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Nov. 20, 2009
  • Spencer had a submission approved for Battlefield 2 and earned 1 point (for a total of 1,580 points).
    32 minutes ago
Nov. 18, 2009
  • Okay, so I'm a hypocrite. I say that I despise celebrity news but these pictures are... delightful. http://tinyurl.com/yclk2os
    1 day, 23 hours ago via Twitter
Nov. 16, 2009
Nov. 15, 2009
  • Wow; focused on the lyrics of one of my favorite songs and realized it's obviously about the death of a friend. I'm an idiot. This sucks.
    4 days, 22 hours ago via Twitter
Nov. 13, 2009
Nov. 12, 2009
Nov. 11, 2009
Nov. 9, 2009
  • Spencer unlocked 3 achievements in DJ Hero
    1 week, 3 days ago
  • @huffmandude Your license to tweet has been revoked.
    1 week, 4 days ago via Twitter
  • And I have begun my fifth read-through of "Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs (a parody)"... it is a wonderful day.
    1 week, 4 days ago via Twitter
  • @sloppyjoe1 on a related note, 25% of my Japanese class wrote "shit" instead of "Ken" on their tests last week on accident
    1 week, 4 days ago via Twitter
Nov. 8, 2009
  • This season of Curb Your Enthusiasm is just delightful.
    1 week, 5 days ago via Twitter
  • Spencer unlocked 1 achievement in DJ Hero
    1 week, 5 days ago
Nov. 4, 2009
  • Very confused with the overwhelming symbolism in tonight's South Park... I can't decide if it was brilliant or harmful.
    2 weeks, 2 days ago via Twitter
  • Okay, last night sucked, but at least we can celebrate the anniversary of this: http://tinyurl.com/5rf7fu
    2 weeks, 2 days ago via Twitter
Nov. 3, 2009
  • Pro tip: Unsurprisingly, Haddaway's "What Is Love" is TERRIBLE study music.
    2 weeks, 3 days ago via Twitter
Nov. 2, 2009
  • Was watching C-SPAN's feed of a "debate" on health care between three Republicans. Really, the pretend disagreement was hilarious.
    2 weeks, 4 days ago via Twitter
  • I couldn't agree more; Why the World Needs Ghostbusters 3: http://bit.ly/1ZW6W
    2 weeks, 4 days ago via Twitter
Oct. 27, 2009
  • Attn coordinators of kanji characters: you suck. It shouldn't take me 10 minutes to get the right stroke order to write "Monday."
    3 weeks, 3 days ago via Twitter
Added by Spencer on April 14, 2009

It's spring break, and I'm in Los Angeles (more specifically, West Hollywood) having a great time.  Took a trip to Chinatown and Little Tokyo today, and I thought I would share with you some stuff I picked up.  Oh this is going to be formatting hell.
 
1) Strawberry Gummy Candy: "Kasugai's strawberry gummy, made from fresh strawberry juice, is a very delicious gummy. Please have a fun time with this strawberry gummy."

They're actually quite good.

2) Lucky Money Cats

Both bought in Chinatown.

1) Hello Panda (biscuits with choco cream)
Nummy nummy!

2) Hi-Chew Fruit Chew
Also nummy.

3/4) Mochi
It's a gummy-type snack made by smashing rice into a chewy substance. There is some kind of flavored jelly on the inside. Really good.

Bought in a grocery store in Little Tokyo.















1) Ramune Carbonated Soft Drink (Melon Flavor)
When you open this thing, you use the cap to shove a little ball down that might carbonate the water... I don't know. It does something.

2) Oi Ocha Unsweetened Green Tea
Haven't tried this yet, but I'm looking forward to it. It claims to be number one.

Bought in a grocery store in Little Tokyo.



Domo-kun! (mascot of Japan's NHK television station)

Bought in Little Tokyo. I will treasure this.

Also, here's how you open that soft drink.




Added by Spencer on Feb. 28, 2009

If you didn't already know, Microsoft recently banned a woman from Xbox Live for identifying herself as a lesbian in her profile.  She was reported as being offensive by some homophobes who didn't want themselves or their kids to see her sexual orientation.

You cannot shelter kids from things like homosexuality.  To have a parent think they can control everything their child sees is just ridiculous.  Besides, most kids are pretty open and indifferent to that kind of stuff.

When I first saw this, I was a little confused why she would identify herself as a lesbian to begin with, but after some thought I realized she has plenty of reasons.  First, if you ever played a game of Uno with a woman over Live, you will know that at least one of the other players will spend the entire game hitting on her.  Second, it is called an "About Me" section, and your sexual orientation is a pretty big part of your life.

Now I understand that Microsoft wants to create a family friendly atmosphere on Xbox Live (keep trying guys), but their policies are in desperate need of an overhaul.  Supporting homophobia isn't something I would consider "family friendly."  Some people would disagree with me on that, but I hope they are the minority here.

I am gay, and although I don't plan on updating my XBL profile with that information, it is really unfortunate that doing so would get me banned.

Some quick stuff...
-If you don't absolutely hate reading, Michael Ian Black's My Custom Van is hilarious.  My favorite essays so far include "One Day, I'm Going to Open a Scented Candle Shoppe," "Erotic Fiction: The Elevator," and "A Series of Letters to a Squirrel."
-Flower pleasantly surprised me, I really enjoyed it.
-Noby Noby Boy was worth my five dollars.  Girl needs to reach Mars soon.
-I bought Dead Space on Steam, and I'm terrified of it.  First levels are supposed to be cakewalks... the elevator sequence freaked me out.


Added by Spencer on Feb. 4, 2009

Guess what arrived today?  A poster and a soundtrack from a super game!
That poster is signed by Tim Schafer and says "Sewer water is often highly radioactive" in the corner.  The CD is the original cinematic score from the excellent game Psychonauts.  I can die peacefully now that my collection is finally complete.  The receipt even had a little "Thanks : )" hand written on it!  Time to stock up on Brutal Legend stuff.

[Update] Poster is totally framed and on the wall now.
Related to: Psychonauts


Added by Spencer on Jan. 18, 2009

I loved EGM... and this sums up my feelings on the matter perfectly.

  


Added by Spencer on Jan. 6, 2009

Timberlake already "brought sexy back", but Fred Willard is doing it for real this time in this video.  It's the best Nintendo ad that I have seen since those crazy/awful Animal Crossing/Real World ads.  Anyone remember those?

  


Spencer's Reviews
Psychonauts is Tim Schafer's finest work. (PS2)
Have you ever wondered what it would be like exploring the mind of a lungfish? Me neither, but now you can with Psychonauts. Long in development, Psychonauts follows Raz as he breaks into a summer camp for psychic soldiers, or psychonauts. It doesn’t take long for things to get out ...
Reviewed by Spencer on July 21, 2008


Date Joined: July 21, 2008
City: Charlotte
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Psychonauts
game - 230 points
Brütal Legend
game - 60 points
Dogen Boole
character - 51 points
Boyd Cooper
character - 49 points
Half-Life
franchise - 40 points
Thorney Towers
location - 39 points
Ford Cruller
character - 35 points
Animal Crossing: City Folk
game - 30 points

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HallwayGiant 43 minutes ago
liking the homepage 'reorg', good stuff.
snide 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
OK, the pod for "yesterday's biggest" now correctly works. Look at WoW at number 2!
Jeff 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
New Giant Bomb homepage is rolling out right now. Site might look crazy for a couple of minutes.
Ryan 6 hours, 8 minutes ago
RT @KensterFox: @taswell As in: Hoary Glallalujah, this is my ducky lay!
sloppyjoe 6 hours, 53 minutes ago
Just found out Rain plays the lead role in Ninja Assassin, I think it's pretty much a must see for me at this point
Brad 11 hours, 19 minutes ago
Feeling strangely liberated since I quit using QuickSilver. Plugins didn't work worth spit in Snow Leopard anyway. Spotlight for life?
alpha99 14 hours, 17 minutes ago
http://is.gd/4ZBON - New blog entry: Forza 3, Dragon Age Origins, Modern Warfare 2 and New SMB Wii.
EightBitWarrior 22 hours, 5 minutes ago
Well, finished up L4D2's campaign tonight with Talor. Good. Lord. Still gotta play MW2's SP but... GOTYs are looking interesting this year!