Archive for August, 2006

My Perspective on Smoking

Monday, August 21st, 2006

My wife and I met back in high school. At the time, she was a smoker. Thankfully, her availability was limited to the generosity of her friends due to her age. Still, I have always considered one cigarette, even “just once in awhile,” to be too much. After threatening not to kiss her anymore if [...]

Shadow of the Colossus

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

The story of a warrior with nothing but a sword and his trusty horse battling giant monsters to rescue his lost love, Shadow of the Colossus comes off as original and nostalgic at the same time. Few games come close to this sort of simplicity while remaining enjoyable. Perhaps the most striking aspect of the [...]

Stabbing Westward – Save Yourself

Friday, August 18th, 2006

My wife and I first heard clips of this song on previews for The Covenant and immediately knew that we had to put it in our collection. I’m not entirely sure if it counts as techno or just heavy metal with some techno influence (an indistinct genre that my wife and I lovingly refer to [...]