Am I blogging...or am I pitching my existence?
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Tuesday, April 01, 2003 The Pitch: It's like Snowcrash meets Brewster's Millions! Still quiet here. I think I've decided I'm going to join Emusic when I get home. I'd really like to support a music subscription service that doesn't suck (takes away your music when you quit the service, won't allow you to play music offline, etc.) and it's got stuff like this for download.On the opposite end of the smart consumer spectrum, I went to the EBX and put down money to reserve a copy of Splinter Cell when it comes out next wednesday. Which was quadruply stupid: I'm nowhere close to finished with Tenchu, I'm not here on Wednesdays and they'll only hold my game for two days, they didn't have any more of the demo disc you're supposed to get when you pre-order the game, and money is going to be tight until next payday. But by the time I asked and found out the middle two facts, I already felt committed. It's times like this I feel like Raven in Snowcrash: I should just have POOR IMPULSE CONTROL tattooed on my forehead... My hope is that if I show up a day early and maybe even right before closing, they'll give me the game early. I think that's what they did on GTA: Vice City. My other hope is that I don't go get my game and then show up at the store on Saturday and I can get my five bucks back. I mean, what's the point of putting actual money down on a game if they're not going to hold it for you? I'm an idiot...although the upside of this is I realize I should read some Stephenson when I finish my current reading... posted by Jeff Lester | 3:15 PM | |
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