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shameless self-advertising
so I'm sleeping in this weekend because I was up late this week writing a somewhat passioned defense of the use of Twin Sticks in Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram, in time for the upcoming XBLA port of VOOT. -
the etymology of this title will self-destruct in thirty seconds
I've been listening to Anime World Order because I am a HUGE NERD that needs to alternately laugh and weep in shame for remembrance of days gone by ( Read more... ) -
movie capsules: dec. 08
Valkyrie: Excellent WW2 thriller, but no matter how much German comes out of Tom Cruise's mouth, he just seems out of place(albeit not for lack of trying ( Read more... ) -
SNOWPOCALYPSE 2: CIRNO BOOGALOO
Not much to report, though. Due to being ASS-COLD(and the first major snowfall in Yakima starting), I've had zero motivation to do anything.
Random bits:
• This is why I've never driven in the winter in Seattle for the past 10 years ( Read more... ) -
and the world gets smaller
So, this new animated show Shikabane Hime Aka came out a week or two ago. Undead girl, fighting zombies for a livin', dual-wielding machine-pistols, and a wacky everyman (OR IS HE) to round it out. Like Jason points out, we've seen it all before.
I'm mildly interested for two reasons. One is that it's by Gainax, which indicates that they're in ( Read more... ) -
in honor of comrade petrov
As Charlie Stross has noted Stanislav Petrov bent the rules and prevented a nuclear exchange at the nadir of the Cold War 25 years ago today. He ended up losing his job and pension over it, and still doesn't consider himself a hero.
Two years ago, I was eagerly awaiting DEFCON to have fun destroying the world with other people online. After ( Read more... ) -
a huge pub crawl is approaching fast..?
Oh hey.
Arriving in Seattle Friday afternoon to spend the weekend for the "drinking and social" part of the Francis Birthdaystravaganza #3030 ( Read more... ) -
map notes on the b-button run
- If WALL-E does not GRAB YOUR CUTENESS PARTS by their short-and-curlies, you have no soul. This has been scientifically proven.
- If someone ever gives Kurt Wimmer a budget again(and oh god wikipedia claims he's directing a Metal Gear Solid movie), can someone stipulate that only a fraction of a percent go towards CG? Seriously, I had problems seeing ( Read more... )
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quick video game notes
[Edit 06/07/2008: this is where I remind myself not to post unconnected thoughts at 1 in the morning ( Read more... ) -
*guitar riff*
So yeah, echoing everyone else, the Iron Man film is awesome.
Especially being a gearhead, I was having more fun watch Stark/Downey building and testing the armors, rather than the Big Fight at the end. Now I have a sudden craving to put a lab-bench in the basement and cackle wildly rebuilding home-electronics.