No, not the HBO prison series, but the magical one where houses fall onto evil witches. This holiday-time brought snow, barking puppies, and a little portal to Oz, right on our kitchen table. A portal made out of gingerbread. The general idea was to abandon the instructions and make a house worthy of the most [...]

The whole package is called the Orange Box and it’s Valve’s latest 5-pack with all sorts of Half Life 2 and Team Fortress 2 goodness. The game that is getting all the attention though? Portal. A short, two or so hour game, the premise is simple – you’re an unwilling test participant in some sort [...]

It would seem that my turtle trio was hungry. Or brownfish #2 perfected his jumping skills and is now living in a puddle outside. Either way, my pet count is now -1. And he didn’t even say goodbye. How rude. On another animal-related note, as requested, here’s a picture from our first Santa Cruz thanksgiving. [...]