Geek vs Life

So, it’s probably on its way:  The long awaited iPod touch with a microphone and camera. Rumors are everywhere.  I for one, am extraordinarily excited.  I’ve been fighting the urge to get an iPhone, and what I’ve been wanting is one without a phone plan.  With some creative work, it’s doable, and on a non-AT&T plan!

We’ll post more when things are confirmed, but the rumor mill is churning with some pretty reliable sources.

Yeah, he looks all cute and cuddly, but this sinister little excuse for a pet is controlling your mind! The University of Sussex has released a study that confirms that cats use a higher pitch purr in order to affect your mind so that you feed them.   This has the same mental effect on a human as a crying baby (which just so happen to also be masters of villainy!). No wonder my wife likes cats. They have control of her mind!

Maybe I should buy a pitbull in order to put those mini dictators in their place. “Whats that fluffy?  You demand food?  Ok, Sick em Rusty!”

Yeah.  I’m feeling that one.

Just read this over on Joystiq, apparently, you will be able to join in on the action right in the middle of a song in Guitar Hero 5 (Guitar Hero World Tour 2). No more waiting for the song to end if you just walked in, just pick up your axe and play. Also having one of those days when everyone wants to play guitar? No problem. You can play any instrument, at any time. Talk about flexibility.

What about the music? First is a list of confirmed songs:

• A Perfect Circle – “Judith”
• Band Of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands”
• Beastie Boys – “Gratitude”
• Beck – “Gamma Ray”
• Billy Squier – “Lonely Is The Night”
• Blink 182 – “The Rock Show”
• Blur – “Song 2″
• Bob Dylan – “All Along The Watchtower”
• Children Of Bodom – “Done With Everything, Die For Nothing”
• Coldplay – “In My Place”
• Darkest Hour – “Demon(s)”
• David Bowie – “Fame”
• Deep Purple – “Woman From Tokyo (‘99 Remix)”
• Elliott Smith – “L.A.”
• Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life (Live)”
• Jeff Beck – “Scatterbrain (Live)”
• John Mellencamp – “Hurts So Good”
• Johnny Cash – “Ring of Fire”
• Kings Of Leon – “Sex On Fire”
• Queen and David Bowie – “Under Pressure”
• Queens Of The Stone Age – “Make It Wit Chu”
• Rose Hill Drive – “Sneak Out”
• Santana – “No One To Depend On (Live)”
• Stevie Wonder – “Superstition”
• The Bronx – “Six Days A Week”
• The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy for the Devil”
• The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid”
• Thrice – “Deadbolt”
• Tom Petty – “Runnin’ Down A Dream”
• Vampire Weekend – “A-Punk”
• Wolfmother – “Back Round”
• Elton John – “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”

Now here is a list of “not officially announced but mostly rumoured” songs that was put together again by the folks at Joystiq:

1. 3 Doors Down – “Kryptonite”
2. A Perfect Circle – “Judith”
3. AFI – “Medicate”
4. Arctic Monkeys – “Brianstorm”
5. Attack! Attack! UK – “You and Me”
6. Band Of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands”
7. Beastie Boys – “Gratitude”
8. Beck – “Gamma Ray”
9. Billy Idol – “Dancing with Myself”
10. Billy Squier – “Lonely is the Night”
11. Blink-182 – “The Rock Show”
12. Blur – “Song 2″
13. Bob Dylan – “All Along the Watchtower”
14. Bon Jovi – “You Give Love A Bad Name”
15. Brand New – “Sowing Season”
16. Bush – “Comedown”
17. Children Of Bodom – “Done With Everything, Die For Nothing”
18. Coldplay – “In My Place”
19. Darker My Love – “Blue Day”
20. Darkest Hour – “Demon(s)”
21. David Bowie – “Fame”
22. Deep Purple – “Woman From Tokyo (‘99 Remix)”
23. Dire Straits – “Sultans of Swing”
24. Duran Duran – “Hungry Like The Wolf”
25. Eagles Of Death Metal – “Wannabe in L.A.”
26. Elliott Smith – “L.A.”
27. Elton John – “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting”
28. Face To Face – “Disconnected”
29. Garbage – “Only Happy When It Rains”
30. Gorillaz – “Feel Good Inc.”
31. Gov’t Mule – “Streamline Woman”
32. Grand Funk Railroad – “We’re an American Band”
33. Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life”
34. Iron Maiden – “2 Minutes to Midnight”
35. Jeff Beck – “Scatterbrain”
36. Jimmy Eat World – “Bleed American”
37. John Mellencamp – “Hurts So Good”
38. Johnny Cash – “Ring of Fire”
39. Kaiser Chiefs – “Never Miss a Beat”
40. King Crimson – “21st Century Schizoid Man”
41. Kings Of Leon – “Sex on Fire”
42. Kiss – “Shout it Out Loud”
43. Love and Rockets – “Mirror People”
44. Megadeth – “Sweating Bullets”
45. Motley Crue – “Looks That Kill”
46. Muse – “Plug in Baby”
47. My Morning Jacket – “One Big Holiday”
48. Nirvana – “Lithium”
49. Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
50. No Doubt – “Ex-Girlfriend”
51. Peter Frampton – “Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)”
52. Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde – “Bring the Noise 20xx”
53. Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure”
54. Queens Of The Stone Age – “Make it With Chu”
55. Rammstein – “Du Hast”
56. Rose Hill Drive – “Sneak Out”
57. Rush – “The Spirit of Radio (Live, 2008)”
58. Santana – “No One To Depend On (Live)”
59. Scars On Broadway – “They Say”
60. Screaming Trees – “Nearly Lost You”
61. Smashing Pumpkins – “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
62. Sonic Youth – “Incinerate”
63. Spacehog – “In the Meantime”
64. Stevie Wonder – “Superstition”
65. Sublime – “What I Got”
66. Sunny Day Real Estate – “Seven”
67. T. Rex – “20th Century Boy”
68. The Bronx – “Six Days a Week”
69. The Derek Trucks Band – “Younk Funk”
70. The Duke Spirit – “Send a Little Love Token”
71. The Killers – “All the Pretty Faces”
72. The Police – “So Lonely”
73. The Raconteurs – “Steady As She Goes”
74. The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy for the Devil”
75. The Sword – “Maiden, Mother & Crone”
76. The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid”
77. Thin Lizzy – “Jailbreak”
78. Thrice – “Deadbolt”
79. Tom Petty – “Runnin’ Down a Dream”
80. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl”
81. TV On The Radio – “Wolf Like Me”
82. Vampire Weekend – “A-Punk”
83. Weezer – “Why Bother?”
84. Wild Cherry – “Play That Funky Music”
85. Wolfmother – “Back Round”

White Stripes, Kings of Leon and Gorillaz? I might actually have to buy Guitar Hero 5. Crap.

Part of the fun of watching videos online is to be entertained, obviously. This next video leaves me feeling kind of dirty and violated. I have no idea what just happened. First there was Pong, then there was Pac Man, fast-forward a few minutes and   Inky and Blinky are having sex Then again, maybe it was Pinky or Clyde, I have no desire to re-watch the video to find out.). Just watch it and comment.

Video Games from MUSCLEBEAVER on Vimeo.

Games are expensive, we all know the drill. With new games running you up an average of $60 a pop, it’s hard to pluck down that hard earned cash on something that you “think” you’ll really enjoy. I’m sure that all of us have made at least a few purchases that after a few hours of playing, we’d rather have spent that money on cheese.

My best solution is to wait a few weeks to see if people still are willing to return them to Gamestop for half of their worth (not my fault people are dumb) or check out this site I’ve been stalking for the past few weeks: http://www.gamedealdaily.com/. Right now their deals range from $14.99 for Guitar Hero World Tour to $59.95 for a package deal which includes: 4,000 XBL Marketplace points, Saints Row 2 and Halo Wars 3 DLC codes.

If you can hold off on buying something new, it’ll pay off to be patient.