Black Friday, Ba Humbug!

So today is the start of the Christm…sorry, “Holiday” shopping season. Today is the day when a lot of crap we don’t really need goes on sale and we buy it anyway because we just have that urge to store it all and never use it pass it’s week of use.

Now, while a lot of stores had decent offers and sales, none could really compare to a market that’s been growing ever so steadily every year and that market is, the E-market. Yup, online shopping is here and it makes a lot of things oh so much easier, and cheaper too, with “e-bates” and free shipping. But that brings us to my whole “scrooge” about it.

It lasts for a good three hours, and then everything vanishes. You’re left dazed and confused and still tired from getting up early even though you’re on your second cup of coffee, and all from getting up early as hell to check the awesome deals only to find them all gone!

Ever been raped? No? Well you have now.

Happy Halloween! Grind or Treat!

Yes yes, I haven’t posted much lately because I have been busy. Busy with what, you might ask, and I say to you, grinding. Yes, that magical activity every MMO has in order to keep you playing the game. Well it seems I’ve been caught farming and grinding for virtual treats in Guild Wars, as per usual, and, well, I can’t stop. Yes, call it a terrible habit, but hey, it pays the weekly elite armor bill!

Hey, read some more stuff I’ve been doing, after the jump!

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End of Weekend Notes – Oct. 06

Yeah, I took the weekend off, caught up with some not-really-work-but-still-work-related stuff, played some KotOR. Did things here and there, nothing fabulous or awesome, but I’ll get back to work, as it seems to be Monday, but I did look at some interesting articles. Check em out.

HTC’s Touch HD gets very early review, called an iPhone killer in German
10 Reasons Why I Stopped Playing World of Warcraft
Citizen Journalism Didn’t Die Friday; Neither Did Steve Jobs (Oh, thank GOD!)