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To save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs
Last night/this morning, after updating the firmware on my R4 (and acquiring some damn ugly skins in the process) I got SCUMMVM working on my DS. I then copied the Win files for DotT and MM onto the card, and they both work! The sound is good, the touch interface on the DS complements this style of game, and the graphics don't look bad at all on ( Read more... ) -
Purple Tentacle is free to use his evil mutant powers to take over the world!
I spent last night searching for and acquiring old games. I found ( Read more... ) -
When I grow up I want to be...
When I was little, my list was:
Artist, archaeologist, private eye, writer, computer programmer.
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Derailing for Dummies
A friend of mine, as the result of a few recent and infuriating incidents, has put together a list of ways to derail a conversation, in order to always come out on top. Have a look:
Derailing for DummiesI have been guilty of quite a few things on that list myself - expecting to be educated, distancing myself by using 'big words/concepts', wanting ( Read more... ) -
Travelbug
I haz it again. -
Loss
"The four main types of death personification are the macabre (decaying form), the gentle comforter (powerful force quietly employed in a kindly way), the gay deceiver (luring in the unwary and leading them to their doom) and the automaton (goes about the business of death in a bored competent fashion)" - Cotter, 2003 ( Read more... ) -
Today
I am:
* very, very cold. Freezing, in fact. And sniffly.
* going to see The Who tonight! For free! Wooot!
* listening to the Death Note soundtrack (yet again).
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Does anyone else think that Myasthenia gravis sounds beautiful? (the name itself, not the disease) -
Whoretoculture!
If you 'can't make a whore think'...it's because s/he's already damn well thinking for her/himself!
Whoretoculture is a blog about the perception of sexwork and sexworkers in popular culture, contributed to by sexworkers who are also keen observers of pop culture and media (i.e. geeks of all persuasions ( Read more... ) -
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I spent all my money on booze and girls.