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I was going to post this in one of the forum threads but it got locked. Figured I'd just post it here on the blog. It's not really related to anything other than the sheer genius that is Bret and Jemaine. And I think it's cool we can embed youtube videos here. Long live the Conchords.

As a further introduction to all you fine people, and because people like pictures, I figured I'd post some shots of the two rooms in my house that games get played in. In the "family room", my girlfriend and I have the Wii, PS2, and occasionally a SNES and Generation NEX hooked up to a 32in flat screen CRT beast. That sucker weighs about 150 lbs. but has great picture quality for an old SD TV....

When I first got GTA IV back in April, it sucked me in. It was immersive, addicting, and as a lover of movies like Goodfellas and Heat, it was right up my alley. The more I played, the more I thought about trying to go for 100% completion (despite not having gotten past 50% in any prior GTA game). After finishing the campaign, completing many activities with friends (some of them kind of tediou...

A little noisy, a little slow, a little chaotic, but filled with promise. Luchadeer has a lot of work ahead of him.

So I was a member of "that other site" for a few years. I mainly used it to get gaming info and listen to/watch the wonderful podcasts and video content. I never posted much or wrote any blogs there. Since all the best personalities have migrated here, I'm going to use this opportunity to get in on the ground floor as it were and hope to become an active member of a great community. Or I at lea...