- went through a very frustrating time at work with a release that just wouldn't complete (cf. my Murphy's Law theory on releases and the followup). It was scheduled to complete in mid-December well before the holidays so that we'd have some time to relax. It didn't actually go out until last Thursday, and each time we thought everything was wrapped up, I had to go and found another showstopper bug literally the night before we were going to post the software. Granted it's a far better thing to find big problems in-house before they go to customers, and now that it's out I'm no longer tense and frustrated all the time, but overall my holidays weren't super merry.
- Christmas weekend, Shally and I went to visit Bethlehem A.D., which was an exhibit put on by a local church where they transformed the whole block into a simulation of Israel at the time of Jesus' birth. There were guys in centurion outfits, togas, and even a shepherd with a real sheep. The line was too long to get in, so we ended up watching the telecast from the sanctuary, and had some of the best authentic tacos at Tacos El Grullense, a stand next to the church - might have been even better than Mi Pueblo. However, we also purchased the pictured hot chocolate, which led to some of it sloshing out and burning her while she was carrying it - and then me stumbling on some uneven pavement and turning my ankle. Grr...- ice skating for the first time since probably college
- bro came back from law school, so we took a family trip to Reno/Tahoe for just a day on Christmas Eve and Christmas. Stuffed ourselves silly at the buffet at Harrah's... kind of amusing that on Christmas weekend, 80% of the people in Reno are Asian. Guess us Asians have no problems ditching the American family ideal of kids waking up at home under the Christmas tree... no, give us fresh powder and slot machines!
- rather than skiing for a day/afternoon, we ended up trying something new:
'Twas quite fun waiting for the rest of the line to get a ways ahead, then gunning the snowmobile and executing a jump off of a hill.
- Andy's bachelor party... were we too nice? Hm...
- New Year's - the Wii is really transforming gaming culture. Nintendo really has some kind of cultural/sociological revolution going on when the Wii is being monopolized by a bunch of previously non-video-game playing girls.
- More gaming: Gears of War shows up (courtesy of Chris... surprisingly fun, it's not really a first-person shooter, but rather a combination of Resident Evil 4, Halo, and Time Crisis. Sneaking from cover to cover, not having to worry about health packs... well-designed, fun game. Next improvement is to allow for more than 2-player co-op gaming... having an 8-man squad running through a campaign would be a blast.
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snowmobiles looks like lots of fun. reminds me of diehard2
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