Chris Schiffner’s Corner of the Web

Well, the 3G launch day is here and the lines are pretty rediculous. I decided to check out the AT&T store in Floral Park. Here is a video of the scene, cheesy commentary and all…

Cathy and I were able to see 3 shows last week; August: Osage County, Boeing-Boeing, and Alfred Hitchcocks: The 38 Steps. Its actually kind of funny because we generally go for musicals but decided it would be nice to see a play for a change. Instead we saw three!
August: Osage County
After cleaning house at the [...]

I have been purchasing gas for my ‘83 Chevy Caprice from the Hess gas station in Bellerose for several years now. Ever since gas prices hit $3.50 a gallon I have not been able to fill up with a single swipe of my credit card because they limit transactions to $75. While its slightly inconvenient [...]

Trent Reznor has released the newest NIN album free for download from http://www.nin.com/. Its a pretty cool move considering the fact that record sales will likely receive a devastating blow, however as it has been pointed out to me they will still make a ton of money off of merchandise and from touring. Its just [...]

I learned this awesome new language today!!! Fratalianese… It goes a little like this:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent consectetuer nibh eget erat. Aenean fermentum, ipsum ut tempus euismod, odio urna ultrices tellus, a imperdiet nisi massa quis lectus. Donec varius, lacus non tempor sollicitudin. so I said rectum damn near killed [...]

Back in September I was looking for a good German Bier Garden for Oktoberfest. One of the places I found was Zum Schneider in the east village of Manhattan. When you walk in you quickly realize that this is a true bier garden. They have the long wooden tables typically found in Germany and have [...]

In a collaborative effort, blocktrix has been extended to included the features that old tetrinet players expect including a ready system and better themes. The pre-configured client and game information can be found at http://www.blockaholics.com.

Cathy and I have been trying to get tickets to see Wicked for more than a year and a half. By some work of fate, my brother was able to get tickets for New Years Day. These weren’t just any tickets… these were second row, center orchestra! He gave them to me for a combined [...]

Every Sunday in December 2007 is special. The MTA is running the Nostalgia train. This train consist of various cars built between 1930 and 1940, models R-1 through R-9, which were in operation until the 1970’s. The train runs on the same schedule as a V train, making all stops between Queens Plaza and [...]

Yesterday was a sad day for the tetris community. A popular multiplayer tetris game, Tetrinet, was shutdown by The Tetris Company. Simultaneously the website and game servers were shutdown with little to no warning. The news is still circulating to game operators and players. This shutdown marks the end of a decade of free multiplayer [...]