Movie: Taken
Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 5, Disc 1
Album: The Singles 1992 - 2003, No Doubt
Inner Rockstar: Silkk the Shocker
Karaoke Song: Tru Dat, Levert
OnLine Game: Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (360)
OffLine Game: Rainbow Six Vegas (360)
System: XBox 360

Interesting Link 1: For budding photogs and those who were lucky enough to score a new dSLR camera for Christmas, but still don't know how to use it - dSLR Guide. I know I'll be taking this course, so no one should feel embarrassed. Digital cameras, of all the gadgets I
own, are some of the most difficult to extract maximum use from. Maximum use, that is, beyond just putting the thing in auto and letting it do all of the work for you. Although doing just that is sometimes the best thing to do. This article should help you figure some of those things out.

Interesting Link 2: I am pretty interested in the GI Joe flick that is coming out, and have high hopes that it will be good and do well. This is the first article that I've seen with any info on the associated video-game tie-in. Of course, movie tie-in videogames tend to be horrible, so my hopes are not as high for it as they are for the movie.

Interesting Link 3: Scary. I am a supporter of Microsoft when it comes to their place in the games industry. Say what you want about their Operating Systems and other products, but the XBox 360 has been a positive thing in the games space. And while Games for Windows Live may have yet to take off, the point is that Microsoft was the only one who was willing to lead an offensive to buoy the attention paid to PC gaming. However, in the current fiscal environment, I can not see how opening up a retail chain to further promote these pillars is at all wise. Then again, Microsoft basically prints its own money. They can afford to experiment and take risks on something that may not turn out all that well. More power to 'em. If it means being able to walk into a store and have a decent selection of PC games without having to endure the console-playing rabble clamoring for the next edition of Madden, I'll probably be willing to shop there.