ÿþG'bye, Mates!( ( Random IdHOP News Update for 3/3/02( (   Here it is, folks -- the last peep you'll hear from me for six weeks.( I leave for Australia tomorrow morning and I just might come back( someday.  I've just got a couple quick announcements, and I'm out of( here...( ( (   First off: Olympic wrap-up.  The 19th Winter Olympics ended with,( among other things, a couple really good hockey matches.  In both the( men's and women's sides, Canada beat the US in the gold medal round.( But, even without a victory in hockey, the US shattered its own record( for winter Olympic medals this year.( ( (   Next... "Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly" was recently announced, although( I can't find a whole lot of details on it.  Hopefully, it's Insomniac( whose doing it despite their chants of "Yes, we're working on a game for( the PS2 but it's top secret and it's not Spyro."  More on this as it( develops...( ( (   Then there's Final Fantasy X.  Some punk gave me that right before he( knew I was leaving.  I've only played it for a couple hours, so I can't( give a real thorough review, but what I've seen I've liked.  I'll( probably have a lot more to say about it in three months so I'll save it( for then...( ( (   That's about it.  When I get back, a few things are going down, like( T-Shirts with the new-style logo (which isn't being displayed right now,( but you can see it at http://www.idhop.addr.com/lobby/idefault.gif),( and the second annual Fight Fest.( ( ( Have a nice March, and a nice April (and a nice Easter which is in there( somewhere),( (   -- Ky