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I always considered Hoshino my third in Nogizaka. She's so kawaii here. Not like she isn't everywhere.

(Hopefully this one will stay up until it gets off the front page...)

Labels: games people play, NewsRadio quote, Nogizaka46

Avoided buying a book tonight. I wanted to, but Lorde knows I have too many sitting on my nightstand waiting to be read. I just like buying books (and things) and not reading them at all. I kind of suck that way.

Anyhow, in their last 2 46 Hour Marathon TV special, the members of Nogizaka46 played several games of Ultimate Werewolf. And because I just watched an English sub of one of these games, I ended up getting the box.

Now, after reading the instructions, the game in the box is totally different than that which Nogis played.

But who am I gonna play this with?

A long time ago, I bought another game at B&N. It was a party card game. I have yet to play it with anyone.

Labels: all by myself, bookstore haul, games people play

Let's play.

Not sure how to.

It's all in Japanese.

Here's a nice help for you.

I've got to get into it again. I need my oshimen to level up.

https://akb48-daily.blogspot.com/2016/05/nogikoi-basic-tutorial.html

Labels: games people play, lotd, Nogizaka46

A game composed of moe versions of Imperial Japanese Naval vessals? Where can I sign up!

UPDATED: To put a better, non-error link in place.

http://www.kadokawagames.co.jp/KanColle/

Labels: games people play, lotd

Long live pinball!

I'm not sure that Jersey Jack will save pinball, but I'm sure that he'll have gun trying. That game looks spectacular, and I bet the storyline works wonders. I can imagine unlocking the Lion's heart or the Scarecrow's brain then falling into a multi-ball frenzy. It's gotta to be fun. I so want to play this.

Will it still be a quarter?

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/doers/2013/01/jersey_jack_pinball_wizard_of_oz_pinball_is_dying_can_arcade_entrepreneur.html

Labels: games people play, lotd, pinball

Adam Jones batting against Stephen Strasburg. I think @SimplyAJ lost this battle and struck out.

I made a dumb bet with a friend -- a Benjamin, if the Orioles have a better record than the Nationals at the end of the season. As of today, June 16, 2012, they have the same number of wins 38. The Orioles have more losses though. Can they sustain this excellence for the entire season and win me the bet?

Labels: Baltimore Orioles, games people play, I'm a fool

Where's BrowserMetrics? I had 4 seats and brought along the brother, sister-in-law and nephew.

Find us!

http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/photos/gigapan/?gpId=8e5ace81447dca38b17374b151705391&c_id=bal

Labels: baseball, Camden Yards, games people play, lotd

Now that the Megamillions frenzy is over, we can breathe, laugh, and cry about the whole last week. Why? It's because I had been daydreaming about winning. Hoping beyond hope to hit the jackpot. Praying for something that will never happen, but believing that just maybe, just maybe it may.

One of the winning tickets was bought down the road. I was at work on a Saturday when I heard that it was in Baltimore County. To continue working was difficult. I sat banging away code and thought maybe, just maybe, I had the winning ticket. I left work quickly determined to find out if I did.

I drove home thinking of all the ways to enjoy that money.

Of course I didn't win. Just my luck. Yet, I knew. There were no cameras around the Exxon at work from which I bought my ticket. There would have been television crews to look for the winners. I didn't see any; I wasn't a winner.

There's lots I would've done with that cash. I would dream about that lots. Who I would share it with? Who else I would share it with? I wouldn't have a job quitting right there on the spot, because I don't want to work no more. That was the last I could think, just get the hell out of work. One of the last things I need a new job.

Labels: dreams, games people play, wishing for a pony

The MegaMillion jackpot is up to $500 million!

I had bought tickets last night. Actually, I only bought one for $1, but hit the $5 free play or something like that. The clerk said that I got a $5 credit and that I can buy another $5 worth of tickets. Being confused I went ahead and bought them. I thought she was asking for another $5 which I didn't have. I wonder if I could've just cashed out and called it a day coming out $4 ahead. (In reality, it would be $3 ahead as I bought a ticket last Friday, too.)

Not any of the numbers I had received hit. Ain't it a suckers bet?

Labels: games people play, such is life

Once again, I must apologize for not doing the fifth annual BrowserMetrics Oscar Pool. It is an end of an era, perhaps we can do this o mobile phone app some day? Here's my picks done in a hasty manner. I don't think I'll get too many, but then I may hit them all. Just my luck I quit doing the Oscar Pool. Anyhow, if you still want, throw your picks in the comments and we'll see how well we do. It's a simple Oscar Pool!

Actor Leading Role: Jean Dujardin in "The Artist"
Actor in a Supporting Role: Christopher Plummer in "Beginners"
Actress in a Leading Role: Viola Davis in "The Help"
Actress in a Supporting Role: Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids"
Animated Feature Film: "Rango" Gore Verbinski
Art Direction: Hugo
Cinematography: "The Tree of Life" Emmanuel Lubezki
Costume Design: "Hugo" Sandy Powell
Directing: "The Artist" Michel Hazanavicius
Documentary (Feature): "Undefeated"
Documentary (Short Subject): "The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"
Film Editing: "Hugo" Thelma Schoonmaker
Foreign Language Film: "A Separation" Iran
Makeup: "The Iron Lady"
Music (Original Score):"Hugo" Howard Shore
Music (Original Song): "Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets"
Best Picture: "The Artist"
Short Film (Animated): "La Luna" Enrico Casarosa
Short Film (Live Action): "Time Freak" Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
Sound Editing: "Hugo"
Sound Mixing: "Hugo"
Visual Effects: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Writing (Adapted Screenplay):"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Writing (Original Screenplay): "The Artist" Written by Michel Hazanavicius

Labels: games people play, oscar pool

The National Pinball Museum has opened up in Baltimore. Who's up for a couple of games? I think we can take the metro. I'm looking forward to the Addams Family, Whirlwind, or Earthshaker -- the games of my youth. I'm also looking forward to the Black Knight or that Alien pinball game. I wonder if they'll have the latest and greatest. Who knows? Let's find out.

http://www.nationalpinballmuseum.org/museum/index.html

Labels: games people play, lotd, nerd

I came up with this game that I used to play with Margaux (Or maybe I didn't play this game with her, but I did come up with a game). It was centered around bands, their discography, and your own knowledge of. You were to think of a band and focus on their songs. Once you focused on a band, you would say, "You know {insert band name here}. No, their other song." That should conjure up which song you're talking about amongst the players. Most of the time you know which song is being thought about, but other times, depending on the band, it becomes difficult.

I came up with this game because of Cold Play. "You know Cold Play. No, their other song." I bet you now know which song I am talking about.

Labels: games people play, music break, The Richest Man In Babylon, Thievery Corporation

Link of the Day [9.06.11]

The legend of pretend anchorman started back in high school. We would be drinking 40s of Colt .45, passing the bottle around until it was done. You can only get through 2 of those before you want to throw up except you had bought four. The only way to finish those 40s is to play pretend anchorman. Just pass one bottle around until you kill it. No different from earlier in the night except for there is no stopping the bottle going around and around. Pretend anchorman is just a chugfest.

Today's link will show you how to play the real anchorman drinking game. I think the pretend anchorman is more fun.

http://www.ehow.com/how_6793618_play-anchorman-drinking-game.html

Labels: drunkeness, games people play, lotd

Tried this one back in 2008. Glad to see I've moved up a notch. Slowly but surely I am going to clear out the whole list. Starting up the Netflix download... NOW!! You too can join in here.

Labels: games people play, lists, movies, Netflix Queue

If you're not playing, you will be.

http://log.maniacalrage.net/post/4934647157/fuck-you-tiny-wings

Labels: games people play, links

I can now finally play all those Bard's Tale games I have socked away.

http://boxerapp.com/

Labels: games people play, lotd, nostalgia

Post Oscar Pool thoughts.

I had done the categories part of the Oscar Pool form soon after the nominations had gone out. I didn't post it for a while because I was trying to figure out a better way to assign points. I had read slate's take on point assignment and it made me want to change my scoring. I was looking to add a bit of strategy to making the choice. You can see it with the fact that I made the points a choice. (Although, Ness and Angeli didn't notice).

It was trying to gauge how well you believe in your vote. Unfortunately, the strategy made for choosing the highest value if you wanted to win.

I wanted to make the votes themselves optional, but I feared that someone would win with 1 vote. I had wanted to add a 0 value along with the optional choice -- that was the basis for the no-prize reference.

After all the scores had been , I went into theoretical mode. Who wins if all categories were worth the same points? Who wins in the straight pick 'em? I was able to see how the points worked, but not into how you would choose what. I could only see how the points affect your current choice, but not how the point system would affect your choice.

I'm thinking of a better point system for next year.

Labels: games people play, oscar pool, Saturday Evening Post

Oscar Pool results matrix and scoring matrix in downloadable PDF docs.

Labels: games people play, open thread, oscar pool, winners

Live blogging the Oscars! I'll post scores (maybe) or the winners.

8:27 EST PM: Watching the Amazing Race. And can't believe that the Cowboys made it past the last roadblock.

8:28 EST PM: You could also follow my tweets here!

8:32 EST PM: Opening monologue/movie. Are you laughing yet.

8:37 EST PM: What the hell does Back to the Future have to do with anything tonight?

8:41 EST PM: Switched over to The Amazing Race again. The teams are in kangaroo suits!

8:42 EST PM: This is boring me. How much longer? 4 hours!?!?!

8:44 EST PM: Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland. Lots of people made this choice!

8:48 EST PM: Cimematography: Inception. Only 1 hit!

8:52 EST PM: CapitolSwell's in the lead with 13 points. Everyone else is going backwards. Trying to catch the end of the Amazing Race. Come on asian dudes!

8:59 EST PM: It was the engaged couple who got the uturn in the first episode that were philiminated. And Melissa Leo wins the Supporting Actress. I'm going backwards.

9:07 EST PM: Animated short: The Lost Thing. Only CapitolSwell and Marge get that one. Animated Feature: Toy Story 3. Only Angeli missed that one! That was the shoo-in of the week! I mean that category is the annual Pixar Oscar!

9:13 EST PM: White tie!

9:17 EST PM: Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network. And this guy talks alot. I thought he could speak faster!

9:21 EST PM: Original Screenplay: The King's Speech. I thought Inception. Akeshia in the lead with 19 points.

9:35 EST PM: Supporting Actor: Christian Bale. Foreign Film: In Better World. I should've made the scoring more dynamic. Everyone in the hunt is bunched. And it looks as if it will come down to the Best picture.

9:42 EST PM: Sci Tech Awards! Marissa Tomei was the presenter? The couldn't find another young hottie to have hosted this one? What? Where was the Black Swan girl? No, the other one?

9:44 EST PM: Oscar winner Trent Reznor? Wha!?

9:53 EST PM: I am bored. Let's hurry up and finish this?! Wait! The SciTech awards!

10:01 EST PM: Makeup: The Wolfman. Costume: Alice in Wonderland. James Franco is dying on stage. Anyone tweet that out to him?

10:03 EST PM: I've never been so relieved to see them singing the nominated songs on the telecast. It brings something to this boring show. I'm too busy updating the numbers. Here's something hilarious: Marge has 3 points, but has guessed 6 correctly! Hi hi!

10:28 EST PM: Billy Crystal. Bring this guy back.

10:30 EST PM: Bob Hope. Bring this guy back.

10:37 EST PM: Worst show in a while.

10:44 EST PM: Wait. That song was nominated? Was it really longer than that?

10:53 EST PM: I noticed that I haven't posted winners in awhile. Meanwhile Brian and Eleanor tied for the lead.

10:58 EST PM: @jamesfranco's twitter feed more interesting than his hosting capabilities. Bring back the ghost of Bob Hope!

11:01 EST PM: Congratulations, nerds! is making the google rounds!

11:05 EST PM: It's a tie! Brian and Eleanor have it from here on out. Unless The Social Network makes a run... doubtful... We're gonna have to go to the tie breakers!

11:17 EST PM: At least this was a short telecast. Directing: Tobe Hooper, The King's Speech. Actress: Natalie Portman.

11:25 EST PM: Colin Firth. The King's Speech.

11:30 EST PM: Preliminary winner of the 4th Annual BrowserMetrics' Oscar Pool is Brian if the numbers holds up. (and if it's The King's Speech)

11:38 EST PM: The King's Speech! Wins 4 Oscars! Finally we're done!

11:41 EST PM: Welp. We're done for another year. Congratulations to all winners, both at the Academy and in the BrowserMetrics' Oscar Pool. (I think it's Brian as he gets the first tie breaker correct). I got to go add up the numbers and check all things we'll see.

Thanks for playing!

Labels: Amazing Race, games people play, oscar pool

It's not too late to place in your entry to the Fourth Annual BrowserMetrics Oscar Pool. We're up to seven entries two of which I have no idea who they are. So join in if you hadn't done so.

The entries so far have only one unanimous winner, Toy Story 3. Yeah, Pixar is always a shoe-in for best animated film. I wish that weren't the case. I think if Satoshi Kon was still alive he would give them a run for their money with his brand of anime.

I just bought a few of the Oscar nominated shorts: Let's Pollute in the animated category and in the live action, The Crush and The God of Love. I don't know why, but I wanted to see if these are as good as my bet for them were.

And don't forget the winner (most positive points) can win any of the best picture nominees. It would be awesome as a download.

Labels: games people play, open thread, oscar pool