Asymptomatic

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Santa's Balls

It sounds dirty, and although it’s not, it is.

Santa’s Balls a shockwave game where you swap christmas ornaments in a grid to get three similarly-colored ornaments in a row. That part is not so bad. The chattering elf-beast in the corner of the game is annoying and often crude.

Stratosphere

A couple of years ago I flew to Las Vegas for two days of the COMDEX show. It was all on work’s tab, so the trip was already one of the best ever before I stepped on the plane. Even better was that my boss had fallen ill on the evening before the trip, and I would be heading out alone.

One can’t peruse COMDEX booths all day. For one, there just aren’t as many as you’d think. And for two, they’re kind of boring in a depression year. So after I had seen my fill of displays and gathered up enough literature on work stuff to fill several hours of discussion, I headed out to the casinos.

I did a ton of stuff while I was there - I’m completely a type-A vacationer. I need vacations from my vacations to recouperate. But one thing I did that generates a good story is my experience with the High Roller, the roller coaster at the top of the Stratosphere hotel.