It's true, I saw it.

When I was in Southern California I found Lumines. Only two copies, compared to the massive quantity of other PSP titles. Hellboy still taunts me with his ineffible--nay, diabolical--eye candy. It's bad enough I have become enraptured with the infernal story from the comics, but to have a glowing, real-life movie made of everyone's second-favorite hellspawn makes the fact I still haven't seen it completely abhorrent. Add in the fact that owning a PSP is only worth two things right now: Playing Lumines and watching movies my wife won't watch with me. So. . . that is why I still don't have one. I just need another reason to tip the scale.

There is that one I still haven't returned after the conference. I could retain it for myself. Unfortunately that is not the way to go when your relationship with your wife is predicated upon love, trust, and sharing. However, if the time limit on returns were to . . . expire, I would then be left with a PSP. Work won't let me expense it, my wife won't let me justify it, and I can't really support that habit.

So, until the PSP drops to $99 and Lumines is in the triple-platinum hits display, I won't be enjoying any PSP goodness. Until then I will continue to keep the vigilant eye open for Lumines. I just hope I don't cave on my budgetary resolutions like I did with the Gamecube. The might of both Metroid Prime and Wind Waker proved to be too much for me.