The joys of Nintendo January 29, 2006
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I recently bought a Nintendo DS and, at approximately the same time, a copy of Jump Super Stars for the DS. The DS itself is fantastic; it is a great shade of “electric blue” and isn’t as ungainly as I previously thought. Because importing a game takes time, I picked up a copy of Mario Kart DS at the time of purchase in order to have something other than GBA games to play with until Jump Super Stars came.
Mario Kart DS is a fantastic game. Take the gameplay style of the N64 version, mix it with the graphics of the new version, add a whole bunch of courses from all the games in the series, then add an online multiplayer mode. The game is easily the best of the Mario Kart series, and easily one of the best handheld games ever. The game in single player is good enough to shine, and the ONLINE multiplayer mode is just genius. Play against anyone in the world who also has the game, at any time, with very little lag! (more…)
Money + Me = Disaster. January 29, 2006
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Let’s hope I can change that fact. One of my New Years resolutions was to start putting aside money for a new car sometime next year. Long story short, I bought a car last year and it was a crappy car. Now I am saving for a new car, all the while hoping that my current car lasts until I can afford to buy a new car.
Anyways, on to the main dish. I have been shopping around and one car in general has caught my eye. A Mazda 3 s hatchback in Strato Blue. It is a very attractive car (as you can see below), and is quite a sporty car.
It also has what Mazda calls a Sports A/T (if you choose the 5-speed Auto Trans) that features not only a powerful engine and transmission, but the ability to shift manually if you wanted to, a feature I have loved since my mom got her Volvo last year.
Well, here’s to the future, and hopefully, to me owning one of these cars.
Independence is harder than I thought January 29, 2006
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Recently (being about 4 months ago) my friend and I decided we needed to be a little more independent from our families (aka move out of parents house). We went apartment hunting, searching for something in the $1200 to $1300 per month range for a two bedroom, one bathroom apartment. Now anyone who lives in the Ventura County area, particularly Thousand Oaks, CA, knows that that is a very hard prospect. Well it took MONTHS of searching (more…)
