Huh. Apparently there already is an Alias game, sorta…

I was going to post something about how when I woke up this morning, I somehow knew that I shouldn’t have bothered. I just started this day with one of those undeniable feelings that this was not going to be a good day.

Then I found this bit of truth from George W. Bush and it made me feel a bit better…

Ha! I knew it! I’ve been saying it for a while now, and I knew someone would do it, and now they have! Acclaim is making a game out of Alias. Woo!

We went to see Adaptation tonight. It was really convoluted and quite excellent. At one point in the film, one character asks another the age-old question of, “If you could meet one historical figure, living or dead, who would it be?” So, I got to thinking, and I decided that if I had that chance, I’d really like to meet Robert E. Lee. I’d like to know what was going on in his mind during the Civil War. I mean, I’ve read the books that the Shaara’s did, and so I know what they THINK he was thinking, but I’d like to really talk to the man and find out, because, really, the psychology of that entire war is just fascinating.

This was from an article at IGN about video game licenses that people just aren’t capitolizing on:

Abraham Lincoln: Freedom Fighter

With a variety of weapons at his disposal, including his trusty rifle, skinning knife, pistol, bayonet, Gatling gun, and his lucky Tomahawk (which was given to him by the leader of the Mohican tribe who raised him), Abe leads the Yankee charge into the south as he battles though sixteen levels of high-octane action. Players witness Abe’s journey through the south as he uncovers the secrets of the Five Virtues, unique martial arts techniques that will aid him greatly in his quest. These techniques culminate in Abe learning the Four Scores attack, a secret maneuver that allows Abe to pummel his enemies with 80 punches in the blink of an eye. Fighting rebel scum and freeing slaves along the way, Abe will face his toughest challenge on the final level — when he must defeat Robert E. Lee in a no-holds barred steel cage deathmatch to determine the fate of America. You see, entertainment can be educational (and profitable!).

Holy crap! Apparently, last night a man named (ironically enough) Bill Sword who lives on Great Road in Princeton (the road that Princeton Day School, where I work, is on) was stabbed by an intruder who entered his home. Police apparently shot and killed the intruder. Mr. Sword is currently listed as being in critical condition.

Frodo has failed…

It’s amazing how the township and the community makes this big push for recycling because we “have to help the environment.” So they give us these recycling garbage cans and tell us to put our recyclables ever other Monday. Today is one such Monday, and it happens to be very windy outside. Probably 40% of the cans have already been knocked over, and our community now looks like a landfill. I wouldn’t even mind that so much if I knew that someone would eventually pick all of this garbage up. But the truth is that we have only added greatly to the litter, and therefore pollution, of this area. We would have been a larger help to the environment had we just thrown this stuff into the regular trash.

It’s also heartening to note that while my services income went down 29% from last year, I did not have a $20,000 gig this year that I had the year before (not through my own fault, through the fault of the fact that they weren’t doing it anymore). So, when you look at it that way, it means I’ve actually built up a more solid foundation of other, more regular, repeat clients, and am not so dependant upon one large gig for my income. See? Reports can show you good things.

Sometimes looking at business figures can be fun (and sometimes a bit depressing). In 2002, my gross income from the business was 6.9% lower than it was in 2001. However, because I managed to keep my expenses 32.78% lower, my net income was 157.51% higher. Fun, huh?