Brain Dump

I'm not a hard core gamer, but I do enjoy a game or two. I just bought the Lego Star Wars game and was really pissed when it wouldn't work in my older PS2. I ended up having to put on pieces of scotch tape on the top of the disc to get it to work, a tip on the IGN board I found. Something to do with blue discs not working in older PS2s. Anyway, here's a Gamer's manifesto which has a lot of good observations about the current state of gaming.... Manifesto

Man wins frothy fight to be best barista . These guys are insane baristas!!! I've been trying to work on my frothing technique at home, but I don't think I'm world class yes. I still haven't replaced my milk thermometer that was eaten by the disposal last month. I've been kind of guessing when I've reached the right temperature...

Boston.com / Your Life / House & Home / Karaoke crowd brings it home: Kelly Cook, 34, and her husband, Richard, have introduced dozens of friends and family members to the joys of singing to an audience in the comfort and privacy of their Cambridge home. ''I'm Asian," explains Cook with a laugh. ''Karaoke is in my genes!"

Type in the first few words of a sentence and see what Google comes up with. I typed in, "I like big"...can you guess what it can up with? Quick what's the first thing that comes to mind? Google talk a Google Hack by Douwe Osinga

You guys must be getting sick of these photos by now...;)

Leina and Anya with phone