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31 luglio I'm here ...and I'm tired. Biz class seats kicked big league ass. I slept all the way from Tokyo to Singapore. It's 2:30am on Wednesday here. Haven't been caned yet. So far so good! 30 luglio Off to SingaporeToday Video Monkey and I are off to Singapore for the World Cyber Games Asian Championship! It's gonna be a looooong day in the air. 10 hours to Tokyo and then 7 to Singapore. Luckily we were able to book business class, so it shouldn't be too awful. They don't allow babies in business class do they? I mean, what business could babies possibly be traveling for? Maybe when the Olsen twins were babies they flew up front. But I digress.
Here's what I've got on deck entertainment-wise for the flight: Season 3 of The Sopranos. Seasons 3 and 4 of Sex and the City, plus "The Letter" an old Bette Davis movie based on a Somerset Maugham story that's set in Singapore. Did you know that Singapore is home of both the World's Tallest Hotel and the World's Biggest Fountain? I was going to take The Dirt the Motley Crue book on the plane but I cheated and read the whole thing in one sitting (well, I was actually supine on my sofa). Then I went to download some Crue to my Zune when I was cruelly disappointed. No Crue. Thankfully my friend hooked me up. Of course I will only preview the music and delete it after 48 hours.
I'm not sure if my cellphone is going to work over there. If it doesn't it will not only be annoying, but will also put the kibosh on any fun text messaging with the Boy Toy. Of course on the other hand it means my boss can't harangue me the way he did when I was in New York. Just kidding Gun. Yeah, um... my phone she is not working. I can't understand the worlds coming out of your mouth.
25 luglio What's up on the dot com.Now that my Peter Moore tears are drying, I wanted to let you know about some stuff you don't want to miss on Xbox.com:
18 luglio Goodnight sweet... uh... PeterJust when Peter Moore knows who the hell I am he leaves. WTF?
Seriously, I think he's a great guy and am really sorry to see him go. And it was cool of him to give the Xbox Ambassadors a shout-out on his farewell interview with Major Nelson. Here's hoping the new guy isn't y'know... a d*ck or anything. (quack quack!) Word on the street is he's wicked smart. I respect smart. I'm sure he'll be fine.
Meanwhile I would still like J to give up his little zune experiment and come back to his Xbox peeps. If you agree, go sign the petition over at Kotaku. It won't do any good, but it'll help pass the time as you grieve for Mr. Moore.
See what sad pandas me 'n Pete are? (thanks Deacon!)
16 luglio Five Years at Xbox!Today is my five year anniversary at Xbox! Here are some stats from those five big ones:
Whew! There's more but I'm already worn out! Huge thanks to the community for making the past five years fun, infuriating, challenging, amazing and always interesting! The pic below is me winning the Biggest Choke award at Xbox.com Field Day last year, but pretend it's my spiffy 5 year oblisk thingie... 14 luglio E3: the week in review (filter is OFF)Finally back home. Flight was dreadful. Was there a crying baby? No, there was a shrieking baby. Shrieking like a sexually frustrated bonobo monkey* Aside from the noise, the dude in the seat next to me was a quadruple douchebag: 1) Elvis shades 2) patchouli stench 3) $100 bill cellphone faceplate 4) man jewelry. He was also encroaching on my personal space. Wait, Trix, did you by any chance have to view the grey tufts of oldster chest hair sprouting from his unbuttoned ugly shirt? God help me, I did.
Oddly, the same Nintendo boys that were on my flight to L.A. on Monday were on my flight going home. One even grabbed my suitcase from the baggage carousel thing for me. The tall one showed me a pic on his cell phone of him flipping off his 360 and its ring of fire. I apologized, and he said it was okay, it was all fixed now. I then made a point of telling him how much I enjoy my pink DS Lite.
Anyway, let's get on with it, shall we?
Highlights of E3 2007
Lowlights of E3 2007
I am super duper tired. I've spent 15 days on the road in the last six weeks. My suitcase is a wobbly-wheeled unbalanced piece of poop. I'm going to Singapore in two weeks. * Bonobos (sometimes called Pygmy Chimpanzees have sex up to 30 times a day). And yes, I know chimps are apes, not monkeys. Monkeys is a funner** word.
** Same deal with "funner", i.e. aware, don't care. 12 luglio TriXie: Under the Bus AgainThis is what my boss Highbury Gunner did to me this morning on Xbox.com:
TriXie's Travels: Bull Riding 'Til DawnPosted 12:32pm, July 12, 2007 TriXie is feeling a little under the weather Thursday after a fun-filled Wednesday night at no less than three parties. TriXie’s Wednesday night started innocently at the Games For Windows Media Reception at the Viceroy. Lots of buzz around all the great Games For Windows titles coming, a few drinks, some mini Kobe burgers, all manageable for TriXie. Then she went to the MTV ‘Rock Band’ party at the Troubadour, arriving around 10:30pm. On stage were Queens of the Stone Age, with our girl TriXie within spitting distance of lead singer Joshua Homme – close enough that Joshua actually thanked TriXie and Dirty Diva for coming to the gig. But that wasn’t enough for TriXie, who moved on to the Saddle Ranch Chop House on Sunset Strip around 1am. There she mastered riding the mechanical bull – she managed to stay on the bull for the entire ride. Today it’s a different story. TriXie is wearing shades huddled in the corner of our production room at the Viceroy, occasionally slipping off to her room to hug some porcelain. Kobe burger for lunch TriXie? 11 luglio Press Briefing et ceteraSo I thought the Briefing went really well. I had a lot of fun anyway. I sat about halfway up the amphitheatre; I had Xbox.com comrades Treit and True and Editer to my right and Michael from Propaganda Online and Nicholas from Evil Avatar to my left. Most kickass moment: the Halo short film. I thought it was frickin spectacular. Most embarrassing moment: I clapped and woohoo'd loudly when JB brought out the big button controller for Scene It, but everyone else was silent. Runner-up embarrassing moment: I forgot for a moment that I was not at an Xbox pep rally and laughed derisively and made the Nelson noise. (I mean the noise Nelson on the Simpsons makes; not the Major Nelson "let's be clear" noise) when Peter Moore showed us kicking Sony's ass. I also made some too-loud Beavis-esque comment when the Infinity Ward guys promised to go deep and hard. heh heh heh.
Yuckiest moment: a disgusting beetle that looked like a ball landed on my shoulder. Someone later informed me it was a June Bug. Uncool. Note to insect life in the Santa Monica area: NO TOUCHY!
Back at the Viceroy Maj and I bullshitted our way into the VIP party out by the pool. Observation: The VIPs don't do anything but talk business. Snore. However, by chatting with the very cute bartender, I learned that Jack Daniels is not bourbon. Bourbon is only bourbon if it's made in Bourbon County. JD is, in fact, "Tennessee Whiskey" So Cutie McBartender gave me Knob Creek bourbon instead. And me, smooth operator that I am, say: "heh heh. Knob."
Here's a pic of me and cute Greek boy Gotmian, who interviewed me on his website www.myxbox.gr a few months ago. I look a little psycho--it was a long day.
09 luglio News from the (beach) frontSooo, one day down, four to go.
Me, Video Monkey, Jen from PR and Ryan were all on the same flight. I gave stink eye to a Nintendo boy in the bag check line, but one of his friends was kinda cute in a tall doofy way.
But did your flight include a crying baby, Trix? Why yes, it did. Jen sat right in front of it. We shared a cab to the Viceroy and she reports that said infant not only cried, but pulled her hair and took a giant poo mid-flight. (btw our cab driver was a giant butthole so we gave him a crap tip)
Ryan and Monkey and I had lunch by the pool, then Major Nelson came over from his hotel. He was CRANKY. He'd had a headache all day and refused to take any medicine. Finally no one could stand his bitchiness anymore and he let me give him Ibuprofin and Claritin. About an hour later he was much more pleasant. Well, as pleasant as he gets... We were joined later that evening by my boss Highbury Gunner, C Paladino, Bastelyon, Stalalem and DirtyDiva. I ate grilled cheese and fries.
What else? We went over to Santa Monica High School to scope it out. It's gonna be really cool--I'm excited for tomorrow night!
In other news, my hotel room is fabulous in many ways. It has creepy faux English Manor decor which I keep insisting is meant to be ironic, but no one believes me. Check the uber creeptastic dog lamp and plates on the wall. Nevertheless, the minibar has Diet Coke, I have a balcony, the bed is large and comfy, the Internet tubes are in working order, and the snack selection includes RED VINES. Yeah, baby! 08 luglio Off to Santa Monica! Parties ahoy!In the grand tradition of last year's E3, I once again, on the eve of my departure, discovered that my debit card was missing. Last year I'd dropped it at a gas station. This year I left it at the restaurant where I had dinner Saturday night (after seeing Ratatouille - cute movie). Then I forgot to ask my mom or my brother to feed Elvis and Roxanne while I'm gone. Well turns out my bro's on his way to Alabama for the week, and mom was off the grid. Couldn't get her at home, couldn't get her on her cell. It was after 10pm--where was that woman!? I swear this is payback for my errant teenage ways. I finally located her, and the mrowrs are squared away while I'm gone. Phew!
No, I haven't packed yet. Another grand trix tradition is frantic last-minute throwing everything that appears clean into a suitcase until it won't shut. And I am just perplexed as to what to wear to the MTV Rock Band party. I mean, I wanna look cute, but not like I'm trying too hard...ya feel me?
Anyway, I have a few invites to the 3rd annual C3 @ E3 party, just for you awesome trixieblog readers. The party is Thursday night at a supersecret location, and me, Major Nelson, DirtyDiva and the rest of the Gamerscoreblog crew will be there. If you live in the Los Angeles area, and want to come hang out with other members of the community, shoot me a message on LIVE (my gamertag is trixie360). Include your email addy so I can send you the info, and your "real" name so I can put you on the guest list. Two things: These are single invites only, not a 'plus guest' so if you only run in a pack, you're out of luck. Also, you gotta be at least 18. 05 luglio KP cannot control himselfI came back from a lunch hour spent tutoring illiterate orphans, and deworming the homeless to find this in my office:
Edit: Mean boss made me take the picture down. Fascism! 03 luglio Is TriXie Too Old To Play?Yep, I am certainly over 25 and therefore eligible to join the geriatric (only kidding!) crowd at 2old2play.com. Also, my good friend Absolute Tara interviewed me for their excellent and entertaining web site. Check it out and find out the answer to this burning question:
"Absolute Tara: Almighty Dean0, my real-life, off-the-rack yummy hubby, wants me to ask you if there's something secret going on between you and Major Nelson."
02 luglio The best things ever!Sorry XY's this is another girly post. Or at least the first half is.
This weekend I had a run-in with Fate. Fate in the form of a pair of shoes. Let me set the scene for you. It's a sunny Saturday, and I venture to the mall for a little retail therapy. Then I spy a pair of incredibly cute MIA peep toe slingbacks with 4 inch wedge heels. I pick it up. Size 6 1/2. I slip it on my foot and fall deeply in love. They even matched the outfit I was wearing. So I send the shoe-boy into the back to get the other one. The bonus? They were THE LAST PAIR. The superbonus? 35% off! Score one for TriX!
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