I decided to download and play with the free version of the Spore Creature Creator. Beware the Slammadon. He likes to head-butt.
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Homosexual Earns Olympic Berth
No, I’m not being anti-gay. At least, I’m not. They are most definitely being anti-“Gay” and to understand the reference, I’m going to be mean and make you click through the link to Off Resonance’s coverage of the Gay/Homosexual Olympic Saga.
Are MMORPGs Addictive?
Cognitive Daily shows the results from a limited study of how several computer games affect college students. Are MMORPGs the new reefer? Perhaps. I do not play WOW or Age of Conan or any of the other MMORPGs. I’ve refused because I’ve seen since the inception of Ultima and EverQuest just how much valuable time …
Tunguska Centennial
Today is the 100 year anniversary of the Tunguska meteor impact. If you don’t know why this is important, I suggest you read “Rain of Iron and Ice” by John Lewis. I own a copy so if you’re ever in town, you can borrow it. It’s one of my books that doesn’t get loaned.* If …
Poison Ivy
Today’s Xkcd hits a bit close to home for me. One of my fun surprises when I moved to Atlanta was just how big poison ivy can grow around here. A tip: if you’re hiking in Georgia, don’t lean against the four-inch-thick hairy vine that’s growing up the side of a tree. For that matter, …
"Wanted"
Jenn and I saw “Wanted” this evening. I’m sure our primary motivation to see this was Angelina Jolie, which shows what sort of literary taste we have. Verdict: Not bad, but definitely not good. It’s a bloody action film with lots of un-ponderable and questionably crazy action bits. Doff your skeptic hat before you walk …
Blog Theme Revampification
The latest theme for this blog is at a point now where I’ll leave it alone for a while. Thanks go to several people who either contributed ideas or code. Firstly to Sadish Balasubramanian of WordPress Themeshop for providing such a nice theme for me to mess about with. If I had more time and …
New Header Images
Look up! New header images are being created! And, thanks to the lovely code provided to me by Chris Schierer, they will rotate at random. However, as is my normal method when doing things webbish, I’m trying to smash together a few pieces of code that aren’t getting along. If you notice the header doing …
Jenn's Coming Home!
Yay! Jenn will be “home” in an hour. By “home” I mean Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. I guess I should think about departing to pick her up.
Favorite Photo of the Week
Dad’s visiting. We went to Anna Ruby Falls near Unicoi State Park in north Georgia. I need a haircut.