I haven't mentioned on here that I was given a Nintendo DS Lite for my birthday. I just went to the store and bought this amazing Nerf case for it. It makes it all fat and foamy, which is nice because I was having trouble gripping the damn thing.

So far I just have Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (bought for me) and Elite Beat Agents ($16 used). Zelda is kinda awkward to play in public, cause you have to do stuff like yell at your gameboy. EBA is hard to play on a plane because there's too much ambient noise.

I need some better time-killin' games as convention season kicks into full gear, so if you have any recommendations, let me know. I have my eye on Professor Layton, Hotel Dusk, and the Phoenix Wright games. Cooking Mama is enticing. I may have to get Puzzle Quest, since the PC demo addicted me. Stuff like the brain ages and french training and NYT crosswords is kind of tempting, too. Am I Penny Arcade's grandmother?

I honestly never would have bought a DS on my own initiative, but I think it'll be nice to have around for all the traveling ahead of me this summer.