It's that time of the year.
It won't be of much concern for the unfortunate souls who are not gamers, but most of the game publishers from the West, particularly America, have this strange fixation that every big-name title HAS to come out in so-called Holiday season (which in their part of the world starts with Thanksgiving, I understand). So there is this deluge of games coming out from November to January, mostly in November (and December).
This is clearly very stupid. One hot game coming out in August will completely dominate the fecking market, but I guess the suits are still under the impression that average gamers are 12 year olds who need their gift from grandma to buy games they want.
And this year's holiday season will just be crazy. There are so many titles that any sane gamer just can't miss. This will have seriously negative impact on my intellectual readings (I'm immensely enjoying reading "Descent into chaos" by Ahmed Rashid; if you have any passing interest in current Afghan conflict or the whole Islamic extremist movement, this is a must-read).
This weekend is not that great as my grandmother apparently spit blood and there were some family-related activities. She's stable now. And the last two weeks I took care of some household appliance replacement frenzy (long and tedious story, don't ask). Good thing is, I'm actually good at this; you know, measuring stuff and space so they would fit, think how and where the power cable should go, etc. My meticulous, database-keeper side works pretty well in my office as well, though it disturbs me slightly- it's obviously a gift I inherited from my father, and I grew up hating my father.
But you know, coming to terms with your blood is one of those things you need to go through to "grow up".
* On the train I'm reading: "The Appeal" by John Grisham
* At home I'm reading: "Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia" by Ahmed Rashid
* I'm watching: Cold Case season 3, NCIS season 4, Boston Legal season 4
* I'm listening to : "21st Century Breakdown" by Green Day
* I'm playing: Halo 3 ODST, Biohazard / Resident Evil 5
* Good film I saw recently: "Frost x Nixon"
