Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category

Taboo For Nerds

Sunday, April 24th, 2005

The teams: Greg, Suvir, and Ariele versus Mike, Paul, and myself. Six nerds. No question about it. For those who haven't played, Taboo is a game that pits two teams against each other with the goal of trying to get your teammate to say a particular word. The catch? The ...

A Decent Win at Chess

Saturday, April 16th, 2005

I am very much a beginner at the game of chess, but I have been playing a few games of late on Yahoo! Chess. In fact, I've played over 20 games, so I have developed a rating (as opposed to being labeled "provisional"). I have a paltry rating of 1150 ...

Beaten Down at Settlers of Catan

Saturday, April 2nd, 2005

Adam, Paul, and I played two games of The Settlers of Catan late Friday night, and Paul won both in dominating fashion. With a combination of strategically placed settlements, cunning moves early in the game, and some quite favorable rolls of the dice, he marched to victory, trouncing Adam and ...

Carolus Magnus and The Settlers of Catan

Friday, March 18th, 2005

My only final this term was due on Wednesday afternoon, and after I turned it in, I tried to arrange some plans for the evening (Ariele was grading finals for the chemistry class she is TA'ing). I sent Mike, Greg, and Paul an email to see what they were up ...

allmusic

Sunday, March 13th, 2005

I recently found about the allmusic website while reading a review for a Linux audio player, and I must say I'm pleased to have found it. I mostly use Amazon.com for music searches, as I'm generally looking for song titles or release dates. allmusic seems to have what Amazon ...