For those of you who can’t read it, the text is as follows:

“THE first divorce directly related to the September 11th terrorist attacks has been filed in New York. It appears a guy with an office on the 103rd floor of the World Trade Centre spent the morning at his girlfriend’s apartment with his phone turned off. He wasn’t watching TV either. When he turned his phone back on at about 11am, it rang immediately. It was his hysterical wife, “Are you OK? Where are you?” He said, “What do you mean? I’m in my office of course!”

I’m definitely staying away today.

Apparently, the company has decided to protest overexcessive packaging by… having their employees come to work in nothing but their aprons today, for about a half hour (the PI’s blog said it was at noon today).

O-kay…

Any of you boys who live down near the city go down to see this? I’m afraid that if I had’ve been working today, and it was up at my mall, I would’ve turned around and went home, calling into work saying that I was too offended by the inappropriateness to come into work.

Aren’t movie goers tired of going to see recycled redone and often worse than the original movie?

Remakes after a few decades or when the original is out of print don’t bother me as much. But you can not only buy RHPS on DVD or VHS, you can also still see it in many theaters across the country and even other countries. A remake does not need to be done. Worst still, most of the main cast is still alive. (Tim Curry would still be fabulous in drag after all these years!)

And MTV? You’ve got to be kidding me? They haven’t been about music since the early 90s. It’s been about promoting people with little talent and bad make up. They wouldn’t handle it with the care it deserves. They’d probably push Paris Hilton and Chad Michael Murray in their undies in front of Pete Wentz (Because Marilyn Manson turned it down) While Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen do a shockingly convincing incestuous Riff Raff and Magenta.

Does the mere thought turn your stomach yet? Then go to Stop The Remake Sign the petition and feel a little better.

The whole spectacle of a RHPS remake is going to be disgusting and way over priced. With any luck MTV will drop this and movie on to do “Paris’ Spirituality Hour” or maybe “Brittany Watch ‘09″

Duckie44 asks: “What bands are gonna be at PAX this year?”

Fear not my feathered webtarded friend, I have your answer right here:

Jonathan Coulton
The Minibosses
MC Frontalot
The Oneups
Freezepops
Anamanaguchi
and
The Thickets

If you can’t see all the bands (and pray tell why not?), make sure you catch MC Frontalot, Jonathan Coulton and The Minibosses at least. Then buy their albums and t-shirts in triplicate because these guys seriously rock and are genuinely really nice people. All we want to do is eat your brains indeed.

Last night the votes were tabulated and the awards were given out for G4’s G-phoria. The votes were cast by the fans on the G4 website or by text message. Games had to be released between July 31, 2007 and July 31, 2008. If you want to blame anyone for the crappy selections, you have no one to blame but yourselves (for either having bad taste or not voting at all).

And the winners are:

Game of the Year
Halo 3

Favorite System
Xbox 360

Best Graphics
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Best New Character
Niko Bellic - Grand Theft Auto IV

Best Party Game
Rock Band

Best Strategy Game
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution

Best Sports Game
skate.

Best Action Game
Grand Theft Auto IV

Best Shooter
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Best Racing Game
Mario Kart Wii

Best Role-Playing Game
Mass Effect

Most Original
Portal

Best Online Multiplayer Game
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Best Downloadable Content
Rock Band

Best Handheld Game
God of War: Chains of Olympus

Best Voice Acting
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Best Soundtrack
Rock Band

Game Most Deserving of an Uwe Boll Movie
Turok

Longest Lasting Game presented by Stride
Grand Theft Auto IV

In years past, the final round of PAX has been interesting to say the least. In 2004, Sean Celaya defeated Kevin Potter in a game of Pong. Luke “Coreside” Armstrong defeated Will “LeRoy” Garroutte by a single point to win the best-of-three series in the Atari 2600 gam,e Combat in 2005. The following year, Returning Omeganaut Will “LeRoy” Garroutte defeated David “Davertron” Davis in the final round of the Omegathon: Tetris. Last year the crowd roared with delight as the Mini Bosses set the stage for the final round by playing the theme song from the Halo series, as Ryan “Accalon” Zack beat Ben “MNC Dover” Gray in Halo 3 combat.

What will the final round of Pax 2008 be? Only Pax organizers know… and they’re not telling.

Here’s a look at this years participants and the five round journey they will have to take to make it to the final round and to be crowned, Pax Omeganaut 2008.

20 Omeganauts!
Kent Byers
Noah Callaway
Chrissa Casono
Thomas Chan
Gregory Clarkson
Jordan Comar
Tim Corver
Jennifer Dittrich
Andy Drake
Steve Edwardo
Michael Friedman
Benjamin Gray (2007 Runner Up!)
Rae Hughes
Brian Jo
Blaine Kahle
Ryan Knight
Christopher Trevino
Jo Urbansky
Erica Waters
Jason Young

5 round Omegathon action!

Round 1: Peggle
PC Area - Friday, 3:30 PM
Round 2: Boom Blox
Serpent Theatre - Friday, 8:00 PM
Round 3: Pictionary
Serpent Theatre - Saturday, 11:30 AM
Round 4: Rock Band
Main Theatre - Saturday, 8:30 PM
Round 5: Jenga
Serpent Theatre - Sunday, 1:00 PM
Final Round: ???
Main Theatre - 4:30 PM

(08.04.08)
King of Clubs (Wii)
Summer Atheletics (Wii)
Ys I+II (Wii)
Wild West Guns (Wii)

(08.05.08)
Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (PC)
Ford Racing: Off Road (PC)
B-Boy (PS2)
Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour (PS2)
Monster Madness: Grave Danger (PS3)
Baseball Mogul 2009 (PC)
Little League World Series 2008 (Wii, DS)
Crash Time (360)
GRID (DS)
Puzzler Collection (DS)
The Cheetah Girls: Passport to Stardom (DS)
Quick Yoga Training (DS)

(08.06.08)
Braid (360)

(08.08.08)
Fate: Undiscovered Realms (PC)

Growing up, 3D was a gimmick that mostly failed. This was actually kinda cool. Not the best film of the summer, but a fun ride and a worthy matinee for the eye candy alone. Kuddos to the witters on getting a 4.0 in their Geology class.

Bonus Challenge! How many rocks are mentioned in the film?

It’s a Cheech and Chong movie mixed with buddy-cop movie.

Kinda funny, more so when baked. As they were when they made it. At this point I’d probably watch a period piece if these guys were involved.

If you’re still unsure, Pineapple Express is about weed. Hence, it will make more money on video.

Let’s try a discussion here:

-No surprise here, Casual games are geared towards a largely growing  market of middle aged women with possibly too much time on their hands. I’m not trying to say it like it’s a bad thing though. My concern is that the companies are making the games TOO CAT FRIENDLY. If I were to leave my laptop on with Bioshock running, my cat would stay the fuck away. The pretty landscapes and southing Jazz of Bejeweled 2 seems akin to catnip. Discuss.

-Last February, someone commented on how the “companies” want you to buy in to the whole “valentine’s” day crap and buy your loved ones candy. Now I am far from being a business major, but the opposite would seem to be more logical. Promote individuality, promote being single, promote it en masse. Why? Two consumers are better than one. In a couple or in a household all you need is ONE TOASTER (for example, of course). Individually, you all need one. Think about it, if you just moved in with someone, chances you had to get rid of some stuff because your partner had a better/cutter one. If the relationship ends, you’ll be forced to buy that precious little tea kettle all over again. Now I might be taking a leap here and forgetting about stuff like the housing market, but to save the national economy, we should all become hedonistic polygamists. Discuss on how it relates to everyone owning their very Xbox360.

The end for now.