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Saturday, June 21, 2003
RARRR! Hulk smash closing bell! Then Hulk tell ladies that puny stockbrokers' big hands not real like Hulk's hands!
(With apologies, of course, to the Hulk. I also note that the NYSE apparently let Hulk onto the balcony without a tie. Not that I would have stopped him either.)
I see I'm not the only one experiencing a few hiccups using the new version of BloggerPro. Personally, I'd be happy if the archives and front-page permalinks finally started working properly.
Friday, June 20, 2003
The second season of Monk began tonight. My immediate reaction: I like Randy Newman, but replacing Jeff Beal's note-perfect acoustic guitar with a standard piece of Newmania just doesn't work to my ear. Somehow it steals the Island-of-Misfit-Toys whimsy that the opening had last season.
In contrast to that new and gloomier opening, everything is a bit glossier in the episode proper; you can tell that the first season was successful enough that the production company has a little more money to play with now. Of course, that success likely drew more attention from the USA suits, perhaps causing the bit of forced stiffness to this first episode that I don't remember from last season.
Nice to see Sledge Hammer and Turk 182 getting work, though.
Apologies for musing fannish in public--I'm drafting an spec episode for fun right now, so I'm a bit invested in the show.
Teresa has given me a good reason to go back and read some Arthurian legend again. Which I've been meaning to do anyway, since reading The DaVinci Code a couple weeks ago.
UPDATE: I've taken up the habit of solving puzzles in the background while I work lately. After being reminded by my post a couple hours ago, I went and cracked the online DaVinci Code game. No, not as good as AI. But still an amusing diversion.
Thursday, June 19, 2003
I have a new travel destination: the nation's largest three-dimensional scale model of the solar system. Looks like a nice drive, too.
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
I've been watching the SciFi Channel's special on the Hulk movie tonight, and I learned two things: 1) That director Ang Lee played the Hulk for all the motion capture animation, and 2) Why the Hulk wears pants--because they keep showing the digital model without them, and I don't think that movie could be released to theaters. Wacky ILM artists.Julian Dibble, author of a article in Wired last year about Ultima Online players converting game-world goods into real-world cash, is now pursuing the profession himself--and blogging the process.
When I discovered Justin had been posting under my radar for a couple weeks, I knew it was time to update and expand my links. Let me know if there are any other don't-miss pages or blogs out there I'm missing.
As I double-checked some of the links, I noticed that Penn Jillette has added his old PC Computing columns to his website. My favorite--which now could only get you in more trouble than ever.
Reports and pictures from yesterday's gathering of the MOB to buy a "Love Rug" at Macy's Fancy Rug department.
Remember that trip to my parents' cabin I was crowing about? Well, now I can barely turn my head. Fallout from employing the (enjoyable at the time) two-man power augur, I would guess. But JP has passed along a link to an SA Photoshop goldmine of video game mixups. Enjoy, while I go to the gym and try to swim my way to a better world.
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
It's got Tolkien parody! It's got Star Wars parody! It's got Brian in a lightsaber duel! It's The Lord of the Games, and if you can handle the massive downloads from d20 Magazine Rack, you should check it out.
I encourage everyone to go sign the Petition to Reclaim the Public Domain. Read more about the petition on Lawrence Lessig's website.
Why let the humiliation train stop with putting your happy baby in an angry Hulk costume when you can ride it all the way to the next station and dress your dog as Spider-Man?
If that entertained you, you are but a quick Google search away from many pictures of babies swaddled in way too much fabric for pictures that will haunt them throughout their adult lives. Unless, of course, you wear costumes well into your adult life. Which I've been known to do. From time to time.
Neat. I wish I were in New York today so I could take part in the MOB in a few hours (via boingboing and not Gawker, believe it or not.)
Monday, June 16, 2003
An interview with Susan Kare, designer of the original set of black and white Mac icons as well as the first Mac's fonts and more--on display in her online portfolio.Picking rocks out of farmer's fields, digging very deep holes with rented power tools, hauling around dirt and mulch in a wheelbarrow as old as I am, mixing concrete and burying a surprise for future archeologists, driving four classes of vehicle in less than 24 hours, washing paint and dust and blood off my hands--a weekend at my parents' cabin is always a complete change from my everyday life. Which, along with the chance to visit my folks, is why I love going there so much.
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