As I mentioned before, I loved Portal and even after spending hours on Call of Duty 4’s multiplayer servers, it’s probably still my favorite game of all time. So, when I heard that Valve would have official Weighted Companion Cube plushies made up I tried to grab one… of course, so did the rest of the entire internet. Not able to get one right away, I waited until they were reissued and grabbed one. It came a few weeks ago and has been spending its days on the couch. One morning I decided to snap a photo of it and then last night that photo turned into a desktop.

Grab the desktop wallpaper now at MyBestDesktops.com and enjoy.

I should remember to spend more time with my WCC so he doesn’t get too lonely… or watch too much TV.

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Wow… where have I been!? At least I remembered to do another painting… hopefully I’ll remember to keep doing them.

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Behold: a galaxy suspended in a glass cube… For $700. I need to remember to put this on my christmas list this year… for no apparent reason.

Via Notcot.org

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Finally, a fast one… I gotta remember to keep up the pace.

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So, I took some shots of tulips the other day when my woman bought some flowers to display during our Easter Brunch and turned them into some desktop wallapers. I’ll be posting them all to MyBestDesktops.com naturally.

Anyway, they feel great on my desktop and sometimes bring a smile to my inner face.

I should remember to use bright desktop wallpapers more often.

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Yeah, another painting… but it’s taking me too long to find time to paint.

I need to remember to make time…

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 A year ago, I was playing through God of War II on Playstation 2. Building on the already insanely great God of War, GoWII did everything right… unfortunately, that just didn’t seem like enough. With the 360 out and games looking and playing better than ever before, GoWII just felt a little dated.

Now, a year later, we’ve got God of War: Chains of Olympus on the PSP and guess what… it’s damn near portable gaming perfection… but somehow it just doesn’t seem like enough… again. Yes, the gameplay is tight. Yes the environments feel massive. And yes, the stakes seem high. But sometimes you get the feeling like the developers spent way more time on getting the game to look and play perfectly than they did on giving the player strong reasons to continue through the story.

It’s funny, but I noticed it more when playing through the second time around when I realized that there were 2 female gods I was dealing with (3 if you count Athena’s cameo), not just 1 two-faced female god.

Additionally, the admittedly cool piece at the end where you resign yourself to a life of war and suffering felt almost tacked on. Like the developers thought that they needed a big moment, but didn’t really know what they were going to do until the end… then went back into the story and sprinkled in the tiny bits of information that would lead up to this final moment.

Again, I should remember that this game is literally portable gaming perfection. It made the PSP do things I never knew it could… like get me to pick it up again.

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So far, this year has been little but work, work, work… I have got to remind myself to take a break.

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I’ve hit Beer Table twice since it opened last week. Once on opening night (Saturday) and then again last night. It’s so refreshing to have a good beer spot without all the potential baggage a place like that could bring with it… especially in Park Slope. Luckily it’s a bit too far south to be right in the center of stroller-land. In the end, the place just comes off as a cozy (and a bit busy) neighborhood place I could swing by now and again. They even remembered my lady from last week…

I should remember to check them out often.

Cold Cuts and Beer., originally uploaded by DonnellyImages.

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 Although I’ve never been that into professional sports, I can’t help but still think about how amazing that Super Bowl win by the Giants was a week ago. Just incredible. The best Super Bowl I’ve certainly ever seen!

Plus taking photos at Tuesday’s ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan was tons of fun, too.

I should remember to catch a game or two occasionally…

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