http://www.tommannino.com/blog The somewhat professional blog of Thomas Mannino: Multimedia Developer, Casual Game Designer, Interactive Storyteller, Music Video Enthusiast, Sociology Buff, and Internet Scientist Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:31:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This weekend has amazing energy. It's the Penny Arcade Expo, Dragon*Con, and then also Burning Man. It seems like if anyone I know is doing anything this weekend, it's one of these three things. Ever since I was a little kid, and went to the Nintendo World Tour, when ... http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2008/08/27/amazing-weekend-ahoy/ http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2008/08/26/twin-skies-video-blog-pantsless-apology/ For my birthday present [edit, which is on Sept 2nd, btw... don't be confused.. haha] to myself this year, I spent 100$ on some boxes of my favorite candy, ever, ever, ever: This is literally my #1 super favorite candy of all time. If could eat only one ... http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2008/08/25/happy-birthday-to-me/ http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2008/08/22/twin-skies-video-blog-6-clothing/ The powers that be sent some of the Twin Skies fansites some encouraging schwag. Here's one of their unboxings: And then a fan drew up a comic with me in it O_o I think after this, I'll put my burn and dodge tools to rest for a while. I abuse them. ... http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2008/08/19/twin-skies-stuff-freebies-and-fan-comic/ One of the powerups for the Heavy is Sammich Power: MEET THE SAMMICH: http://kotaku.com/5039075/heavy-gets-his-sandvich-im-still-waiting I could have told you this was powerful, years ago: http://www.scatteredgenius.com/features/paris/7/ be an eating hero! http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2008/08/19/valve-sammich-power/ I have exactly ten white hairs in my mustache. Also I'm turning twenty-nine in 19 days. Sorry, not twenty-nine. I'm getting another year's experience at being 21. That makes 8 years experience! http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2008/08/14/as-of-today/ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article4531119.ece I bet anyone a dollar this is a viral marketing campaign. I don't know for what, of course, but we will find out soon! http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2008/08/14/bigfoot-viral-marketing/ ...to get XML errors..... I salute you! Edit: I like the part where 7:55 it goes down for maintain special time. Edit: 8:18, GG, Blizz. Thanks for lettuce gnomes. I'm still going to Anaheim and partying my ass off. http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2008/08/12/for-those-about/ So, the question everyone has been asking me the past X weeks has been "OMG ARE YOU GOING TO BLIZZCON?" To which I've always answered, "Yes, but I don't have tickets yet, nobody does, so don't get your hopes up." Well I was warranted in my cynicism =P So, ... http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2008/08/12/blizzcon/