Terminator, Video Games, and Other Random Thoughts

Tomorrow is the season finale of Terminator: SCC.  I meant to blog about last week’s episode, but I never got around to it.  I really hope FOX renews this show.  They would be foolish not to.  This summer’s Terminator movie could very well spark interest in the series, especially if FOX could snag a commercial during the trailers before the movie.

If you did not see last week’s episode, skip this paragraph because there is a spoiler coming up.  Holy crap!  Can you believe they killed Derek?  And it was so sudden.  He didn’t even have dying words.

Did you know that Catherine Weaver (the Scottish Terminator woman) is Shirley Manson from the band Garbage?  I didn’t realize that until last week.  I could not place her, but I knew she looked familiar.  I used to listen to Garbage back in my alternative days.  I was always more of a radio listener than a video watcher, though.

I still get the song “Only Happy When It Rains” in my head whenever we have a really rainy day, for some reason.

Tomorrow is also my birthday.  My mom got me a Flip.  It is so cool.  I can’t wait to make and post videos!

Speaking of getting older, GeekDad has a fun post about Growing Old as a GeekDad.

Changing technology does have a way of making one feel old.  Every time I play video games with my kids, I complain that there is too much going on and I can’t focus.  I grew up with pretty basic graphics and these rich 3D scenes are too busy.  They call me old.  I guess I am, to them, but the real problem is the 15 year break I took between playing video games as a teen and playing them with my kids.  A lot has changed, and I missed the transition.

Check out this video of the game Mario Kart on Super NES, Nintendo 64, Game Cube, and Wii.  It’s kind of neat to see the quality of the graphics progress over the years.

I got a Nintendo DS for Christmas and I was looking for a new game for it.  I have a bunch of the brainy games the DS is known for, but I want a game you play.  The problem is that I like the old 2D side-scrolling platformers, like classic Super Mario Bros., but there are not too many of those being made these days.

Don’t suggest New Super Mario Bros. for DS.  My son got that for his birthday and I already conquered it three times, collected every star coin, found every alternate exit, and unlocked every hidden level/mushroom hut.  I pretty much exhausted its re-play value.

Okay, why do I suddenly feel like kind of a loser?

Anyway, Bob has the day off tomorrow for Good Friday.  Since it’s my birthday and Easter weekend, you probably won’t be hearing much from me for the next few days, unless I type up the Easter post that has been swirling around in my head.

Have a wonderful weekend and a happy Easter!