a shacker posted a link to some images on flickr.
update for zombie waldo.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
omg, megaman
anand's home-made megaman costume is very excellent. (repost from facebook and myspace with permission of anand.)
so far, i think this is tied with geoff's home-made he-man costume for best of 2006.
so far, i think this is tied with geoff's home-made he-man costume for best of 2006.
Monday, October 30, 2006
what's wrong with philadephia?
(link goes to eddie's post. also updated text.)
we're a horrible city filled with horrible people.
and look, there's even an interactive murder map! you can even sort by age and race! (would people would call me a racist if i pointed out that 211 of the 296 murders were black males? too late.)
all of us who have played simcity know that crime is a socio-economical problem and this whole murder pandemic thing will take many many many many years to correct (and full police department funding!). and there's a fuckton of causes and symptoms but no one magic silver bullet. let's see: our public schools are awful and our kids are apparently dumb. our police department is shrinking. we've got unemployment. there's guns everywhere. we have a street culture and mentality that embraces violence and police noncooperation. we have shitty civic pride, civic self esteem issues, and an inferiority complex to new york city. and our sports teams haven't won anything in forever and are downright disappointing all the time. one out of four philadelphians live below the poverty line. i also blame grand theft auto.
would more and better schools help? would more police officers help? would more jobs help? would citywide anger management and therapy help? would citywide internet help? would martial law help? would just one freaking championship help?
there's a magic affluent bubble around center city where none of those really affects those of us who live here. we read about the new daily death count online while sipping our chai teas and shake our heads before clicking on the next link blissfully ignorant of what it really means to us, if anything. meh.
the city is on fire, folks. and i can't wait for guitar hero 2.
we're a horrible city filled with horrible people.
and look, there's even an interactive murder map! you can even sort by age and race! (would people would call me a racist if i pointed out that 211 of the 296 murders were black males? too late.)
all of us who have played simcity know that crime is a socio-economical problem and this whole murder pandemic thing will take many many many many years to correct (and full police department funding!). and there's a fuckton of causes and symptoms but no one magic silver bullet. let's see: our public schools are awful and our kids are apparently dumb. our police department is shrinking. we've got unemployment. there's guns everywhere. we have a street culture and mentality that embraces violence and police noncooperation. we have shitty civic pride, civic self esteem issues, and an inferiority complex to new york city. and our sports teams haven't won anything in forever and are downright disappointing all the time. one out of four philadelphians live below the poverty line. i also blame grand theft auto.
would more and better schools help? would more police officers help? would more jobs help? would citywide anger management and therapy help? would citywide internet help? would martial law help? would just one freaking championship help?
there's a magic affluent bubble around center city where none of those really affects those of us who live here. we read about the new daily death count online while sipping our chai teas and shake our heads before clicking on the next link blissfully ignorant of what it really means to us, if anything. meh.
the city is on fire, folks. and i can't wait for guitar hero 2.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Thursday, October 26, 2006
awesome gears of war tv commercial
all in-engine too! preordered for november 7th!
i hope you pick this up, scott. 2 vs 2 deathmatch at my apt.
i hope you pick this up, scott. 2 vs 2 deathmatch at my apt.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
poor mikey
way to sink lower than an invertebrate, rush! quite a feat, i'd say.
p.s. michael j fox was and is a national treasure. sha-na-na-na...
p.s. michael j fox was and is a national treasure. sha-na-na-na...
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
trogdor!!!
i have received word from the internets that guitar hero 2 will have Strongbad - Trogdor as an unlockable bonus song.
omg.
update: added link to muzak.
omg.
update: added link to muzak.
Monday, October 23, 2006
oh hell yes, new updated close combat games!
top down 2d world war 2 tactics. i killed hours and hours with this game series.
me and anthony used to play cc1 to death.
me and anthony used to play cc1 to death.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Friday, October 20, 2006
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Monday, October 16, 2006
Friday, October 13, 2006
play some freebird!!!
freebird on hard in guitar hero 2. starts off relatively easy and then gets crazy awesome around 5:15.
i love my dell 20 inch widescreen
this is such a great deal for quality 20" widescreen lcd that i might want another on my desk this christmas. of course, that would be totally ridiculous... but i can dream, i suppose.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Monday, October 9, 2006
Saturday, October 7, 2006
Thursday, October 5, 2006
another quality office episode
the climax of this episode was grand, or as the french would say, grande.
"hug it out, bitch."
edit: the end was like oldboy.
"hug it out, bitch."
edit: the end was like oldboy.
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
about running
well i didn't do the philadelphia distance run half marathon two weeks ago. i was nursing a pretty bad foot sprain at the time that took about 3 weeks to clear up. i definitely trained too hard too fast. then i had a cold that kept me down for a week. it sucked; at my peak condition, i was running 9 miles outside. there's always next year.
i was able to do the parkway run 5k on 9/24 though. i placed #425 with a little over 27 minutes. wasn't my best where i got a slow start with the crowd and i ran out of gas in the final 1/2 mile. it's amazing how quickly i lose my conditioning. that was for the children though.
if you remember from last year's parkway run:
this was the same 5k that took away 4 months of my life last year. and i avenged myself and i felt a burden lifted off my shoulders.
right now i'm getting ready for the marathon relay in november. there's a team at work i volunteered to either do the 4 mile segment or the 6 mile segment, depending on who we can get.
to tune up for the marathon relay, i'll be doing the dash for democracy 5k on november 4th. that should be fun.
i was able to do the parkway run 5k on 9/24 though. i placed #425 with a little over 27 minutes. wasn't my best where i got a slow start with the crowd and i ran out of gas in the final 1/2 mile. it's amazing how quickly i lose my conditioning. that was for the children though.
if you remember from last year's parkway run:
this was the same 5k that took away 4 months of my life last year. and i avenged myself and i felt a burden lifted off my shoulders.
right now i'm getting ready for the marathon relay in november. there's a team at work i volunteered to either do the 4 mile segment or the 6 mile segment, depending on who we can get.
to tune up for the marathon relay, i'll be doing the dash for democracy 5k on november 4th. that should be fun.
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
urban dead
i'm enjoying this a lot. i have a zombie character that joined horde a of zombies ransacking fort creedy in peppardville. fort creedy now belongs to the dead. braaaaiiiinnnnnsss.
make a character today!
make a character today!
