This season's presentation of The Last Christmas is nearing it's completion with this, the penultimate entry.

Implacably, The Last Christmas marches on. This is the eternal problem with giving the reins of our work over to the sly forces of continuity: events will arise that seem to demand comment, but we're doing stuff. Luckily, this is the odd scenario where what we're doing kind of works. If you want to conflate Electronic Arts and a monstrous, unkillable behemoth engaged in a worldwide orgy of consumption, well, the argument is there.

Today's the last day of the official drive - spread the word, if you could. We'll be tabulating the final amounts into next year I'm sure, but the drive has been percolating since sometime in October so it's had plenty of time to work its magic. Which is to say, your magic, because you did it. I formulated a couple links. Any asshole can do that.

Our harrowing presentation of The Last Christmas continues.

So I told you guys how I kept the free N-Gage QD I got because it's about a million times better than my old phone. I don't play games on it because the games are disgusting, but I love all the smart phone shit it can do. Anyway I'm trying to get it to check my Gmail but I'm having some problems. From what I understand Gmail is now accessible via POP3. Unfortunately, the N-Gage QD doesn't appear to support SSL for POP3 connections. SMTP is fine, so I can send mail via Gmail, but not receive it. Does anyone know if there's a way around this? Is there a third-party app that will fix this issue? I have Opera installed but Gmail doesn't support Opera so I can't access it via the browser. Any help would be much appreciated.

There is a new Child's Play auction on eBay right now with a gorgeous piece of original artwork from Kazu Kibuishi. Kazu not only has one of the best web comics online in the form of "Copper" he also has one of the best print comics with "Daisy Kutter". As if that wasn't enough for him he's also the driving force behind the insanely beautiful "Flight" Anthology. His work is unique and refreshing and I can't thank him enough for creating this piece especially for Child's Play. Please check it out and bid on it, all the proceeds will go directly to Child's Play.

Tycho mentioned Kiko earlier and I just wanted to let everyone know that he has two brand new designs available. I know you can buy video game shirts from a bunch of different websites now but Gameskins is special. I like Kiko's stuff because his designs are so fucking solid. I mean honestly I'd hang some of his stuff on my wall if he made prints. Any jackass with Photoshop can take the mushroom from Mario and slap it on a Shirt. Kiko's work is original and powerful and that's why I love it. Anyway check out his new Blood Code shirt as well as his Fighter91 Tee.

Alright. So, a couple things happened.

There's a new patch out for CS Source, and it resolves a number of issues, but the main thing it does (in my estimation) is right at the top of the list: it delivers a modernized de_prodigy. Excelsior!

I contacted EA hoping to ask them some questions regarding their recent NFL deal. I was however only able to ask one question.

Things have certainly taken a turn for our heroes! Fear not, dear readers. I have faith our rollicking conclusion will satisfy readers in general - and homosexuals in particular.

Morgan Webb from Tech TV showed up at our charity dinner and spent some time interviewing us. She also spent a lot of time looking for “that girl handing out Champaign” but I think she was just really thirsty. I gotta say, everyone on the Tech TV crew was super cool and we really appreciated them showing up. If you have G4-TechTV you can see the episode Tuesday night at 8pm PT. It’s my opinion that Tycho and I should never be video taped or photographed but if you really want to see us check out the show. Anyway, I think it’s on right after Judgment day where Victor and that other guy will be reviewing Halo…the first one.

Recently, I've begun to think that my periapt of proof vs. gadgets has begun to wear off as their lure has intensified. I need merely examine Gabriel's genuine cravings to throw my own occasional twinge into relief.

I just wanted to make sure that everyone saw these new screens from Wipeout Pure for the PSP. The Wipeout series has always had a special place in my heart. I can remember when Tycho and I got our first apartment all we had was a TV, a Playstation with Wipeout and a bean bag chair.

Okay, so I was just on the BJ show. We yelled at each other for a couple minutes and then he hung up on me. That was super fun.

I heard that they were playing the BJ show from yesterday again this morning so I went down to my car to listen to it. They actually lied about how our phone conversation went. His producer claimed that he asked me what went wrong and I just babbled that I didn’t know what happened and refused to take responsibility. The truth is I told him that we dropped the ball and I apologized. I honestly don’t know what more I could have said. It was a mistake and I said I was sorry.