Weekend Discussion

This week, and for the foreseeable future, I'm wrangling the Shacknews staff (follow us on Twitter) to find out what their weekend will look like. Basically, I want to keep track of them at all times because someone keeps using my coffee mug in the office and I need to find out who, ASAP.

The second part of my master plan is to attach every staff member's Twitter account to their weekly submission. A stroke of genius I learned at my old stomping grounds. The last part of this vast conspiracy is to include myself, as to not arouse suspicion. Foolproof, ladies and gentlemen! Wait. Should I be typing this here?
  • Alice O'Connor: I will be playing Assassin's Creed II in Italian, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 while swearing at the needless cutscenes, hopefully the final version of a game I've been collaborating on and maybe returning to EVE for a little Hulkageddon III: Summer of Gank.

  • Brian Leahy: This weekend I'll be watching Evo 2010, playing the StarCraft II beta, and Persona 3 Portable. I'm sure I'll play a bunch of games on my iPhone, as well. Who knows, maybe I'll try to power through ArmA 2.

  • Garnett Lee: Laughing while hacking through DeathSpank. A little more NCAA Football 11 before knocking out the review and who knows what else. DQ? Deadly Premonition? Singularity?

  • Jeff Mattas: This week I'll be playing some Borderlands and Left 4 Dead 2 online with my dad (thanks Steam sale!), work on my completionist playthrough of Red Dead Redemption, and check out the indie aerial-shooter DogFighter.

  • Xav de Matos: All this talk about Guild Wars 2 has got me itching to get back into the original. Starting fresh with some friends in the Nightfall expansion this weekend. I'll also continue my first run through The Witcher: Enhanced Edition and the first episode of the fan-developed The Silver Lining.

Xav de Matos was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

From The Chatty
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    July 10, 2010 8:00 AM

    Ahh, Saturday. Whats everyone up to today?

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      July 10, 2010 8:02 AM

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        July 10, 2010 8:04 AM

        Hey i just got up too and am rocking a bowl of raisin bran crunch.

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        July 10, 2010 8:06 AM

        but he's obviously already awake!

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        July 10, 2010 8:14 AM

        just about to head out and get some brunch, then a trip to bed bath and beyond, and any other emasculating activities my wife can think of

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      July 10, 2010 8:02 AM

      Going to the oregon country fair!

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      July 10, 2010 8:02 AM

      Sweating and watching the world cup game for the third place.

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      July 10, 2010 8:03 AM

      i spent last night hunched over a toilet, i couldnt even keep water down. glad im feeling better today

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      July 10, 2010 8:04 AM

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      July 10, 2010 8:04 AM

      Bluesfest! Metric and Flaming Lips :)

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      July 10, 2010 8:05 AM

      playing tf2 at some point.

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        July 10, 2010 8:09 AM

        I did just get back from the scrap metal yard though. That place is something to experience.

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        July 10, 2010 8:21 AM

        Same! Want to check out engineer update.

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      July 10, 2010 8:08 AM

      Wife and her friends are having a garage sale outside of my house. Bunch of crazies roaming our lawn.

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      July 10, 2010 8:09 AM

      Playing Blood Bowl, Borderlands, Crackdown 2, and Global Agenda.

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      July 10, 2010 8:10 AM

      I am picking up my cat after 4 days at the vet, yay!

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      July 10, 2010 8:11 AM

      Enjoying the high of 81° (it's been in the high 90s for the past 3-4 days).

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      July 10, 2010 8:14 AM

      Buying an AK, and then shooting it.

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        July 10, 2010 9:45 AM

        Doesn't sound like a good day

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        July 10, 2010 10:48 AM

        Along these lines...continuing to be indecisive about my first firearm purchase and rent a half-dozen handguns at a range.

        Like the idea of the CZ P01 though. The 2075 RAMI is kind of 'cute' in a super-miniature Desert Eagle sort of way, but I don't think I want a subcompact as my only gun, especially if I'm not carrying at the moment.

        Also want a CZ-455 since I want something with really cheap ammo and fun to shoot (rented a 452 Lux once and wow that was fun for a .22 rifle).

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      July 10, 2010 8:16 AM

      Unloading my moving truck into storage until we get settled out here. The Phoenix heat is so much better than Louisiana heat. Sure it's 115 but it's not 100 with 95% humidity. It's all hot as hell and stay inside temperature, but it's nice to not have a soup brewing in my clothes. I just got out of the pool and had breakfast. I've even got a decent tan going after a couple days.

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      July 10, 2010 8:18 AM

      Stuck at work on a weekend suxs Donkey Balls. WTF!!! Don't these idiots have nothing better to do.

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      July 10, 2010 8:18 AM

      I have a huge bug bite on my nose and I look like a gay clown, so I guess nothing that involves drawing excessive attention to myself!

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      July 10, 2010 8:20 AM

      About to leave to go to Six Flags for the day.

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      July 10, 2010 8:27 AM

      Predators

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      July 10, 2010 8:28 AM

      Woman's out of town so I'll be watching the Germany game, eating unhealthy food, and playing some combination of Crackdown 2/Singularity/Puzzle Quest 2/StarCraft Beta.

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      July 10, 2010 8:28 AM

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      July 10, 2010 8:30 AM

      Just got done with a Just Cause 2 session, maybe make a Graeters run, water the plants, work on a website for a friend; tonight is free for whatever video games get played. Maybe some Left 4 Dead 2, eh Jeff, eh? Eh?

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      July 10, 2010 8:32 AM

      I'm in West Virginia and heading to Blackwater Falls today!

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      July 10, 2010 8:33 AM

      Going out to a bar tonight, seeing Predators, playing Puzzle Quest 2, SC2 Beta, and Borderlands

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      July 10, 2010 8:40 AM

      going shopping for my birthday before I have to work at 4:30 :(

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      July 10, 2010 8:41 AM

      Haircut, then spending birthday money.

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      July 10, 2010 8:45 AM

      plaing Killing Floor and then taking the woman out

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      July 10, 2010 9:03 AM

      Continuing to file away at the frame of my 1911 so I can fit a beavertail. Beer. Pizza. Baseball.

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      July 10, 2010 9:03 AM

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      July 10, 2010 9:07 AM

      I think I'm going to try Ultimate Frisbee. There's a weekly pickup game at a park near me and I've got nothing better to do!

      Then I'm going to go see Predators.

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      July 10, 2010 9:14 AM

      Mass Effect 2, updating blogs and shit, gonna do some hw, hookah, drink.

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      July 10, 2010 9:15 AM

      Going to Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem - Get to see Korn, Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch and Hatebreed. All in the comfort of mid-90 degree Southern California weather....which is too fucking hot for me!

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      July 10, 2010 9:19 AM

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      July 10, 2010 9:23 AM

      In Alaska after a cruise, heading home tonight.

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      July 10, 2010 9:25 AM

      At work merging a Fibre Channel fabric. Laughing about the Double Rainbow song.

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      July 10, 2010 9:26 AM

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        July 10, 2010 9:47 AM

        That's fucked. is your dog lacking in mental facilities? he should be counselled about his decisions

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        July 10, 2010 10:25 AM

        That's truly horrible. ugh. I just ate... suddenly im not feeling so well.

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      July 10, 2010 9:29 AM

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      July 10, 2010 9:31 AM

      i need to do some exercise, prolly take my kayak out for a bit this afternoon. i might go see despicable me later. laundry and videogames at some point.

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      July 10, 2010 9:32 AM

      Hopefully some SC2 and BC2 if my ISP will cooperate; it's already died twice in the half hour i've been up. Got steam in offline mode as backup though, so at least I'll have Civ4 and Torchlight :D

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      July 10, 2010 9:33 AM

      Going to see Bear in Heaven, The Flaming Lips and/or Metric at Bluesfest.

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      July 10, 2010 9:39 AM

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      July 10, 2010 9:41 AM

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      July 10, 2010 9:43 AM

      Predators.

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      July 10, 2010 9:52 AM

      Working. :(

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      July 10, 2010 9:53 AM

      Seeing relatives, taking the dog to the vet, driving for a few hours and hopefully finishing vanilla Fallout 3 side quests.

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      July 10, 2010 9:54 AM

      Defense Grid then country fair. Probably gonna try Blacklight later today.

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      July 10, 2010 9:56 AM

      Work out. Clean carpet. Wash dogs.

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      July 10, 2010 10:10 AM

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      July 10, 2010 10:12 AM

      DJing tonight! I'll be playing from 1030-1130 tonight at Circus (near High & Fifth) if any shackers in Columbus are interested

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      July 10, 2010 10:31 AM

      I made breakfast for the family, chorizo and egg tacos. Going to do a bit of housework and laundry before taking the kids to the pool and I will probably end up grilling a pork loin for dinner. Movies tonight with the kids.

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      July 10, 2010 10:37 AM

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      July 10, 2010 10:37 AM

      Working until 5pm

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      July 10, 2010 10:49 AM

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      July 10, 2010 10:50 AM

      playing an epic show tonight at toad's place in new haven ct. we're debuting a new song titled arabian mayhem. i love music.

      here's our tunes: http://www.myspace.com/tunesfromtheattic

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      July 10, 2010 10:56 AM

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      July 10, 2010 11:01 AM

      TF2 - getting familiar with my old friend the engy

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      July 10, 2010 11:06 AM

      doing your mom awwwwwwwwwwwwww yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah

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      July 10, 2010 11:08 AM

      Some rounds of TF2 between watching EVO matches. And a bit of STALKER - Shadow of Chernobyl on the side (yes, I installed the STALKER Complete 2009 mod).

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      July 10, 2010 11:24 AM

      Just broke my Grocery record and Dragon Age and some netflix!

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        July 10, 2010 11:25 AM

        grocery record?

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          July 10, 2010 11:27 AM

          $205!

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            July 10, 2010 11:31 AM

            I take it that wasn't a Costco run?

            I think I average between $250-350 every time we go there. 1-2 times a month usually. Of course we are a family of 5.

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      July 10, 2010 11:25 AM

      just finished cleaning my new road bike after i got caught in a downpour while riding yesterday. now i'm gonna go running.

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        July 10, 2010 11:31 AM

        I saw you've uploaded some mapmyride routes. What sort of bike do you have?

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          July 10, 2010 11:33 AM

          yeah, i'm doing that tour de france contest on mapmyride (i think runsaturday is better than mapmyride for almost everything though). i got this bike last weekend: http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=45852&eid=4951&menuItemId=9257

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            July 10, 2010 11:40 AM

            Sweet ride! I want to get a nice road bike before the MS 180 this fall and I need to try out some Specialized bikes.

            Also we are both on Team Fat Kid in case you didn't notice.

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              July 10, 2010 11:46 AM

              ahh right. i have trouble navigating mapmyride's site, the design is terrible. so i don't know what the hell's going on.

              i'm still new to road biking, never had a road bike before this one. once i get a feel for it i'm going to think about doing some of those charity rides, a friend of mine is doing an MS one across Jersey in september and i might join him.

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      July 10, 2010 11:25 AM

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