lost in games

Reading: Stuart: A life backwards, by Alexander Masters. A biography of a homeless man in the UK. It’s too early to say anything of substance but it’s keeping my interest in the first few chapters.

Playing:  Panzer Tactics (DS). An excellent turn based WWII strategy game which will satisfy the more hardcore strategy gamer. It’s a clear case of a game receiving a lower rating than it should due to its narrow scope and audience. It keeps its targeted audience happy but not anyone else.

Watching: Battlestar Galactica: Season 3 . I am disappointed with this show. After watching the mini series i had my expectations set very high and has not lived up to them. The main issue i have with the show is that the decisions taken by the characters are not believable and often contradict previous ones they have taken. Humans do tend to be irrational and inconsistent but not to such an extent. Also it fails to take some interesting questions like “what defines humanity?” to the next level. It’s just keeps the show at a more soap opera standard.

I think the most interesting aspect of this show is that it truly reflects the era of the American history in which it was written and shown i.e. the war on terror and all that this implies.

Still planning to finish this but it’s more like going through the motions now than actual interest in the series.

Cool viral marketing for the summer movie.

Walter the washing machine  and Chad

Anger, frustration, shock, sadness and shame.

I’ve read Shake Hands with the Devil by the Canadian Lt Colonel Romeo Dallaire. He was the military commander of the Force Command of the UN in Rwanda during the genocide in 1994. It is his testimony of  what his experience during the events that led to 800.000 people dying in 100 days.

This book will put your life in perspective.

I also recommend watching Hotel Rwanda which tells the story of a Rwandan hotel manager during the madness.

Lake flies swarm - Malawi lake

“Early explorers told tales of lakes that smoked, as if on fire”  

4 mins in the video. Link

Gelada baboon - Ethiopia

Just watched the final episode of The Sopranos tv series. Did it live up to all my expectations, the hype and did it deserve all those awards?

Yes……

Just a quick non gaming post. I watched the first 2 episodes of HBO’s Deadwood. Very promising.