vmware fusion, you dissapoint me

Maybe the vmware folks haven't figured out how to utilize the Nvidia chips on the new macbooks, but the 3D performance in my virtual XP Pro machine sucks. I'm playing Civilization 4, a turn-based strategy game that uses 3D models and terrain, it's video requirements are pretty slim and yet there's lots of lag and clipping. I don't even want to try playing Fallout 3, a full-blown FPS-intensive game.

a few of my favorite things

Just spent the last hour playing a protein-folding game. That's right, a computer game about protein-folding. If you wanna play, go here: http://fold.it/portal/adobe_main. It's addictive and it has the bonus of benefiting medical science.

Also, I love Pandora.com. I think I'd rather have it than iTunes. That's saying something.

just when I thought

Just when I thought everything that could be done has been done... Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 are coming out! Yet another chance to teleport my mind back to the free-gaming adolescent days of yore. Oh diablo and starcraft, how I love thee. The hours spent playing were only a "waste" to the un-enlightened. Please, God, hasten the day that these games are available to play.

http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3
http://www.starcraft2.com

Wiijury

Pronounced Wee - jury, as in injury due to playing Nintendo Wii. I have heard of people hurting themselves from losing control of the Wii controller and smashing it into things but I never thought I would fall victim to this new gaming system. I was over at my Sister's house playing Resident Evil 4 on her boyfriend's Wii. During parts of the game you have to waggle the controller back and forth (think of swatting a fly over and over again). Doing this many times eventually caused a cramp in my shoulder. It was so bad I had to use my left arm only for driving later that night. However, I think this experience serves to boost my geek-cred.