That's really interesting - when I want angst and profundity, I look in your mirror ;)

She does have a great figure.

As long as it keeps Kat Denning working, I guess it's fine.

Very true on the podcast thing, though I'm currently out of my podcast iteration. If I don't think I'm getting my heart rate up, I increase resistance.

Gamepad. I find that the low-impact of the elliptical means I don't lose my balance, and because I find elliptical/treadmill exercise to be very boring it keeps me distracted so I exercise longer. And it's not through Steam - I have the physical game on my PS3. I try to increase intensity in time with the game, cool…

Those bastards.

You thought Samara was weak? I used her all the time! She complemented my Shepherd skill set nicely and didn't die nearly as often as some of my other squad mates.

Wait - is that a real problem? I just thought I had mistakenly not saved when I thought I did. Oh, that explains so much!

That would be the Metal Gear Solid solution.

Once you've made it through the game, you'll find the following games go by much faster because you'll have a better idea of what to do. And be advised - you are going to hit a point in the game where you will think you did something wrong, and you did not.

I will probably be playing through XComm: Enemy Within again, since it turns out it's one of the few games I can play while on the elliptical. Simultaneously working out and gaming - it works best with turn-based games or something like Skyrim (where it's like I'm really jogging all over the middle of nowhere!)

The wit was up to eleven on this one! I love that drone fast banter :) And though they might have been tired gags, the animation for the champagne cork and the sleeve on fire were done so well that it didn't matter.

I'd tip a hat to you, but you appear to be wearing a fine one already.

If it's a clone, maybe he doesn't know about Ray's legs?

That's very true - maybe it's the lights that make people clam up. Still, it's the annoyingly loud ones that bother me more than the ones who suddenly find their shyness.

Aside from the vowels, you aren't supposed to solve the "normal" puzzles too quickly. Use free spins for vowels. Don't guess the "weird" consonants when there is no reason to.

If there was bonus money for completion I'd say go for it, but you are right. Why throw your money away to show off?

It's not a haiku.
It's a lyric parody,
You silly cyborg!

Vowels in general annoy me - It's clearly "the" and the "e" costs you money!! Why would you waste money?!

I auditioned for WoF - sent in a video and got selected to the next round of auditions in Chicago. There were definitely strategies to getting noticed by the casting people. You had to be absurdly perky and excited, despite the lack of celebrity, audience, prizes, and in spite of the very real aura of "I hope you…