Author Archives: baudattitude

Stories, Brave:

Posted on December 27, 2008 by baudattitude

Back in summer of 2006, when I made my first solo trip to Japan, one of my goals for the trip was to see Ged Senki in a theater – because, damnit, I wanted to see a Studio Ghibli movie … Continue reading →

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I’m a bad man.

Posted on December 26, 2008 by baudattitude

So, there’s this developer at work who I have kind of a friendly adversarial relationship with. That is to say, he’s a decent enough guy and we get along well, but he really doesn’t understand what QA’s role is.  He … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Painting

Posted on December 25, 2008 by baudattitude

Apologies to any Bob Ross fans who stumble across this accidentally, there was simply no other appropriate title. I finished Okami last night.  Since I recieved it for Christmas 2006, that means that I had put off playing it for … Continue reading →

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Digital Distribution Done Right

Posted on December 24, 2008 by baudattitude

I don’t much care for digital distribution.  I may have mentioned this a time or twenty before. I like having physical copies of things I own, and I like the feeling of having control.  Most digital distribution seems designed to … Continue reading →

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Vista Upgrade and Fun With Drivers

Posted on December 23, 2008 by baudattitude

The laptop I upgr… look, for the sake of argument,  I’m going to SAY upgraded… to Vista this last weekend was an Acer Aspire 9300, a laptop which has served me quite well for the last couple of years. The … Continue reading →

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Monday Meganekko & More

Posted on December 22, 2008 by baudattitude

Three Christmas-themed wallpapers for you today, the first starring Ritsuko from iDOL:M@STER, the second a nice widescreen wallpaper featuring Saki, Ohno and Ogiue from Genshiken, and the third, well, who doesn’t love Haruhi? I’d say these were enough to make … Continue reading →

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Cooking with Pig, also Vista

Posted on December 21, 2008 by baudattitude

Yesterday was another good day for cooking without setting off smoke alarms.  I made up and froze a pound and a half of “Char Siu” BBQ pork for future use in fried rice, which will save me a ton of … Continue reading →

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I didn’t like Okami (for about three hours)

Posted on December 20, 2008 by baudattitude

I’ve been playing between two and five hours of Okami a night, and I think I’m about halfway through as of this writing. I’m past the Big Plot Tw… I probably shouldn’t say that.  I’m past what seems to have … Continue reading →

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Karaoke for MEN

Posted on December 19, 2008 by baudattitude

OK, not really karaoke for men, unless they’re really really secure men, but perhaps karaoke for people looking for a challenge. See, I’m a fan of aggressively girly fast-paced Japanese singers, like Kotoko and Perfume, both of whom turn up … Continue reading →

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A Winner Is Me

Posted on December 18, 2008 by baudattitude

So, there was a post on Kotaku a few days ago where they mentioned that x soft drink company was running a contest where you could win one of a few different digitally-distributed games, provided you gave them an email … Continue reading →

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