Murid's blog

I don't know why, but I am completely sucked in to Mafia Wars on Facebook.  There is nothing very appealing about it, other than watching my make-believe dollars up, but I sit here, watching the tickers wind down until my energy and stamina are refilled so that I can exhaust them again to make more make-believe money.  The minutes just drag on, and then I click a button to see what happens.  It's all a web-based Skinner Box.  So I sit there, watching, when I could be doing more important things like finally starting Bioshock and unlocking achievements. 

I don't know why, but I am completely sucked in to Mafia Wars on Facebook.  There is nothing very appealing about it, other than watching my make-believe dollars up, but I sit here, watching the tickers wind down until my energy and stamina are refilled so that I can exhaust them again to make more make-believe money.  The minutes just drag on, and then I click a button to see what happens.  It's all a web-based Skinner Box.  So I sit there, watching, when I could be doing more important things like finally starting Bioshock and unlocking achievements. 

Just in case you missed it, EA's online store is offering a 20 percent discount on select games, including Madden 10.  The sale continues through August 28.   

See eastore.ea.com for details.  

Just in case you missed it, EA's online store is offering a 20 percent discount on select games, including Madden 10.  The sale continues through August 28.   

See eastore.ea.com for details.  

I have a U.S.-registered Xbox Live account and I registered my console with a U.S. address.  The trouble is I live overseas, and because of the content licensing rules, I can't download anything but free demos and the Xbox minute.  

I have a U.S.-registered Xbox Live account and I registered my console with a U.S. address.  The trouble is I live overseas, and because of the content licensing rules, I can't download anything but free demos and the Xbox minute.  

Actual headline in today's local paper: "Cannibal Now Prefers the Taste of Spinach to Human Flesh"

At least it wasn't "Tastes Like Chicken."

Read the story here: http://www.7days.ae/storydetails.php?id=81297%20%20%20%20&page=local%20n...

Actual headline in today's local paper: "Cannibal Now Prefers the Taste of Spinach to Human Flesh"

At least it wasn't "Tastes Like Chicken."

Read the story here: http://www.7days.ae/storydetails.php?id=81297%20%20%20%20&page=local%20n...