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A Few Hours in Oblivion

April 3, 2006October 2, 2011 Chief Oddball 4 Comments

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is the latest game to take up residence in my Xbox360’s disc drive. I’ve since spent a few hours with Bethesda’s latest medieval roleplaying title, and while I always considered myself a gamer who just didn’t dig medieval stuff, I find myself really enjoying it this time around.

TiVo Dies; Is Resurrected

February 4, 2006October 2, 2011 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

In the last couple of weeks, something strange has been going on with our TiVo. While watching either live TV or recorded programs, occasionally the action would freeze for a second, then the picture would dissolve into chunky compression artifacts before clearing up and returning to normal.

First Play: Dead or Alive 4

January 29, 2006October 2, 2011 Chief Oddball

One of the most anticipated new titles for the Xbox360 — Dead or Alive 4 — finally arrived a few weeks ago, and I recently picked up a copy. Strangely, I didn’t get around to playing it for a few days, but have finally delved into it in detail this weekend.

The Official GTO Purchase Story

January 15, 2006October 7, 2011 Chief Oddball

The latest red-letter date (no, not November 5, 1955) in the history of my garage has been reached, and I’m now the owner of a new Pontiac GTO. I touched on it briefly the other day after I got home from the big adventure, but such momentous occasions deserve a more in-depth account, and so here it is.

Proud New Owner

January 14, 2006October 2, 2011 Chief Oddball

I am now, officially, a 2006 GTO owner. Even though the car is not here in my garage yet, it now belongs to me! (Well, and Bank of America.) After a painfully long five months of waiting, today Apple and I drove up to Orlando and signed the paperwork on GTO order number JGTPG6.

Last Ride: An Out-of-F-Body Experience

December 30, 2005October 2, 2011 Chief Oddball

My Trans Am, she is gone. Everything went smooth as silk today with the transfer of ownership. The buyer, Matt, happened to be a registered member of the LS2GTO boards where I hang out, and this morning he flew in with a bank check in hand, intending to buy my car and drive it back home to Virginia Beach.

Long Distance Goat Purchase Justified Today

December 24, 2005October 2, 2011 Chief Oddball

As you may have read here on the site in the last few days, it looks like my ’06 GTO will be arriving at the dealer quite a bit earlier than originally anticipated. Of course, none of this was ever an exact science.

Shodan Wastes an Entire Afternoon

December 17, 2005October 2, 2011 Chief Oddball

Well, I suppose this is what I get for naming my workstation after the queen artificial intelligence bitch gestapo. I’m just getting geared up for work on a client’s site this afternoon — Photoshop is starting, Winamp is playing something groovy and I’m just about to save an email attachment with some notes on my task when suddenly — complete lock-up.

How the HOA Stole Christmas

December 4, 2005October 2, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

With Christmas approaching, all the IslandWalk neighbors Decorated their houses with holiday favors. But woe to all of these unsuspecting old fools For their homeowners’ assessments were about to come due. In the mail comes an invoice, one each quarter exactly For five hundred and change, it says matter-of-factly.

Xbox360: First Impressions

November 24, 2005October 2, 2011 Chief Oddball

Having spent an (admittedly inordinate) amount of time with my new Xbox360, I decided to venture back to the PC world long enough to post my impressions of the console and the first five games I’ve played on it. In short, this thing is brilliant.