
Tigerbomb,
MorlockPrime,
TomTom,
Myrn and
MrPyroPuma we achieved a 6 person force of win and came back from a loss to dominate the next 4 rounds. Notably absent was
Stavos and
Joseph who will be mocked incessantly the next time they dare login. A short stint with Medal of Honor was all I needed to remember how awesome the team-based mechanics of BFBC2 blow everything else (save BF 2142) out of the water. With the Vietnam add on coming soon, the night of 8 person split squads is looking numerous.
Every year Lisa insists on buying candy for the 2-3 trick or treators we get. I refuse to acknowledge the holiday as my dream of handing out full cans of pop and being the most popular house on the street were dashed my first year at this house after the realization that nobody stops by our neighborhood on Halloween. Below is the single group of kids that made Lisa's night and set a new low turnout record. God bless the little bastards.
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My attempt at a
Planetary Fortress Rush was successful on my second attempt, and it was absolutely awesome!
Here's the replay, and fortunately for me the terran enemy didn't realize he just had to pick up his command center and move. I credit the sheer shock of the attack as the cause of his surrender. You are hereby REQUIRED to download this and marvel at the sheer ridiculousness that is the planetary fortress rush.
Today I got my first look at the parasite living inside Lisa. The ultrasound tech tried to convince me it was a normal healthy human, but I saw the spine and I know an alien larva when I see one. Here you can see the head, eyes and nose in profile which is clearly an alien head. I don't remember a face sucker ever latching onto Lisa, but somehow it deposited the egg when I had my guard down. I'm not sure how much time she has, so I'm trying to make her comfortable for as long as she has left. I've got a quick start flamethrower and plenty of fuel so I'm prepared. And in case you're wondering,
here is how babby form.
Today is the day
Enorym predicted aliens would land and make themselves known. Instead, a
mega patch landed for my web server. Considering the aliens may make themselves known on the internets and facesbook instead of IRL, I thought it wise to patch up and prepare. Know this alien energy spheres: you can't get into my web server and harness the collective minds of humanity.
The ever helpful Redford Building and Safety Engineering department decided I haven't given them enough money, and sent a nice letter to ask for more. This time the random number generator decided I
owe $165 for a rental inspection, quite an increase from the $45 I paid last time. Happy to single handedly solve the budget crisis in this great township, I sent along a special note letting them know just how excited I am to pay for this ridiculous required service to the community. Now I just need to figure out how to pull off the most bizarre rental house condition this guy has ever seen.
The
Morlock recently purchased a sailing yacht, of which I am the official tow vehicle. As such, Lisa and I are included on Morlock boat outings. My initial 15 minute cruise past sugar island during the purchase was epic, but short. Today we entertained everyone at Kensington by launching a sailboat in 50 degree weather, and learning the pleasure of launching/retrieving said boat in high wind. Fortunately the Morlock paid attention in sailing school and knew how to rig up the boat properly,
and after some fighting with the engine our adventure began. While visions of the keel hitting bottom and the boat exploding into flames plagued me for the first 15 minutes, the cool sound of
Christopher Cross soothed me into a more relaxed mood and I was able to play Leonardo DiCaprio at the front of the boat. Aside from some horrendous swaying above 50mph, the tow was uneventful.
The flatlanders stopped by today for a visit, and while Lisa and Melanie went shopping Jaird and I played the unbloggable device connected to my Xbox. While I had already become bored with the 3 games available, Jaird found various different game modes for them that got me interested again. That or my urge to jump around like a jackass had been unfulfilled for too long.
My GeForce 8800GT has served me well for
almost 3 years, but a
recent deal on a GTX 460 combined with it's position as number 8 on the
GPU performance rating (just below a $400 card) forced my hand. The upgrade
effectively doubled my GPU score, confirming the belief that the GTX 460 is the new 8800 GT in terms of bang for your buck. Windows 7 also seems to appreciate the new card as my
graphics rating has gone up
significantly. My peer pressure campaign at work successufully got everyone on my team to upgrade as well, making the GTX 460 the new hotness.
If you want to fit in with the cool kids, it's time to make the switch.
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