I did it. I just beat Run for the Hills on Hard Drums for Rock Band. It’s only taken me 2 weeks. That was the last song that I needed on Hard.. so I’m done with it.. Time to continue my journey on to Expert.
While most of you probably don’t care.. it’s a big deal for me :)
Here’s an addictive little quiz to let you pass the time.. Found courtesy of Ze Frank — How well do you know your world geography?
First Attempt: Level 8 with 242,415 points.
I have to hand it to Miss Possible for her tolerance of video games.. not only does she let me play games periodically, but she’ll often jump in and play with me. This tends to happen with racing or puzzle games (she’s not exactly a fan of MLB 2K7 or Madden, if ya know what I mean.
I bring this up only because I recently discovered an article about Teaching Your Girlfriend to Play Video Games, and in it was this great tidbit:
Teach her how to uncramp her hands, because they will get tired during her first few sessions. Show her how you usually stretch out your hands, because if she equates video games with sore and stiff hands, she won’t want to play any more. Maybe you could give her a hand massage to make her feel better.
I couldn’t help but share, because I find this pretty humorous.
Check out this Flash game:
http://www.dailyhaha.com/_flash/jeu_chiant.swf
It’s highly amusing and frustrating at the same time.
The site is in French, but no matter. Just click on the JOUER link and you’ll get the hang of the game in no time.
Good luck and let me know what you think!
My best time was 22 seconds. I’m sure someone else can do better. Post your best time!
One of the most addictive games on the web now comes from Google as well. It’s called Google Image Labeler, and the object is quite simple. Log in, and pair up with another anonymous player.
Then when you’ve been paired up, images will begin to appear. The object of the game is to “tag” or identify the image using the same word as your partner in order to score points. It’s an extremely addictive and fun game, that both Miss Possible and I have found quite enjoyable.
The “game” helps improve Google’s ability to add metadata to images, allowing them to be more accurate with image searches. My only complaint is that you’re unable to choose who your partner is. Often, due to my mad typing skillz, I’ll be paired up with someone who types 5 wpm. So, I’ll have listed 5-7 words, while my partner has only guess once or twice.
Check it out!
I will openly admit that when I was growing up I was a New York sports fan. I lived in Western New York and had no association with any particular team — so I became a Yankees fan, just because. In that same vain, I rooted for the Mets in the 1986 World Series, and not my beloved Red Sox. Say what you will, but I’m being honest.
I stumbled upon this link last night, which is the complete bottom of the 10th inning of the imfamous Game 6 of the World Series re-inacted using Nintendo’s RBI Baseball.
I don’t mean to bring up bad vibes on the Diatribe, but I found this amazingly compelling. It’s about 8 minutes long and the detail is unbelievable. Thinking about how difficult it must have been to re-inact the inning, let alone get it set up so that the box score lined up correctly, the pitches were fouled off in to the right directions, and balls and strikes were called. Unbelieveable.
Here is the link directly to the smaller WMV file or you can visit the original site and watch the YouTube download.
While watching The Price is Right last week, I was struck with the thought of the season – taxes. Taxes are just a dirty little bitch. Those who win cash and prizes from game shows, lotteries, and the like must report those winnings to the IRS. Richard Hatch failed to report his $1 million Survivor 1 winnings to the IRS to avoid paying over $200,000 in taxes and now he’s on trial. Umm, Richie, why don’t you just pay the fucking taxes and move on?
Sure, taxes suck, but if I won a big cash prize, I would be okay with paying the taxes. I’d just consult with an accountant and make sure I put enough money aside for taxes before doing anything fun with the money.
This brings me to game show contestants. What if a regular schlub like me wins $50,000 in prizes from TPIR? Then what? It’s not like the show gives me a check. They give me the bedroom set, grandfather clock, set of golf clubs, trip to Perth (and, by the way, all flights are out of LAX; I live near Boston; am I supposed to pay for a flight from Boston to LA just to take the free trip I won that I then have to pay taxes on?), and Ford Mustang I just won. And then the IRS expects me to pay about $10,000 or $20,000 in taxes??? I’m not exactly sure how it works with winnings, but where are we supposed to come up with this money?
I remember that the IRS treated as prize winnings all those cars that Oprah Winfrey gave her audience that day a couple of years ago. She tried to say they were gifts and probably didn’t know her fans would be walloped by taxes due. So, it’s probably better to just win ca$h or else winning $50,000 in prizes might just ruin your life.
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