I find it interesting the way children's slang has changed due to the influence of technology and the Internet in their lives.

We had my family over for dinner last weekend, and whilst we were eating my 12 year old sister Priscilla decided she wanted some more Coke. By way of asking she poked Dad and spelt it out for him:

"Hey Dad. C-O-K-E."

Dad picked up the bottle from the table, but before handing it to her asked:

"Where are you manners? P-L..."

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The first glimpse of Rock Band in motion was seen this week (though it seems to have since disappeared from the Internet), and holy shit, it looks fantastic. I mean, Guitar Hero III looks cool, but it's just going to be something to fill the time before Rock Band comes out; can't wait to try out those drums. I still haven't decided which peripheral package I'm going to buy: the new guitar looks great but since I can use my X-Plorer I'll probably buy the drums first. If I have the money though, I might just splurge and buy the whole package. I know, I'm a consumer whore, but seriously, Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero II have given me the most gameplay value for my money in a long long time, so I figure it's worth it.

I've made some good progress on the game I'm working on for the WiggiWorld contest, if I get time to work on it over the weekend I may even get it finished, although finding some non-copyrighted sound effects may take a bit of time. I've been putting up my latest versions, so if you want to check out what I'm doing you might be lucky and find my latest test version there. Keep in mind a lot of the graphics are still place holders and there are still a few bugs to work out.

I'm really enjoying working in Flash and I'm kind of anxious to finish this game so I get working on some other ideas. It's quite possible that Kurodust Fighter may eventually see the light of day in Flash rather than XNA...