06Dec02 (Monthenor): The joke here being the sign in the entryway of our building. It advises us that tenants are not allowed to harbor pets...although technically I suppose it's correct, "harbor" is not he first word that springs to mind. I always picture a cat hiding from the police, the furtive trips to the store to smuggle home milk and catnip while the cops watch the building, a climactic raid and arrest...

Right, enough of that. I rented this game called Shinobi, and goddamn if everybody wasn't right. This is a hard game. The first boss, the boss of the very first board, beat me across the rooftop for fully half an hour before I triumphed. And then the game goes and introduces a time limit to each stage.

I love every minute of it. The whole time Mr. First Boss was poking and slicing my behind from every which way, I was giggling like a madman.

No more talk. Time for play!