Blogger was smoking crack for a little bit there, guys, and for a bit the blogger site was totally inaccessible for me. I know that some of you had posts that you made a day or two ago that didn't go up. Well, they've gone up now. Bad Blogger. Anyway... on the recent topics:

MSN is fucking scum. I laughed really hard at their attempts to claim objectivity when they were reviewing the Xbox. They kept sticking in (MSN is owned by Microsoft) all the time as if that somehow made what they were saying impartial. They would go on about how the Xbox was better than sex, but they're owned by Microsoft and because they admit this, they are therefore unbiased. They also reviewed the other systems by patting the Dreamcast on the head and saying, "Well, you could been somewhere... but not since Microsoft bailed out". Then they said the PlayStation 2 had a couple of good games, but shitty tech, and then panned the Game Cube entirely. Boy, MSN, I'm so glad I trust you exclusively as a news source.

I have some ideas on what MSN really stands for.

Multifacted Scum Network
Malicious System of Nullification
Me Suck Nuts

I could go on, but that would be a waste of your time and mine.

On to other topics. Tyrant was talking about the Transformer Ultra Magnus and him sucking. Well, he does. Except in the UK comics he was cool. We're actually getting a graphic novel collection doohicky of some of the UK comics here in the US, finally, to match the Primal Scream, Matrix Quest, All Fall Down, and End of the Road books we've gotten already. This one is one of my favorite UK storylines, Target: 2006. It features Ultra Magnus kicking ass, Jetfire leading the Autobots, and the Wreckers. Thumbs up. Oh yeah, and the Diaclone toy that Ultra Magnus is a shitty excuse for, Powered Convoy, kicks major ass.

Now that I'm done being a Transformers geek, allow me to be an anime geek. (And speaking of Cowboy Bebop...)

I downloaded a bunch of skins for The Sims, including ones for Jet, Faye, and Spike. With Hellbunny and I taking turns at the wheel, they lived in their house, getting regular visits from Skeletor, Batman, Batgirl, Catwoman, Dark Phoenix, Magneto, RX-78 Gundam, Char Aznable, et cetera. Faye and Spike got a really strong relationship going, but Spike isn't very faithful, and has been seeing Jet on the side. Jet and Faye are both deeply in love with Spike, and he's perfectly willing to sleep with either of them. Faye and Jet violently hate each other and are always fighting over Spike. Despite our efforts to keep Jet and Faye from slapping each other, they still really can't stand each other.

And Faye had a baby, but while she was gone at work Spike and Jet did such a pisspoor job of taking care of the baby that Child Protective Services took the baby away.

In other news in The Sims land, RX-78, Wing Gundam, and Char Aznable moved into the mansion and had a WILD party. So wild, in fact, that the house caught on fire. One minute it was RX-78 and Char in the hot tub with Faye and Batgirl in skimpy bikinis, with Wing at the BBQ making some burgers, and the next Batman's trying to use the stove and burning the house down. Several pieces of furniture were lost while Faye, Batgirl, Dark Phoenix, and some of the other female neighbors jumped up and down screaming in a semi-circle around the fire. Wing ran to the kitchen, stared, and just stood there. Char jumped in the pool. The RX-78 was the only one with the presence of mind to call the fire department. The FD DID put out the fire, though, even at cost to the house.

Oh yeah, and earlier in the home of Magneto, Dark Phoenix, Vampirella, and Skeletor another tragic fire happened. See, Magneto, Dark Phoenix, and Skeletor were away at work doing their chosen jobs as pickpockets. Vampy had a night job as a mob driver and torpedo, so she was home alone, being on a different schedule. The stove caught fire and she valiently fought the flames herself. Unfortunately, the fire raged out of control and consumed her. She perished courageously battling the flames. Her roommates came home and sweeped up the ashes that were all that was left of the stove, sink, and garbage can. Then they sold her tombstone for $5 and bought a new stove, sink, and garbage can. Boy, villains aren't very loyal, are they? Well, to be fair, Skeletor got a little misty eyed for a minute, but forgot all about her when they got the new stove. He was mystified.