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Another Painting (Possibly Getting Better?)

Patrick Bennett — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:41:06 +0000

Maybe these are getting better… Hmm… I need to remember to keep trying.

Ladytron Again

Patrick Bennett — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:37:16 +0000

Last time I caught Ladytron, I was surrounded by hundreds of women getting their makeup done and getting glamor shots. This past Wednesday, I managed to catch Ladytron again under more normal circumstances. The show was good, though it was pretty obvious that their older songs had a more butt shaking simplicity to them that really got the crowd going (as going as New York crowds get at concerts).

I did by their new album Velocifero the next morning, so… maybe it’ll grow on me.

The real standout for me, though, was the opening act: Data Rock. I gotta remember to check these matching red tracksuit wearing guys out and perhaps catch them again sometime. (The drummer was especially awesome!)

(images by ananawa)

Plush Weighted Companion Cube Makes a Great Desktop

Patrick Bennett — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:38:56 +0000

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.

Another Painting

Patrick Bennett — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:37:37 +0000

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

Another Gorgeous Product I’ll Never Own

Patrick Bennett — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:05:25 +0000

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

A New Painting

Patrick Bennett — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:12:34 +0000

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

Spring Flower Desktop Wallpaper

Patrick Bennett — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:36:28 +0000

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.

Another Painting (Going Too Slow)

Patrick Bennett — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:06:34 +0000

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

I need to remember to make time…

God of War: Chains of Olympus

Patrick Bennett — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:26:05 +0000

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.

Work. Work. Work.

Patrick Bennett — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:16:00 +0000

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