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http://thefrugalnerd.wordpress.com/

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For the next two weeks, I'm going to stay away from my computer and any other electronic devices (except for my cellphone). Hence, no blog updates until then.I'm not doing this because of Lent, however. I don't believe that sacrificing what I love to do (gaming, listening to music) will save me a seat in heaven. Besides, Lent is almost over. The reason why I'm doing this is that I want to finish

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As if The Dillinger Escape Plan's new album, Option Paralysis, isn't enough to blast beat the hell out of me, I found more metal releases that will give my eardrum a good pounding this month. First is High On Fire's new album, Snakes For The Divine. Then I also discovered an excellent band that calls themselves Shining.High On Fire"Frost Hammer"High On Fire is a metal band from Oakland,

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The duo She & Him, composed of the multi-talented Zooey Deschanel (She, who also played Summer Finn in the film (500) Days of Summer) and singer/songwriter M. Ward (Him), just released their latest album, Volume Two. I just saw the video for their first single "In The Sun" over at YouTube, and I'm sharing it here. Watch.It's adorable and sunny, no? The video is like "Hit Me Baby One More Time"

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I put in a double shift yesterday. 16 hours of work, non-stop. But even though I was pretty beat when I got home, I still made time to buy and download The Dillinger Escape Plan's new album. So now I'm paralyzed.But I'm not paralyzed because I was out working 2/3 of the day yesterday. Listening to DEP's new album, Option Paralysis, did me in. It had rendered me immobile with its awesomeness and

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American Vampire #1Grade: BWriter: Stephen King, Scott SnyderPenciler: Rafael AlbaquerqueIf you follow this blog, you'd know that I'm a big fan of Vertigo Comics. So every time they pitch something new, I'm always there to catch it. But when I saw their ad for American Vampire, I grimaced in contempt. I mean, really? Another vampire story to ride the vampire pop culture wagon? Though when I saw

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Dragon Age: Awakening came out about a week ago. I didn't buy it. I don't want to. Well...I want to. But, because of the New Year's resolution that I made, I'm only going to buy the game when it's on sale or if the price drops. So in order to occupy myself, and keep me away from buying Dragon Age: Awakening at the drop of a dime, I tried my hand with the Dragon Age toolset again.My custom amulet

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The last week of winter was very pleasant. The sun was shining all day, every day and the temperature was in the mid-60's. The first day of spring, however, was abysmal. It snowed.Yet, even though the temperature was freezing yesterday, all I can think about was getting myself a Strawberry Cheesequake Blizzard ice cream from Dairy Queen. My craving for the said frozen confection was so paralyzing

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When I attended Wizard World Chicago a couple months ago, some random person inside the convention grounds handed me a C2E2 pamphlet. Thinking it was garbage, I just threw the flyer into the nearest waste basket without even reading it. Then, a few weeks ago, the owner of the comic store that I frequent at asked me if I'm going to C2E2. Not having any idea of what he was talking about, I asked

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Eyelid Movies by PhantogramGrade: B+Buy album from AmazonDownload album from AmazonElectronica was at its height during my high school years. But I tried to ignore the genre back then. After all, I was a metalhead and a guitarist. Songs without palm-muted guitar riffs didn't mean a thing to me at that time. If not for the influence of my band's vocalist, who has a wide range of musical interests,

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No, before you guys get any ideas, I'm not in love with a guy. But rather, I'm in love with a TV show called Chuck. I'm so in love with it that I would actually find a way to talk about it, bring it up in conversations just like you would with your crush. You may have also noticed that I've been mentioning the show quite a lot in this blog. I'm sorry, I can't help it. But I'm very addicted with

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My week was no different from the last. Except, instead of playing games or reading, I bought the complete season 2 and some season 3 episodes of Chuck from iTunes, and I've been watching it non-stop, trying to catch up on Monday's episode.Anyways, here's this week's playlist."Tom Sawyer" by Rush"Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer" is definitely my favorite episode of Chuck. Why? Well, in the episode,

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One thing I love about BioWare is that always make sure to slip a bit of romance into their role-playing games. Another thing I love about them is they are starting to base their game characters on real life models (see Girls of Dragon Age @ Maxim). So now it's much more easier to admire a beautiful face in their games without feeling a little weird. Now, if someone gives me a queer eye by

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Alice in WonderlandGrade: CStarring: Johnny Depp, Mia WasikowskaDirector: Tim BurtonWhen I found out that Tim Burton was making an Alice in Wonderland film, I almost died. Being a fan of the director since Edward Scissorhands, I know that the creepy and crazy wonderland of Caroll Lewis will vividly come to life in Burton's hands. His visual style -which I coined as "gothic technicolor"- is a

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Unlike most gamers, I don't really hold Chris Taylor in high regards. That's probably because I'm only familiar with his Dungeon Siege series, which isn't that good of a game. A member of a gaming forum that I used to frequent at said that I should play all Chris Taylor's real-time strategy games, especially Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander, if I really want to know how good of a game

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It was a painful week due to migraines. But, at least, I was able to use my sick time, which has already accumulated to 20 days! Anyways, my playlist for this week."5" by UltraspankI was playing an X-Games video game for the PSone when this song came up, being part of the game's soundtrack. That was 10 years ago and I almost forgot about it. But when I saw Shaun White executed his "Double McTwist

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I haven't accessed the net for a couple days now, and not because I've been sacrificing my PC usage for lent. I had migraines, terrible ones, for three straight days. So I have to keep myself in the dark, literally. No lights, no TV, no computer. It's a good thing I was still able to listen to music and play with my guitar, since my migraine didn't come with sound sensitivity.But, anyways, the

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Hellboy, listening to Iron Maiden's "Number of the Beast".After a month of searching for the perfect and affordable set of new cans, I've finally decided to get the Audio Technica ATH-30. I just received them today and my initial impression is great. But I have to spend more time with it and do a couple of comparisons before I write a proper review. So, if you're interested, keep an eye for my

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It's been months since I bought my iPod Touch. But I haven't posted anything to show if off in this blog. The reason being is that I haven't tinkered with it, save for loading it with music and listening to it. It wasn't until the last month that I realized the gadget's capabilities, that it is more than just a music player, that it caters to all my entertainment needs, whether as a music lover,

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It's been a while since I posted playlist in here. I kinda broke my promise there, of making a playlist every Sunday. But, anyways, since I have nothing better to do, here's what I'm listening to in the past couple of days. I apologize for the short comments but my fingers hurt for playing too much Dragon Age."New Noise" by RefusedOne of the best punk bands ever. Their album The Shape of Punk to

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So I just finished my second playthrough of Dragon Age this morning. I completed all the available quests this time, which took me more than a total of 50 gaming hours.I played as a Rogue City Elf with the Duelist specialization and a really high Dexterity. She deals a decent amount of damage, wielding two daggers, and she has a really high defense. Though a lot of people in the BioWare forums

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After working for 5 days straight, 12 hours each day, I'm really glad that I'm off for the next couple of days. I deserve it and I will spend, or waste, those days as I please. Yesterday was day one, and I tried to learn how to use the Dragon Age: Origins toolset. But my effort is fruitless. The toolset is way too complicated for me. Day two is a bit more productive. I spent four hours on the

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A couple months ago, I thought of moving to New York and bunk with my cousins. But I soon discarded the idea because I have such a comfortable life here in Chicago. Then all the geeky blogs that I visit on a daily basis covered the Toy Fair 2010 in New York. Suddenly, I found myself wishing that I reside in the Big Apple, just so I could witness the event.Ah, well. I guess I'll have to start

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It's Valentine's Day...again. This will be my 5th year to be without a date ever since Guatemalan-Italian and I separated ways when she left to live in Tennessee back in 2005. I suppose, in the span of 5 years, I could've found myself a nice girl already. But no, I got too busy with school, work, and hobby. Gaming, especially, took most of my spare time in the past years. So, every Valentine's,

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I haven't featured any new bands or new albums in this blog for sometime now. Since today's Sunday -and a Super Bowl Sunday, might I add- I feel really lazy compiling a long playlist. Instead, I'll just double feature two bands that I'm currently listening to: Surfer Blood and Vampire Weekend. Coincidentally enough, both bands' music are riddled with Afro beats.Surfer Blood"Swim"I discovered this

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Demo Vol.2 #18.0 of 10Writer: Brian WoodPenciler: Becky CloonanI've never really read a lot of books written by Brian Wood. Except for DMZ, of course, which has a unique setting and a great war/political theme, making it one of my favorite comic books. I've also read the first issue of Demo vol.1, which is free for download at Vertigo's website. It's a cool book with a different take on super

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I just finished playing Mass Effect 2 today. I have to say that it's the best damn game I've played since Deus Ex. But before my FTL drives can cool off for another playthrough, I found out that the Dragon Age: Origins expansion, Awakening, is already coming out next month. I thought this game wasn't due until this Summer. Oh well.Since my hero on my last game died, I went back in time, to the

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A couple of posts ago, I mentioned that I was a bit disappointed with some of the changes in Mass Effect 2. One of those changes was the removal of the Barrier skill from my beloved Vanguard's skill set. Barrier and shotgun were my bread and butter in the first Mass Effect. I'd just activate Barrier and wipe everything that moves in the room with my shotgun.But after 20 hours of playing Mass

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I finally got paid after a week of delay. The first thing I did was rush to Amazon MP3 and iTunes and spend a tiny fraction of that well-earned money on some new music. But then Amazon got crafty and strategically placed a "$5 mp3 albums" ad on their homepage. That, of course, compelled me to browse the page and found Blind Melon's 1992 debut album.It's a great album, and one that I actually

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I'm not even near the end of my second playthrough with Dragon Age: Origins but BioWare, eager to start this decade and year, has already released another game. That game, of course, is Mass Effect 2, the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2007 RPG of space operatic proportions. So, in celebration, I took a two-day off from work to spend some quality time with this game.The Blood Dragon armor, a

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The best things in life are free. Or some of them, at least. Like Joe the Barbarian #1 and Vampire Weekend's new album, Contra.You can download the first issue of Joe the Barbarian over at Vertigo Comic's website. Head down here.Vampire Weekend is generous enough to make their entire album, Contra, available for streaming. Go ahead and listen to it here. It' really good.Similar Posts:Barbaric

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I feel really lazy today. But I'm obliged to share what music I know in this blog, at least every Sunday. So here's another round of my playlist for you guys to listen to. Most of the songs featured here are from artists who have new material coming out this year, and I'm looking forward to hear them.Anyways, enjoy."Fast Blood" by Frightened RabbitFrightened Rabbit's Midnight Organ Fight is a

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I picked up my comics yesterday, expecting a ton of books to read. But I was surprised to find my bundle so thin, with only 7 books. Then I remembered that I canceled a lot of titles from my pull list last month, leaving only the titles from Vertigo, Image and a few from Marvel. So, since I had a couple of buck left in me, I shopped around the store for some new titles to read. Two series got my

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Gadgets and other electronics are worthless investments. But I love them anyways. I even opened a separate savings account -my "E-coffer" as I call it- which I only use to quench my thirst for gadgets and techs.Last year, there were a lot of doohickeys that I wanted to get for myself. But, due to unexpected events, I have to break my E-coffer and use the money for other things, like buying a new

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Wasteland: The Apocalyptic Edition Vol. 18.8 of 10Writer: Antony JohnstonPenciler: Christopher MittenComic book trades are getting more popular these days, and it's easy to see why people are trade-waiting instead of getting the monthly series. Trades are much cheaper and -if you're gunning for the omnibuses or the deluxe and absolute editions- they're more gorgeous and sturdier. That's why, in

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I heard a lot of good instrumental music back in 2009 -mostly post-"something". While many of them are not that good enough to make it into my "Best Music of 2009" list, they're still good enough to merit some attention.So, in this issue of The Playlist, I'll feature 7 songs from 7 of my favorite instrumental music in 2009."Thirty-Six Silos" by If These Trees Could TalkThis post-rock band debut

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I'm playing Mass Effect again. I know, I know. This game is not included on the list of things I should be doing this year (see here), like reading all 46 novels of Philip K. Dick. So you might think that I've been derailed from my goals, shirking away from all the work that will fulfill my resolutions. But, no, not really. Because, while Mass Effect isn't on my 2010 "to do" checklist, all the

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The holidays maybe over but its residue still lingers on. Because it's too cold to take them down, the light icicles and other Christmas decors remain showcased outside my house. I have an astronomical debt to pay caused by the holiday shopping spree. I have tons of unfinished games and books -bought and given to me last month- cluttering my room. Then there's the honey glazed ham -or should I

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In conjunction to my resolutions post (which you can read here), I have decided to make a checklist of the things I want to this year in order to keep track of what I've accomplished. This idea was inspired by and borrowed from Julie Powell's blog, Julie/Julia Project, after watching the movie Julie & Julia. However, instead of cooking 536 recipes in 365 days, I have 251 game achievements to

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I've been actively blog hopping for almost two years now, leaving my ink and opinion on other blogs. For all these years, I found a few personal blogs that are a kin to mine, even though they're just a few. Most of them are about books, and a couple of them have geeky touches and talk about gaming or comics from time to time. But, for some reason, I haven't stumbled upon a blog that shares my

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Usually, I try to make a list of "my [insert number here] most anticipated [insert form of media entertainment here] in [insert current year here]". But since it's 2010, that means I'll have to find 10 games, 10 books, 10 music and 10 films to post in here. That's a lot of things to look forward to, I think. It'll cost me a lot, too, if I happen to play, read, listen to and watch all of them. So,

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At this point, the blogosphere must be suffocating with all the New Year's resolutions that have been posted this week. Unfortunately, as much as I want to deny that this isn't one of those posts, I must let you suffer through another round of "resolutions". I promise, though, that it will be quick.Here are my resolutions for 2010Only buy games that are on sale or if their prices have dropped (

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I'm sorry if this post is a little bit late. I know there are some of you who are interested to know what books I've read last year. But work happened. So I wasn't able to make the list right away.But, anyways, while I haven't read a much new books in 2009 (12 new books), here's my top 9 books.1. Let The Great World Spin 9.8 Author: Colum McCannThe best book I've read this year. This novel is

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2009 was a good year for music. I discovered a lot of cool new bands, and most of which are metal bands too. Then, of course, old grunge rockers like Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains got out from the woodwork and gave us some pretty decent albums. I also bought a 64 GB iPod touch, whom I named "thedoohickeythatplaysallmymusic". Like with gaming, I went fully digital this year and stopped buying

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-45518419336847186702010-01-02T23:54:00.016-06:002010-01-07T10:50:27.969-06:00

Believe it or not but I've only been inside the theaters for 6-7 times this year. I gave up going to movie houses and left Netflix in charge of my film watching activities. Saved me tons of money because I only have to pay $22 every month (average of 12 rents a month) instead of going out and spending $32 for 4 movies. Although I missed a lot of good flicks this year that aren't out on DVD/

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Gaming in 2009 was great for me. There were a lot of "improvements" in my life as a gamer. First, I've forgone buying hard copies of games and finally went digital using Steam. It made buying games more convenient for me and also introduced me to indie gaming. Second, I finally found MMORPG love with Warhammer Online, which also introduced me to a bunch of exemplary folks at Gaiscioch (my guild).

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As a new user, one thing I did not know about Steam is that they always hold a year-end sale. Their price cuts are huge too, enough to make me regret buying games from them earlier this year. Torchlight, for example, I bought it for $20 from them not two weeks ago. Today, they slashed 75% off its retail price, dropping it down to $5. It's like slap in the face, I tell you, for not waiting. Indeed

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-34050030750216045892009-12-25T14:34:00.000-06:002009-12-25T14:39:50.015-06:00

I worked 16 hours on Christmas Eve (6 am to 10 pm) and then went to Church at midnight with my family. Since I'm tired to the bones from working, I decided that I'd rather stay home this Christmas and sleep the whole day than drive an hour to attend a party, hosted by my mom's boss. But, before they left for the party, my mom left me some things on the table: food and gifts.The food wasn't much.

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It's the 23rd of December and all of my gifts are already wrapped, snuggled under the tree. But if you're a last minute shopper -like most people I know- and have a PC gamer in your Christmas List, then it's your lucky day because Steam just rolled out their holiday carpet and slashed their prices to a jaw-dropping low.It's insane, really, because -during my entire gaming years- I haven't seen

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-87807233676597794222009-12-21T15:01:00.006-06:002009-12-21T15:10:03.926-06:00

Avatar8.7 of 10Director: James CameronStarring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney WeaverI wanted to watch The Road, yesterday, a movie based on my favorite book of the same title. Unfortunately, it's not available on any theaters near me. So I decided to go with Avatar, instead. At first, I thought the movie was based on the cartoon series. That's why -for the first 30 minutes

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If not for our Christmas Party at work, my week would've been uneventful and I'd have nothing to feature on this playlist. So, with that, I'll feature songs from all the albums I received on Christmas parties."November Rain" by Guns N' RosesI started listening to music during my 1st year in high school. That was 1993. I just bought my first album ever, Appetite for Destruction, by Guns N' Roses

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Right now, I'm as drunk as a blind ostrich who just ran on 355 and got hit by a 10 wheeler UPS truck, trying to catch up on last minute Christmas deliveries and devilries. Yes, it was our Christmas Party at work, today. We did it cheap this year and held the party at our boss's house, instead of dining out on a fancy restaurant. We also started early, 1 PM, because we're trying to avoid driving

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-54742545121894153112009-12-17T20:11:00.002-06:002009-12-17T20:15:33.224-06:00

Beautiful Creatures 8.0 of 10Written by Kami Garcia and Margaret StohlBuy the Hardcover Edition from AmazonBuy the Kindle Edition from AmazonUnless it's post-apocalyptic or dystopian, I normally avoid young adult novels. Not that I think they're bad but because -as a guy already in his late 20s- I can't stomach the ham & cheese type of writing and romance of this genre. That's why I'm still

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-79445702796561658412009-12-15T23:54:00.001-06:002009-12-17T10:18:02.736-06:00

Rudyard Kipling once said "Four things greater than all things are: Women and Horses and Power and War." I don't have Women, Horses or Power. But I can always play WAR.I actually thought I won't be coming back to this game. But after seeing my former guild move to a much more active server and then saw their recruitment video (watch it here). I just started to itch for some realm vs. realm action

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-20753338249863225152009-12-13T19:49:00.000-06:002009-12-13T19:55:55.163-06:00

It was a quiet week for me, to sum it up. I started reading a new book and there was snow, a lot of snow. In fact, there was snow as much as I have music.Anyways, here we go, my 5th playlist:"Hanuman" by Rodrigo y GabrielaA couple years ago, I met a guitarist at the hospital I work at. He was playing on his mother's bedside, ripping his nylon acoustic guitar with flamenco scales. His skill was

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-78113455077139749302009-12-11T17:24:00.002-06:002009-12-11T17:24:00.405-06:00

We finally drew names for our Secret Santa at work today. The rules were the same as last year -gifts should be no less than $10 and no more than $15. We also included a list of 10 things we wanted on our names, which was my suggestion from last year. I came up with it simply because it will make shopping a bit easier, not having to run around and guessing what my gift-receiver wants. Of course,

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I'm really bummed about the departure of J. Michael Straczynski from Thor. So, now, I'm trying to find books written by him. Then, yesterday, I found out that he's actually on a new project, Superman: Earth One. It's a revamp of Superman in an entirely new continuity, and it will be in an ongoing graphic novel format. This sounds really epic. Hopefully, with JMS at its helm, this new continuity

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-26469259414062465352009-12-07T12:05:00.003-06:002009-12-08T16:31:20.026-06:00

At first, my interest wasn't really piqued when I found out that a bunch of former Blizzard North employees and Travis Baldree (creator of FATE) were developing an action-RPG entitled Torchlight, which is another Diablo clone. But after I saw the game's cheap price tag over at Steam ($20), I really found it hard to ignore. Fortunately, there's a demo is available for the game and you can download

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-20223452181693281252009-12-06T21:40:00.002-06:002009-12-06T21:46:23.653-06:00

It's December and it really feels like the holidays in the house. I didn't do anything this week except help with the Christmas decorations. I put up a tree last Monday, and then climbed on top of the roof to set up some lights. I also wrapped all my gifts and mailed my greeting cards. So I didn't get to start on any of my new books nor played games that much. But I did listen to a lot of music.

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I just got all the books that I ordered from Amazon last Black Friday. The delivery wasn't as fast like last year. But it was fast, nonetheless, even for a free shipping. I also got the books for a total $33, which was a steal since they're all new releases and hardcover editions. Unfortunately, I have yet to finish Everything Matters! before I start reading any of these books.Anyways, here are

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-45104810281546338772009-12-03T10:29:00.001-06:002009-12-03T10:30:38.613-06:00

So I found myself drooling this morning when they unveiled the contents of the limited signed edition of Minotaur, which is The Pixies' boxed set, at Wired.I love The Pixies. I especially love Doolittle, their second album. The band's guitarist, Joey Santiago, is also one of my music idols. Not only as an axe man, but as a Filipino musician who made it big in the world of rock music. So, yes, I

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One thing I like about the holidays is that I can my holiday time-off. The result of that: I picked up my comics bundle on time.Thor: Defining Moments #17.0 of 10I was expecting a lot from this book, it being JM's Straczynski's last issue and it's also a giant size. Unfortunately, it's a big disappointment since it felt kind of short. Sure, the story was great. There was death, betrayal, tragedy,

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It's been a hell of a week for me. Both life and work were pretty busy. Holidays just sets people into a mad rush, I guess, and I'm not excluded. That's why I'm so thankful that I'm off for 5 days (I still have 2 more days left). So it's been a week of uninterrupted gaming, good food, sweet shopping deals and music.I also ditched imeem -because they don't allow full streaming sometimes- and

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Sainthood by Tegan and Sara8.8 of 10Buy album from AmazonDownload album from AmazonTegan and Sara's spot on the soundtrack of that famous medical drama series earned them a bit of mainstream exposure. This, of course, is how I discovered them. It's hard not to take notice when they've invaded the iPhones of young doctors and nurses (fans of the TV show) at my workplace. At first, I didn't like

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It's Black Friday, also known as the Day After Thanksgiving. It marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season, and retailers all over the U.S. offer a lot of sweet deals on just about everything. In fact, their offers are so enticing that a lot of people camped outside their stores since yesterday noon, in the cold, entirely missing Thanksgiving, just so they could snag that door buster/

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-41169238553025389532009-11-23T18:36:00.000-06:002009-11-23T18:36:24.427-06:00

Two articles regarding game difficulty seems to have sprouted up on the net. One is from Jeff Vogel, founder of Spiderweb Software (developer of indie RPGs such as Avernum and Geneforge), who wants to make games with easier, accesible difficulties. His opinion stems from being a game developer, however, stating that:"People will happily forgive a game for being too easy, because it makes them

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-748546187187783002009-11-22T17:15:00.006-06:002009-11-22T21:49:24.764-06:00

It's week two of my "The Playlist" series. I was actually planning to skip this post today since I thought I have nothing to write about. It was quiet week for me, oddly enough. Work was slow, never spent a dime (not even for gas), and never really listened to music that much. The only thing I did was play Dragon Age: Origins. I'm almost done with the game and I'm already itching to play it again

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During my early days as a gamer, most of the games I've played were cheap indies or imports from Eastern Europe. These games have little to no advertisement. But I didn't had any trouble tracking them down, and even followed their development. But, nowadays, it's been hard for me to find games that fly under the radar. So when the sequel for King's Bounty and an electronic version of Blood Bowl

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-32383886379308560192009-11-16T19:34:00.000-06:002009-11-16T19:34:10.288-06:00

Left 4 Dead 2 comes out tomorrow. I enjoyed the first game but I don't really want to spend some money right now. So I decided to try the demo first (which I think is only available on Steam and Xbox Live) to see if it's worth buying.An entire campaign, entitled "The Parish", is available on the demo. The game is still a run and gun, much like its prequel. Although there are some new zombies here

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-80613620873332859432009-11-15T09:30:00.010-06:002009-11-15T21:03:29.052-06:00

I just realized that I don't write a lot about music in this blog. That's bad for a music aficionado, I think. I do feature two new albums/artists and write a review each month. But I don't think that's enough. So I've decided to post a weekly playlist every Sunday. The playlist will consist of 7 songs that are either new releases, songs that I really like, or just inspired by daily events. Each

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Finally, after five long years of waiting, Dragon Age: Origins is installed on my PC. I've been playing it for more than a week now. But, since the game is really good, I had a hard time pulling myself away from it to write this. The main thing I love about the game is that your choices and actions doesn't dictate if you're going to be a good or an evil character, there's no moral compass in here

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-60941610513799776472009-11-13T17:41:00.001-06:002009-11-13T17:44:42.588-06:00

I didn't think that a new iPod Touch could actually intensify my love for music. But, with it, I've been listening to music with renewed vigor, rediscovering old songs and discovering new ones with great fervor, everywhere and anytime I could. The sad part about this "intensified love" and "renewed vigor" is that I've been spending too much money downloading music from iTunes and Amazon MP3. I

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-77983886308191246682009-11-09T16:16:00.003-06:002009-11-09T23:17:22.664-06:00

2nd installment of my bundle. Part 1 and all Marvel books can be found here.Fables #899.3 of 10One thing I really love about Fables is that the series doesn't have any shortage of heroes and interesting characters. The writer, Bill Willingham, can take out any character from any folk or fairy tale -even the most boring ones- and revise them to become heroes. First there was Bigby Wolf, then Boy

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It's been a while since I've picked up my bundle of comics again. But, hey, what's new? It was busy month of October -both at work and as well as gaming- and I don't see any respite in the near future since it's the holidays. Holidays = Crazy Shopping + Crazy Parties + Crazy Overtime. So I'll do what I can to spend time with my comics.Psylocke #18.2 of 10I'm a big fan of Psylocke. But, for many

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I used to reprove of any kind of digital distribution. But when I was forced to buy a digital game through Steam, after being snowed in last winter, my opinions of it have drastically changed. I must admit that getting games this way has made my life a bit easier. I don't have to waste gas, space and time anymore. Now, most of my games are acquired electronically.There are plenty of digital game

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I just wasted 12 hours of my time playing Risen. So I thought I'd take a break from it and give Borderlands -a game which I've neglected since its release last Monday- a spin. Borderlands is a shooter/action-rpg that is set in a post-apocalyptic world. The first thing I noticed about the game is definitely its visuals. The art direction and the cell-shaded graphics just rocks, it's like a comic

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Dragon Age: Origins comes out a week from now, finally. That's probably why BioWare and EA Games are stepping up their ad campaign. So everything you see in gaming sites right now are just "pre-order Dragon Age" banners (which are working effectively because I already pre-ordered my copy from Steam). In addition to the massive ad campaign, EA also threw out a stand alone character creator for the

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Finding new music has taken a back seat for me lately. It's just I've been busy to do anything besides ripping my old CDs (tons of them) into mp3 files, with a much higher bit rate this time, to upload into my new iPod Touch. But, despite being time-deprived and all, I still managed to find out about -and also purchase- the new albums of Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains.Alice In ChainsI thought it

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Zeitoun9.3 of 10by Dave EggersBuy Hardcover Edition from AmazonBack in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, there were reports of chaos tearing the city apart. However, I couldn't help but think that some of these events were just exaggerated by the media. It was just too surreal to happen in the United States. That's why when I found out about Zeitoun, a non-fiction book about a

Skronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996688172204829692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15761477.post-22232926797039975202009-10-22T23:04:00.004-05:002009-10-22T23:48:56.292-05:00

I'm currently playing a game called Risen, and I'm really liking it a lot. The gameplay, being developed by Piranha Bytes, is a lot like the Gothic games. So if you aren't familiar with the combat of Gothic series, be prepared to save often because you're going to die a lot. I can't say much about the story though since I just started playing it. But the setting kinda reflects our current world,

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I know a lot of people don't like Windows Vista that much. Me, having a huge memory on my machine, I don't have problems with it. Nonetheless, I'm excited about the new Windows 7. Why? Well, just check these tests conducted by CNET, because it's kicking some Apple ass. Also, if you're not convinced by the test (and the Family Guy Endorsement), look for articles online that compares Windows 7 and

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Batman: Arkham Asylum9.2 of 10Platform: WindowsDeveloper: RocksteadyPublisher: Eidos InteractiveBuy game from AmazonIntroductionI never really cared when they announced that a new Batman game was being developed, even though I'm a huge bat fan. It's because I try to steer away from popular superhero games as much as possible. Most of these games -developed without an ounce of love or passion-

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I can't wait!Similar Posts:Animation Pile Up Pt. 280's Cartoons-to-Film WishlistComics-to-Animation Animation Pile Up

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It already feels like Christmas since I just got myself a 64 GB iPod Touch (Hopefully, this will prove that I'm not an Apple hater). I also got my sister an HP Mini 110 Netbook for her birthday. Now I'm super broke.Similar Posts:fYou: Macs and PodsE-Budget 2009I Want An Archos 5XPS 630Everything ZEN

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Warhammer Online is the only MMORPG that I truly enjoyed the most. But, like they say, all good things must come to an end. So, as much as I love WAR, I answered "yes" to the question above and canceled my account. This wasn't an easy thing for me to do, however. But after giving it much thought, I decided that it is frugal and practical if I severed my ties with the game. Because (a) I won't

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One of the reasons I like Steam is because you can track down and show off your gameplay hours. But it doesn't seem to work with my MMOs (Warhammer and Aion). I think it's probably because those games uses another launcher, disabling Steam's ability to track down the number of hours I've spent with those games -which is a lot- and it's quite vexing. That's why I finally decided to try Xfire.Xfire

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I was planning to go out earlier to check out some decent headset to replace my current one. But the weather was just so dreary and cold that it made getting up from bed a bit harder than usual. So I decided to stay home instead and browsed the net for gaming headset reviews. But one thing lead to another, and before I knew it I was already checking out Direct2Drive's website.Playing as a Rouge

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I didn't even realize, until yesterday, that I have around 80 blue extract sitting in my Knight's bank and inventory. So I decided to make some blue dye for my new Annihilator armor set. However, the color turned out to be a light blue green and not the kind of blue I was expecting. It really looked lame on my Knight's armor. So I re-dyed my armor back to Scorched Brown color, and auctioned all

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I've spent a lot of time on gaming these past two weeks. In fact, I've been playing non-stop and have already finished Batman: Arkham Asylum. The only thing I remember doing outside of playing games were reading comics and updating this blog. So today I decided to pull away from my PC and watch some comics-to-cartoons instead.Anyways, here are my quick reviews of the animations that I saw

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The comics that I have been reading these days are becoming less super-heroic. But it's not a bad thing, however. It's just that I cleared a couple Marvel comics off my list to make space for some new Vertigo titles. It's not the "Disney effect" either, mind you, like some people might think. I don't blame Marvel for selling themselves off to Mickey Mouse so they can cross over to the Disneyworld

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No More Stories...by Mew8.9 of 10Buy album from AmazonDownload album from AmazonBack in 2005, I had an insatiable craving for new progressive rock bands. I was exploring all corners of the internet just to find any prog-rock that hatched during the last decade. That's how I found Mew, a prog-rock band from Denmark, and their highly praised album And the Glass-Handed Kites. It was a sublime album.

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I've only played a couple MMORPGs (6 total), and 4 of which I've played since beta and the early access program. Amongst those 4 games, Aion is by far the biggest with 400,000 people participating in the head start program alone. That means, all the servers were already overpopulated even before it went live officially.So, ever since Sunday (start of the early access), I've been queuing up for as

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The is the second part of my Comics Bundle for this September (part 1 is here). As always, the part 2 deals with non-Marvel comics. For some reason, all of my non-Marvels in this bundle are just too awesome. I actually had a hard time picking 5 issues to review.Fables #889.3 of 10Of all my comic book titles, Fables is definitely the one that I missed the most. Thanks to the crossover that choked

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Most of you who have been following this blog know that I always pick up my comics late. Some of you might have even noticed that I didn't have a "Comics Bundle" post last month. That's because I didn't pick my comics for two months. The owner of the store was about to call me yesterday when I strolled in her store to get my comics, which was a thick stack and costs almost a $100. But I really

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Early access for Aion starts tomorrow, and a lot of my guildmates are already excited. I am excited too. But probably not as much as they are because I have yet to see the PvP content of the game, to see if it's better than Warhammer Online.Arkathos, he's a cranky priest.I've already pre-selected my two characters, Arkathos (Priest -> Cleric) and Arkathor (Warrior -> Templar), just this morning.

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I've never really followed Batman: Arkham Asylum during its development. I was expecting that it's going to be a bad game, like most comics-to-games are. But when I tried out the demo, a few weeks ago, I was blown away by it. So, as a birthday gift to myself, I bought this game the moment I turned 20 something.As it turns out, the demo only featured a part of what the game has to offer. Besides

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It is really fortuitous that I received all my new books the day after I finished my last one. Now I can get an early start on my reading for this Fall. Although I'm a bit torn between which book I should read first, as all of them seems to be pretty interesting. Anyways, here are the books that I bought:Everything Matters!This book tells the story of a guy who knows exactly when the world will

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When Skateboards Will Be Free9.5 of 10Author: Said SayrafeizadehBuy Hardcover Edition from AmazonBuy Kindle Edition from AmazonI don't buy a book based on its cover art (like I do with music sometimes). But I often fall prey to a book's title. So when I came across When Skateboards Will Be Free at Amazon, I couldn't help but toss it into my cart. I was so captivated with the book's title that I

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It's recommended that you should defrag your hard drive before and after you install a software. It's part of achieving a clean installation. I've been doing this, for years, ever since I read about it in TweakGuides. I've also been doing this in an almost ritualistic way. Whenever I have a new game, I'd always uninstall the older ones that I don't play anymore, then I'd update my drivers, defrag

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It's September 1st and Champions Online just came out. 21 days from now, Aion will also go live. By that time, I'll be juggling 3 MMOs, other hobbies and some minor aspects of my life. So, in order to make my life much more easier and sane, I made a two-week period schedule (see above, click image to enlarge) that I will follow to the letter.P.S. Until I've decided which two of three MMO's I'll

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