I must sincerely apologize for the lack of updates the past month. I heretofore make a resolution to try to spend around five minutes each day to at least say something, even if it's just "hi!".

Part of the reason I've been bad about updating my blog (other than the fact that I'm doing a lot of other writing for the site between columns, movie news and the release schedule), is that we welcomed a new member to our pet family in recent weeks. I'm utterly devoted to her, even if she doesn't look very happy with me for snapping this picture:

Tamara joins Calvin the black kitty and Billy the Chihuahua in our happy home.

Okay, so that's enough crazy cat lady stuff from me. Instead, I'll move on to crazy videogame lady stuff instead. Recently, I've been playing Mario Golf for the GameBoy SP, which is actually an RPG where you build up a golfer until he/she is good enough to compete with Mario. It's not bad for awhile, but it does get a bit repetitive. Probably a great one for kids, though. The bigger fun, though, is Katamari Damancy, which you can see illustrated in this hilarious comic from the boys at Penny Arcade. Well, maybe that doesn't explain so much, but my description probably won't help much. You see, the King of All Cosmos destroyed all the stars in the sky. The Monty Python-esque dude liked what he'd done at first, but now he regrets his decision to wreak havoc. So, he assigns you, his pint-sized son, to remedy matters. You're given a katamari, which is in essence a sticky ball, to roll all over earth and try to grow bigger and bigger. It's ridiculously addictive and entertaining. One word of warning, though. Like Mario Sunshine, it's one of those games that gives you motion sickness if you play too long. So be careful out there.