@SuicidalEarthworm: I'm at work. All day. It's very slow, so it will seem like about 12 hours when it's actually 8. And I'll probably run out of fresh content to browse before noon, given the holiday. Harumph.

@wirebrain: That's a terrific gaming analogy. Hopefully I'll remember it when a gamer buddy needs some advice IRL.

I want 'A Dance With Dragons' by George R.R. Martin. Currently Amazon says September 2010, but it's been wrong before...

@pandafresh: Hearted.

@AdamNW: I'm glad to see that THPS 2 and NFL2K1 still made their list, because they were phenomenal, time-destroying games, just not as good as the Metacritic list indicated. Ratings are overrated anyway. The best 'best' lists are in alphabetical order, because how do you really compare NFL2K1 to Super Mario Galaxy,…

@NeöStarr: Zing!

@wef: Yes? Can I get you some iced tea? I hope you like it sweet.

@walls99: I tend to agree that it might not be that bad... but if it's not, why not be upfront? Even if it's no big deal, it could seem sneaky to not mention a big purchase, and again, could needlessly become a symbol in a way that will make gaming an issue in the relationship.

@D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!: Wow, the SAT sure has changed... I got a 1460, but then I recalled that was out of 1600, no writing section back then. I about did a spit take when you said you expected to get 1800!

@JYJ705: But two months dead: nay, not so much, not two:

@csanders984: I would discuss it with her if I were you. I'm not saying don't get a PS3, necessarily, but If you're serious about her being pissed, you should consider being upfront about it. Otherwise, you could make the PS3, and by extension gaming, into an unfortunate symbol of distrust and irresponsibility.

Best holiday wishes to Kotaku... the editors, columnists, webmonkeys, and everybody who makes the site possible, especially my fellow commenters. NightMystic below is right. There are other gaming sites, and -gasp- non-gaming websites out there, but Kotaku is a community, with personalities that stand out from the…

Owen's an awesome musician, but should also be commended on coining one of the best album titles of the decade.

@AncientUnknown1: I like the idea, if not always the implementation. I do enjoy recognition for accomplishing something in a game, but it's irksome when you get an achievement for essentially loading a game up. And I don't obsess over the achievements, but when I'm towards the middle of a game, I'll peek at the…

I'm going to execute you, ho!

@danieltolin: If I could blow my own trombone, I'd never leave home!

@richterbelmont: Well, I also think that you should only ask for a refund in situations where your experience of a movie was ruined as a result of the action or inaction of theater employees (film is out of focus for 1/2 hour before the problem is fixed), or, say, the film breaks. Again, it all comes down to regard…

@Taggart6 is Tiger Woods Mistress 342: As a parent and a moviegoer, I agree. Babies should not be in movie theaters, as a courtesy to other patrons. And young children do not belong in the audience for adult films, especially horror films, as a courtesy to the children. As frightening as a film might be, it will be…

@hot_heart: I think you mean future condom.

@NeöStarr: 1. dunno