That Borders was the best place to use as a meeting point for someone that came in on the PATH and wasn't familiar with the area. And like you, I purchased several different technical books there when I worked in the financial district between 98 and 2000.

The Borders inside MSG that's above Penn Station can't go away fast enough though. Horrible location, horrible selection, horrible service.

See here's the thing about X-2...It was pretty dammed good as far as gameplay and customization go. Also it had a linear path throughout the game, but you weren't forced on that path at any time. You had the option of visiting almost every one of the different areas of Spira whenever you wanted. And believe it or not, I actually liked the story going on there: A group of true believers who would not give up their fallen religion facing off against a group of younger people who wanted to enjoy technology and not be ruled by that religion. Unfortunately once you get past that, the characters and the music suck so badly that it totally brings the game's overall playability down.

X-2 had a lot of potential, but they really screwed the pooch with all of the J-Pop and making what should have been a serious game into a light-hearted, fluffy disappointment.

The God of War series does something similar. There are 4 difficulty levels and if you keep dying at any certain point, you will be offered to continue on an easier setting.

I'm amazed at how well the MGS1 voice acting holds up. But if you're a fan and have a Gamecube or Wii, grab a copy of MGS: The Twin Snakes. Supposedly David Hayter(Solid Snake) wasn't happy with how his voice turned out in the first one, and asked if they could rerecord all of the dialogue. It turned out even better when they got rid of Hunter's fake Australian and Mei Ling's "Asian" accents.

Actually, Metal Gear probably has my favorite voice acting out of any game series. It got a little funky with MGS2, but they recovered nicely by the time MGS3 hit.

That point is addressed in one of the later clips. If this movie is made for little kids, then why make it so complicated in regards to trade disputes, political arguments in the galactic senate and the machinations of someone trying to take power.

Star Fox 64 is an excellent update to the original. Good mix of sea, air, land and space battles. The game play is as much fun as the original and the graphics and sound are both very good to the N64.

I graduated from Fairfield University, you insensitive clod!!!(and I still have a hat that says FU on it. Not sure if they still make them.)

Blast Hardcheese!

Funny story, I was actually at a July 4th party with a group of people from work this year. An executive and an assistant PM that were attending both had Blackberry 8700s and were trying to find a way to upgrade them to either Pearls or Curves.

Well after a few drinks, I noticed a nice shiny 8700 flying through the air into the swimming pool. 2 minutes later, a second one went in the drink as well. The exec said to me, "Ok now we can get new ones." When I asked him what should I tell our telecom group, his response was: "Stress Tests Failed."

3 days later, they had 2 new Curves.