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1224 7846 9735 2164 (Mii)

5/9/2008 - Clean up time!
Removing some of the flash on my homepage, it's way too cluttered. If Possible putting some of these in my Videos Section, if not, just Google: Zero Punctuation, Jonathan Coulton, Team Roomba Griefing, or Don Hertzfeldt Rejected.COMING SOON!
Some of you may or may not know that I play a MMO or two here and there. Currently LoTRO is my poison of choice. Currently I'm working with a group of all Burglers (Rogues), having fun, causing a stir, etc. When I stumbled across this new UStream.tv website. Basically it streams your computer audio and video to people who "like to watch". I thought this might be something fun to do when were running around Angmar.
Gonna embed the information below, and if you Follow Me on Twitter ( Click Here ) I'll be sending announcements just before we start playing. Tune in, ask questions via Text Chat and we can answer via Ventrillo. (Voice Over the Internet)
So, check it out, let me know what you think. No idea if this will even work, my internet upstream isn't terribly fast, but I've heard it's pretty robust and doesn't need that much bandwidth.
3/31/2008 - Rent Day!
damn widget poofed on me, removed.
2/13/2008 - Happy Valentines Day!
12/26/7 - Merry Christmas
I hope everyone got what they were asking for, and if not Steam has some great deals on some great games.
More Team Fortress 2 Griefing by Team ROOMBA. ( HD Version )
Removed Embedded Video.
Also wanted to point out the new trailer for the NEXT Will Smith movie, Hancock . After I, ROBOT, and now I am Legend, this will be Will Smiths third time at bat staring in a movie the nerd in me is interested in seeing. I hope he doesn't strike out the effects in this movie look really cool, and none of that Michael Bay Transformers shaky cam crap. Was it me or was ALL the action in that movie obscured by purposefully bad camera action?
11/19/7 - Great Song!
Still Alive, Live - by Jonathan Coulton.
If I haven't said it yet, Happy Thanksgiving all, and Happy Holidays.
11/8/7 - I am Legend
UPDATE 5/9/2008: Rent the DVD and watch the Alternate Version of this movie. The last 10 minutes are slightly different, and makes the movie much more believeable.
UPDATE: I am Legend sucks, or so my friend tells me, but this guy also thought XMen 3 was better than 2, so I'm not throughly convinced. For those of you smart enough there are ways to see the movie without spending a lot on it. *cough*PirateBay*cough* (Note, I won't even try linking PirateBay here since all links are now censored on MySpace)
I'm actually a bit excited by Will Smith's latest mega-blockbuster. After I, ROBOT I was completely ready to crucify The Fresh Prince, and who knows, maybe the trailer posted yesterday at apple.com is the only good stuff in the movie, but I think I'm willing to risk it. I'll try to avoid movie reviews before I go see it.

Visit the Official I Am Legend Website
10/19/2007 - Portal Ending Credit Song.
Note, if you listen to the credits it pretty much describes the entire game, complete in context. If you play the whole game through (less than 2 hours) and listen to the song you will smile the ENTIRE TIME.
Still Alive , End Credits Video.
10/18/2007 - Zero Punctuation...
Yahtzee strikes again, but this time he actually likes a game. Will wonders never cease.
(Note: Removed Embedded Yahtzee, but here's a link to all his videos at The Escapist Magazine , and I'll put the newest video, or my favorite up top. Because, he's just that funny. Oh, this video was his review of The Orange Box , Enjoy.)
10/8/2007 - TMBG
Saw They Might Be Giants on 9/29/7 in Santa Cruz. Great show, ran into some old friends, was amazing.

The Mesopotamians

...and for the love of GOD, do not miss this Zero Punctuation Review of Halo 3, it hits the fucking nail on the head.

( Halo 3 )

7/26/2007 - The rejected cartoons from Don Hertzfeldt.
( Rejected )

6/25/2007 - Windows Live Gaming
Moved my posts to my Blog , finally. Go click on Blog to go get it.
Final notice: Due to spamming I had to turn on the "do you know my last name" filter. You can find my last name by clicking on the photo with me and goofy.

More to come.

-Andy
1224 7846 9735 2164 (Mii)
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The _______'s @ Disneyland Nov2006

My Interests

Meeting someone for Movies, Snow Skiing, Camping, Beach Cookouts, Eating out, Eating in, Video Games (Guitar Hero, WoW, Lord of the Rings, etc.), and Being Happy.
80's-90's Pop culture: Monty Python, Bruce Campbell, Tori Amos, Beastie Boys, Cake, Duran Duran, RHCP, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Zhang Ziyi, Renée Zellweger, Geena Davis, Tim Burton, Christina Ricci, Susan Serandon, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Moore, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes, and this should be longer, but ah well.

I'd like to meet:

Someone who likes to hang out, play games, watch movies, and go out to a pub for pints with friends, or wine tasting, depending on the mood. Able to enjoy the outdoors as well as the indoors, and that just reads awful, but I am NOT a poet. :)
Someone who's into family and friends. Someone who will pick me up and comfort me when I'm down. Should enjoy giving and receiving back rubs. Be able to laugh at odd humor, be understanding, be forgiving, be caring, be loud, be a brat.12/26/07 - Addendum: Someone into gaming, come on I've seen them around, and I met a couple back in High School. Even if it's just for friendship stuff. I want a gamer who's easy on the eyes and loves to compete.

Music:

2/13/2008 - Been enjoying Queens of the Stone Age a lot recently, 3's and 7's has a great beat. I am getting really tired of all these "Hip Hop" artists, I think it's because they are taking my childhood memories and bastardizing them. (I am looking at you Kanye West, or however you spell your name).
80s pop, jazz (at martini bar's or some other downtown venue), and "occasionally" country in the right setting/mood.
Tori Amos to Beatles/Stones, and Beasty Boys to Anne Lenix (eclectic, ain't I?) - Oh, add Billy Joel's "She's Got A Way About Her", and "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me", no idea why. Oh, and Video Killed the Radio Star, it's true.

Movies:

5/2/2008 - Ironman was pretty good! Watch all the Credits for a sneak peek at The Avengers.
2/13/2008 - Atonement, Juno, and CLOVERFIELD! Make sure you see at least 2 of these movies.8/16/06 - Serenity (Joss Whedon is GOD), Dazed and Confused (Criterion DVD), Good Night and Good Luck, A Scanner Darkly, CLERKS II!, list goes on.

Television:

2/13/2008 - Writers Strike! I watched the first 3 Terminators (Sarah Chronicals) and loved it! Not since T2 have I throughly enjoyed a good old fashioned Terminator story. Hopefully Fox won't cancel it. I mean it's a good shot, so chances are high it'll be gone in 6 episodes.House is still awesome. I never knew that guy had an English accent til he got up and took his Emmy Award. Who knew.
West Wing, 6-ft. Under, Sex in the City, Naruto, Entourage, House, and Adult Swim Sunday.

Books:

Wheel of Time, and just about anything involving science/fantasy fiction, or a good coffee table book, yeah I need to read more.

Heroes:

Bruce Campbell, John Carmack, Logan, Michael Moore, Kevin Smith, my nieces (Claire and Jane) and the parents.

My Blog

Portal - The Companion Cube

I posted a response to the first comment in this story, but I decided not too post it there and post it here instead. I didn't feel like making a fool and it's a bit off topic. Gamasutra is one of tho...
Posted by Andy on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:40:00 PST

Grand Theft Auto

I finally watched one of the trailers that shows actual footage of the story of... GTA IV, otherwise known as Grand Theft Auto 4.I'm not gonna get all philosophical here, but everyone should know that...
Posted by Andy on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:30:00 PST

Fat

Those of you who know me, know that I've gained weight over the years, mainly from playing games and going from my physical lifestyle (Professional Swimmer/Water Polo Goalie, Crew, etc.) to a more "Pr...
Posted by Andy on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:22:00 PST

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone got what they were asking for, and if not Steam has some great deals on some great games.More Team Fortress 2 Griefing by Team ROOMBA. (HD Version) Also wanted to point out th...
Posted by Andy on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:24:00 PST

Hey Ass Hat!

Thanks for breaking into my car last night and cleaning out anything shiny including my iPod mini (yes the 3 year old model), my new CD Alpine deck, my old CD Alpine deck, my only 2 decent speakers, a...
Posted by Andy on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:30:00 PST

How My Best Buy Screwed Up Black Friday

I know... In this age of consumerism, how could any retail outlet as big as Best Buy mess up Black Friday? Well I got to witness it first hand. For those of you who don't know me, I've been in gaming ...
Posted by Andy on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:37:00 PST

I Am Legend

I'm actually a bit excited by Will Smith's latest mega-blockbuster. After I, ROBOT I was completely ready to crucify The Fresh Prince, and who knows, maybe the trailer posted yesterday at apple.com is...
Posted by Andy on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:31:00 PST

They Might Be Giants - The Mesopotamians

I think I'm gonna plop down $9.99 for the concert recording at the Filmore a few weeks back, the Santa Cruz evening was great too, but maybe another set would be better. :)If TMBG are coming to your a...
Posted by Andy on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:24:00 PST

Halo 3 sucks

Yes, I said it, Halo 3 sucks.Am I going to explain myself? Well no. I can say though, if you haven't picked up Halo 3 yet, congratulations on resisting the 10 million dollar advertising campaign, whic...
Posted by Andy on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:26:00 PST

Too many Games! BIOSHOCK!

Bioshock!It's finally here! And it rocks. I've been playing for 20 hours and if you haven't at LEAST downloaded the demo, get off yer asses and go do it!If you ever played System Shock 2 you will LOVE...
Posted by Andy on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:28:00 PST