LAS VEGAS EDITIONArrived and chill'n in the city of sin, Las Vegas! In for almost the entire week for an annual convention and I hope I don't have to go outside too much, its usually pretty dry and warm here during the days. Once again I will be staying at the pleasant Paris Hotel (pretty boring site) ... I sure do know this hotel like the back of my hand!
Weekly Update:
The past week at work was nothing but HELL!!! Again I encountered simple and very routine tasks (which I do not mind at all) being made completely complicated because someone has a power trip or just doesn't get the simplicity of it. Look, if A>B and B>C then therefore A>C, right?? NO, A is smaller than B because its "b" and not "B" but b=B!!!! It's simply making a simple job or situation into a three part complex dilemma that could have been done days ago. It's very stupid ... I don't get it.
At the movies:
History takes the crown this weekend as 10,000 B.C. opens to a nice 35.7 million. Luckily it wasn't 10,000 dollars, though cute but in terms of box office that is very very bad. In at a distant #2 is the comedy College Road Trip with 14 million. Not a bad number in the grand scheme of things. Holding in at #3 is "Vantage Point" with an extra 7.5 mil. Hanging in at #4 is "Semi-Pro" with another 5.8 mil and slowly coming to an end like the studio that released it. Rounding off the top 5 is the action film The Bank Job with only 5.7 mil to open and eventually close at.
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Other News:Sad day for gamers around the world. Legendary co-creator of Dungeon's & Dragons, Gary Gygax passed away on Tuesday in his home in Lake Geneva, WI. In my opinion, D&D started the fantasy "paper and pencil" role-playing era that still continues to this day. From its creation, the evolution of role-playing has carried over to online gaming but the old standard still does exist and in many shapes and forms. From fantasy to sci-fi, mystery to horror, spy to cartoon the gaming world is hit with a ripple of shock as one of its roots fades away. One of the biggest offsprings from all of this is the mutli-colored and odd shaped dice used for various aspects of the games. Expanding on the 6-sided die we saw 8, 10, 12, 20 and even a big 100-sided die. One of my personal favorites was the small 4-sided and its pyramid shape. D&D itself evolved directly as well to online gaming, movies, mi natures and even a Saturday morning cartoon. Thanks Gary ... you will be missed. He was 69 years of age.
Facts & Tips:
There is a town called "Jersey Shore" in Pennsylvania.
"Your diary, you mean you actually keep one of those stupid things?" - Barry Williams as Greg Brady in the TV series "The Brady Bunch."
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