Archives for March 2006
Metal for Old Farts (Rob Zombie at the Nokia Theatre)
Published on 29 Mar 2006 at 12:37 pm.
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The tagline for the show was “VH1 Classic presents Rob Zombie”. VH1? Classic? How old is Rob Zombie? How old am I?!
This was my first time at the Nokia Theatre and I was really impressed. It’s a good medium-sized venue (holds about 2500 I think), with the front general admission standing and the back […]
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Stanislaw Lem Dead
Published on 27 Mar 2006 at 4:15 pm.
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It’s a sad day for sci-fi fans - Polish author Stanislaw Lem has died.
He’s probably best known for Solaris, a great book that spawned not one but two unwatchable movies. (Lem himself called the Tarkovsky version “Crime and Punishment in space”.)
I first came across his works in one of my favorite books: the Mind’s I […]
Little Fixes
Published on 24 Mar 2006 at 5:07 pm.
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I finally tracked down the CSS problem that was making the site look weird in IE. Also added a captcha to the comment form so I can stop moderating comments that are really robots advertising “V1aGkr4″ and online poker.
Elder Scrolls Construction Set Released
Published on 23 Mar 2006 at 9:13 am.
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If you’re the mod-making type and you own the PC version of Oblivion, you’re in for a treat. Bethesda has released the Elder Scrolls Construction Kit, which allows you to create new dungeons, NPCs, spells, quests, etc etc etc. You know, just in case 80 bajillion hours of gameplay isn’t enough.
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Oblivion Arrives
Published on 22 Mar 2006 at 9:03 am.
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The latest Elder Scrolls game, Oblivion, came out yesterday. It was originally intended to be a launch title for the 360 but was delayed several months. It looks (so far) like the delay really paid off.
For those unfamiliar, Oblivion is the fourth game in the Elder Scrolls RPG series.
I am sooo digging this game already. […]
Age of Conan Info
Published on 18 Mar 2006 at 1:37 pm.
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It seems like a long time ago that I signed up but the first Age of Conan newsletter has come out from FunCom.
Experience the World of Conan!
Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG scheduled for Windows in 2006. A mix of a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive […]
(Don’t) Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd
Published on 17 Mar 2006 at 6:37 am.
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Kathy and I went to see the new production of Sweeney Todd. Bleh. Awful.
It was staged in a style I can only describe as Avant Tard.
There was no orchestra - the actors were also the musicians. Clever, right? I guess. But what that means is that every scene has a bunch of people milling around […]
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Dwarf Paladin Slain by Welterweight (Fight Night Round 3 Review)
Published on 16 Mar 2006 at 9:15 am.
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I’m a sucker for MMORPGs. I play almost every one that comes out, at least for a couple months. So when EB Games announced that if you preorder DnD Online, you get entry into the beta I jumped at the chance, figuring I’d be buying the game anyhow. There was a flaw in my plan […]
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Trek is Dead, Long Live Trek
Published on 14 Mar 2006 at 8:55 am.
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A lot of Trekky things have happened in the past year… Enterprise was cancelled (woot!), Braga left Trek (WOOT!), and Beer Trek celebrated it’s 10th anniversary on the web (whoa).
Last year Jack and I had planned to turn over management of Beer Trek to a team of like-minded Scots. We knew that it had gotten […]
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Neither Art School Nor Confidential
Published on 13 Mar 2006 at 8:52 am.
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Here’s what I’ve been drawing over the past week or so.
I started with a pencil sketch of a corner of my living room.
Then I tried to recreate the sketch in several different media. Note that I am not talking about just running it through the “watercolor” filter or whatever, which I hate. If you want […]