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- March 30, 2005
Carb Crash Catastrophe
March 30, 2005Read moreSo I’m in Wal-Mart on Monday afternoon, and see a new flavor of Pringles that begs to be tried: Jalapena flavor! Limited time only! So I bought a can of that, and also a box of Cheez-Its (the best cheese crackers, in my opinion). I go to a club meeting in Manchester, which ends up being a late night burger ‘n fries dinner at the 99 Restaurant. Then I get home, drink a lot of tea and have some of those Cheez-Its before hitting the sack around 4AM.
I toss and turn all night.
- March 29, 2005
Microsoft Action Pack
March 29, 2005Read moreI renewed my Microsoft Action Pack subscription today for $199. For those of you who don’t know what it is, it’s a partner program for consultants, Value Added Resellers (VARs) and other folks in the IT industry who are using and/or selling Microsoft products.
In other words, full-blown legitimate licenses of Microsoft Office, Windows XP, Windows XP Server, and more! for 199 bucks.
- March 28, 2005
Looking Inside and Out
March 28, 2005Read moreI’ve been noticing a trend in many of my friends: they’re ending one phase of their life, to start a new one that is “better”. There’s a feeling of optimism and renewal, the grim determination of post-bubble, post 9-11 survivalist thinking transmuted into desire to do something meaningful.
- March 25, 2005
Quiznos. Meh.
March 25, 2005Read moreThe first time I went to a Quiznos sub place was in Maitland, Florida, in 1997. I think they were just working out their system, as Florida is one of those places where retail franchises work out the kinks. I remember having a pretty good roast beef sub, fragrant and delectably toasted, and feeling deeply satisfied.
Fast-forward 8 years to the Nashua Mall, New Hampshire, 8:45PM on a Friday night. The “system” is a mess, the subs not much more than what you’d get at Subway. The bread is perhaps marginally better than Subway’s, but that’s not saying very much. They run the toasted sub through a conveyor-belt oven, the kind of thing you might see at your local college cafeteria. This did toast the sub, but did not deeply warm up the sandwich. The roast beef itself was nothing to be excited about either. Not terrible, but not fragrant. Bah.
It’s too bad, because I was hoping to have a decent sub. So far the best place around here is Christopher’s, so I guess I shouldn’t complain. But it’s nothing compared to Dibella’s Old Fashioned Submarines in Upstate New York. The best subs I’ve ever had.
- March 25, 2005
“The Crack’s in the Mail”
March 25, 2005Read more
Lordy lordy, my copy of World of Warcraft has arrived.
If you’ve been living under a rock, World of Warcraft is the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (or MMORPG) that was launched by Blizzard Entertainment late last November. As of now, it’s got something like 1.5 million players worldwide, handily crushing its competitors.
I got to play in the early alpha test almost a year before launch, so I figured I would stay burned out on it. But no…it still beckons! I kind of miss beating up Murlocs and Troggs. I never hit level 60 either, content to travel the world to gape at the landscape, which is stunningly-well art directed.
Part of the renewed draw is that a few of my friends are playing, and it will be fun to hang out with them again, virtually, in a kick-ass fantasy setting. The tough part will be picking a server! Plus, it’s actually a pretty cheap hobby, monetarily speaking. As a time sink, it’s unspeakably evil. We’ll just have to see how it goes.
Oh, and kudos to Blizzard for including a real manual. It’s a perfect-bound book, just like the old days! It’s a little small so it fits in the box, but still…awesome.
