Travel Moments

Go to China, Meet the Montreal Mayor

Whew. It’s been a hectic week… and it’s still just Thursday. I made the last post (complaining about my 80 hours week) on Sunday night. Don’t think it was the end of it, though… Oh no. Here’s a little rundown ...

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Overworked? Believe it

It’s Sunday night, 7h30 PM… I’m working tomorrow at 9 AM, and I’m just about over my 80th hour of work this week. The hallowed halls of E3 seem quite far right now… I must keep up hope.

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The Road to E3

Long time no write, no? As always, this happens to me when work buries me until my social life becomes a distant memory. In the present case, it’s the imminent arrival of E3 that’s making me scarce. In 4 weeks, ...

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On Chinese Character Tattoos

(Photo: “Dai Zi,” meaning ‘idiot’.) Thinking of getting a Chinese character as a tattoo? My sincere advice to you: Don’t do it! Chinese character tattoos appear exotic and mysterious to many people in the West, but after two years in ...

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X360: First Impressions

The X360 has been plugged in now for 4 days, and I (and definitely Helene) had time to take it for a spin. Overall, the X360 is a very good console. It’s impressive out of the box, before you even ...

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