Odd article.

I don’t entirely believe everything they say. Take a look at this one quote.

“I think Microsoft has an image issue,” said Pachter. “They’ve branded themselves as the hard-core gaming rig, and I just don’t think that the hard-core audience is that big. Thirty or forty million, but not 120 million. I think they’re going to keep capturing the hard-core, but they’re never going to appeal to family, and Sony’s always going to appeal to family.”

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What? Are you kidding me? Sony? Appealing to the family? SCEA doesn’t have a single family friendly title. If you’re looking for family games on the PS3, then you are buying third party multiplatform games that you could also get on the 360 or the Wii. At least Microsoft tries to approach the family side of things with games like Viva Pinata. Sony has never made any movement on that front.

This guy probably has a cheque in his pocket signed by some executive at Sony.

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Looks like all of Jack Thompson’s shady court room behaviour has finally caught up with him. After the Florida Bar issued a 38-page complaint about Thompson early last year, the whole issue was brought to trial in late 2007. The verdict: not good for Mr. Thompson.

Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Dava Tunis has recommended a guilty verdict for 27 of the 31 charges, including “knowingly making a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal” and “using means that have no purpose other than to embarrass, delay, or burden a third person.”

According to the brief article, Thompson is going to fight this (which is unsurprising). Currently, Thompson sits on a platform forged from egg shells and thin ice. He should really watch how he treats individuals, companies and his superiors, or he may find himself unable to practice law…anywhere.

Be cool Jackie Boy. Be cool.

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New pseudonyms. Welcome to the world.

So, I am in the Teaching Option now. As I have iterated in the past, the Teaching Option is populated largely by women. Attractive women. Every last one of them. But there is one that has caught my attention especially. For the purposes of maintaining anonymity (as we have all been known to do), I will refer to her as Stephanie Lynn Nicks or - to use the popular nickname - Stevie Nicks.

Note: I felt the need to clarify that so people will not think Stevie Nicks is a guys name. She is a musician. The nickname was not chosen at random either. It is connected with her real name, but I doubt many will figure it out immediately.

Anyway, she is really nice. Very attractive. We have mostly the same courses this term, which is good. Sadly, she and I do not have jobs at the same school next term. They aren’t even in the same town or region of the province. Perhaps that is an indicator of how things will play out. Long distance relationships are not usually tolerable (just ask this guy) Anyway, yeah. She is a really nice person. She even saved me from having to teach the first class in MTHEL 206A. Of course, the omnipresent thought that she is too good for me lingers, and I cannot help but wonder if she falls into the category of “Hot Girls That Granite Likes Who Inevitably Turn Out To Have Boyfriends”.

Anyway. Yeah. Stevie Nicks. Remember the pseudonym, as it will resurface a few times in the near future.

Binks inquired recently how living in an apartment with two girls has been working out.

To be honest, nothing has come of it. And this doesn’t surprise me. Of the two girls, one of them smokes. As a result, she will never be mentioned again. The other girl - henceforth known as Susan Sarandon - is extremely attractive, extremely kind, and was in her pajamas when I first showed up for a tour of the house. Oh yeah. Remember the “Hot Girls That Granite Likes Who Inevitably Turn Out To Have Boyfriends” category of women I meet? She joined their ranks within the first day when I found out she had been dating the same guy for the past five years. And let me tell you, he is one lucky son of a bitch.

So, yeah. Susan Sarandon is out of the picture, but Stevie Nicks might not be. I guess we shall see.

Maybe I’m simply not cut out for an Danger-esque (not Dangeresque) lifestyle of a billionaire playboy.

SIGH

A post with more juicy personal details will be coming up soon.

Be patient.

In the meantime, everyone else should post. I have spoken with Wolfgang and we agree. Posting must commence…………now!

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane one-ups Simpson creator Matt Groening by getting a third spin-off green-lit by Fox. Groening was initially in the lead when he had both The Simpsons and Futurama while MacFarlane was working for the then floundering Family Guy. Since then, MacFarlane has had Family Guy put back on the air due to fabulous DVD sales, a second show - American Dad - picked up by Fox, and now, ladies and gentlemen, The Cleveland Show.

This is the real deal. Fox ordered 13 episodes which are slated to premiere in either Fall of 2008 or Spring of 2009. I look forward to it. Cleveland Brown is awesome.

Jessica Alba has gotten married.

Scarlett Johansson is next.

The global sadness of men and the apocalypse are scheduled to follow shortly thereafter.