I went to BestBuy on Monday to search for those 1.99 games on this internet list that said they were going to have a sale but ended up being a bust cos the store I went to hadn't carried those titles in months… Anyway, I thought (even if I couldn't afford it) to ask if they were selling the (Nintendo) Wii and no luck with that either. They did have about 6 PS3's in stock! I was smirking when he said this cos I remembered the photo below taken by some dude:

Apparently, no one wants to buy them! Then I came across this song and aside from some off-key notes and pitch problems, it's funny and sums up how the PS3 is really doing right now… Just listen… It's a spoof of that popular song by The Fray:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98qC0fd_1w

Another lovely Tuesday edition of RPI and today, the sites will be "interactive" — probably not so randomly chosen either as they are paired as such. In any case, hope you enjoy the selections below!

Exhibit 11: The Crimson, Viridian and White Room
No, it's not about different colleges' chat rooms or anything like that. This site contains three Adobe/Macromedia Flash-driven puzzles. The gameplay is simple — click here and there, get an object — but it's what you need to do with the object that is quite clever. A perfect "work break" for anyone, er, at work! p.s., Be sure to select the "English" version, unless you can read/understand Japanese, of course.

Exhibit 12: Freedom
It's not a site about the War on Terror or anything like that. Another puzzle site but with a twist (and requires a bit more patience, IMHO). The landing page will explain the rules and you are going to need every bit of imagination to solve the riddles. The answers (mostly) come in the form of a page name, which you will input in your addressbar (e.g., level1.htm). This is actually a "game" you can play for an entire week if you are taking it slow.

Have fun and for my PC-using-friends, "ALT-TAB" is your BFF!

I have no luck with this stuff! I began coating my longboard deck with water-based polyurethane and as I applied the first coat last night, I realised how shyte I really am with brush work. Anyway, you can see the "streaks" of the brush and this morning, when it dried, some bubbles. Now I've got to sand this thing a bit and hope that the fine grit will be able to remove those imperfections… ACK!!

I had more luck cutting out the design on the grip tape, though. I can't wait 'til I'm done with this thing and actually get to cruise with it!

Happy Birthday to Ed! w00t! Hope you don't give up cake for Lent cos you'll probably be having some today.

Speaking of Lent — today is Ash Wednesday for all my Catholic friends. Fast & Abstinence, my dears. Fast & Abstinence. ^_^

I'll be posting later what I'll give up for Lent…

Can you believe this is the 5th installment of the Random-Points-of-Interest weekly thingys? It should've actually been 10 or more by now (cos of that journalling break I took) but let's live today and enjoy the, er, today– I mean, present!

Exhibit 9: Fortune Cookie
Who doesn't like fortune cookies? It's sweet, crunchy and has a little treat inside! Of course, on this site, you'll skip out on the sweet and crunchy bits but the little treat(s) should more than make up for it. And oh yah, it's brought to you by moi.

Exhibit 10: The Longboard Store
Ok, so this isn't a site, per se — but it is random! As the title states, it's a store dedicated to longboards. But why present this one in particular? Well, aside from the excellent selection of all things related to longboard (skateboards) I thought I'd share it cos shipping is free. Yes, that's quite rare for a store to give you free shipping, especially since some of the products here weigh more than 2 lbs.

See you at the next RPI!

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

As you will notice with the photos below, I've completed painting my longboard! w00t! They're the same board, just took the photo twice — without flash and with flash, respectively. In a few days, I'll be coating this thing with polyurethane and then while it's drying, will be able to start with the grip tape (cutting the design out of the grip tape anyway). With the two photos, I still didn't get a good shot of the "burgundy" part of the shield so I'll probably take another photo tomorrow morning! Anyway…. enjoy: