show me the world as i'd love to see it

penny-arcade has yielded a vast wealth of interesting information lately. first they mentioned the GameTunnel site, which distinguishes itself from other gaming sites because of its focus on games made by independent developers. i've been trying some of the demos from their top independent games of 2005, and they seem enjoyable. games like oasis, democracy, and mexican motor mafia are all fun and amusing, but they just feel too low-grade for me to
want to shell out $20 for the full versions (with the possible exception of oasis, which i'm still deliberating over). darwinia is a different story. valve software released the game over steam, and the demo was pretty cool. it also feels a lot more like a full game then some of the others. the graphics seem low quality at first, but in game they really fit in well, and give it a unique look.

then today penny-arcade talked about their apparent obsession over nerf guns, and brought my attention to the maverick. doug and i have been talking about getting some nerf guns for awhile, and in lieu of finding any that use the big foam balls, the maverick seems like a pretty good, cheap alternative.

ok, now i'm just procrastinating going to sleep. its a shame that the time of the day that i feel most awake is when i have to go to sleep.