"Today was a good day...I didn't have to use my AK" -- Ice Cube

Man, Ice sure knows what he is talking about. Today is a good day. The rain has stopped, though it's still far too cold outside. But as long as the sun is out I'm happy.

I've finished the user tracking RSS feeds and have a new rss-only machine ready to launch. Hopefully in the next few weeks the users of GameSpot.com will be able to view their updated games, updated unions, updated friends blogs, and updated friends reviews without having to come to the site and view their profile. We are currently in BETA testing for this but it's looking good so far. It will be interesting to see how many people actually utilize this new feature. Keep checking back here for an announcement when this goes live.

I'm heading out to Chico, CA tonight. My future family-in-law is throwing an engagement party for my fiancee and myself. Now I know that it never sounds exciting to hang with the family-in-law. But you've never met my finacee's family. They are insane, totally mellow, and very very cool. I lucked out on that one.

Rumors abound about Phish coming back to play Halloween 2006 at the Philly Spectrum. And it's coming from some pretty reliable sources. I'm not holding my breathe (well, not too much) but still keeping my ears peeled for more info.

My musical recommendations this time wil focus on psychedelic/doom/sludge metal. These albums are all fantastic and not to be missed.

Ufomammut - Snailking
YOB - The Illusion Of Motion
Jesu - Jesu
High On Fire - Blessed Black Wings
OM - Variations On A Theme

There is a great comedy show coming up that I highly recommend. And it's a benefit show for 826 Valencia too boot. So you know your money is going somewhere good. My favorite comedian, Patton Oswalt, will be joined by Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, and others. NoelMo is hitting this up as well. And if he is hitting it up you know it's going to be off the HOOK!!! Don't miss it.