Most every gamer knows about the Valve game, Portal, but not many have seen the flash version of the game. While a very simplified version of its PC muse, Portal: The Flash Version actually attempts the same physics in a side-scroller. It was created by some valve fans around the same time Portal was launched. The game was nominated for a 2008 Zeeby casual game award, but failed to bring in the award.

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So I was having Thanksgiving dinner with the folks and grandma and my aunt, and it’s a staple to watch the big dog show.  Naturally I was rooting for what I considered to be the underdog at the time, the bassett hound, who I believed deserved a little extra cheering by dint of the fact that he was an ugly little son of a bitch (literally!) but still roamed that floor like he couldn’t be happier to be there.

Every step that dog took was followed by a cavalcade of tail wagging.  And I mean EVERYWHERE.

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In case you haven’t noticed recently, the movie industry is in a bit of a slump.

The celebrities are off stuffing themselves with carbon-neutral soy turkey and suchlike, and the rest of us are still in a shallow coma from eating Grandma’s cooking for like three straight days since Thursday.  News is in a bit of a slump, so I’m gonna wax philosophical.  Because it may be a holiday, but the blogging got to go on, baby.

So I’m looking for some background noise whilst playing flash games and trying to figure out what the hell I’m going to write about since all my news haunts are deader than disco thanks to Thanksgiving.  It’s a great holiday–unlike a lot of people I don’t really have any problems with my family and a big free meal that lasts two days AND involves leftovers to which all I have to contribute is a seven-dollar pie from the local grocery is welcome any time of the year.  The pie, in case you wondered, was blueberry.  And it was AWESOME.  But anyway.

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At first glance, Britney Spears’ recently leaked single “If U Seek Amy” from the her upcoming album “Circus” might just seem like another awkwardly-titled pop song that no one will care about in six months. The lyrics seem to tell the story of…uh…well, who knows. I can’t really figure it out. See if you can interpret this:

Oh baby baby
Have you seen Amy tonight?
Is she in the bathroom
Is she smokin’ up outside
Oh

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Just when you thought Steven Seagal had done everything - singing, guitar, acting, Buddhism, aikido instruction - he’s finally tried something he’s never encountered before. Reality.

Reality T.V., that is. Apparently, Seagal has worked on-and-off for the last two decades as a police office in his home of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Naturally enough, A&E has decided to turn his everyday work into a series, “Steven Seagal: Lawman.” According to Seagal, “I’ve decided to work with A&E on this series now because I believe it’s important to show the nation all the positive work being accomplished here in Louisiana–to see the passion and commitment that comes from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in this post-Katrina environment.”

Recognized as a reincarnated Tulku - a Tibetan Buddhist lama who has been reborn in order to continue his work - Seagal has described himself as having been “born very different, clairvoyant and a healer.” Presumably as a part of his clairvoyant/healing duties, he produces the energy drink Steven Seagal’s Lightning Bolt, which is “A Natural Energy Drink Packed With Vitamins and Exotic Botanicals.” It is produced by his company, Steven Seagal Enterprises, which was founded to “share his wisdom and experience of energy with the world.”

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Christmas is coming! In honor of this increasingly materialistic yet heart-warming holiday, I’d like to share some of my favorite Christmas entertainment with all of you. Hopefully, it will help bring you into the warm embrace of The Christmas Spirit.

Every T.V. show worth its salt has at least one Christmas episode. T.V. fans should hurry up and get festive with some of these, my favorite T.V. Christmas episodes - and if you don’t like this list, then make your own. There’s plenty of shows to go around.

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Hey kids, gather round–post-Thanksgiving joke time.  What do you call a show that can’t even get the ratings of Knight Rider on a bad day, hosted by a militant lesbian who couldn’t keep an audience paying attention in the first place?

Give up?

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Remember the last time I wrote about the antics of the Screen Actors’ Guild, plotting to go on strike in the face of the worst economic conditions since the Great Depression and said this would be funny if it weren’t so sad and if the AMPTP weren’t also staring down a lawsuit from the Writers’ Guild of America as well?

Well, it’s about to get EVEN FUNNIER.

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The Armory, the public page of World of Warcraft characters, recently updated to include the new achievements that went live with the expansion.

While there’s no personal information on the page, the new achievement let you track what someone’s online activity with a pretty reasonable precision. For example, let’s take a look at the updated page of Supernovan, aka Kevin Werbach, co-leader of the FCC review team, since he’s the only public figure whose WoW character I happen to know.

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Taking the top spot this month, Paul writes a lengthy essay on why TV networks keep shooting themselves in the foot by prematurely cancelling good shows.

Ozone submits a Q and A session with the winner of the World Series of Poker 2008, Peter Eastgate. This one is a little outside of our usual subjects, but it’s an interesting look at the game, and hey, it’s televised, so…

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