Mental note: there are things not to be said before the Christmas season. Bad things may happen. This news saddened me, because Harvey is a very sharp guy, a good guy, and has a strong sense of design.

In completely unrelated news, Mass Effect is utterly awesome. But based on aforementioned events, I invite readers to not just take my word for it. It is so cool that, as of yet, Assassin’s Creed still retains its shrinkwrap.

As for Rock Band, I had a few friends over for a party last Saturday night, and let me tell you, all game fans owe it to themselves to try it in this setting at least once. It’s a completely different experience. Our band, Geek Tragedy, got all the way to our own private jet, anchored by the guitar stylings of ‘the Lumberjack’, who we noted looked not completely unlike Jesus when he ’saved’ people repeatedly. Lucky attendees got to hear me sing ‘Celebrity Skin’, Scott sing ‘Tom Sawyer’,Will sing ‘Sabotage’, and Brandon sing ‘Run to the Hills’. Note: in some cases, ’sing’ is a term used loosely here. Another note: playing this game with someone who actually knows how to play the drums takes the experience up another level.
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