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In Another Club

Posted on December 16, 2008 by baudattitude

This time, an official club, not an unofficial fraternity like the Brotherhood of the Dead Xboxen, which was the last club I became an – unwilling – member of. No, see, Nintendo finally launched their Club Nintendo points-for-rewards scheme, and … Continue reading →

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20 Months Later…

Posted on December 15, 2008 by baudattitude

One of my very first posts was me talking about how I’d gone through the backlog, picked out half-a-dozen of the most critically acclaimed games I owned, and then set all of them aside and played Shenmue instead. To save … Continue reading →

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I’m, uh, Coco for Coconuts?

Posted on December 14, 2008 by baudattitude

I continued my dessert making theme by trying to duplicate a dessert that my wife used to get at a thai restaurant that we no longer live anywhere near. It is, basically, coconut-flavored sticky rice with coconut ice cream on … Continue reading →

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Fear, Expanded:

Posted on December 13, 2008 by baudattitude

The basic premise behind an expansion pack, like FEAR : Extraction Point, is pretty simple and one which I approve of – if you liked a game, it gives you some more of the same thing, and then adds a … Continue reading →

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Pudding: Round 2

Posted on December 13, 2008 by baudattitude

The rice pudding from the other night tasted quite good, but had a very chewy texture that didn’t really go hand-in-hand with the whole idea of “pudding”.  I was willing to put up with it, but it didn’t go over … Continue reading →

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Spiky Haired Freaks And Me

Posted on December 12, 2008 by baudattitude

It’s been a bit over a decade since my wife and I played through Final Fantasy VII, but one thing sticks with me. Well, a few things, really.  Chocobo racing, giant nasty sandworms, flower girls meeting unfortunate ends… but mostly … Continue reading →

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I mades me some pudding

Posted on December 12, 2008 by baudattitude

Then I eated it. I keeping with the “cooking with rice” theme, I made rice pudding tonight, a very straightforward endeavor involving milk, sugar, salt, vanilla, and cinnamon… oh, and rice of course.  Actual INGREDIENTS, not a mix or anything.  … Continue reading →

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Then came the expansion…

Posted on December 11, 2008 by baudattitude

I made fun of F.E.A.R., earlier, for not really being all that scary of a game.  I stand by my statements there. The expansion pack, “Extraction Point”, however – THAT is pushing all the right buttons in making me jump.  … Continue reading →

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F.E.A.R. finished, fails to frighten

Posted on December 11, 2008 by baudattitude

Fear was a pretty good FPS.  It was graphically stunning, particularly considering that it’s a few years old, it had a suitably creepy backstory if you took the time to listen to voice mails and check laptops, and the “Penetrator” … Continue reading →

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Cooking without smoke alarms

Posted on December 9, 2008 by baudattitude

After a evening spent alternately deep-frying pork and setting off smoke alarms, I was a little more careful the next evening, when I went to use up the leftover rice. I’m happy to report that I turned four cups of … Continue reading →

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