So I decided to put together a quick list of games I'm currently interested in playing the most this holiday season. Let me know if I left any out, or your thoughts on the games I have selected.

Farcry 2

This game has been out for a week or two now, and even though it's one of my most anticipated games of this year, I haven't had time to buy it or play it. But I plan to soon!

Left 4 Dead

I will be getting this game when it comes out next week. No matter what. ZOMBIES!!.

Tomb Raider: Underworld

I like the new Tomb Raider games, so shut up. It's OK Lara, I still love you.

Gears of War 2

The first one was damn fun. This one looks damn fun and epic. But, damn it, I need to renew my Xbox Live Gold subscription in order to play online.

And there's my list. Yes, I know about Fallout 3, and no, I don't really care. I never got into the previous games, so I'm not too interested in this one. Sorry. I can't shake the feeling that I'm forgetting another game. Anyways, all I have to do now is stop playing Guild Wars (bitten by the bug again) and maybe I'll have time to start playing these games.

Since I started building my own CMS one of the biggest hurrdles I faced was XML-RPC. You can find lots of information about it here. In short, without implementing XML-RPC my CMS would not be able to do trackbacks, pings, and most importantly use 3rd-party applications to manage stuff on my site.

I've tried in the past to read about XML-RPC, but nothing made sense. There was no simple tutorial about it, or how it works, or how to set it up. That is, until, I found a wonderful SitePoint article here. Not only does the site explain XML-RPC in layman's terms, but it also shows you how to create a client-server environment with PHP.

Since reading that article, I've finally been able to start creating my own XML-RPC scripts. Right now, I'm just using the basic MetaWeBlog API, but will upgrade to a more thorough API like Movable Type in the future. Who knows, I might just create my own way down the road.

On the other side, watching the local news about Arizona's results, has me less than thrilled. Looks like cranky ol' Joe Arpaio will be re-elected as Sheriff, while Fire-and-Brimstone Andrew Thomas will remain County Attorney. I'm not too surprised about this outcome, but was hoping for more change on a more local level.

And it looks like Prop 102 will be passing. The biggest proposition that I was opposed to is predicted to pass. For those who don't know, Prop 102 adds an amendment to the Arizona Constitution that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. It's basically a lame proposition that will enforce the lame religious beliefs of lame religious people who see gay people as the end-all-be-all of family values, and state they cannot get married (even though Arizona already has laws against that).

While it's sad to see my state take a step backwards in acceptance, it was overshadowed by the victory of Barack Obama.

My civic duties are done for the time being, and I feel good about it.

But I'm still disappointed in our country's voting methods. As the world leader in democracy, you'd think we would have a more consistent way of voting. Some places have computers with touch-screens, while others have paper ballots. There is also mail-in ballots, absentee ballots, and early voting. Plus, let's not forget the fact that voting regulations differ from state to state. Here in Arizona our polling places are open from 6am to 7pm. Other states, like Florida, are only open from 8am to 5pm. While, other states like Oregon only have mail-in voting.

It worries me sometimes to think of all these different voting methods and regulations. I know some are in place to help make voting easier, but overall the whole voting system seems kind of chaotic. How accurate of a count do we really get? What's our suspected margin of error, or better yet, what's acceptable?

Still, these concerns will not stop me from voting, and I hope they don't stop any of you either. Democracy only works with an open forum of well informed people who willingly partake in it.

Here's the basic jist of the email I received regarding this betrayl:

Barack Obama recently finished a $500,000 total overhaul of his 757. And as part of the new design, he decided to remove the American flag from the tail...

What American running for President of the United States would remove the symbol of his country? And worse, he replaced the flag with a symbol of himself.

Below is a picture of Obama's plane. Those with small children or who are blindly patriotic should divert their eyes:

Pretty bad, eh? Well, not really. Actually, not at all. All you people bitching and moaning about this are being completely ridiculous. Are trivial things like this really going to make your decision on who should be the next American president? If they do, then as much as I hate to say it, you probably shouldn't be voting.

Finally, let's take a look at John McCain's campaing plane shall we:

While this picture doesn't show it, there actually is a small flag shown towards the bottom rear of the plane. But let's not also forget the the flag that was on Obama's plane was the logo for the company that manufactured that plane. Obama simply replaced their logo with his own.

To be serious, lots of people are basing their votes on stupid shit like this. This is why I cannot stress enough how important it is to do your own research on the candidates and make your own logical conclusion. Do not be persuaded by these partisan emails or major media outlets.

Yes, Jenny and I traded in her 2005 Civic for a brand new 2008 Honda Civic. Why? Because the old Civic already had 60,000+ miles on it and we wanted to trade it in while it still had some value to it. Plus, the new 8th generation Civics look so damn cool!

We've had the new car for a few weeks now and love it. We got the EX model which includes a number of cool features including; alloy wheels, moon roof, tinting, stereo and cruise controls on the steering wheel, and an auxiliary/mp3 player jack.

The car looks great and handles great. The only beef I have with it is that the stereo is a little weak. I like the factory head unit and want to keep that, but wouldn't mind upgrading the speakers and adding an amp, sub, etc.

Jenny won't let me put a carPC in here. :-(  Guess I'll just have to wait until I get my new vehicle to do that.

Evergreen Terrace is a band that's kind of hard for me to put in a specific music genre. They're definitely metal with some hardcore punk thrown in. I've always loved the hard beats and vocals mixed with the faster tempo'd and more melodic choruses.

Wolfbiker takes the above formula and mixes it perfectly in this album. Virtually every song on this album is a perfect blend of metal and punk. If you liked their previous albums then you'll love this one. It has some great melodic/sing-along choruses that really get the songs stuck in your head, hours after you listened to them.

The drum work is also incredible and definitely shows off the band's medal side. But of course it's mainly the vocals that give the band its defining sound. With three singers we get some amazing ranges. With the main/front singer we get the low roar of the metal genre. With another singer we get the more hardcore punk vocals in the background or echoing the main vocals. And finally, we get the more melodic, sing-along vocals that drive most of the choruses throughout the album.

Overall, I think Wolfbiker is an awesome album and the best one that Evergreen Terrace has released yet. If you're a fan and haven't gotten this yet, then get it! Otherwise, if you're on the fence, then check out their MySpace page to listen to some of their songs, and check out the video below from their latest album.

This, of course, is still a work in progress so bits and pieces of it might change here and there, but so far I'm liking it. NiBuM.com will still be a placeholder until the application is complete and ready for the public (if I decide to release it to the public), but this new site will contain much more info about the application. Some new things include:

• More detailed information about the application and all it does
• Screenshots and screencast (videos) that show off some of its features
• An email subscription to keep those who are interested updated
• A blog where we'll be posting about our latest news and developments

Going on the last bullet point here, my personal blog (WebNV) will no longer talk about any development for NiBuM. Instead the new version of NiBuM.com will house all the latest news and updates.

So when is this new web site being released? I don't know. Probably in the next week or two. Keep checking back here because when it's released, I'll definitely post about it.

"I honor [John McCain's military] service, and I respect his many accomplishments, even if he chooses to deny mine." - Barack Obama

The video gets really good around the 12:15 marker.

Like I mentioned above, this means rival democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton is out of the race. But did she concede defeat yet? Of course not. This is the woman who has denied or ignored virtually every Obama victory since the beginning. But whether she accepts defeat or not, Clinton has been defeated, and no matter what she says or doesn't say will change that.

Moving on, my choice, Barack Obama will take on Republican senator John McCain. McCain is someone I don't want to see as president any time soon. Me, this country, and the rest of the world has had enough of the Bush Administration and their shitty policies and economics. I hate to say it, but I don't see a change that this country desperately needs if McCain becomes president. Below is a perfect example of what we've seen, and what we can expect with John McCain:

It's now up to Barack Obama to select a running mate or Vice President.