Dinhternet

Fallout is one of my favorite game series of all time. It just has an amazing blend of action, story, and humor. I love that the game is so open - yes, there is an overarching plotline, but how you get to the end is entirely up to you. You can be good or evil, you can kill or talk your way through problems. And when you do kill, it’s astoundingly gruesome.

The new one came out yesterday, but I just got my copy today. Damn you, UPS!

Anyway, I like Fallout so much that I was going to be a Vault Dweller for Halloween. It would have been pretty simple, too, but the only downside is that I don’t think a lot of people would have understood. By the way, if you want to earn my eternal love, you will get this for me for Christmas.

I tend to give people a hard time about brand-whoring. I mean, I can appreciate that a certain company has a higher quality of product, but I don’t believe in buying anything solely because of the label that’s on it. That’s part of why I hate a lot of product placement and brands that squeeze their logo onto every visible square inch of their own products. When I’m about to make a purchase, I try to do as much research as possible first.

But I have to admit, even I am fallible. Whenever Google rolls out a new project, I give it a whirl. Most of the time, this isn’t a big commitment, since they are mostly free web apps. But anyway, when Google and T-Mobile announced the G1, I was pretty excited. I mean, I needed a phone anyway, but it goes against my usual policies of brand-whoring, not buying a first-gen product, and paying for a phone. I did some research, and the general consensus was that Android rocks, but the HTC Dream is so-so.

Despite that neutral-ish tones, though, I bit the bullet. Ordered online, and it should be arriving any day now. I’ve already downloaded the Android SDK, too. Any ideas on an app for me to try to program?

I just updated. Let me know if you notice any funny business.