The Save Spot Comic #1
The Save Spot Comic is published semi-occasionally and is widely perceived to be semi-humorous.
‘Twas the Day Before GAUGE VII
Twas the day before Gauge VII
and all through the day
My thoughts had been racing
through the games we’d soon play.
The drum set was placed
in the living room with care
with hopes that Rock Band tunes
would soon fill the air.
The beer fridge is stocked
and our goals have been set
My DS is charged and
the steaks will be a hit!
Everything is in place
or so I had thought
as I spring bolt upright
realizing one thing I’d forgot!
Tournament prizes!
How could this be?
I meant to go get them
last week don’t you see?
Good thing I remembered
today not tomorrow
I thought as I went out
to buy, beg, or borrow.
I strolled down the isles
noting several nice items
and finally picked out
two prizes - I’ll buy them.
Crisis averted!
I returned to my day
and tried to hold thoughts
of GAUGE VII at bay.
It was no avail, though
I couldn’t stop thinking
of all the fun games
the food, and the drinking
We’ve X-men, and DS,
and MUA to play
There’s Rock Band, and Iron Man
and Indy’s latest crusade!
Good thing that only
twenty four hours remain
until we kick off
GAUGE once again!
You’ve got mail!
If you’re like me, you probably have a bunch of old computers lying around your house, office, or car. So what do you do with all of those old PC’s?
Well you could be responsible and recycle.
Or you could be responsible and recycle it yourself…
EA a Bad Company?
The older I get, the more interested I become in marketing. I’m not sure there’s actually a relationship between age and interest. Well other than the fact that I keep seeming to get older. But that’s for another day.
So when Kotaku pointed out EA’s new promotional website, I had to chuckle.
In a company the size of EA, how does the URL badcompany.ea.com make it past the marketing department?
What comes in the GTA IV Special Edition?
It’s so much fun to take a new toy out of the box for the first time! This seems especially true for electronics, which are often marvels of packaging and which tend to have packed-in accessories. It’s with this sense of anticipation that I drove home last night, knowing that the GTA IV Special Edition was sitting on my front porch!
I took some pictures as I pulled the game out of the box. 
Here’s the front of the SE box, and the GTA IV license plate that came with my order from Amazon.
Inside the box is another box - the lockbox - which is black, metal, and heavier than I was expecting. Everything else in the Special Edition fits inside the lockbox - Al Gore would be so pleased!
Here’s the full array of goodies, layed out from inside the lockbox. Moving in columns from right to left we have:
1) The license plate (retailer-specific, not included in all SE’s I believe)
2) The soundtrack. Not surprisingly, this disc only has a typical number of song tracks on it - certainly not the entire contents of the radio programming!
3) The art book. Very nice, with some written commentary by the art director.
4) The lockbox, with lid open.
5) Oh, and the actual game.
6) The duffel bag, folded up in a plastic bag
7) Two keys for the lockbox
8) A Rockstar “R-star” keychain
Here’s a look at the duffel bag and the closed lock box.
There are two keys for the lockbox, so who do you give the second key to? I’m thinking about using the box to store some portable games - maybe my GBA/DS/PSP games? Or maybe it will just end up collecting dust - if you have a great plan for the lockbox, post it in the comments!
What is this?
This is:
a) An interesting bathroom conversation piece - what else are you going to do with your Virtual Boy?
b) Unsanitary
c) A way to go blind while curing constipation
d) All of the above