I would have done it exactly the way this last month has gone, without a word and very little hoopla. Unfortunately I'm still here and I've used a cheap title hook to make you look at this entry. Sad. I have to say that I haven't been around much because I've been spending entirely too much time at work. People going on vacation, people retiring, and general good weather has lead Tim on a quest up the corporate ladder. I will hopefully be one rung away from becoming a "made" man by September. All of this hasn't left much time for gaming. I did finish ~Psi-Ops~ last week and ended up loving it. This is a super cheap (I think I saw it at Wal-Mart for something like $10, new) game that is absolutely worth your time. I haven't really picked the next game in the backlog, but I'm looking pretty hard at maybe polishing ~Indigo Prophecy~ off. That is if work will allow it. Seems I good for finishing about one game a month. At this rate I should have my backlog finished in about 5 years 8o.

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In the world of music I recently downloaded two gems. First, and easily one of the best albums I've listen to in over a year: ~Muse - Black Holes and Revelations~ Listening to a song like "Supermassive Black Hole" really made me think that Muse had tweaked their sound in the wrong direction. A more pop-y sound, but listening to the entire album completely and repeatedly makes me realize the brilliance of the album. I could always draw a line towards bands or artists that I thought had a similiar sound. Maybe a Radiohead or a Nirvana, but I can't really do that with this. Muse is Muse. They have their own sound, they are their own band. They have stepped out of the shadows with this one. I would walk across a room of broken CDs to see them do "Take a Bow" or "Knights of Cydonia" live (and I NEED Knights on some future version of Guitar Hero, this song would eat my GH controller). Good (perfect) stuff. Second, and pretty impressive in it's own right:
~Thom Yorke - The Eraser~ Impressive in the fact that it's not a huge departure from anything that Radiohead has ever done, but for how much more personable the entire thing sounds. Maybe it's just the solo-ish aspects of the title, but these songs sound a lot more heartfelt than anything I've heard Thom do in a long while. If you're a Radiohead fan, this is a no-brainer, but if you're not, this might be a really nice jumping on point for newbies. It has a quality, it's a really hard quality to pin down and it's not a quality that you're going to hear immediately, but it is there. It's a long haul album, like The Walkmen's "Bows+Arrows" or "A Hundred Miles Off", they all grow on you with repeated listening. Good music stuff during the month of July. These two make up for my disappontment in the Flaming Lips newest. Hopefully I can find time to post more often, but I might be pretty spotty between now and September/October or at least until the dust settles at work. *joy*