I've been keeping this Journal (now called a "Blog" by Gamespot) since January 2005. No matter how awfully glitchy this site turns out to be, I keep coming back, mostly because of my passion for writing, and the other people who read, write, and comment around here. While that passion has definitely diminished, I still write from time to time, whenever I find something that thrills me enough to write.

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• 9Feb 09

  How long has it been?

  Almost six months, I reckon! Probably the longest I've stayed without updating here. So, here's the deal, no b*******: Last time I posted, I said I'd post here "occasionally". No, not anymore - just too lazy. So, thinking of that, I thought it would be nice to link my twitter account here:

  http://twitter.com/FernandoDANTE

  I update it regularly, and would be very pleased to see some of you tracking me over there. I would also like to track you guys.

  Anyway, a lot has changed in my life:

  -First of all, the last time I posted here, I had a job at the Roads Department of my city, as a Law School intern. In October, I got fired from that job, seeing as there was really no need for me to be there - there were two interns, and almost no work to do, so they cut me. While the pay was good, I wasn't really learning anything there, so it turned out to be a good thing to get fired. The reason I say that is because, 20 days later, I got an intern position at a Law Firm;

  -This new job at the Law Firm doesn't pay as well, but I am learning lots of things I wouldn't ever learn inside a ****oom. And that's the main thing to worry about when you are an intern: learning;

  -I flunked one subject in College. Out of 160 sophomore students, 60 flunked on said subject;

  -I was going to see Nine Inch Nailsin Brazil, but they canceled. Now, Radioheadare playing here in March, and I'm seeing them;

  -I am totally hooked on Steam. Playing lots of Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2. If you wanna play some time, add me on Steam (username FernandoDANTE), we'll talk;

  -I reviewed Bioshock! First review in just over 2 years. Wow, huh?

  Cya later, Gamespotters!!!

  PS: GameSpot still hasn't fixed the whole problem with the words "****" and "****"? That bug is, what, 3 years old? Way to go. I couldn't even link my review to Bioshock on this post. Just scroll down to the bottom of my profile and check it out.

  • Posted Feb 9, 2009 5:04 pm PT
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• 17Aug 08

  Birthday Post

  I won't even try to apologize for taking so unbelievably long to update here. I said I'd be back soon, but I didn't do that. I know, I've been lazy. But the thing is, I don't have that much of a reason to post here anymore. As you know, I fell out of love with Gamespot after Jeff and Alex left the staff. Also, I started having more of a social life in College, which means I had more people to talk to. This led me to finding out one of the things I loved so much about this place: it was one of the best ways I could talk to people about things going on in my life. Now, I have the chance to do that in person, with many people. Of course I still like you guys, but the urge to write on this blog just isn't there anymore. Yes, I will post occasionally.

  So, anyway, here's what's new:

  1- I saw Muse live! I went to São Paulo on a bus ride with a bunch of other Muse fans, and it was a fantastic experience. The concert was awesome. Here's a video, and a couple of pics:

  

  

  2- I had a great birthday today, with one of the best cakes I've had in my life. I got a nice watch from my uncle, and a trip to see Nine Inch Nails in October from my parents.

  3- I'm going to see NIN live!!! Here's a sample of what I'll be seeing.

  Well, I hope to see you guys soon. I'm not making any promises, but maybe this new look GS just got might be a reason to post here. OR, I could go to blogspot, something like that, and start over. Would you still follow my blog if I did that?

  Cya later, Gamespotters!!!

  • Posted Aug 17, 2008 9:15 pm PT
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• 1Apr 08

  Two Months = Too Much

  Wow. I think I'm breaking a record here. My last entry on this blog was posted on February 2, almost two months ago. That's a lot of time without posting. Trust me, I did have a lot of things to post about - but, as usual, couldn't bring myself to actually writing it. I'll fill you in on the big stuff, not going into too much detail:

  -First of all, my Summer Vacation was awesome. What I usually enjoy the most about vacation is staying up until (very late), all by myself in my room, doing one of three things: playing games, listening to music, or talking on MSN. The first of those things was made extremely pleasurable by The Orange Box; the second was improved by my iPod; and the third was a very enjoyable experience thanks to a certain friend who would, on several occasions, login around midnight and talk to me til 5AM, never running out of subjects. Overall, I had a fantastic time, and it had a perfect closure...;

  -...because Deep Purple played in Curitiba again, on the last Saturday of Summer Vacation. I was at the same hotel, and, as I've told you before, I'm friends with Don Airey, their keyboardist. I'll have to summarize the story, but the concert was fantastic, and I had one of the greatest experiences of my life, just talking to those legendary musicians. The highlight was probably after the concert, back at the hotel: the band went to the bar, and this great Eric Clapton DVD was playing on the TV. It was cool to see how much attention they were paying to the DVD, trying to figure out who all the musicians were (when the credits were rolling, I heard someone saying, "I know that bass player, I played with him before!"). I had a great talk with Don about bands he's played in, and Brazilian artists he's into. I almost felt ashamed that he knew Elis Regina much better than me. Don is just an amazing guy to talk to. Slowly, they started going up to their rooms, and the last ones on the bar were me, mom & dad, and Roger Glover. Roger sat down with us and we had this fantastic, philosophical conversation. I had no idea he was so nice, and so awesome. Sunday morning, Don asked the band to take a picture with the three of us. The whole experience is still kinda unbelievable for me;

  

  -I got a job! My very first job! I work as an intern at the DER (Departamento de Estradas e Rodagens), which I guess I could poorly translate as "Traffic Department". Since I'm a Law student, I have to register the lawsuits that go through the place. It's a nice job. Not too hard;

  -I bought Audiosurf, and it was worth every penny. What a wonderfully addictive game! And it feels so good to dethrone people! My username is FernandoDANTE - if you play it, add me to your friends list, will ya?;

  -College is doing pretty good. I've got 5 subjects this year (as opposed to the 7 I had last year), and none of them seem to be "useless" (as opposed to two useless subjects I had last year);

  -The Black Keys are releasing their new album today, which I've pre-ordered. The Raconteurs released their new album last week, and it rocks. Nine Inch Nails released their new album recently, and it's amazing;

  -Juno is a perfect movie. Not the best movie ever, but a perfect movie.

  Cya later, Gamespotters!!!

  • Posted Apr 1, 2008 7:14 pm PT
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