Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Wherein my Dad finally gets Professor Layton

A happy ending to yesterday's tale of woe.


Subject: I WIN!!!

At least at the Colma store. I was the first one to get Layton from the back room.

Game can't be too bad as it has a train in it.

Dad


My favorite thing about this email is the reminder that my Dad often judges games based on objects that are in them that have no bearing on gameplay. For example, he was interested in watching me play Katamari Damacy because it had a Ferris Wheel on the box.

My Dad is awesome!

Monday, August 24, 2009

Wherein my Dad is pissed that he can't find Professor Layton 2

I got this email today from my Dad. He has been like a little kid counting down the days until he'd be able to buy the sequel to his favorite game of all time, Professor Layton and the Curious Village. This is his story about trying to purchase Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box.

Hi Chris,

Did you see the new game that is available?

It's called, Let's find the DS game that is supposed to come out today and nobody has it.

I went to Best Buy Colma a little after 10 and they did not receive it. I went back at 3:30 and they still did not have it. I had them look up on the computer to see if Best Buy San Bruno got their shipment. The computer said they got 24 in (the same amount that Colma was supposed to get). Went down to San Bruno and looked all over the place. Had an associate look in the back and all over the store. There was another dude looking to buy the same game while I was there. No luck. Somehow they checked in something they didn't get. Is this game that hot that they do a phony check in and then steal it?? Something is fishy.

Then I went to Game Crazy on El Camino. "We don't carry the games that are under the radar!" See, ya.

So, if I find the game tomorrow do I win??

Is the game available in Seattle?


Poor Dad, you'll find it soon!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

You Guys Are Gross, or, I Ask For Dirty Text Messages

Today I asked you guys to send me dirty text messages.

And you did. Here's what I got.

As a courtesy, I cropped out people's phone numbers. If you want to claim something as your own, leave a comment.


This was the first message I received, from an anonymous benefactor. I must say that the imagery, while simple, is effective. Donkeys enjoy peanut butter, I am sure, so I imagine that there would be tongue action involved as well.


This benefactor offered two attempts, both noble and majestic, worth of royalty. Retarded, inbred royalty, of course, but royalty nonetheless.


Here we have @chelseabot living up to her name as a Twitter Shitter. As you can see by my text in green, I was initially confused; was she merely updating me as to her current hunger status, or was this a dirty, perverted code, passed along by generations of gross hobos and pickpockets, like in a Dickens story?


Some of you went the safe route, and offered me a more literal interpretation of the phrase, "dirty text.


Several of the messages I received left very little up to the
imagination.

My own brother got in on the action, offering a dead baby joke. That was pretty classy, I thought.

Some of the messages were even a little tender and sweet.


These final two were just... weird. How exactly do dishwashers intersect with ham? The funny thing is that both of them involve pigs, in certain ways. Is the first swine flu plus food equals surgeon and death, then poops and thumbs up? I'm so confused.

But it's @jules_party934 who won today! She took the initiative and left me this voicemail.




Audio, Web 2.0 company mentions, AND a sexy sign-off? How could she lose?!


Thanks for the lols, everyone; I hope y'all had as much fun as I did with this little project!

Monday, November 03, 2008

It is so cold in my room. Laptop on lap helps a bit, but not enough...

Sunday, November 02, 2008

http://ping.fm/p/iYYPr - My setup!

http://ping.fm/v/ecHj7 - "I did not think that I would cry this much when I dropped my Dad off at the airport."

Saturday, November 01, 2008

At MetaverseNomad's awesome party! Best first day in Seattle ever!!!

http://ping.fm/v/JrgkN - "Don't fave me bro."

http://ping.fm/v/OAqIt - "I'm getting close. There's a light up sign that says that Seattle is 21 minutes away."

http://ping.fm/v/RN9V2 - "Just saw a go board that said that your secret ballet, bar code and the number."

http://ping.fm/v/n3knN

http://ping.fm/v/SwRSJ - "On the Bridge leaving Origin, bye Origin thanks for everything and hello Washington."

http://ping.fm/v/KUl2X - "I am currently a through Fort Lynn. I wish I could stop see all my friends here but not this time. I'll come visit you guys soon."

http://ping.fm/v/hKU4w - "The trouble with travelling war again is that so many family members die of cholera."

http://ping.fm/v/ijwia - "I just went past a little park in Organ called Enchanted Forest and it was very cute."

http://ping.fm/v/mzzti - "Hope everyone's had a happy Halloween and real soon"

Friday, October 31, 2008

http://ping.fm/v/rPkUD - "Just left Eugene and I'm on my way to Court Valen so I'm gonna spent the night."

http://ping.fm/v/yYE56 - "There is a lot of construction in Organ."

http://ping.fm/v/FoIDS - "Someone please call me and help keep me company."

http://ping.fm/v/quSo1 - "And I gave my own PUG. Where I get to be my friend John Mark. I'm excited."

http://ping.fm/v/Ty0pV - "The trees in are all red and orange and it's absolutely gorgeous."

http://ping.fm/v/WFGUi - "I totally just saw a metal dragon on the side of the road."

http://ping.fm/v/jOcL7 - "Kay, we're getting back on the road."

http://ping.fm/v/kAnQf - "I am looking at a giant rainbow. I wish that I could take a picture of it because it is the largest rainbow I have ever seen."

http://ping.fm/v/t9UMK - "It is raining extremely hard I hope that I do not die."

http://ping.fm/v/XkuUz - "pretty empty."

http://ping.fm/v/2q236 - "Have any guys been the it's really cool."

http://ping.fm/v/6rDyG

http://ping.fm/v/o09pj - "Oops. I guess I accidentally call. Disregard please. ."

http://ping.fm/v/m4KPo - "We can make some progress we're about an hour from Reading."

http://ping.fm/v/fcjKQ - "I'm currently listening to the great rivalries of dungeon and dragons from John Hatchmon's book The Areas Of My Experties."

http://ping.fm/v/J8UJe - "I just head to MacDonald's earlier and had ladders feet. I guess they really do use all part of the cow now."

http://ping.fm/v/nOWoX - "It just started raining really hard. It was so nice the first hour of the drive and now it's terrible."

http://ping.fm/v/NP0iU

http://ping.fm/v/4l0w8 - "I'm just testing this. Just see if I can send status updates over the phone and voice. So ."