Last weekend I went to VanLan 2007! If you haven’t heard of it, I am sure you are not alone. Every year all my old High School friends go to Vancouver to play computer games and hang-out with each other. It is a good way to stay connected with each other. This year there was only about a dozen of us (a lot less from last year), but it was still a lot of fun. The only down-fall of VanLan is that every year there seems to be more drinking and less computer games. I guess it would be less of an issue if I was a bigger drinker. However, on the positive side, it is a lot easier to beat an intoxicated opponent. Even with this set-back, we did play a lot of computer games. Here is an overview of some of the games we played: Dawn of War, WarCraft 3 mods, Aliens vs Predator 2, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, and much much more.

I was, also, introduced to a cool little game called Geometry Wars. The best way to describe the game is Asteroids on Ecstasy. I never thought that such a simple game could be so visually stimulating… or that hard. The best part is the full game only cost four bucks! Whenever I had some free time on the weekend I was playing this game, so I got my money’s worth already.

Another interesting game I was introduced to was the Starcraft boardgame. I really don’t like Starcraft, so I was shocked to find out how good this game was. Starcraft (the computer game) has absolutely no strategy in it. It is all about micro-management and cruiser rushes. I thought the boardgame would be doomed to fail. However, I was surprised how much strategy was in the game. The best way to describe the game is a cross between Axis vs Allies and Settlers of Catan which are both excellent games. I am definitely tempted to buy the game.

As you can tell, I haven’t had much time to blog lately. I usually try to blog something every week, but that doesn’t always turn out. During the last week, I have been watching the Hereos TV series. My brother lent me the first season last weekend and I already have watched it. It was absolutely amazing. I couldn’t stop watching it and hence why it only took me 4 days to complete the series. It would have taken me a lot less time if I didn’t have to work. If you haven’t seen it yet, you really should watch it. It is in the same league as 24 and Battlestar Galactica. I love it when a TV series has a continuous plot line instead of having a different plot every episode. Your plot line can only go so deep when it has to be contained in 30 minutes (or an hour).

Anyways, the second season starts on September 24. I really hope NBC doesn’t drop the ball on this series. It has so much potential! The last thing we want is another TV series as bad as Lost.