Jen's Corner

::: Walks in, brushes dust off the furniture :::
Hi, my name is Jen, and sometimes I post in this ‘blog thingy.
OK, so it’s been a while. Nothing big has been going on, just day to day living; mostly good, some annoyances, a little bad – you know, life. I can’t even say [...]

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So I’ve been playing with my Wii a lot this week.

I love this stupid game.
AC:City Folk Town Info
Wii Code: 6620-7604-1722-2326

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Good News: Got 100 on my government test
Bad News: I don’t feel that good about my AmLit test today.
Good News: At least I wrote something on each question.
Bad News: It may or may not have been related to the question.
Good News: Animal Crossing: City Folk is a lot of fun!
Bad News: [...]

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Today was the release date for Animal Crossing: City Folk for Nintendo Wii. Naturally I went out and snagged it as soon as possible! It’s pretty much the same as AC:WW, which was pretty much the same as AC gamecube. If you weren’t obsessed with Wild World, I don’t know that City [...]

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Today is Saturday. We need to go to Costco, Petsmart, and pick up a prescription at the vet, but seriously, I don’t feel like leaving the house. It’s windy and it makes me feel like the best thing to do is snuggle up under a blanket and play video games.
So, a compromise. [...]

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Attention US type people: If you haven’t voted already, please go do it tomorrow. It’s your last chance.

Onslaught of dirty tricks as Election Day nears
In the hours before Election Day, as inevitable as winter, comes an onslaught of dirty tricks — confusing e-mails, disturbing phone calls and insinuating fliers left on doorsteps during [...]

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The husband is playing Saint’s Row and is driving down the sidewalk mowing down pedestrians like bowling pins.
It’s… slightly disturbing.

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Video Games Live rocked
Twitter lost all my tweets from VGL
A girl gamer beat all the boys on Guitar Hero, and then went on to seriously rock the crowd with Aerosmith on expert – on stage. Erin, you are my heroine!

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Photography
I joined a photo group called Project 365+1 – the idea is you take (and post) a photo every day. Other than that, there’s no rules – it can be slice of life, “artistic”, whatever. Mine will probably be heavy on the cat side.
My cameras are:

Nikon D50 (love this camera)
Canon Powershot [...]

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So I’ve been playing with my Wii for a couple of days now – my arm hurts!!
What??

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A new Spec’s opened near us, so we decided to check it out today. Man, it’s a lush’s paradise! It’s huge – for you Austinites, it’s where Acadamy Sports used to be down on Lamar and 290.
Anyway, wow. Acres of beer, booze, and wine, plus lots of cheese, chocolate, and other fancy [...]

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This comment from an article on slashdot:
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Animal Crossing may have looked kiddy, but it’s really a very difficult and adult game representing the struggle of the common class against the entrenched mercantile-industrial complex and ineffective government leadership. Everything you do is part of the struggle against the oppressor, from the leaving of [...]

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