I bought Heavenly Sword Tuesday, and I love it -- great action and graphics.  My only complaint is the dumbing down of video games these days.  There's not that much you really have to figure it out... everything is spelled out.  In the game, I mostly control this character:



Her name is Nariko and it seems like she might get points.  But since I'm the one controlling her, I don't like the idea.  However, the main catalysts behind the game's production, as far as I can tell, get +5 each: Chief Development Ninja -- Nina Kristensen, Chief Technical Ninja -- Mike Ball, and Chief Creative Ninja -- Tameem Antoniades.

The Sports Guy is getting on his grizzly, as far as these links columns go, with updates coming weekly, as of late.  His latest (+1) includes another hilarious Norm MacDonald clip.  Skip to the 2:55 part for the good part.  Who knew about Norm MacDonald?  He is on fire!!!   +3.

Another link from the column.  'Sheed already received points for this, but I didn't have the video at the time:  Rasheed Wallace dancing pre-game.  It must be a Carolina thang, with Danny Green doing it too!


I also watched another Boondocks episode, Shinin'.  Although it will probably not go down as one of the best episodes of the season, it's still quality.  Scoring breakdown:

Aaron McGruder, +2.

Snoop once again as Macktastic with a classic quote, +1.

Carl Jones as Thugnificent had some funny lines, +1.

Charlie Murphy is always classic as Ed Wuncler, III , +1.

Busta Rhymes as Flonominal, +1.


The night in basketball:

-1 to my boy Travis Outlaw.  He was having a rough shooting night, and stopped shooting him.  New Orleans had Brandon Roy on lock, though, and Portland needed it to be Christmas Time!  Come on, man!  Shoot that rock!

Brandon Roy and Steve Blake, +1 each for running a textbook 2-on-1 fastbreak with the ball never touching the ground.

Andre Iguodala +1 for a slick pass to Andre Miller in the paint, leading to a lay-up.

T-Mac!  +3.  Thanks for the comeback, mane.

-1 to Kevin Calabro and Snapper Jones, the Seattle Sonics tv announcers.  Stop calling the team the "Supes"!  Awful.


Other random life happenings:

When Kristin drafted Sasquatch, she was thinking of the "Messin' With Sasquatch" beef jerky campaign.  Who knew he would surface on Mars to earn points?  +3, Wild.  +1 to Anderson Cooper for good measure.

Paris, do you! +1.

I slept on Buff1's most recent album, Pure.  Dem Athletic Mic League cats might be the best group with the worst publicity I've ever heard of.  It seems like their underground following is even weak, and they drop great albums!  This is another one,  +5 to Buff1.