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• 5Jan 08

  Rental Research 1/5/08

  I'm still playing Eternal Sonata. It's pretty good so far. I don't have a final judement on the game yet, but I would recommend it to RPG fans from what I've seen. Knocked Up and a documentary called Murderball are the two movies I discuss. Both are great. There's also a coincidence involving my choosing of these two particular films in one evening. I laughed when I discovered what that coincidence was (apparently, I'm psychic).

  If you have any suggestions as to what I should see, let me know. Enjoy.

  • Posted Jan 5, 2008 6:52 pm PT
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• 3Jan 08

  Vlog 3: Do Your Research...and Like It

  From time to time, most of us have written a school paper or been forced to engage in work that is research related. Sometimes that research is, well, kinda fun. My new job has such an aspect. I talk a little about some movies I'm watching for work and a game I'm playing.

  BTW, I talk about Eternal Sonata. I was correct when I said that I remember that the game got a good score from GS (8.5) and that KVO reviewed it. I was uncertain in the video.

  I should be posting some more blogs in the next few weeks about movies I'm watching or games I'm playing. I'll let you all know then.

  It's good to get these things for free.

  P.S. Yeah, the legality in question of watching a movie early was a silly comment, but you know what I mean.

  • Posted Jan 3, 2008 12:13 am PT
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• 28Dec 07

  My Manager Told Me That I Had Murder 1 on My Record

  That's pretty much what was told to me when I picked up the phone.

  I'd been lying in bed, still not up for the day. I heard the phone ringing, and you know how that goes. I didn't want to roll over to answer it, but I did.

  I got one of the most initially startling calls I've ever had. On the other end spoke the general manager of the store to which I'd recently applied for the manager-in-training position.

  I'd waited about a week to hear something. Worried, I'd sent another email to the district manager just the day before expressing my continued interest in the position. At that point, I'd become a little sceptical as to whether I'd been chosen for the job...in fact, I thought another was luckier (or more qualified) than I.

  The general manager seemed a little hesitant at first. She said, "Nathan, the district manager wanted me to call you and ask what is this on your police record about a murder 1 investigation."

  After a few brief seconds of experiencing a mixture of waking up and being totally confused by what I'd just heard, I responded, "A what?"

  She waited a second and then said, "Just kidding. The district manager told me to mess with you. You start on Monday."

  I got the job.

  • Posted Dec 28, 2007 11:07 pm PT
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