Monthly Archives: August 2004
Stivison On The Future
The Sims 2 is coming out next month! September 17th, if you’re not already counting down. The Sims is a real tough act to follow. It’s the best-selling PC game ever, because it is hugely popular with a wide audience, … Continue reading
Pre-Season
I have come to the conclusion that I am too stupid to watch football. I can tell you the Julian-Claudian linage from Appius the Blind to Nero. I can debate post-colonial theory. I am lethal at AoE and Civ2. I … Continue reading
Infatuation and rotten movies
Stick and I went to see The Village yesterday. I got the tickets, which is truly a rarity. Stick has this bizarre, old-fashioned notion that he needs to pay for me, which is sweet, but this time I ran a … Continue reading
Tragically Unhip
“You can tell a lot about a person from their car” Stick told me. “Really?” “Yeah, your car is a reflection of your personality.” “No way, I notice clothes way more. A car’s just a way to get from point … Continue reading
Thank you, drive thru.
The concept of a drive-thru is awesome to a new driver. It’s like an obstacle course, a real-life Grand Turismo where at the end I win french fries. Actually, the concept of a drive-thru is pretty disturbing. So you pull … Continue reading
