Thanks Wii @ Target page on Crayz dot org!

Earlier today I noticed that the Wii was "Available" or "Limited Availability" at Rockville, Wheaton, Germantown, etc. etc. However when called all said they were out. Wheaton was rude. Germantown confirmed 25 Wiis earlier today, all sold out. Gaithersburg? Still "Out of Stock", so I called. The official word "Don't have any, don't know when they will come in", and they didn't get any today. I figured that just meant their shipment or stock boy was slower, and that they'd pop up any time. So I refreshed and refreshed and refreshed and finally at 5pm (hours after the rest of the Targets) Gaithersburg (read: Washintonian Center AKA the Rio) had them! I jumped in the car, drove quickly, and voila! I am the proud owner of a Wii.

I'm not giving up on the Wii, and I'm still the Nintendo fan boy, but clearly there is a 360 in my future:

Kameo looked cool but short, Viva Pinata might even entertain for an afternoon, but Banjo Kazooie 3? That's the killer app that will get me to buy a 360, I'm sure. Of course I'll wait for the Zephyr, but I can see it in my future...

But now I don't care, I gots me Live Search on my PDA-Phone.

Not sure if or how it works on Windows Smart Phone, I'll try to get Yaty to install it and see if it's as cool on her phone as it is on mine.

So we're trying the gDiapers in an attempt to be good caretakers of the earth and all, but their website has videos that just don't show for me. I'm not sure what is wrong, I upgraded my quicktime, but nothing. So with a tiny bit of hacking, here's the "fit" video directly (without the irritating pop up window jobby):

Now, if you know this lady, and have a kid about the age of this one, perhaps downloading this video and saving it for future total embarassment potential is a good idea. I think, however, his folks will be embarssing him themselves.

The first 2 videos are Flash, so I'm assuming they'll work fine for everyone, there is a flushing video, however, you may want to watch as well.

Anyhoo, Totilo talks about "beating" Black, inspiring a rant in which Alex Ward chastizes the use of the word "beat." He asks if when you listen to a new CD, do you say you "beat" it? Or when you go to the library do you say you "beat the first floor" and "beat the second floor." Or "beating" all the movies in the cineplex. He then talks about "beating" War and Peace, all three thousand pages.

[ Don't Say "Beat." Just Don't! - Kotaku ]

He certainly brings up a good point. Americans can be inconsistent. I plan on beating more things...

Baby Z, originally uploaded by cafechimp.

Zahra Shirley Kearns
Born Feb. 5th 4:08 PM
8 lbs 2.4 oz
21 inches

Koosh told me first, but Amazon practically spammed me second. Book 7 is due to arrive in July:

And, according to Amazon, there are two versions, standard and deluxe, but I can't figure out what makes the deluxe so deluxe. And is this seriously the cover art?

I'm a big geek:

New Lappy, originally uploaded by cafechimp.

It was time to upgrade, and Dell and the folks at SkinIt suckered me in. I'm not 100% sure how Samus got past their "copyright censors", 'cause I was fully expecting this to be denied, but it arrived, and looks just as great as I expected.

I love the new featured item, Steak Grilled Taquitos:

Please make this a permanent addition to the menu!

Project 51 Productions Ltd. is proud to announce that it has acquired the worldwide animation and related rights to the classic video game series “Castlevania” from Konami Digital Entertainment.

[ Project 51 Productions Ltd. ]

I hope for something with the feel of Vampire Hunter D, but much better updated animation and the Castlevania world plot. Hopefully they aren't too tied to just the Castlevania III story, and can work in elements from the entire timeline.