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The COD Bug

Yesterday, J and our sister-in-law Annie were in panic because one of the most-anticipated games of the year was being released the next day (today) and neither of them had pre-ordered the game. "How could YOU TWO of all people not have pre-ordered it?" I asked. Neither of them had a good excuse. (And Annie, I know you gave me a lengthy excuse but let's face it: you can't call yourself a true COD fan unless you place a pre-order on the first day that pre-orders are available! ) They called a bazillion GameStops in the area. They even had an innocent victim — J's brother / Annie's husband — run down to Chinatown to see if a copy was available. According to J, this...

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Video Games Live

Yesterday J surprised me with tickets to Video Games Live at Beacon Theater! According to their website, Video Games Live is: An immersive event created by the game industry featuring the best game music performed by top orchestras and choirs combined with synchronized lighting, video, live action and audience interactivity. The first and and most successful video game concert tour in the world. This will be a long entry full of photos and links. So before I go on any further, let me cut to the chase: Video Games Live was the best concert I've ever attended. Would it be sad to admit that VGL was the most fun I've had in months? Well I'm not afraid to admit that SO THERE. I had checked the...

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