Lady Flintstone

It looks like we might have a hurricane to worry about this year, after all.  Wilma is out there in the Carribean, seemingly just biding her time.  As of right now, she’s started moving a little.  The forcasts predict a pretty drastic turn to the northwest once it passes Cuba, which would drive it right toward Tampa.  The high-dollar bets are that it will hit south of Tampa, but we are still well within strike range.  Of course, it’s possible the thing doesn’t even rain on Florida.  I think I might stock up on batteries and water, anyway.

Video games.  I reserved Shadow of the Collosus yesterday, and I’ll pick it up tomorrow.  They gave me a demo disc which made me very happy I made the decision to get it (and that Misty agreed).  Earlier in the week, I picked up a copy of the Official Playstation Magazine that contained a demo of Soul Calibur III, which a few of my friends and I have been eagerly anticipating.  The demo seems to point out that the game will be just what we expected.  The fighting itself is a lot like II, albeit with more flash and video tricks.  What really sells me is the supposedly massive number of new modes, including a greatly improved single-player game and a massively flexible character creator.  The new characters are cool, too.  It also seems like the jiggle-physics may be enhanced.

I’m going to a friend’s house tonight to install a new optical drive.  She’s smart, and she could probably do it herself with little trouble, but I’m glad I can help.  Lots of people just don’t like cracking that case.

Isn't it interesting that the same people who laugh at science fiction listen to weather forecasts and economists?
-- Kelvin Throop III