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- Jason's Definitive Guide to Austin (and surrounding areas)August 19
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Welcome to Jason's definitive guide to Austin. This guide is a comprehensive guide to everything worth doing in Austin.
taco deli.
the dog park.
fry's electronics.
pappasito's.
alamo drafthouse.
fonda san miguel.
chuy's.
promise pizza.
cafe java.
town lake.
flip happy crepes.
stubb's.
the parrish.
game over video games.
sodade.
friar tuck's.
the steeping room.
hut's hamburgers.
round rock express.
lucky dog.
- NBA Jam (or How I Learned To Collect Arcade Machines)August 16
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I sunk many many hours into NBA Jam as a youngster on my sega game gear and fondly recall the first time I saw the game at a showbizz pizza (chuck e cheese nowadays). For a long while when I was younger I dreamed of owning an Nba Jam arcade machine when I grew up, but I learned somewhere that they cost around $4000 brand new. Rude. So, I let go of that dream and settled for sub-par watered down console ports. I played the game gear version of the game so much that I'm halfway considering repurchasing a game gear in 2010 to play that horribly stripped down version of the game again.
EA is releasing an updated version of the game in October, but like the many console ports over the years, this version will differ from the original. There will be less cheese, more balance, rosters full of people I don't recognize, it just won't be the same. Regardless, I will buy the game on release day, no questions asked, b/c if it's even a half-assed return to form, it will rule.
NBA Jam Factoids
Mark turmell hand coded the first NBA Jam in assembly, and the arcade runs on a 5 mhz processor. That's right, NBA JAM blew you away running at half-286 speed, now that's beautiful software. We had a 286 at home around that time, it barely drove our EGA monitor playing a horrible looking version of tetris.
Acclaim bought the rights to the "NBA Jam" name from midway, so all of the shitty post-T.E. versions of the game that were horribly slow 3d game - picture post #854August 8
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my amazing fashion sense compels you with the urge to read on.
let's see. our picture inanity last left off shortly before the kittens came on the scene.
this guy (named cinderella):
got this gal (named mr bond):
pregnant.
cinderella belongs to a little girl who lives in the house behind ours, he's a really sweet cat, so we figured he's the typical very-male cat that gets dressed up for tea parties with pink little dresses, thus the name.
mr bond showed up a few weeks before she gave birth, and she was understandably skittish and sneaky, plus, she's a tuxedo cat, so the name mr bond fit well until we found out she was - yet another picture post.May 29
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This is what tattoo thinks of yet another epic picture post..
For those of you following the facebook status stuff, you'll notice a continuation of an ongoing theme about 'that damn dog' daisy.
Here is a rare action shot of daisy, this shot is rare because the toy in her mouth is not yet in 50 pieces:
We have been teaching daisy to wear bandanas, this has not been going well:
Daisy' - ipod touch appsMay 28
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20100428 - recommended iphone/ipod touch apps and games.
We acquired an ipod touch about a year ago. I was hesitant to buy one until a friend let me see what the device could do a bit. One year later, I still pretty much hate typing anything on the device due to the non-tactile on-screen keyboard, but as they say, it just works.
We mostly use the ipod touch to: check facebook, check the weather, listen to music, check my work calendar, and check my email.
I think the ipod touch is perfect for on-the-go note scribbling and other stuff as well. For us, the ipod typically hovers around the bedroom. It's an awesome always-on instant mini-computer. When we cant sleep we're often playing games on the device, or reading the news.
One of my brothers and my father recently got their own ipod touch devices and everyone who has one or the iphone has their share of apps they like. Instead of writing all of this up to share with just my brother and father, I figured I'll share it on the web for all to see. I'm a big fan of discovering fun apps, so do tell if you've got a few of your own that you'd recommend.
All of the pictures shown here are taken with the ipod's screenshot shortcut, which is hold the top power button and click the home button while holding the power button. You'll hear a camera sound, and the photo will be stored in your "photos" section. From there you can email the photos to yourself, or use a flickr app or fac