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I’ve been writing a lot today because I keep procrastinating on cleaning my closet. Pictures are most likely to come, because it’s absurd the amount of crap I’ve thrown out. 5 full garbage bags. Yes, I know I should donate it somewhere, but I’m lazy. So in the trash it goes. If anybody has use for a circa 1994 collection of “Word Star: 3rd Grade” CD-ROMs (Win 3.1 compatible!) let me know and I’ll dig them out.

But honestly, the best album I own is Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco. I know, it’s not A Ghost is Born, or Mermaid Avenue or even A.M., all of which are supposedly “better” than YHF. But, it’s possibly the best (and more importantly, most consistant) music I have.

There are things I don’t like about it: the standard Wilco noise that ends the first track, “I am trying to break your heart”. But it’s not that awful, and the opening beat of “Kamera” makes me happy again. The lyrics are super-catchy, and just fun. When I first heard the album back in 2002, “Jesus, etc.” was my “favorite” song, but every playlist I’ve created lately in iTunes has either “Poor places” or “Reservations” on it.

Anyways, it’s good. So good. Me like. Go buy.

Filed by Adam College at 5:27 pm under Media
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While I may be biased, Brendan has a good post on why the Xbox 360 has “officially” flopped. Check it out.

My personal thoughts: I’m not near the gamer Brendan is (and from rooming with him freshman year, I know first-hand from many a sleepless night of watching him beat Half-Life in “preparation” for the sequel. This was, of course, when Half-Life 2 was “just around the corner”, although the game was released 18 months later. I’m still convinced it’s vaporware.), but I’m interested in the next-gen consoles, especially from a hardware POV. I was *this* close to going out at 2 AM to pick up an XBox 360 they day they were released. Now, I’m glad I didn’t (though I still play the Call of Duty 2 demo on display at Target and Circuit City every chance I get.)

I’m hopeful one of these three systems doesn’t suck, becuase the possibility is very real that if they all do, we enter a second Gamers Dark Age. And nobody wants that. The gamers will be out in full force on the streets, pillaging Radio Shacks and the like. God help us.

Of course, there’s always the PC market, with topnotch efforts like Daikatana and Duke Nukem Forever. Seriously, though, I haven’t picked up and played a new PC game in a *very* long time. Partly, I don’t have a second PC system like most of the gamers at school, so if I want to play something, it’s on this aging D600 with a paltry 32MB graphics card. But besides Half-Life 2 (no, I still haven’t played it.) and a few other games, I’m just not interested in the market anymore. My parents balked at the more violent video games, so I played a lot of strategy and RTS games. And the Legend of Zelda. And Mario Bros.

In short, buy me a new PC. Then I’ll play games.

Filed by Adam College at 3:45 pm under Media
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This morning, philonoist.net celebrated it’s 1st anniversary. It then preceded to puke all over itself, take a nap, and play with its new toys. Fun times indeed!

Of course, philonoist.net has lost a few friends this year: after the death of Planet Olin, I don’t think anybody actually reads this damn thing. So, yet again, we’re in a new content craze! As Brian so aptly put it, we’re just a few letters away from being an actual blog.

A few people have asked me if I’m excited about going back to Olin. The short answer: Yes and no. I’m eager to get back to learning, but I’m still afraid I’ll fall into the same fog I was in last year. Plus, I’m growing to like my middle brother, Maxwell, who’s midway through 9th grade. Being from the same house, we’ve naturally encountered the same problems in high school. It’s interesting to see how little (and how much) things have changed.

Oh, and if anyone wants about a gazillion megs of webspace, let me know. My Dreamhost account has oodles more than I can use. Unless I become popular.

Filed by Adam College at 2:53 pm under Life
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