Yet more reason to go to BlizzCon:
We’re happy to announce that BlizzCon attendees will be able to go hands-on with a playable sneak peek of the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion. For those who won’t be able to attend BlizzCon, please note that gaming magazines hitting newsstands in different regions of the world around the time of the event will feature in-depth previews on the new content we have in store.
Attendees will also get a code to allow them entry into an upcoming Blizzard beta test, presumably the World of Warcraft one previewed.
Preach it, Brother Gabe!
Looking on the Internet, it appears there is no place “mangina” is defined that is both 1) accurate in how it’s used by MMORPG players and 2) safe for reading at work. In case the definition wasn’t clear after reading the Penny Arcade strip, it’s a slang term for a guy who prefers to run around as a woman in a roleplaying game. They claim there’s nothing unsavory about it, but Gabe and I know the truth.
Liz Phair was interviewed by the site with the most annoying name ever, E! Online. It’s apparently the only e- or i-site to not get sucked under the waves when the dotcom bubble burst.
It was just a small song with sad lyrics that we really seriously forgot about. Apparently, my producer had picked it back up and started working on it again once we stopped recording and turned it into the label. I got these calls from the label where they’re freaking out about this song, and I’m like, what are they talking about? What song? It was ‘Everything to Me.’ Because the lyrics were so sad, and because I wrote about my previous relationship, it was just so wild that would be the one people responded to the most. It was life-affirming that if you put meaning into something, people respond.
In other news, Somebody’s Miracle is on sale Tuesday. If you buy it from iTunes you can get the extra track, “Can’t Get Out of What I’m Into,” that’s “exclusively” available on the Japanese import version, but without paying Amazon 30-something bucks for it.
A review of the album is coming. I want to listen to it a few more times first. I like it, though. I like it a lot. It may be my second-favorite Liz album after whitechocolatespaceegg. It’s mostly just lacking the great wordplay I enjoyed so much on that album.
Well, my dad only has to keep taking dozens of vitamins a day for 15 more years, because apparently, we’ll all be merged with machines in 2020. I’m hoping I get merged with a navy blue 1966 Ford Mustang, myself.
Love your iPod but hate its predilection for picking up minute scratches? Apparently, Brasso works, giving you a second chance with your machine, at which point I recommend you run out and pick yourself up an iSkin. (I have the Ghost model myself.)
Here’s another example of the “do we compete or not?” competition between the Star and the Daily Press: Altercation between coach and player under investigation. Our story will be in the Star on Tuesday.
And, oh yes, Gretchen kicked my butt up and down the street with her story. The worst part of it is she’s so damn nice when she does it!
