Forty-Two.
In the interests of stimulating my poor decaying brain, I have decided to try to post at least one entry a day for the next 344 days. Today's entry is kinda useless, and there will probably be other useless entries, but its a goal.
Webcomic Roundup
Just finished reading the archives of another webcomic. This time it was Capes -n- Babes (@capesnbabes), which I was referred to by my cousin. Finishing the archives is always a bittersweet experience for me. I enjoy the sense of accomplishment of catching up to date, but I prefer to read huge blocks of comics at once instead of one at a time. I wish I could give more support to the artists I love, but the best I can do right now is to share their work with others.
Here's a list of webcomics I've been reading lately:
- xkcd - if you haven't already heard of this, you must be either highly sheltered or new to the internet.
- Questionable Content
- Looking for Group
- Least I could do
- Goats
- Schlock Mercenary
- Bellen!
Comics re-found thanks to Capes n Babes:
New (to me) comics to devour the archives of (again, thanks to Capes n Babes):
*crickets*
Sorry for the lack of updates folks, life has been rather stressful lately. Things are starting to come back together and the freight train we call life is headed on down the track on a collision course with the HOLIDAYS!
Thanksgiving and Christmas are two of my favorite holidays because I love spending time with my family and friends. This year will present some interesting challenges and opportunities. I hope you all have someone special to share your holiday of choice with this year.
Hopefully I'm going to have some tech reviews to post here later on. Been playing with a little bit of new tech, should collect up my thoughts and write it down. Until then... have a very merry Un-Birthday!
Nowhere to go
When the world closes in around you to the point that you're writing shitty emo poetry and thinking about posting on your livejournal that you haven't even looked at in a year, its time to take a step back, put down the laptop, and sleep on it.
Game Core Con ’09
I spent over 15 hours Friday/Saturday putting together the Magic:The Gathering price list for the crew at We've Got Freakin' Video Games. Then I slept for about half an hour before I jumped in the car and drove out to Oaks, PA for the Game Core Convention 2009 a gathering of video, console, tabletop and other gamers.
One of the highlights for me was getting to see YTCracker and MC Lars perform in the music area of the con. I got to record a little bit of video which I actually remembered to put up on my YouTube this time (not sure if I'll post it on my vimeo too).
While I was hanging in the music room they were holding the door-prize raffle in the main con space. Agnes was hanging out there listening. We won cartridge #1 of #50 limited edition printing of a BRAND NEW game for the Atari 2600 called Shield Shifter that was released at the con by the folks at Good Deal Games.
Yes kids, you read that correctly, a brand new game (released September 12, 2009) for the Atari 2600 (released in October 1977). Needless to say I was shocked and amazed, happy as could be, and then I traded it to Jim for his collection (since he actually collects games and I just, uh, don't). I now have cartridge #8 of 50, and someday when I find my 2600 I'm gonna play the hell out of it.
After about 8 hours at con (running on 30 minutes of sleep in the last 42 hours) we decided to head home, having declared victory and gone on a bit of a spending binge (I bought used books again! >.<). Tune in next time for another exciting update on a topic that has NOTHING to do with this one!
Farewell Gmail!
Today's hottest unpublished story is the purchase of Google's GMail service by Microsoft. The transfer of corporate assets from Google's Copernicus Center to Redmond, WA is causing outages for many Gmail users who were sadly not informed before they began. Insider reports from Microsoft suggest that the transfer of all personal data will be complete sometime tonight. The forced transition from Gmail to Windows Live should be happening in the coming weeks.
We will keep you updated as more information becomes available.
Hot Topic Is Not Punk Rock
I think I'll just leave this here...
GO!
Books about Evanescence,
Are not punk rock!
Guns & Roses watches,
Are not punk rock!
Hello Kitty iPod cases,
Are not punk rock!
Rob Zombie lunch boxes,
Are not punk rock!
Slipknot binder paper,
Is not punk rock!
Tinkerbell pillow cases,
Are not punk rock!
Led Zeppelin air fresheners,
Are not punk rock!
Tupac incense burners,
Are not punk rock!
Hot Topic is not punk rock!
Hot Topic is not punk rock!
Hot Topic is not punk rock!
Hot Topic is not punk rock!
Misfits candle tins,
Are not punk rock!
ICP throw blankets,
Are not punk rock!
Beaded Elvis curtains,
Are not punk rock!
Talking Lambchop plush dolls,
Are not punk rock!
AC/DC hair clips,
Are not punk rock!
Spongebob wristbands,
Are not punk rock!
Sex Pistols boxer shorts,
Are not punk rock!
Dischord back catalog,
Okay. Maybe that's punk rock.
Hot Topic is not punk rock!
Hot Topic is not punk rock!
Hot Topic is not punk rock!
Hot Topic is not punk rock!
Hot Topic is a contrived identification with youth subcultures to manufacture an anti-authoritarian identity and make millions.
The $8 you paid for the Mudvayne poster would be better spent used to see your brother's friend's band.
DIY ethics are punk rock.
Starting your own label is punk rock.
G.G. Allin was punk rock.
But when a crass corporate vulture feeds on mass-consumer culture,
this spending mommy's money is not punk rock!
Lyrics by Mc Lars (Andrew Nielsen)
The 9 Steps to Live “The Way” by Miyamoto Musashi
- Do not think dishonestly.
- The Way is to train.
- Have knowledge of every art.
- Know the Way of all professions.
- Know the difference between profit and loss in worldly matters.
- Develop intuition and an understanding of all things.
- See that which cannot be seen.
- Attend even to the seemingly insignificant.
- Do nothing which is useless.
From Williamsburg to Wiki-gardening
This week I was treated to a family trip to historic Williamsburg, VA from Sunday to Wednesday. I took a ton of pictures, and geocoded most of them on my flickr account. Now that I'm back to work (for two whole days! woo!) I'm gardening a bit on the Star Pirates wiki.
I had intended for this to be longer, but you know what? Suffer.