The twenty-minute conundrum…

By jerobolod On December 20th, 2010

Today (and last night) I have spent a lot of time sorting out my music collection. In the last few years it has grown to epic proportions and, to be honest, I don’t even like some of the stuff that was in it. On top of that there were some glaring omissions from my library, such as Johnny Cash and Jane’s Addiction. Add into that the fact that some of the music wasn’t labeled properly and some of it just didn’t even have the right name (there’s nothing like listening to AC/DC, especially when Back In Black comes on, only to look down at your iPod and realise it says that Let There Be Rock is playing instead). So I’ve been having a spring cleaning.

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How not to watch The Wire…

By jerobolod On August 21st, 2010

I honestly don’t know how computer games get their claws into me as much as they do. I have several examples of some very different games that have caused me to lose hours of my life in what I perceive to be the blink of an eye. The first and most obvious game to have this effect on me is Champions Online, naturally. The second game that consumed me whole and spat me out was slightly more puzzling.

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