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Archive for January, 2003
I never seem to talk much about games on here so I thought I would take a moment to run down what I’ve been playing. It’s been the season of the PS2 for the most part. The system is at its absolute peak, with a ton of A+ games being released and enough of a lifespan on the shelves that many quality games are now in the bargain bins for $20 and sometimes even less. I’ve gone a little nuts as a result, buying all kinds of games to play with.
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I have a number of auctions up on ebay. If you’re looking for a spare video card for that linux box in the closet, or a cheap PS2 game to while away the winter with, I’m your man, get bidding!
Long live King Rat. Err, or the proletariat, yeah, that’s the ticket
What the heck am I on about? I just finished reading China Mieville’s King Rat, a post-modern fantasy set in London in the modern age. The story concerns Saul, who through a tragedy discovers that he’s the son of the deposed King of the Rats, a quasi-lycanthrope whose life is at risk at the hands of the Pied Piper. The King of the Rats need Saul because he’s a half-breed, part man and part rat, that’s immune to the allure of the Pied Piper’s tune. What follows is an entertaining and very twisted fantasy/horror story as Saul comes to terms with his heritage and struggles to overcome the Pied Piper’s schemes.
This is the second Mieville book I’ve picked up. I absolutely loved Perdido Street Station. King Rat was a bit of a letdown in comparison, but that’s not to say it’s a bad book, it’s quite good. It’s also Mieville’s first. Now I have The Scar to read, which is his third and a sequel to Perdido Street Station. I’m really looking forward to it.
Hey, just testing that my upgrade of moveable type, the software I use to publish this site, went ok.
I’m terrible this year. Every time I went shopping for xmas gifts for someone I ended up buying at least one gift for myself. My favorite by far is this little jobbie:
I had been steering clear of wireless mice, figuring they would introduce too much lag to the gaming action, but I detect none with this model and the lack of cord is really great. The only downside is their drivers absolutely suck, but I ditched them and went with the default windows drivers and everything seems to work fine. It’s a Logitech MX700 in case you’re interested, I got it for about $45 after rebate.
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