Word of the day: Rube Goldberg
By Mike DalyMay 5th, 2006
For those of you who don't know already, my brother has finally moved to Shanghai China to be married. That is a pretty exciting event; far more exciting than anything I can report on from my life.
However, I'm going to bore you all by reporting on my life anyway; sorry.
So last time I posted (man, that was a long time ago, wasn't it?) I said that we were almost done with the big push at work. Well, I was wrong and we still aren't done now almost a month and a half later. In theory, we will be shipping Gamebyro 2.2 very soon, but that is a statement I could have made for the past month, so take it for what it's worth. Testing and documentation is probably the least enjoyable part of my job, and it is what I've been doing for the past month or so. At least the new office is pretty nice. I've got a lot more desk space and it is easier to keep the place clean.
When not working, I've been doing some fun stuff. I've been enjoying Oblivion on my new big TV. When I don't have enough contiguous time to play Oblivion, I play Mutant Storm and Geometry Wars. Wayne and I are now ranked in the top 100 co-op tally mode players on all of Xbox Live. They are apparently working on a sequel to Mutant Storm, which I'm excited about.
The weather is nice enough for Volleyball now, so I've been doing that recently. One of my co-workers and I go climbing every once in a while as well, which is great. I also still like to drink and catch stuff on fire. My most recent victim was an easter peep.
In not-so-good news, I have to replace the roof on my house. Not only does it have a leak, but the shingles have hit their lifespan anyway. Fortunately, I do live in a family of construction workers, so hopefully we'll be able to knock it out ourselves pretty quickly and affordably.
I've been doing a wee bit of drawing and modeling recently, but I don't have anything I can show off. One creative thing I can show off, however, is the new recipe I invented this week! I am happy to present Fried Noodles - mmm.
To wrap up this little post, I will say this: watching rube goldberg machines is fun and all, but to really get the most out of it, you need crazy japanese-built machines that have little jingles to accompany them, and comes complete with a rube-goldberg theme song and dance half way through. Enjoy.
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the China connection
By WesleyMay 13th, 2006
well here i am, writing you all another awesome update on DM,
except this one is even awesomeerer because it is coming from
CHINA! yup, thats right, Willow was not kidding when he said i
moved to china. thats right, MOVED to china... to get MARRIED. I've
been here a month now, settled in pretty well. not married yet, but
i'm taking some language classes and trying to get a job. in
between all that i'm having lots of fun being a househusband...
NOT! i have made it my No. 1 priority to get a job asap so that i
can hire a maid and NEVER DO DISHES AGAIN! or laundry, or sweep the
floor, or clean the bathroom... or wipe the kitchen... or...
so, i got food poisoning the first week i was here which was two of the worst days of my life. in general the food is pretty good though. there is a lot of good chinese food, there is a lot of mediocre chinese food and also some very BAD (i'm talkin skull and crossbones bad) chinese food. the fact that half of the dishes they serve still has the bones in it is not so bad once you get used to everyone just spitting the bones onto the table. the flavor is usually fine, its just super annoying to eat. the worst thing i've eaten is "stinky tofu". that is the literal name for it in chinese. can you guess why it is called stinky tofu? thats right, because it smells worse than a dirty diaper. me, being the daring and adventurous fellow that i am, thought i'd just give it a try (they told me "smells bad, but taste is good!"). can you guess what it taste like? you guessed it, it taste the way a dirty diaper smells, except worse. WTF MATE?!?! it was all i could do to keep from ralphing all over the table in front of my girlfriends co-workers and boss. so if you come visit china, try everything EXCEPT the stinky tofu!
one other fun food story, i went on a trip with my gf's work group this weekend and one of the places we stopped to eat was this kind of outdoor fish market. they had all these live sea creatures in styrofoam boxes in front of their "kitchen" and you pointed to what you wanted and they killed it and cooked it. can you guess how they kill the fish (and octopuss)? they hold it up above their head and they throw it down onto the concrete really hard! of course. then they wash it using a garden hose, and put it in a pot of boiling water. all of their kitchenware looked like military surplus... from the communist revolution in '49. i didn't eat there... i went to KFC instead.
so anyway, i'm having quite an adventure over here. the food is just a small fraction of the exciting things i have to deal with everyday. if you are interested in hearing more stories about my awesome life of adventure you can check out my WEBLOG where i periodically post updates. and now for your RLD: Stewie and his women.
so, i got food poisoning the first week i was here which was two of the worst days of my life. in general the food is pretty good though. there is a lot of good chinese food, there is a lot of mediocre chinese food and also some very BAD (i'm talkin skull and crossbones bad) chinese food. the fact that half of the dishes they serve still has the bones in it is not so bad once you get used to everyone just spitting the bones onto the table. the flavor is usually fine, its just super annoying to eat. the worst thing i've eaten is "stinky tofu". that is the literal name for it in chinese. can you guess why it is called stinky tofu? thats right, because it smells worse than a dirty diaper. me, being the daring and adventurous fellow that i am, thought i'd just give it a try (they told me "smells bad, but taste is good!"). can you guess what it taste like? you guessed it, it taste the way a dirty diaper smells, except worse. WTF MATE?!?! it was all i could do to keep from ralphing all over the table in front of my girlfriends co-workers and boss. so if you come visit china, try everything EXCEPT the stinky tofu!
one other fun food story, i went on a trip with my gf's work group this weekend and one of the places we stopped to eat was this kind of outdoor fish market. they had all these live sea creatures in styrofoam boxes in front of their "kitchen" and you pointed to what you wanted and they killed it and cooked it. can you guess how they kill the fish (and octopuss)? they hold it up above their head and they throw it down onto the concrete really hard! of course. then they wash it using a garden hose, and put it in a pot of boiling water. all of their kitchenware looked like military surplus... from the communist revolution in '49. i didn't eat there... i went to KFC instead.
so anyway, i'm having quite an adventure over here. the food is just a small fraction of the exciting things i have to deal with everyday. if you are interested in hearing more stories about my awesome life of adventure you can check out my WEBLOG where i periodically post updates. and now for your RLD: Stewie and his women.
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It's been a while
ByMay 20th, 2006
I've neglected the front page for a while now. As always, the
message board has kept us afloat. We appreciate it. I did fix the webstat pages and they are available here. I wish we had those from long ago. :(
I'm not making excuses, but here's what I've been up to lately. I still work two jobs, and though I definetely don't mind the extra cash or the work, it's getting old and my right eye has been twitching for about 3 weeks now. I don't get enough sleep and I don't get to do what I want to do as much as I want to do it.
I've been playing pool in a league on Tuesday's for a pretty good while. I still suck, but I enjoy it and while it's something I don't mind spending money on, I wish it was cheaper.
I would love to tell you more of what I have been up to, but it's after midnight and I just remember that I have a meeting at 8:00 tommorow, so I better get ready for bed. Willow and I would like to have a cookout sometime soon, but we're not sure when it can happen yet. We'll make a post when we have a date, and we'll try to give you at least a full week's notice. In the meantime, if you already know of a weekend you can't make, drop us a line so we can cross it off the list.
Now I give you, "Grocery Cart / Pyramid Guy!"
I'm not making excuses, but here's what I've been up to lately. I still work two jobs, and though I definetely don't mind the extra cash or the work, it's getting old and my right eye has been twitching for about 3 weeks now. I don't get enough sleep and I don't get to do what I want to do as much as I want to do it.
I've been playing pool in a league on Tuesday's for a pretty good while. I still suck, but I enjoy it and while it's something I don't mind spending money on, I wish it was cheaper.
I would love to tell you more of what I have been up to, but it's after midnight and I just remember that I have a meeting at 8:00 tommorow, so I better get ready for bed. Willow and I would like to have a cookout sometime soon, but we're not sure when it can happen yet. We'll make a post when we have a date, and we'll try to give you at least a full week's notice. In the meantime, if you already know of a weekend you can't make, drop us a line so we can cross it off the list.
Now I give you, "Grocery Cart / Pyramid Guy!"
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