| Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 |
lots42
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10:06a |
Television in the DC Universe
What is teleivion like in the DC Universe? Where alien invasions are a thrice-yearly event, sci-fi shows wouldn't be much of a big deal. Espeically since real life places, like Topeka, Kansas and Australia got demolished by aliens. |
lots42
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9:38a |
It has to be said
The 'make a cartoon version/icon of yourself' images weird me the hell out. Of course, I am the person who takes a chainsaw to video game civilians just to see what will happen (no decapitations!) so eh. |
kerri9494
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9:00a |
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| Monday, December 28th, 2009 |
lots42
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2:42p |
Star Trek: Voyager 'Unworthy'
Short, shameful review or something, as they would say in ARK: It's a really good book. Go read it. No 'being a Trekkie' needed. Also, no Janeway. |
lots42
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12:27p |
I Do It So You Don't Have To
The 'Rifftrax' stuff I viewed on Youtube are ten times funnier then the MST3K shows (which are still funny). Go watch or whatever. I think it's because the Rifftrax stuff has more juicy material to work with. And movies are just that more deranged. Even the worst of villains (I saw) weren't as sick and depraved as Alfred from 'Batman and Robin'. |
lots42
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11:55a |
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kerri9494
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9:00a |
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lots42
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2:52a |
Even Scooby Doo was never this weird
Not news: A series of mystery novels involving a weird chef. Fark: Each novel has six or seven actual, unique recipies. Food and HORRIBLE KNIFE IN THE FACE. That's a great combination. Really great. |
lots42
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2:47a |
Scarface: I Don't Get Why I Didn't Do This Before
I've been playing the earlier save file of Scarface where not as much is done. I've been gaining extra, extra money by taking a ride out to the 'locked' islands and shooting up the gangs there. LOL violence. The more crazy crap you do, the more reputation you get, the more weapons you can buy. I'm hoping some missions will go easier if I have a rocket launcher. Many things are easier if you have a rocket launcher. Except opening the mayo jar. |
| Sunday, December 27th, 2009 |
pentomino
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2:05p |
I used to think that veracity played no part in an idea's propagation. A false idea can spread as far as a true idea; if they conflict, whichever one is stickier will gain the most ground. Except, a truth can be independently discovered many times, whereas a lie must be either repeated, or reinvented. So the truth has an advantage, after all. |
kerri9494
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9:00a |
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lots42
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3:21a |
Fail?
So Star Trek is releasing a series of books about alternate continuities, NOT the Mirror Universe. Basically, what if X Happened Instead Of Y. With the near limitless story potential of this concept, they do 'What if Khan won' and 'What it wasn't Spock but some Andorian'. I know, any story can be good but come on, really. |
lots42
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3:15a |
Z-Z-Z-Zombies!
Discovery channel is doing 'Life After People', the current episode is focusing on New York City. It gives me some ideas for my zombie stories. Because if 99 percent of the people are zombies/lunch, things are literally going to fall apart. Including dinosaur skeletons, IIRC. |
| Saturday, December 26th, 2009 |
lots42
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10:16p |
Scarface; Movie Theatre
In 'Scarface', I went to the movie theatre I had bought and blew up a patron's car. In context of the general story, this was incredibly funny. Also, I was verbally banned from the theatre I own. |
kerri9494
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9:00a |
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| Friday, December 25th, 2009 |
lots42
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10:54p |
Scarface: Math Is Awesome
So after my latest save, I decided to go on a homicidal rampage. I pulled out my bazooka and blew up some cars. Delicous explosions, yes. Of course, the cops got pissed. I blew up some cops, Tony can kill cops bloodily (does Al Pacino's lawyer know about this, seriously). Anywho, a cop van came barreling up. I put a missile in it's grille...and it was still coming forward. UP and forward. Blown up and on fire and the game -still- computed the forward velocity. Awesome. Then the van landed on me and I died. |
urbeatle
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1:18p |
Madame Tutli-Putli
I watched Madame Tutli-Putli last night. I had heard about this before it was to be released, and was hoping to see it at some point, although I forgot it wasn't a feature-length film. Very odd-looking puppet animation with limited digital effects to make the eyes realistic and some minor enhancements. Technically, the story's pretty predictable, but it's presented well. ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) noisepimp would be especially interested, since the film makers took a cross-country trip on Canadian rail to figure out the details of what a train trip through the Canadian wilderness at night would be like. |
lots42
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6:44a |
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lots42
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5:57a |
Scarface
- Because of the nature of the game, I know there are variable risks with laundering money. But losing a million dollars -hurt-. - I had to cut off the game unexpectedly. So in the context of the fiction, I drove up to a rival gang, shot ten of them and sped off. - It took me this long to fully register that the less the gangs are pissed off at me, the more drugs/profit I get from them. Fortunately, I can do drug deals/take their drugs for more deals with the help of my assistant; this lowers the gang 'heat' dramatically. - Except when my assistant totally fucks up, like hiding behind the car at the first sign of a gun. What the hell? - It helps if I start the killing from inside the car. So if the drug dealer makes a run for it, I can pull up along side of him. In one instance, the assistant shot the dealer with an AK-47 at point blank range. Hardcore. - Due to a glitch one car driven by others was jerking back and forth in the road. It looked totally like someone was having happy fun sex time somewhere inside. - I've been saving a lot of money by tossing the weapons of my dead enemies in the trunk of the car (think Armory Tardis). Money and just being silly. Nine chainsaws is just LOL. - Sadly, for some reason, I can't get any good decapitations going with the chainsaw. I can with the shotgun... - It's funny to have the coke-selling discussions with the Jewish grandfather stereotype shopowner. - The half naked chicks in my mansion gave me another health upgrade. YAY! - I probably said this before but whatever; the trailer park had like a million guys with chainsaws. I used my machine-gun mounted SUV to kill them all. The game failed to put up the required in-game signal elements to indicate the trailer park is (was) full of people who wanted to kill me. Very strange. |
lots42
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5:29a |
Another Reason Terry Pratchett is awesome.
His latest Discworld book addressed the concept of homsexuallity. Archancellor Ridcully, the head of the local college of magic, learns the newest professor (and football star) likes guys. Ridcully thinks about and basically says 'That's cool, the world does not have enough love'. Then because this -is- Ridcully, he then proceeds to make several horrible foot ball jokes. |
lots42
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5:19a |
See my icon
Please consider my icon. This is exactly the -manner- of disagreements I get into with people. I say something logical. They say something logical. I get frustrated because my train of logic has much, much more logic then their train. Why can't the world understand how right I am? I know, that sounds terribly egotistical, but really, people capable of genocide SHOULD be punched a lot. |
lots42
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4:42a |
Fiction
Okay, it's a pretty complicated story, but my uncle only has like eight books in his house, max...and he doesn't even know which ones are his. I cannot understand this. |
| Thursday, December 24th, 2009 |
urbeatle
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5:06p |
The Saddest Music in the World
Just watched The Saddest Music in the World. This wasn't a movie I was planning to see or had even heard about; I turned on the TV this morning and was looking for something to watch, and caught about five minutes of the middle of this. I immediately checked to see if it would be aired again later and set it up to record. I could tell it was good. It reminds me of Michel Gondry's stuff, with the sort of looking back to older technology (rear-screen projection,) although I suppose it's more stylishly retro than technically retro. Most of the movie is black & white, except for a few done in a two-color tint or an old early Technicolor process. Some scenes are done in the style of the silent era, with black framed borders and higher contrast. The story: a Depression-era Canadian brewery owner has a competition for the saddest music in the world, and all the countries send musicians to compete. Canada's representative has a history with the owner; so do his two sons, who return from America and Serbia to represent their adopted countries. Lots of drama, but of a very funny kind; the dialogue and some of the events are bizarre. Best bit: Isabella Rossellini's beer-filled legs. I highly recommend this, and will be looking out for more movies by director Guy Maddin. |
kerri9494
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9:01a |
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lots42
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6:03a |
Note to self
Put up pictures of dramatic leg scar. I am looking for the opprotunity to tell people I got it in a knife fight with a midget Russian hooker. Everyone I know knows the real story. |
