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Goodbye Michael – R.I.P.

Josh — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:18:49 +0000

As I begin to type this entry, I had just seen the lifeless body of Michael Jackson in a body bag. Michael was being taken from a helicopter and put into an ambulance on its way to the LA coroner. They also just showed the last known picture of Michael before “officially dying,” when they [...]

E3 (Los Angeles) 2009: Day Six

Josh — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:35:25 +0000

7:32:37 AM: Good morning. 7:30am. Didn’t sleep too well last night. Shuttle to airport is in an hour. 8:06:00 AM: Our shuttle is here in twenty minutes. Waiting for the last guy to finish his shower then we are off. 8:09:20 AM: Tony just came back from downstairs. Printed our boarding passes. We checked in online so [...]

E3 (Los Angeles) 2009: Day Five

Josh — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:26:22 +0000

10:21:49 AM: Looks like it isn’t going to be great weather today. Bummer. Hopefully we can at least see some stuff though, even if it’s raining. 10:51:55 AM: I need to install the last.fm plugin on my iMac when I get home. The previously played on my website says its been 44 days. Definitely hasnt 10:57:57 AM: [...]

E3 (Los Angeles) 2009: Day Four

Josh — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:25:58 +0000

9:26:21 AM: Running a little slower today. One more to go through the shower, then we’re leaving. They’re talking about breakfast too. 10:03:17 AM: Getting ready to leave for the convention centre. Guess we will probably be 30 minutes late or so. 10:17:06 AM: Decided to get some bagels. Saw the Ghostbusters guys/girl leave. They are staying [...]

E3 (Los Angeles) 2009: Day Three

Josh — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:45:06 +0000

8:29:30 AM: The lovely alarm woke us up at 8AM. Just starting to get moving. Show floor opens at 10AM today. We may be a little later than open. 8:32:37 AM: It’s funny how it starts off cloudy every morning here, then gets sunny by like 10 or 11. 9:45:35 AM: http://pic.gd/5d76fc The subway station by our [...]

E3 (Los Angeles) 2009: Day Two

Josh — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:58:18 +0000

8:56:11 AM: Well, up and at ‘em. Didn’t have a great sleep last night, probably because of the time change. Waiting for everyone to finish showers. 9:28:06 AM: Watching the Nintendo keynote from the hotel room. Some decent stuff being announced that we’ll be playing later today on the floor. #e3expo 9:40:48 AM: Kingdom Hearts is announced [...]

E3 (Los Angeles) 2009: Day One

Josh — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:45:22 +0000

1:40:08 AM: And here we go. 4:40am eastern. Literally just woke up. Going to be a long day… 2:17:35 AM: Just a reminder… All my Twitter posts from now until I get back Saturday are archived at my site (http://is.gd/LkUI) in PACIFIC time. 2:34:49 AM: Leaving now to the airport. The sun is just peaking out. 3:14:03 AM: [...]

I’m Going To Hollywood

Josh — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:33:22 +0000

Hello folks. Long time no talk. It seems like blogs are starting to fade with the introduction of sites such as Twitter, hasn’t it? Or maybe that’s just my excuse for not updating. I’ve been pushing the heck out of Twitter for years now, but it has only hit the mainstream within the past few [...]

Watchmen Movie: Why The Vastly Different Opinions?

Josh — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:50:05 +0000

Earlier I was having a discussion with a friend on Facebook about why opinions of the Watchmen movies are so varied (great idea, Tony). Why do some people absolutely love it, while others thought it was pointless? And does having a thorough understanding of the graphic novel beforehand make for a more favorable opinion of [...]

The iPhone: Why Did I Go With It?

Josh — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:32:22 +0000

So for those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter, you may not have known that I made my decision. I did, in fact, dive head first into the world of the iPhone. So I thought I’d lay out my reasoning for buying it and if my concerns are (or are not) valid. I [...]