Al Franken vs Bill O'Reilly
It's gonna be on C-SPan2 in a few minutes (it was on early today) and they're repeating it:
http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan2_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS2
He's such an idiot (O'Reilly) but I guess Al Franken (Stuart Smalley!) really slams it to him- should be good- go go go !
UPDATE: omg, Al Franken is SO fuckin awesome- he just went off on Bill OReilly while he was sitting right next to him (in a funny way) and OReilly started freakin out yelling SHUT UP YOU IDIOT- omg, so funny.
ELROCKISMAD: No disrespect to your dead minatures, honestly. You said you didn't want anyone to comment on it, then everyone did, so I thought I'd throw in my 1/2 cent- sorry my blog post offended you.
Saturday, May 31, 2003
hEY HEY KIDS!
Castle wolfenstein: enemy territory, didn't impress me too much. It's the same as any other shooter game. But for Free, it was great and will pass a few good hours. I have broken my gaming chastity, just couldn't resist free. I think the game is much too chaotic. It's hard to see the fine details, or your targets because the natural background contrast and coloring is quite dark. No matter how much you adjust it, it seems like you can't see much. So anyhow, there's relatively no teamwork and so finding medic and ammo seems to be the biggest quirk of the game. I don't like the "magically" appearing healing and bullets much either, but in a free for all, i think that works best. Finally there's some problems with the balance of the weapons but thats with all games.
Castle wolfenstein: enemy territory, didn't impress me too much. It's the same as any other shooter game. But for Free, it was great and will pass a few good hours. I have broken my gaming chastity, just couldn't resist free. I think the game is much too chaotic. It's hard to see the fine details, or your targets because the natural background contrast and coloring is quite dark. No matter how much you adjust it, it seems like you can't see much. So anyhow, there's relatively no teamwork and so finding medic and ammo seems to be the biggest quirk of the game. I don't like the "magically" appearing healing and bullets much either, but in a free for all, i think that works best. Finally there's some problems with the balance of the weapons but thats with all games.
Wise words from a friend of The Action Team
I really got nothin' else to blog today, so I thought I'd pass on this missive from Mr. "Leatherboy" Ziskin:
Scientific Progress
I have just made an exciting discovery. If you eat enough of that Incredible Hulk green chocolate syrup, it will turn your shit green. Yet another example of technological progress brought to us by Hershey's.
I really got nothin' else to blog today, so I thought I'd pass on this missive from Mr. "Leatherboy" Ziskin:
Scientific Progress
I have just made an exciting discovery. If you eat enough of that Incredible Hulk green chocolate syrup, it will turn your shit green. Yet another example of technological progress brought to us by Hershey's.
That sucks ASS!
There is not many incidents more aggrivating than the theft of something valuable to you. The loss of all those miniatures is just huge. I mean the tools, well whatever. That is just money, but the painted miniatures are so irreplaceable. In situations like that you just feel so violated. You know what ever shit that stole those are just going to look at them and say, what the hell is this shit? Either they will get tossed, what a travesty, or his/her 5 year old kid will get them, what a travesty. But we must march onward like good soldiers.
On a sunny side of things... Aimey and I were at a bar last night with a DJ spining 80s music and projecting 80s videos/movies. Pretty cool, but the best part is that we ran into our old neighbors that were on the floor below us at the previous apartment. Appearently, they had complained to Z (Yes the infamous supar Bizatch roommate we had) about her noise levels @ 3 and 4 am in the morning. She was slamming doors/cabinets, dropping things on the floor, stomping around. So as is typical Z fashion, instead of being curteous and keeping things quiet (She is a huge night owl until 4-7am.. Worse than Eric ever was), she decided on being much louder. So they appproached her again and she was totally unreasonable, so they contacted the landlord. The landlord then sent a representative to talk with her and she was a complete cunt with the rep. SHe chased the poor guy away. To make a long story short, the landlord evicted her. I am almost 100% sure that this is the second place in a row she has been booted from. The more and more I talked with others about the story she gave about the previous apartment she was at, the more I come to believe she was booted there too. I bet she still believes that she is justified in all her actions, as mean and anti-social as they are. Unbelieveable how self righteous she is. I can not remember a person that I have ever hated more than her. Shit I can not remember very many people I hate. She made the top of a very short list.
Elrock, As I always tell Aimey, what goes around comes around and those who treat others like crap will get theirs.
Night v.2. Aimey and I saw a hooker get picked up by a john. Kinda crazy. The minute I saw her walking on the street I knew what she was. It was in the low 50s and she had a bra sized top, a white feather boa, the shortest spandex Dazie-Dukes you could wear without them being a bikini bottom, and legs to the sky with just comical height stilletos. As she walked across the street a car stopped half a block down and waited for her. They exchanged words very quickly and she jumped in the car. She was really the only very good looking hooker I have ever seen.
Cheers to all.
Bortz
There is not many incidents more aggrivating than the theft of something valuable to you. The loss of all those miniatures is just huge. I mean the tools, well whatever. That is just money, but the painted miniatures are so irreplaceable. In situations like that you just feel so violated. You know what ever shit that stole those are just going to look at them and say, what the hell is this shit? Either they will get tossed, what a travesty, or his/her 5 year old kid will get them, what a travesty. But we must march onward like good soldiers.
On a sunny side of things... Aimey and I were at a bar last night with a DJ spining 80s music and projecting 80s videos/movies. Pretty cool, but the best part is that we ran into our old neighbors that were on the floor below us at the previous apartment. Appearently, they had complained to Z (Yes the infamous supar Bizatch roommate we had) about her noise levels @ 3 and 4 am in the morning. She was slamming doors/cabinets, dropping things on the floor, stomping around. So as is typical Z fashion, instead of being curteous and keeping things quiet (She is a huge night owl until 4-7am.. Worse than Eric ever was), she decided on being much louder. So they appproached her again and she was totally unreasonable, so they contacted the landlord. The landlord then sent a representative to talk with her and she was a complete cunt with the rep. SHe chased the poor guy away. To make a long story short, the landlord evicted her. I am almost 100% sure that this is the second place in a row she has been booted from. The more and more I talked with others about the story she gave about the previous apartment she was at, the more I come to believe she was booted there too. I bet she still believes that she is justified in all her actions, as mean and anti-social as they are. Unbelieveable how self righteous she is. I can not remember a person that I have ever hated more than her. Shit I can not remember very many people I hate. She made the top of a very short list.
Elrock, As I always tell Aimey, what goes around comes around and those who treat others like crap will get theirs.
Night v.2. Aimey and I saw a hooker get picked up by a john. Kinda crazy. The minute I saw her walking on the street I knew what she was. It was in the low 50s and she had a bra sized top, a white feather boa, the shortest spandex Dazie-Dukes you could wear without them being a bikini bottom, and legs to the sky with just comical height stilletos. As she walked across the street a car stopped half a block down and waited for her. They exchanged words very quickly and she jumped in the car. She was really the only very good looking hooker I have ever seen.
Cheers to all.
Bortz
Friday, May 30, 2003
hrrrm.... that's some rotten luck, sorry to hear that. no joke
Bigsky Aronovich: the games day at the library is coming up soon. you briefly mentioned that at the convention. I believe the next one is next month on the 8th, Sunday. I'm totally down for that if you are. Meanwhile, let me know if your up to anything this weekend. The only scheduled plans I have is to watch bruce almyty and matrix. That's solid.
Work News: Hey all, I've got another chance at the PM job... I think this time its about 30% chance, but there is still about 70% uncertainty. I'll know within 2 1/2 weeks but it still doesn't look good. Plus there's more risk riding on it. I don't think I'll continue to work here if I don't get the job. It's just a matter of where I'm going here... So there is definitely more at stake.
Jael
Bigsky Aronovich: the games day at the library is coming up soon. you briefly mentioned that at the convention. I believe the next one is next month on the 8th, Sunday. I'm totally down for that if you are. Meanwhile, let me know if your up to anything this weekend. The only scheduled plans I have is to watch bruce almyty and matrix. That's solid.
Work News: Hey all, I've got another chance at the PM job... I think this time its about 30% chance, but there is still about 70% uncertainty. I'll know within 2 1/2 weeks but it still doesn't look good. Plus there's more risk riding on it. I don't think I'll continue to work here if I don't get the job. It's just a matter of where I'm going here... So there is definitely more at stake.
Jael
My BB Career Comes to an End
So in the amount of time it takes me to walk from the front of the house to the sideyard, grab a trashcan, move it to the trashcan area of the house, throw some old wind shield wiper blades away, and walk back to the front of the house, my car is "broken" into. Meaning, someone was watching me change my blades, and saw me walk to the back of the house, then they made their attack of opportunity. Two things stolen: my tool bag from work, estimated value: $400, the other thing stolen, my orange miniatures box, if you know the one, you know the hundreds of hours spent collecting, painting and playing with the 7 blood bowl teams, two warmaster armies, 10 teminator marines, and 4 squads of WWII miniatures that went into that thing. Gone. Just like that. I discovered this as I am nearing Norwalk to do some work out here. The only time this could have happened when the alarm was not on in the truck was that small window whenI walked to the back of the house. I didn't check on everything in the car when I got back to the front of the house, I just hit the alarm on the car, and went inside, cause who knew?
So, I don't know if I have it in me to collect all that shit again, or paint it for that matter. So, there you have it.
Please, no jokes just yet, no words of wisdom for next time, no "maybe you should have locked your car before walking to the back of your house", I'm really not in the mood right now.
So in the amount of time it takes me to walk from the front of the house to the sideyard, grab a trashcan, move it to the trashcan area of the house, throw some old wind shield wiper blades away, and walk back to the front of the house, my car is "broken" into. Meaning, someone was watching me change my blades, and saw me walk to the back of the house, then they made their attack of opportunity. Two things stolen: my tool bag from work, estimated value: $400, the other thing stolen, my orange miniatures box, if you know the one, you know the hundreds of hours spent collecting, painting and playing with the 7 blood bowl teams, two warmaster armies, 10 teminator marines, and 4 squads of WWII miniatures that went into that thing. Gone. Just like that. I discovered this as I am nearing Norwalk to do some work out here. The only time this could have happened when the alarm was not on in the truck was that small window whenI walked to the back of the house. I didn't check on everything in the car when I got back to the front of the house, I just hit the alarm on the car, and went inside, cause who knew?
So, I don't know if I have it in me to collect all that shit again, or paint it for that matter. So, there you have it.
Please, no jokes just yet, no words of wisdom for next time, no "maybe you should have locked your car before walking to the back of your house", I'm really not in the mood right now.
Diceland!
There's not one but TWO new Diceland sets out! Yee-ha! They're not expansions for the first set but rather they have a "spaceship" theme. They are still compatible with the first set, but the idea of anime people fighting spaceships seems a little incongruous. Anyway, I'll probably get one sometime soon. Aaron, next time you come into town set aside a few hours to fold up my dice.
No work today... ehhhhhh.
There's not one but TWO new Diceland sets out! Yee-ha! They're not expansions for the first set but rather they have a "spaceship" theme. They are still compatible with the first set, but the idea of anime people fighting spaceships seems a little incongruous. Anyway, I'll probably get one sometime soon. Aaron, next time you come into town set aside a few hours to fold up my dice.
No work today... ehhhhhh.
Thursday, May 29, 2003
You are the Greastest
You are the coolest, luckiest, son of a bitch EVAR that you have aBB league so close to your house and you actually PLAYED in it!!!! I'm off to bed, but remember this: if the orcs are trying to pound you into the gravel, they can only block you once if you are not in contact with them (like I did to you), just stay away from the fights you look like you will lose, and hang around for the fights you are pretty sure you will win (barring the dreaded double skulls roll!).
I am SUPAR envious, good job at joining the league!
Elric von Melnibone
You are the coolest, luckiest, son of a bitch EVAR that you have aBB league so close to your house and you actually PLAYED in it!!!! I'm off to bed, but remember this: if the orcs are trying to pound you into the gravel, they can only block you once if you are not in contact with them (like I did to you), just stay away from the fights you look like you will lose, and hang around for the fights you are pretty sure you will win (barring the dreaded double skulls roll!).
I am SUPAR envious, good job at joining the league!
Elric von Melnibone
So that concludes my first BB league outing
Interesting to say the least. Just played some random pick-up game. I thought I would have gotten my ass handed to me, but it turns out I did alright. The guy I played against, his name was Jeff, only scored 1 touchdown and that was on the last turn of the second half where a few unseeming fumbles cost me the game. Actually I had several chances to score in the first and second half but just could not capitalize when I needed it.
The whole game took about 2 hours, which is surprising quick for me. Even had we been proficient there are 16 total turns, 2 players, 32 turns and each turn takes 3 minutes at least. So an average of 4 minutes a turn isn't bad at all.
Eric, btw, Jeff had an orc team similar to mine, and I think his strategy with that was to smash all my guys into the gravel. He outgunned me 8 blocks avg/per turn, vs my 1 block a turn. He wasn't rolling that great, but had he been rolling well, I think my whole squad would have been watching the game from the sidelines.
The people you say? Ahh.... well.... they must have thought I was pretty weird too. So were even on that count. Other than that the league seems pretty cool.
Jael
Interesting to say the least. Just played some random pick-up game. I thought I would have gotten my ass handed to me, but it turns out I did alright. The guy I played against, his name was Jeff, only scored 1 touchdown and that was on the last turn of the second half where a few unseeming fumbles cost me the game. Actually I had several chances to score in the first and second half but just could not capitalize when I needed it.
The whole game took about 2 hours, which is surprising quick for me. Even had we been proficient there are 16 total turns, 2 players, 32 turns and each turn takes 3 minutes at least. So an average of 4 minutes a turn isn't bad at all.
Eric, btw, Jeff had an orc team similar to mine, and I think his strategy with that was to smash all my guys into the gravel. He outgunned me 8 blocks avg/per turn, vs my 1 block a turn. He wasn't rolling that great, but had he been rolling well, I think my whole squad would have been watching the game from the sidelines.
The people you say? Ahh.... well.... they must have thought I was pretty weird too. So were even on that count. Other than that the league seems pretty cool.
Jael
Wunderbar!
That's actually the axis "cheer" now, heh. Yeah, just played it for a bit- its pretty cool. Graphics look pretty nice for a Quake3 eng game, and it actually runs smoother and clearer than old Rtcw, while sportin better graphics. Its hard cuz its like 6 new maps- ugh. and you play it in campaigns of 3 maps,. so its a lot to take in, but I'll get it. overall, pretty g-d'n good for a free game! I'm playing as [AT]SteveImSteve, so look out for me!
Oh yeah Elrock- had to at LEAST give you props on my site- I stole your whole design pretty much! but its cool, cuz I'm totally learnin lots of new tricks n stuff- danke! Hope the mug turns out cool- hows those grey AT shirts?
Dungeoneer was helluv fun. But, I'm achin' to try out some more Battlecry - grr!
I wish I was a Hipublican! OMG, what complete losars.
That's actually the axis "cheer" now, heh. Yeah, just played it for a bit- its pretty cool. Graphics look pretty nice for a Quake3 eng game, and it actually runs smoother and clearer than old Rtcw, while sportin better graphics. Its hard cuz its like 6 new maps- ugh. and you play it in campaigns of 3 maps,. so its a lot to take in, but I'll get it. overall, pretty g-d'n good for a free game! I'm playing as [AT]SteveImSteve, so look out for me!
Oh yeah Elrock- had to at LEAST give you props on my site- I stole your whole design pretty much! but its cool, cuz I'm totally learnin lots of new tricks n stuff- danke! Hope the mug turns out cool- hows those grey AT shirts?
Dungeoneer was helluv fun. But, I'm achin' to try out some more Battlecry - grr!
I wish I was a Hipublican! OMG, what complete losars.
Wednesday, May 28, 2003
To Continue...
- I am currently in the laborious process of downloading Vulfenshtein @ 42.5KB/Sec.... ugh....
- Thanks for the props on the CafeBeats site! I got a mug on order!
- Back to De Profundis:
- The guy suggests that we each play this game by ourselves and should try and experience things our characters might write about by doing two things: 1) Look at the world in a different light, look for the sinsiter, try to spin daily life stuff as being a bit more-horrific, twisted, etc. Try and play out a "psychodrama" in certain instances in our lives (ie play out the what-if's and let your imagination run wild a bit), and then try and use those feelings, experiences to write about. 2) Rather than trying to write about something your character has done, or will do, actually do it first to see and feel and experience what it REALLY feels like. Going to write about walking down an alley and feeling like there is someone one or two steps behind you, just out of sight? Really go out and walk the streets at night and imagine there is someone there, then remember that feeling, the smells, the sensations when you write the LETTARS TO YUOR FIRENDS!!!
- I don't know, there really are no logistics perse with this crap that I can describe, any particular questions you need answered and I can do my best.
- 98% of wolfet.exe done, and I'll be asleep before it reaches 100%... vundebar!
- I am currently in the laborious process of downloading Vulfenshtein @ 42.5KB/Sec.... ugh....
- Thanks for the props on the CafeBeats site! I got a mug on order!
- Back to De Profundis:
- The guy suggests that we each play this game by ourselves and should try and experience things our characters might write about by doing two things: 1) Look at the world in a different light, look for the sinsiter, try to spin daily life stuff as being a bit more-horrific, twisted, etc. Try and play out a "psychodrama" in certain instances in our lives (ie play out the what-if's and let your imagination run wild a bit), and then try and use those feelings, experiences to write about. 2) Rather than trying to write about something your character has done, or will do, actually do it first to see and feel and experience what it REALLY feels like. Going to write about walking down an alley and feeling like there is someone one or two steps behind you, just out of sight? Really go out and walk the streets at night and imagine there is someone there, then remember that feeling, the smells, the sensations when you write the LETTARS TO YUOR FIRENDS!!!
- I don't know, there really are no logistics perse with this crap that I can describe, any particular questions you need answered and I can do my best.
- 98% of wolfet.exe done, and I'll be asleep before it reaches 100%... vundebar!
Dungeoneer!
Glad to hear the con was such a hit! It sounds like lots of fun. I’m glad that you guys were into Dungeoneer, as well--when I brought it over to Eric’s I wasn’t sure if it went over well or not. I liked it a lot, though. It’s like mini-D&D.
I had a really good time in New York. I still don’t want to live in that particular city, but there’s always something to do. The part of Brooklyn where my sister lives is great, too--strongly reminiscent of Sesame Street, but without all the scary blue and green monsters.
The thing that made me really mad this morning
From today’s LA Times:
“The Supreme Court narrowed the right against self-incrimination Tuesday, ruling that police and government investigators can force an unwilling person to talk, as long as those admissions are not used to prosecute them.”
... Justifying any kind of behavior the cops want to use on, say, Rudy, should they want information about me. Or, more likely, on some dude named Tahib about a guy named Rajiv. This decision was of course supported by the Bush administration.
This kind of thing scares the shit out of me. We are starting to cut into Miranda rights here. Good/scary article if you have the Times.
And did anybody hear about the Amnesty International report? They’re saying that the world focus on “security” is destabilizing the world and increasing the number of human-rights abuses. Not a big surprise.
Glad to hear the con was such a hit! It sounds like lots of fun. I’m glad that you guys were into Dungeoneer, as well--when I brought it over to Eric’s I wasn’t sure if it went over well or not. I liked it a lot, though. It’s like mini-D&D.
I had a really good time in New York. I still don’t want to live in that particular city, but there’s always something to do. The part of Brooklyn where my sister lives is great, too--strongly reminiscent of Sesame Street, but without all the scary blue and green monsters.
The thing that made me really mad this morning
From today’s LA Times:
“The Supreme Court narrowed the right against self-incrimination Tuesday, ruling that police and government investigators can force an unwilling person to talk, as long as those admissions are not used to prosecute them.”
... Justifying any kind of behavior the cops want to use on, say, Rudy, should they want information about me. Or, more likely, on some dude named Tahib about a guy named Rajiv. This decision was of course supported by the Bush administration.
This kind of thing scares the shit out of me. We are starting to cut into Miranda rights here. Good/scary article if you have the Times.
And did anybody hear about the Amnesty International report? They’re saying that the world focus on “security” is destabilizing the world and increasing the number of human-rights abuses. Not a big surprise.
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
The full version is out! It's a competely FREE and STAND-ALONE game that roxorz my boxorz. Go get it from HERE. Size is pretty megazorg big, almost 300 meganutz, but its seriously worth it. To all you RTCW haters, its pretty different and you guys might like it more (its maybe more *realistic* although none of these games really are) and its got a sweet class-level system going. I Like it- GO PLAY.
-[AT]Steve?
The full version is out! It's a competely FREE and STAND-ALONE game that roxorz my boxorz. Go get it from HERE. Size is pretty megazorg big, almost 300 meganutz, but its seriously worth it. To all you RTCW haters, its pretty different and you guys might like it more (its maybe more *realistic* although none of these games really are) and its got a sweet class-level system going. I Like it- GO PLAY.
-[AT]Steve?
De Profundis Logistics
I'm not going to lie, clarity is not the strongpoint of this "game" or the "manual", things are very much left up for interpretation, perhaps when Enoto returns he can help clarify things abit more (I think he has the rules too). Anyway, here are some major points that I am both making up and interpreting from the book:
- We write letters in character that tell stories. These can be interactive stories that are generated on the fly using both parties to move the story along, or they can be stories that are more one sided where the second person is more of a wall to bounce the story off of and to lead the story along, but not change it.
- I have no idea how to do this with more than two people, that is for us to figure out.
- More later, I am getting out of work and have to swing by a hotel, so more later.
I'm not going to lie, clarity is not the strongpoint of this "game" or the "manual", things are very much left up for interpretation, perhaps when Enoto returns he can help clarify things abit more (I think he has the rules too). Anyway, here are some major points that I am both making up and interpreting from the book:
- We write letters in character that tell stories. These can be interactive stories that are generated on the fly using both parties to move the story along, or they can be stories that are more one sided where the second person is more of a wall to bounce the story off of and to lead the story along, but not change it.
- I have no idea how to do this with more than two people, that is for us to figure out.
- More later, I am getting out of work and have to swing by a hotel, so more later.
Good Grief
'The Older Person and the Water'
She says a lot of people are having fun finding new titles for Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" which presents problems with every word except "and" and "the." Ravitch said old is ageist, man is sexist and sea can't be used in case a student lives inland and doesn't grasp the concept of a large body of water.
- From a CNN article reporting on banned words (there are over 500 of them!) in California middle and high school text books.
Good Grief x2
'The Older Person and the Water'
She says a lot of people are having fun finding new titles for Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" which presents problems with every word except "and" and "the." Ravitch said old is ageist, man is sexist and sea can't be used in case a student lives inland and doesn't grasp the concept of a large body of water.
- From a CNN article reporting on banned words (there are over 500 of them!) in California middle and high school text books.
Good Grief x2
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
bwah ha ha, I shall write a program which causes her to urinate!
Glad to hear the con was fun! Yeah, this weekend was epic salsa dancing convention for me. There's this yearly event called the Salsa Congress and the one here in LA (at the Hollywood Park Casino to be exact) I guess is the biggest one in the world. My folks hooked me up on the guest list (otherwise it was like $35 a day) and I went everynight with a different friend and had a blast- was pretty awesome.
So you bought De Profundis? What kind of "rules" are in the book other than "WTRITE LETTARS TWO YOURE FIRNDS!" Count me in- sounds cool, although give us more info on teh logistix of it.
Watched more episodes of The Prisoner. What a cool show. Did more reading on it, and according to the main actor dude, Patrick McGoogal, Number 6 is NOT John Drake from Danger Man, while the OTHER creator of the Prisoner (dont know his name) said it WAS John Drake. Oh, who knows. Cool show though! "Be seeing you!"
Jam of the week: Queens of the StoneAge - No One Knows
- NEO41336@aol.com
Glad to hear the con was fun! Yeah, this weekend was epic salsa dancing convention for me. There's this yearly event called the Salsa Congress and the one here in LA (at the Hollywood Park Casino to be exact) I guess is the biggest one in the world. My folks hooked me up on the guest list (otherwise it was like $35 a day) and I went everynight with a different friend and had a blast- was pretty awesome.
So you bought De Profundis? What kind of "rules" are in the book other than "WTRITE LETTARS TWO YOURE FIRNDS!" Count me in- sounds cool, although give us more info on teh logistix of it.
Watched more episodes of The Prisoner. What a cool show. Did more reading on it, and according to the main actor dude, Patrick McGoogal, Number 6 is NOT John Drake from Danger Man, while the OTHER creator of the Prisoner (dont know his name) said it WAS John Drake. Oh, who knows. Cool show though! "Be seeing you!"
Jam of the week: Queens of the StoneAge - No One Knows
- NEO41336@aol.com
De Profundis
This is a really neat idea of a "game", and I would be more than excited and willing to try it out. The gist is this: Writing correspondence letters to each other as characters in the Call of Cthulhu universe (which is really OUR universe as far as the letters are concerned) thereby creating a free-flowing, dynamic story that unfolds over the course of the letters being written. Mike and I actually did this briefly over email and it was fun, though the book says to NEVAR use email because it is too easy to rattle off crap without really thinking about it and giving the letter the attention it needs, we still (briefly) had some fun, and I would like to try this again.
One reason that makes me think it might work is that Rael and I think Motorbyke already took some time and energy to summarize a few CoC sessions from Return to the Mountains of Madness that were really cool! They were fun to read the summary of what we already played, and I can see these same styled letters telling new stories.
I'm thinking for atmosphere in the game could include: variations of handwriting based on mood, mental state, etc., letterhead from various locals, doctored photos, parcels of goodies (statues, articles, pages torn from books, etc.), damaged pages, exotic stamps, etc. Also, the letters (or whatever) should be sent inside of something else so that the envelopes and whatnot can be "properly" addressed to the ficticious character's address.
Any of this sound interesting?
So, I guess what I need is interested parties to send me their addresses, and we can see what happens! I'm guessing nothing, but it's worth a shot, no?
ALSO: Check out the old action team site, it has the aforementioned writings posted, as well as some fun pictures!
This is a really neat idea of a "game", and I would be more than excited and willing to try it out. The gist is this: Writing correspondence letters to each other as characters in the Call of Cthulhu universe (which is really OUR universe as far as the letters are concerned) thereby creating a free-flowing, dynamic story that unfolds over the course of the letters being written. Mike and I actually did this briefly over email and it was fun, though the book says to NEVAR use email because it is too easy to rattle off crap without really thinking about it and giving the letter the attention it needs, we still (briefly) had some fun, and I would like to try this again.
One reason that makes me think it might work is that Rael and I think Motorbyke already took some time and energy to summarize a few CoC sessions from Return to the Mountains of Madness that were really cool! They were fun to read the summary of what we already played, and I can see these same styled letters telling new stories.
I'm thinking for atmosphere in the game could include: variations of handwriting based on mood, mental state, etc., letterhead from various locals, doctored photos, parcels of goodies (statues, articles, pages torn from books, etc.), damaged pages, exotic stamps, etc. Also, the letters (or whatever) should be sent inside of something else so that the envelopes and whatnot can be "properly" addressed to the ficticious character's address.
Any of this sound interesting?
So, I guess what I need is interested parties to send me their addresses, and we can see what happens! I'm guessing nothing, but it's worth a shot, no?
ALSO: Check out the old action team site, it has the aforementioned writings posted, as well as some fun pictures!
Yayy Working Con!
Sounds like a great time... almost as much fun as vectorising house plans in Illustrator 10 hours a day, which is how I spent the weekend. Epic. Oh, and of course downloading and listening to old 80's rock. Man, I'd almost forgotten how bad (and good) some of it was -- thank goodness Vice City reminded me. So, what IS the Nyarlahotep plush? You've digital cameras, I want a picture! I'm feeling even more jealous now. Ah well, one day I will return to the happy land of pseudo Nirvana that is convention tyme - one day...
Oh, and of course, rowing race on Sunday -- which we were favoured to win, and actually lost in the first round, and also in the 'losers plate' competition. Ace. So, all told I should have driven the many thousands of miles to booblacon for the fun and said to hell with the work. 'Splain to me these new games -- espeically the N scale WWII game -- that has some real potential. Also, Ja-el - isn't the dice flicking game just crossbows and catapults, that great party avoiding game? Koool party! Also, did you find that the convention was, or was not a fucking grab bag? ? Right, I'm back to tracing little black blocks on the computer -- whooohooo!
Mandage
Sounds like a great time... almost as much fun as vectorising house plans in Illustrator 10 hours a day, which is how I spent the weekend. Epic. Oh, and of course downloading and listening to old 80's rock. Man, I'd almost forgotten how bad (and good) some of it was -- thank goodness Vice City reminded me. So, what IS the Nyarlahotep plush? You've digital cameras, I want a picture! I'm feeling even more jealous now. Ah well, one day I will return to the happy land of pseudo Nirvana that is convention tyme - one day...
Oh, and of course, rowing race on Sunday -- which we were favoured to win, and actually lost in the first round, and also in the 'losers plate' competition. Ace. So, all told I should have driven the many thousands of miles to booblacon for the fun and said to hell with the work. 'Splain to me these new games -- espeically the N scale WWII game -- that has some real potential. Also, Ja-el - isn't the dice flicking game just crossbows and catapults, that great party avoiding game? Koool party! Also, did you find that the convention was, or was not a fucking grab bag? ? Right, I'm back to tracing little black blocks on the computer -- whooohooo!
Mandage
Fun was had by all... Cool Paty!
Kublacon Rating: 9 (on a scale of 10) Gencon would be 10
Booblacon was a refreshing surprise. There were lots of attendees, mostly guys, saw a few big boobies.. and Lots of Games! There were definitely a larger element of board/miniature gamers, and the organization was fairly competent. Flea market was definitely controversial. It only opened for 2 hours, and during that 2 hours it's like a mad scramble of conventioneers and bad odor. Noticed a large games workshop element.
Some more memorable stuff in addition to previously mentioned:
-Invention of the brilliant dice castle and paper wad catapult game. Rules: small dice are stacked three layers high and a paper wad which is flicked as cannon shot to destroy wall. Lots and lots of fun and was extremely entertaining. Entertaining moment: Instead of flicking soft and plush paper wad, Aaron decided it was smarter to try to flick the solid 8oz 20 sided dice despite the fact it looked like it hurt alot... Aaron in pain = funny. Needless to say, I omitted my turns to flick the dice.
-We also played Aliens, dungeoneer and alot of dwarven dig. I think the latter two very good purchases made by elrock. I predict that dungeoneer will last for at least 2 months, and dwarven dig for 4 months of interest.
-Kudos to Eric, for driving up 800 miles just to hang out! and then having to wait patiently for 6 hours playing his playstation at my house. Also realized the incredible amount of games he brings to the con to share. After he left on sunday, Aaron and I were stuck with Battle cry, Heave Ho and Junta. We ate some dinner and watched a really cool movie on the Boob Tube. I enjoyed the movie, Aaron didn't. It was about this pre-adolescent girl having an affair with her friends dad... lots of nude scenes and a brief lesbo kiss scene.
-5 ELEVATORS!!! I know westin had 6, but it seems the ones in westin always stayed on level 1 and 2.
Yay booblacon I!
Jael
Kublacon Rating: 9 (on a scale of 10) Gencon would be 10
Booblacon was a refreshing surprise. There were lots of attendees, mostly guys, saw a few big boobies.. and Lots of Games! There were definitely a larger element of board/miniature gamers, and the organization was fairly competent. Flea market was definitely controversial. It only opened for 2 hours, and during that 2 hours it's like a mad scramble of conventioneers and bad odor. Noticed a large games workshop element.
Some more memorable stuff in addition to previously mentioned:
-Invention of the brilliant dice castle and paper wad catapult game. Rules: small dice are stacked three layers high and a paper wad which is flicked as cannon shot to destroy wall. Lots and lots of fun and was extremely entertaining. Entertaining moment: Instead of flicking soft and plush paper wad, Aaron decided it was smarter to try to flick the solid 8oz 20 sided dice despite the fact it looked like it hurt alot... Aaron in pain = funny. Needless to say, I omitted my turns to flick the dice.
-We also played Aliens, dungeoneer and alot of dwarven dig. I think the latter two very good purchases made by elrock. I predict that dungeoneer will last for at least 2 months, and dwarven dig for 4 months of interest.
-Kudos to Eric, for driving up 800 miles just to hang out! and then having to wait patiently for 6 hours playing his playstation at my house. Also realized the incredible amount of games he brings to the con to share. After he left on sunday, Aaron and I were stuck with Battle cry, Heave Ho and Junta. We ate some dinner and watched a really cool movie on the Boob Tube. I enjoyed the movie, Aaron didn't. It was about this pre-adolescent girl having an affair with her friends dad... lots of nude scenes and a brief lesbo kiss scene.
-5 ELEVATORS!!! I know westin had 6, but it seems the ones in westin always stayed on level 1 and 2.
Yay booblacon I!
Jael
Monday, May 26, 2003
Additions to Kublacon
- Jael's hospitality at his apartment in letting me sleep in his livingroom and then eating lunch at a place he HATES just so I'd be happy! Wow, what a warm fuzzy feeling...
- The power failure at the hotel which left the miniatures room in pitch darkness, followed by excited yelling by nerdy gamers until the lights returned. Later, when the PA announce began to speak, the room became silent until the PA guy mispoke and said, "the power has returned to normal, please be alarmed. I mean, do not be alarmed". Of course, this was followed by mock panic sounds from the room.
- Choice Call of Cthulhu quote overheard:
Player 1: I shoot it.
GM: You shoot it?
Player 2: What are you shooting?
Player 1: You, or whatever just bit you!
(This was followed by a brief moment of reflection by Enron and I and how we miss CoC.)
- I forgot about the enormous D20's we got! Any word on the Nyarlathotep? Did you forget you turd?
- Jael's hospitality at his apartment in letting me sleep in his livingroom and then eating lunch at a place he HATES just so I'd be happy! Wow, what a warm fuzzy feeling...
- The power failure at the hotel which left the miniatures room in pitch darkness, followed by excited yelling by nerdy gamers until the lights returned. Later, when the PA announce began to speak, the room became silent until the PA guy mispoke and said, "the power has returned to normal, please be alarmed. I mean, do not be alarmed". Of course, this was followed by mock panic sounds from the room.
- Choice Call of Cthulhu quote overheard:
Player 1: I shoot it.
GM: You shoot it?
Player 2: What are you shooting?
Player 1: You, or whatever just bit you!
(This was followed by a brief moment of reflection by Enron and I and how we miss CoC.)
- I forgot about the enormous D20's we got! Any word on the Nyarlathotep? Did you forget you turd?
KhooBlaKhan
The official Deaf Mute highlights in addtion to Elrocks:
- Driving 275 miles to attend a con, pick-up/drop-off Aimey, Pick-up/drop-off a friend @ the emergency room, Drop off Johnny @ home, going to restaurants.
- Ja -el's 30 minute Blood Bowel set-up time.
- Elrock's unending drive for getting his fingers in every historical miniture game available. BTW I am envious of his convictions in this arena.
- Huge D20's.
- PBI battle horror/near perfect tie.
- Great convention all around. Good time with the buds and lots o' gamin' fun.
- Priceless moment: Johnny audiably farting in the elevator filled with people and blaming it on "thinking about pizza".
Hoist
The official Deaf Mute highlights in addtion to Elrocks:
- Driving 275 miles to attend a con, pick-up/drop-off Aimey, Pick-up/drop-off a friend @ the emergency room, Drop off Johnny @ home, going to restaurants.
- Ja -el's 30 minute Blood Bowel set-up time.
- Elrock's unending drive for getting his fingers in every historical miniture game available. BTW I am envious of his convictions in this arena.
- Huge D20's.
- PBI battle horror/near perfect tie.
- Great convention all around. Good time with the buds and lots o' gamin' fun.
- Priceless moment: Johnny audiably farting in the elevator filled with people and blaming it on "thinking about pizza".
Hoist
Kublacon
So, another con in the history books. Brief highlights include:
- Driving 800 miles to attend a con, and come home.
- The Nyarlathotep Plush Toy.
- Dwarven Dig! the new game that is sweeping the nation, or at least the game we played a lot.
- 34oz beers at the bar for Enron and I, and Jael asking for fresh-squeezed juice (he didn't get it).
- Lots of historical miniatures games there, which is good for all those that attended and Mike, but bad for everyone else.
- Games played: PBI, Blood Bowl (YAY!), Dwarven Dig!, Dungeoneer, Kingdoms, Heave-Ho!, Battle Cry, strange finger-flick racing game... is that it?
- Stuff purchased: Dwarven Dig!, Dungeoneer, The Testimony of Jacob Hollow (stupid impulse card game buy that looked WAY cooler than it is), N scale WWII miniatures and rules, 34oz of Beer, many chicken fingers, Nyarlathotep Plush Toy (hopefully two if Enron remembered to get mine!), Miskatonic parking pass, De Profundis (looks interesting, perhaps a new blog?), coffee, 8 tacos from Taco Bell for Jael, etc.
Fun was definately had, it was a good con; good numbers of people, good people, good games, good fun, I look forward to next year!
HOIST!
So, another con in the history books. Brief highlights include:
- Driving 800 miles to attend a con, and come home.
- The Nyarlathotep Plush Toy.
- Dwarven Dig! the new game that is sweeping the nation, or at least the game we played a lot.
- 34oz beers at the bar for Enron and I, and Jael asking for fresh-squeezed juice (he didn't get it).
- Lots of historical miniatures games there, which is good for all those that attended and Mike, but bad for everyone else.
- Games played: PBI, Blood Bowl (YAY!), Dwarven Dig!, Dungeoneer, Kingdoms, Heave-Ho!, Battle Cry, strange finger-flick racing game... is that it?
- Stuff purchased: Dwarven Dig!, Dungeoneer, The Testimony of Jacob Hollow (stupid impulse card game buy that looked WAY cooler than it is), N scale WWII miniatures and rules, 34oz of Beer, many chicken fingers, Nyarlathotep Plush Toy (hopefully two if Enron remembered to get mine!), Miskatonic parking pass, De Profundis (looks interesting, perhaps a new blog?), coffee, 8 tacos from Taco Bell for Jael, etc.
Fun was definately had, it was a good con; good numbers of people, good people, good games, good fun, I look forward to next year!
HOIST!
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