Over the past month, several friends and I have been having fun getting our feet wet in the world of MMORPGs by playing Guild Wars, which more accurately brands itself as a “CORPG” (”Co-operative” or “Competitive Online RPG”). I’ve never played any of the big MMORPGs before, not since my days of dabbling in MUDs and MOOs, primarily because of the monthly fees which I simply cannot afford on a student income. Guild Wars is unique however, in that it offers free online play after purchasing the game, available at EBGames for $50-$60. That fit into my budget, and the budgets of Mike, Gregg, Keezer, and several others who have all bought the game within the past few weeks. (more…)

Certain people that I might possibly know, may or may not have a birthday that is conceivably on or somewhere around the day of May 12. If you were to know someone who fit this description, I would hope that you would wish them a very happy birthday. And if I were to know someone who did (or perhaps even did not) fit this description, then I would certainly want them to know I wished them a very, very happy birthday as well. Now the rest of you lot, move along: there’s nothing more to see here.