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[bzarcher]

So, yeah. Back at work.

Um. Yay?

New office is very new. I have windows that look out on the plaza/parking areas instead of the highway. (I'm literally on the other side of the building. My crap basically moved straight back along the axial hallway until it hit a wall.) Can't decide if I like it or not. Lots of on and off snow today but nothing's sticking. Very grey and not particularly a good vista to judge it by.

I'm mostly caught up, somehow, but I'm not really feeling entirely here. Maybe it's being gone for 2 weeks that makes it surreal, or maybe the new desk.

I'm almost completely isolated. When Laura works from home (like today) there's easily 12 feet from my office to the nearest human occupied cube. I'm working like usual, but I kinda had this moment of "You know, you could do -anything- back here, long as it wasn't too noisy, and as long as you keep punching out tickets and writing the appropriate reports, they'd never know." A little scary, to be honest.

Oh, and I have a fan that someone left in here.

Totally unneccessary discussion point: Anyone gotten Rock Band yet? I hear the guitar's longer? Is that so? How much, if I can ask? One of the reasons I had to take periodic breaks from GH was that my arms start to cramp after an hour or two of playing, and I think the larger guitar would help with that. (Not that I will actually get to play guitar when we do co-op at home. Anyone I might play with knows I used to play drums in a band "for realz" so I have no doubt I'll be physically welded to my kick pedal.)

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[buschap.livejournal.com]

I can't say, but there was a great article at Slate, where Sleater-Kinney's guitarist reviewed the game. She noted that the guitar and bass are the same, so while both are smaller than real instruments, it's more pronounced in the bass.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Interesting.

Well, it at least sounds better, so we'll see. (I don't have it yet - waiting for the holidays to be over, but it's a foregone conclusion we will eventually...)

[blipangel.livejournal.com]

im in columbus til thursday. i dont have freebies to tonights game but will probably go. i should have free tix to wed nights game. if you want to get together and talk about eve/catch the jackets game, call me:

205 335 3853 blipangel aka geoff

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Lemme call you in a bit here when I am out of work.

I am actually planning to go to the R-Bar on Wednesday right next to the arena to watch the game Wednesday with a friend, but I think meeting up there = Verrry possible.

[joriel.livejournal.com]

We thought about getting it, but everyone I know who did said the controllers are rather cheaply made, and they all had issues with them breaking. :( So we decided to let it go, even though its' a nifty idea.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Well, we'll see - that's another thing that waiting may help with. :D

[alathaniel.livejournal.com]

Supposedly the strum bar only works in one direction, instead of both like the Guitar Hero controller does. This information is strictly second hand from my brother, since I consider such games an exercise in silliness that hold no appeal.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

My silliness appreciates the info, tho. :D

I mostly strum one direction anyhow, so that's OK!

[dklegman.livejournal.com]

"I consider such games an exercise in silliness that hold no appeal."

Maybe, but Guitar Hero knows that it's pure silliness, runs with it, and is all the better for doing so.

Also, ZOMG Message In A Bottle is fun.