That one looks cool, especially considering how well DB turned out. Price is backing that one fo' sho'. He's kicking himself for not backing Dreadball. As for me, I spent approximately one year's worth of Kickstarter funds on Dwarven
Forge (SO MANY TILES) so I'm sitting this one out.
Hilarious pics Rude. I hate you too big guy :)
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Deadzone
No, I don't mean my house in the month of June, I mean the new Kickstarter campaign from Mantic Games, the folks who brought you (me and Denis), Dreadball!
It looks like a combination of Necromunda, Warmachine, and PBI, so I'm fairly certain I will back that azz up.
You should too! Looks fun!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/deadzone-the-sci-fi-miniatures-board-game?ref=card
It looks like a combination of Necromunda, Warmachine, and PBI, so I'm fairly certain I will back that azz up.
You should too! Looks fun!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/deadzone-the-sci-fi-miniatures-board-game?ref=card
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It is done.
That was amazing. You are crazy talented and I hate you for it.
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Eclipse for iOS is out now, arrrgh matey.
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Eclipse for iOS is out now, arrrgh matey.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Aeryk's Diary: 6/2013
6/1: enr0n and jr0n are here! We played a bunch of games and drank some beerz. I love friends!
6/3: Still here. Still playing games. Eh.
6/4: SHUT UP ABOUT CAMERAS
6/5: jr0n's voice really drones. And he's so short! Make your feet reach the ground, dude.
6/6: Walked into the room and caught those clowns talking about Warmachine. Again. Told them if I heard that talk anymore they'd regret it. I'd "butcher" them just like they "butchered" my warcaster, the "Butcher of Khardov" in 2005. Jokes, jokes are the best!
6/7: I would like them to leave, but it would be awkward to ask. I will kill them instead.
(Later): It is done.
6/8: It is getting harder to shuffle their limbs so that it appears that they have been making moves in between my wife and child's visits to the room, but I do what I must.
6/13: I am out of pods for the coffee maker. I would ask my wife to buy more, but how to explain 268 pots in just a few days? No, better to reuse them again and again. With each use the coffee is thinner and less colorful.
6/14: (written in sloppy, unsure handwriting, some letters backwards): This is jr0n's ghost. If Aeryk uses his left hand, he can channel our spirits, now that he has eaten part of our bodies. We forgive you for what you did! We were being very annoying. Although I do think that (this sentence and several more paragraphs of text are heavily crossed out)
6/15: They've started to smell terribly despite keeping the thermostat just the way I like it, 26 degrees at all times. I keep yelling jokes like, "GUYS! Time to take a shower, ha-ha-HA!" during my family's appearances (which are rarer).
6/16: I need a break, man. I took the guys with me to work and hid them in the server room. I told my family they are camping in the woods for laffz.
6/17: Bad news! A guard asked me about the bad smell coming from the server room. I drove out to work to "investigate". Now I have three corpses on my hands.
6/18: Coffee pods utterly unusable now, so I have taken to eating mushrooms and fungus from my cellar. Sometimes I am sick, sometimes my head is prismatic fire.
6/19: Too many questions are being asked. The solution is the dark art of necromancy.
6/21: They or something like them walk again, I will speak of it no more.
6/22: It is a relief to have them walking around again although my explanations that they are tired and sick and must be chained to the table meet with suspicion. I tried setting up a game of ASL but their hideous hands fumble the chits. Their dead eyes bore into mine, with camaraderie.
6/25: Fungus is growing from their bodies now. I explain it is game enr0n came up with where every time they lose a game they have to attach mold to their skin. Strangely, this explanation flies.
6/29: Tomorrow they leave!
6/30: WHY DOES JUNE HAVE TO HAVE THIRTY-ONE DAYS
6/31: June only has thirty days after all it seems. It is July. We got in one extra day of gaming! I am writing this plunging off a cliff with the reanimated corpses in the back seat. Soon, everything will be fine.
6/3: Still here. Still playing games. Eh.
6/4: SHUT UP ABOUT CAMERAS
6/5: jr0n's voice really drones. And he's so short! Make your feet reach the ground, dude.
6/6: Walked into the room and caught those clowns talking about Warmachine. Again. Told them if I heard that talk anymore they'd regret it. I'd "butcher" them just like they "butchered" my warcaster, the "Butcher of Khardov" in 2005. Jokes, jokes are the best!
6/7: I would like them to leave, but it would be awkward to ask. I will kill them instead.
(Later): It is done.
6/8: It is getting harder to shuffle their limbs so that it appears that they have been making moves in between my wife and child's visits to the room, but I do what I must.
6/13: I am out of pods for the coffee maker. I would ask my wife to buy more, but how to explain 268 pots in just a few days? No, better to reuse them again and again. With each use the coffee is thinner and less colorful.
6/14: (written in sloppy, unsure handwriting, some letters backwards): This is jr0n's ghost. If Aeryk uses his left hand, he can channel our spirits, now that he has eaten part of our bodies. We forgive you for what you did! We were being very annoying. Although I do think that (this sentence and several more paragraphs of text are heavily crossed out)
6/15: They've started to smell terribly despite keeping the thermostat just the way I like it, 26 degrees at all times. I keep yelling jokes like, "GUYS! Time to take a shower, ha-ha-HA!" during my family's appearances (which are rarer).
6/16: I need a break, man. I took the guys with me to work and hid them in the server room. I told my family they are camping in the woods for laffz.
6/17: Bad news! A guard asked me about the bad smell coming from the server room. I drove out to work to "investigate". Now I have three corpses on my hands.
6/18: Coffee pods utterly unusable now, so I have taken to eating mushrooms and fungus from my cellar. Sometimes I am sick, sometimes my head is prismatic fire.
6/19: Too many questions are being asked. The solution is the dark art of necromancy.
6/21: They or something like them walk again, I will speak of it no more.
6/22: It is a relief to have them walking around again although my explanations that they are tired and sick and must be chained to the table meet with suspicion. I tried setting up a game of ASL but their hideous hands fumble the chits. Their dead eyes bore into mine, with camaraderie.
6/25: Fungus is growing from their bodies now. I explain it is game enr0n came up with where every time they lose a game they have to attach mold to their skin. Strangely, this explanation flies.
6/29: Tomorrow they leave!
6/30: WHY DOES JUNE HAVE TO HAVE THIRTY-ONE DAYS
6/31: June only has thirty days after all it seems. It is July. We got in one extra day of gaming! I am writing this plunging off a cliff with the reanimated corpses in the back seat. Soon, everything will be fine.
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Month of June
- Yes, I expect the entire month of June will work for a gaming invasion. But through a strange loophole in resource management, the Invasion can ONLY take place if the ENTIRE month of June is booked in advance. Something about ROI or some such nonsense, so plan accordingly.
- Two things - first, seeing iR00d as a swashbuckler nomming a turkey neck, er leg, was one of the greatest things ever. Second, I demand that outfit make an appearance at Kublacon this year, if life doesn't interfere, and at the very least the next (TITLE)Con we all attend!Con we all attend.</p>
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- Two things - first, seeing iR00d as a swashbuckler nomming a turkey neck, er leg, was one of the greatest things ever. Second, I demand that outfit make an appearance at Kublacon this year, if life doesn't interfere, and at the very least the next (TITLE)Con we all attend!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
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Seattlandia
Never been to Seattle but I bet it's a rad place. Been to Portland a bunch and that place rules. I bet their weather and vibe are pretty similar. Everything from San Francisco on up seems pretty cool.
Speaking of Kickstarter, that guy from Scrubs, Zach Braff, did a kickstarter asking for $2million for a followup to his movie Garden State. That dude is mad rich and I've also heard he's a dick. Tim Heidecker wrote a page for his script that's hilarious, here: via AV Club.
On Cinema
With the Tim & Eric stuff, it really seems like people love it or hate it (I mostly love), and these short movie review's Heidecker does with another anti-comedy guy Greg Turkington(aka Neil Hamburger) kill me every single time. The fucking "On Cinema: On Location" segments are the best. Here's the first time they do it at the end of the segment. CLIP. Honestly, go back to the start and watch all of them. I don't know why I find them so funny but I just do.
Renaissance Faire - We went this weekend! It was swashbuckler themed, so we dressed as pirates. I haven't been to the ren faire since before high school I think. Most of it is exactly as I remember it which is funny. A cool thing is there's lots of booths for "weapon's training" where you can do shit like throw spears, ninja stars, knives, etc. The only one we did was shoot crossbows. Wifey killed me on that. Watched a big melee which was pretty corny but fun. There were a couple of really funny shows that we checked out. And of course, big ass turkey legs.
Speaking of Kickstarter, that guy from Scrubs, Zach Braff, did a kickstarter asking for $2million for a followup to his movie Garden State. That dude is mad rich and I've also heard he's a dick. Tim Heidecker wrote a page for his script that's hilarious, here: via AV Club.
On Cinema
With the Tim & Eric stuff, it really seems like people love it or hate it (I mostly love), and these short movie review's Heidecker does with another anti-comedy guy Greg Turkington(aka Neil Hamburger) kill me every single time. The fucking "On Cinema: On Location" segments are the best. Here's the first time they do it at the end of the segment. CLIP. Honestly, go back to the start and watch all of them. I don't know why I find them so funny but I just do.
Renaissance Faire - We went this weekend! It was swashbuckler themed, so we dressed as pirates. I haven't been to the ren faire since before high school I think. Most of it is exactly as I remember it which is funny. A cool thing is there's lots of booths for "weapon's training" where you can do shit like throw spears, ninja stars, knives, etc. The only one we did was shoot crossbows. Wifey killed me on that. Watched a big melee which was pretty corny but fun. There were a couple of really funny shows that we checked out. And of course, big ass turkey legs.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
On the Kickstarter note, are you guys aware of this insane Dwarven Forge kickstarter? Suffice to say I will be acquiring many dungeon tiles later this year.
Additionally, the OGRE set that I preordered almost a year ago is FINALLY almost ready to ship out. Apparently the Kickstarter was so unexpectedly successful that it derailed the entire company. They've posted some amazing pictures of the box contents. You will note that the box weighs 25.2 pounds.
On a final, materialistic tip, the kid turned 18 months last week and I gave her some Duplo. She really enjoys it and that makes me super happy.
Additionally, the OGRE set that I preordered almost a year ago is FINALLY almost ready to ship out. Apparently the Kickstarter was so unexpectedly successful that it derailed the entire company. They've posted some amazing pictures of the box contents. You will note that the box weighs 25.2 pounds.
On a final, materialistic tip, the kid turned 18 months last week and I gave her some Duplo. She really enjoys it and that makes me super happy.
So Aeryk, when will your new place be ready for a gaming invasion? Shall we pencil in the month of June?
The wife and I went to Seattle last weekend! It was my first time there, and it was really cool. The weather was exactly what you'd expect. It was gray and cool with periodic drizzles, but cool rather than cold. It was nice.
Basically the whole trip was touristy stuff, sleeping, and watching HBO at the hotel. (I'm not including activities such as eating and ablutions in the list but rest assured those happened too.) We did go to a cool art exhibit. This guy Chihuly makes big installations out of blown glass and supposedly takes inspiration from the sea, but I think he may actually be insane and inspired by the Elder Things:
We also went to a pop culture museum with a video game exhibit and we were both pretty stoked to see the old AD&D Intellivision game there.
It was a really fun place to visit and I'd like to spend more time up there. Rude, maybe sometime in the distant future we could go to PAX after all!
The wife and I went to Seattle last weekend! It was my first time there, and it was really cool. The weather was exactly what you'd expect. It was gray and cool with periodic drizzles, but cool rather than cold. It was nice.
Basically the whole trip was touristy stuff, sleeping, and watching HBO at the hotel. (I'm not including activities such as eating and ablutions in the list but rest assured those happened too.) We did go to a cool art exhibit. This guy Chihuly makes big installations out of blown glass and supposedly takes inspiration from the sea, but I think he may actually be insane and inspired by the Elder Things:
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| The Call of Chihuly |
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| Three cheers that the crap from our childhood is now elevated to pedestals! Step down baby boomers, we are the cultural oppressors now! |
Friday, April 26, 2013
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Don't mess...
Yeah, the kid bearing witness to their conversations was unnecessary, but I guess I wasn't completely out of that frame for my upbringing. The river crowd and contractors were just as crass in front of me and the other kids and I turned out okay. Right! Right guys?! *goes and sobs under his desk*
Then again, the kid probably sees and hears it all the time, so not so much on the okay. Plus Texas...
D>M>
Then again, the kid probably sees and hears it all the time, so not so much on the okay. Plus Texas...
D>M>
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Funny...
...until you see the kid and realize that's his world - a bunch of sketchy, swearing, kid-ignorin' parents and parent friends talking about eating out, and fingering, chicks in Moscow.
But the worst part? The kid is stuck in Texas.
But the worst part? The kid is stuck in Texas.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
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Ska Mitzvah
Congratulations on the new pad! Looks cool! I don't know how problematic mold and skunks can be, but I'm sure you guys can fix things. The windowless "barn" or side of the building is crazy looking! Are you guys sticking with blue or painting a new color? Only about 325 miles from me, so expect lots of visits!
Gremlins was on earlier tonight - that's a rad movie! Less dated than a lot of other movies from that time. Fun fact I didn't know till I wiki'd it - it opened the same weekend as Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters came in first with Gremlins opening 2nd.
That Boston manhunt stuff was insane! I was up so late that night the guy was still at large constantly reading up on it. That's probably gonna be the norm nowadays when these crazy events happen - everything was real time (including all the dumb misinformation).
Watched a bunch of the Adult Swim show Delocated tonight on Netflix. It's not perfect but it's pretty funny for a super short show. iJon, did you mention it before? It's the one where this family in the witness protection program gets a reality show. The 2nd episode coined the phrase "the Skalocaust" which was pretty hilarious.
iJon - make your show!
PS - I know Season 1 of Buffy is supposed to be pretty bad, but I decided to start watching it at work anyways. I'm actually finding them pretty enjoyable. It's totally monster-of-the-week with very little serialization, but the actors are all fun to watch and I feel like it gets better from the 2nd half on. Even though I watched a lot of Buffy back in the day, I think I've missed a ton of episodes overall. Think I'm going to finally try a big series watch.
Gremlins was on earlier tonight - that's a rad movie! Less dated than a lot of other movies from that time. Fun fact I didn't know till I wiki'd it - it opened the same weekend as Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters came in first with Gremlins opening 2nd.
That Boston manhunt stuff was insane! I was up so late that night the guy was still at large constantly reading up on it. That's probably gonna be the norm nowadays when these crazy events happen - everything was real time (including all the dumb misinformation).
Watched a bunch of the Adult Swim show Delocated tonight on Netflix. It's not perfect but it's pretty funny for a super short show. iJon, did you mention it before? It's the one where this family in the witness protection program gets a reality show. The 2nd episode coined the phrase "the Skalocaust" which was pretty hilarious.
iJon - make your show!
PS - I know Season 1 of Buffy is supposed to be pretty bad, but I decided to start watching it at work anyways. I'm actually finding them pretty enjoyable. It's totally monster-of-the-week with very little serialization, but the actors are all fun to watch and I feel like it gets better from the 2nd half on. Even though I watched a lot of Buffy back in the day, I think I've missed a ton of episodes overall. Think I'm going to finally try a big series watch.
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