Nice! I just picked up Brothers yesterday (my first Black Keys album), and I love it. I was tempted to grab El Camino today (mostly because of Lonely Boy), but I decided to spend a little more time familiarizing myself with the current album first.

Someone's going to have a honey of a time cleaning that mess up.

Aw, that's harsh and unfair. I would think you should be rewarded for your exceptional work, not punished. Screw your boss's birthday, I say.

Thanks for the solidarity, Kirk. I always knew you were one o' the good ones. :)

Hahaha, that's awesome. It's a shame we don't see him in commercials anymore.

Thanks. And I like your screen name, haha.

Won't it be great?

Yeah, I'm always pleasantly surprised when my company gets a holiday that isn't as widespread as the more major ones. However, we had to reduce our number of bank holidays by two this year, and one of the ones chosen was January 2nd, since New Year's was on a Sunday. So, while almost the entire city had a holiday, I…

Any other US Kotaku-ites have Monday (Martin Luther King Day) off? I'm am so looking forward to it. Need to use some of that extra time to make some real progress in Skyward Sword. I think I've got a long way to go yet.

That Wii-G! idea is brilliant. Though I suppose it wouldn't be long before the Wii consoles (or the forces they have summoned) start throwing Wii-motes at you!

Star City alive!

I think I agree with you.

Is Chester Cheetah a Minecraft character now?

Yeah, I hear ya. I got these pretty cool boots for Christmas, and I haven't even had occasion to wear them yet. What a lame winter!

Yeah, you gotta try it. The place I went to serves it in a copper cup, and it was very refreshing.

Open Thread is back! Thanks, Kirk! ...And I have nothing to say.

Sorry, man; that sounds like a difficult way to lose someone. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.

Do surrogate mothers count as Petri dishes?

I just imagined unwittingly pouring one of those earlier stages out of an eggshell, and it made me a little sick...

I pre-ordered directly from Nintendo, and I haven't been charged yet. Maybe they, like Amazon, wait until it ships?