The Morning Toast

A blog is not a diary

Brian — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:46:38 +0000

I never had a diary as a kid. I was a boy and boys don’t have diaries, right? When I started blogging (before it was called “blogging”, I might add), I wrote for the explicit purpose of entertaining others. I … Continue reading →

Caine’s Arcade

Brian — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:51:46 +0000

Someone tossed me a link to Caine’s Arcade probably because they know I like arcades but what I watched instead was one of the most touching stories I’ve seen a long time. It made me cry. Why did it make … Continue reading →

Baby’s room, stage 1 complete

Brian — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:49:03 +0000

The day started off like a bad joke, “an artist and an accountant walk into a room with a bunch of power tools…”. Say what you want but after three hours we had a new laminate floor in the baby’s … Continue reading →

Repairing the damage

Brian — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:47:44 +0000

What you see here now is only temporary. Early this week it was discovered that my server had been infiltrated by some sort of hack that injected nasty code into almost every home page that existed on my server, and … Continue reading →

Double Jump Spirit

Brian — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:00:22 +0000

Some friends have started their own podcast and I need to take a minute to not applaud them but get some facts straight about my gaming reputation. Faces for radio No doubt inspired by the long-running CAVEradio that Jen and … Continue reading →

Minecraft plus one

Brian — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:36:22 +0000

We’re doomed. Jen likes Minecraft. I didn’t expect her to like it but she’s invested now, iPhone app and all. That’s all fine and well but I wasn’t expecting to enjoy playing with other people. Minecraft successfully straddles the gap … Continue reading →

Competition only makes you stronger

Brian — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:36:18 +0000

It’s true what they say, that competition only makes things better. To end what has been a pretty exciting year, my friend Jared and I competed in an all-day video game marathon. I ended up winning big but I owe … Continue reading →

One Box of Memories only $25

Brian — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:03:58 +0000

Sentimentality is curse…especially when you’re trying to clean and organize your home. We just sold a box of more than 100 CDs for a mere $25 and watching some of them go was tough, and it really shouldn’t be, should … Continue reading →

Catching up with Blu-ray

Brian — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:57:07 +0000

Thanks to an unexpected Christmas present of a Blu-ray player, I now have to catch up with the rest of the world. But the big question is, what movies do I need to re-buy, if any? One fish, two fish, … Continue reading →

Four Score and Seven Pongs Ago

Brian — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:10:47 +0000

I finally get a chance to put my arcade gaming skills to good use as I try to defeat a friend in a year-end gaming marathon. If all goes as planned, you can even watch me win from the comfort … Continue reading →