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1.Imaginary word for blog specializing in travel rants, pop culture and other things you don't care about.GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-37513988541346243352011-02-04T17:41:00.000-08:002011-02-04T17:43:32.300-08:00#TravelRants Twitter Trails #2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Fiery Passport o' Doom!</b></td></tr>
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<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/GeekGamerGuy/status/32993638388604928"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">2 Feb</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/#"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This is one of those things that have popped up since I started riding the EmeryGoRound. There has been this plague of young black dudes hopping on the EGoRound and trying to talk in their cel phone like their PDiddy. I’m supposed to believe you’re negotiating a multi million dollar contract while riding the free shuttle from the Oakland Bart and walking to the Denny’s? I swear 1 guy’s cel phone wasn’t even turned on while talking into his phone about ordering the $2000 rims for his ride. Do $2000 rims even exist? These guys are talking about shit that could not possibly be going down from a free shuttle and doing it real loud to make sure everyone knows and trying desperately to make eye contact so they could let you know how important they are. Drives me nuts! You are who you are! Deal with it!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I want to help the biz girl cornered by the creepy old euro guy chatting her up. I wonder if he knows this isn't Versailles?</span><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23TransitRants"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">#TransitRants</span></a><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/GeekGamerGuy/status/32993060501590016"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">2 Feb</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/#"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Oh poor little business lady blond. I wish beyond wish I could be an old European man. They don’t give a shit about what anyone thinks of them. In a near empty bus he sits his 5’ 6” balding, stinking paunchy self next to a gorgeous young blond professional and does his damnedest to get her interested. This girl came just short of stabbing him with her pen and yet he still persisted in trying to get her information and came just short of not letting her out of her seat until she relented. What the hell is going on in Europe that they breed delusional old men douchebags like this?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hey asshole, Can I request you wear a smaller backpack so when you keep backing into me it hurts less. Thanx.</span><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23TransitRants"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">#TransitRants</span></a><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/GeekGamerGuy/status/32989079788322816"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">2 Feb</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/#"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Let me paint a picture. Me, minding my own business, standing on the BART. Enter backpack Basher. A tall,middle age guy with a huge backpack walks in face to face with me, about 6 inches from my face, and promptly turns around smacking with his backpack. As we’re rolling down the line he keeps hitting me with his backpack until I finally snap and on one of his lean forward moments I take a stand and plant my elbow where his ribs will back right into my elbow. He clangs against it and gives me a dirty look. I was here first asshole! Wearing your iPod and texting one handed does not give you a free pass to write off everything else in the world and treat the rest of us as unimportant props.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">EGoRound 20 min late. He parks in the boondocks so we miss the Bart due to the long walk. Perfect start to the day >:(</span><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23TransitRants"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">#TransitRants</span></a><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/GeekGamerGuy/status/32854311071391744"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">2 Feb</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/#"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I’ve grown to recognize the EGoRound drivers and there is one that I’m convinced hates passengers. This is my favorite trick of his. He’ll stop at the the second to last stop before picking us up; he lollygags there for a bit doing nothing fully aware that we can see him sitting there staring at us. And then when he deigns to pick us up he drops us off a hundred miles from the BART! Some drivers will drop us off closer than usual but this guy goes out of his way to make sure we miss our train! I wish we knew which driver was going to be working each so I know when to either wake up earlier or bring a sock full of nickels for this guy’s head.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Thanks for dropping your heavy bag on my foot. I didn't need lefty. It will add to my pimp stroll. Where my pimp cane at?!</span><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23TransitRants"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">#TransitRants</span></a><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/GeekGamerGuy/status/32633407418671105"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">1 Feb</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/#"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></a><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My pimp stroll isn’t quite as legendary as Dolemite but it got a big step forward thanks to this asshole. he walks in with a cloth bag full of tools and drops it right on my foot and doesn’t even acknowledge it! What kind of asshole does with sort of asshattery?! No apology, no awareness no nothing! I should have stolen a wrench or something.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">EGoRound driver was whistling at a girl while at a stop sign. Focus driver-oh snap! She was pretty! Whistle on brother!</span><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23TransitRants"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">#TransitRants</span></a><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/GeekGamerGuy/status/32495157601370112"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">1 Feb</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/#"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">She was pretty damn hot but also about 30 yrs younger than the driver. I hope when I get old and grey I’ll still have the guts to whistle and holla at a pretty girl. As obnoxious as it is there is a part of it that’s endearing. Of course, I’m not a pretty chick so I don’t have to deal with the other side of it. Sound off pretty girls, is it endearing when an old man whistles at you or just creepy and weird?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2nd and Howard is an accident laden cluster. Stay away!</span><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23TransitRants"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">#TransitRants</span></a><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/GeekGamerGuy/status/32494290298998784"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">1 Feb</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/#"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23TransitRants"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></a><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This looked like one of those fuck you accidents at the corner of 2nd and Howard. Someone left their ass hanging out too long to make a turn on red and got smashed into by a motorcycle that wasn’t paying attention. Focus people! Focus!</span></div>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-82715907601842350022011-01-31T11:14:00.000-08:002011-01-31T11:15:27.611-08:00Penance Log of Brannan Brundle: Entry 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><b>Palast, Misham the 6th* </b><i><br />
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<i>I didn’t even last an hour this time. I figured I’d go the other way away from the main pasture and steer clear of the Abbot. I headed toward the laundry lines and there’s my good buddy Etal along with a few other scrawny cheese monks. This time I decide to slip by them between the laundry sheets. I was up to a good run until that twerp Etal somehow got ahead of me and tripped my feet right out from under me from the other side of the sheets. I hit the ground hard and all the other little cheesey priests piled on. I had no chance, sure one on one I’d mop the floor with the creeps but there was too damn many of them. Abbot Morrow only pointed out how lucky that I was to be provided with St. Cuthbert’s lesson on the importance of teamwork. What a bunch of bunk, I’ve always worked alone and I’ve done just fine. Unfortunately the Abbot has decided that since I’m well enough for escape attempts I’m well enough to begin going to services and start work. If I wanted to work I'd have stayed at my father’s smithy!</i><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">*The days/months I'm using is the <a href="http://www.dlnexus.com/fan/rules/14337.aspx">Solamnic calendar from Dragonlance</a> because it's neato.</span><br />
For more information on the Pen of Penance feature read this <a href="http://creativosity.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-2-electric-boogalo.html">post</a>. </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For more info on Brannan Brundle see this <a href="http://creativosity.blogspot.com/2010/09/dnd-interlude-my-imaginary-friend-can.html">post</a>.</span><i></i></div></div>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-27590549644931749602011-01-24T14:53:00.000-08:002011-01-24T14:53:19.398-08:00Media Madness #2 Comic Review of: Warriors of Dharuk #1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWw-QetcXAwJcRWeJGoFW8QmZX5ebZaPUzCCTvKrdL041RDT6ode2UjYHB7kRqKpJ0OQwP8GAQK2cqfrbC5p5JbV0fScaoqTeu6sjHxv4ftHVtVebOF8pmsVEWi5-eUaIRa06d-oTCpbQ/s1600/MediaMadnessIconPNG.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWw-QetcXAwJcRWeJGoFW8QmZX5ebZaPUzCCTvKrdL041RDT6ode2UjYHB7kRqKpJ0OQwP8GAQK2cqfrbC5p5JbV0fScaoqTeu6sjHxv4ftHVtVebOF8pmsVEWi5-eUaIRa06d-oTCpbQ/s1600/MediaMadnessIconPNG.png" /></a></div><b>Media Madness #2 Comic Review of <i>Warriors of Dharuk #1</i></b><br />
This edition of Media Madness is a review of the impending comic <a href="http://creatorsedgepress.com/releases/">Warriors of Dharuk</a> #1. One of the most unique aspects of this comic is that it is being written by <a href="http://www.captionsandballoons.com/">Stephen Lindsay</a> and his 7 year old son Ayden.<br />
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<b>Overview</b><br />
Warriors of Dharuk follows the story of Jodi, a young Rikki (warrior) of Clan Dharuk. The Dharuk resemble koala bearesque creatures with decidedly unkoala-like attitudes. The position of a Dharuk warrior is highly prestigious and the comic presents itself as Jodi's journey to join their ranks. <br />
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Along the way we are introduced to an anthropomorphic world that at times seems pastoral and verdant but also possesses such technology as automatic weaponry. Jody's first antagonists resemble evil flying squirrels and ride ostrich like steeds but those mounts are armed with automatic machine guns presenting a wonderful juxtaposition that begs the reader to ask questions about this world.<br />
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We are introduced to a father figure in the form of an Armadillo like fighter of great ability. The seeds of mentor-ship are sown in their first memorable meeting. The first issue also presents us with a high level villain in the form of an alligator monarch that seems as cunning and intelligent as he is powerful. This is a refreshing change from most villains usually being either strong or smart but not both. <br />
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Warriors of Dharuk presents us with a world richly illustrated by Dave Myers with colors by Freddy Lopez Jr. Gone or the typical comic styles of hard lines and static or overly digital effects. Myers and Lopez present a rich, painterly world that is beautiful to look at with unique characters and lush, detailed backgrounds.<br />
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<b>Pros:</b> Warriors of Dharuk #1 presents the reader with a unique world that has enough familiarity to be engaging to a young reader while challenging them with interesting ideas such as the mixed technology. The main character and supporting cast are compelling and make you want to follow the journey. The world has an implied richness thanks to the lush, qualities of the artwork and distinct personalities of the characters. This is a great comic to help younger audiences make the transition for kids books to comics.<br />
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<b>Cons</b>: The violence of the story might make some parents shy away from presenting it to their kids. If you feel your kids can handle the battles which are not terribly graphic than this is the book to get them into comics. The book appears to be a hero's journey which is well trod upon territory but the world makes it worth the trip.<br />
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<b>Rating Round Up</b><br />
If you're looking for superhero type action than this isn't the comic for you. If you're looking for a fun read with creative and unique art than I can't recommend this book high enough; especially if you have young kids you want to introduce to comics.<br />
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<b>3.5 Kirby Dots out of 5</b></div>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-1612899514303634602011-01-21T11:58:00.000-08:002011-01-22T11:33:51.117-08:00Penance Log of Brannan Brundle: Entry 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgir7IMEkj4kbdM2PFucPjQ0BnO75yjCkajsqwBUOKxONY_8aoIQe_7YHqbD7IMdIESWH0dCzMn_-dt0Usu0RkLwj3ZbFTTHjwKa3iYheV_LWe1Lh5L0vqoIjySnD5VAXQTkzlY1VJEZms/s1600/PenPenanceIconPNG.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgir7IMEkj4kbdM2PFucPjQ0BnO75yjCkajsqwBUOKxONY_8aoIQe_7YHqbD7IMdIESWH0dCzMn_-dt0Usu0RkLwj3ZbFTTHjwKa3iYheV_LWe1Lh5L0vqoIjySnD5VAXQTkzlY1VJEZms/s1600/PenPenanceIconPNG.png" /></a></div><i>I asked for some of that magic healing for the working over the Abbot gave me yesterday and I swear that pipsqueak Etal laughed at me. What kind of holy men are these scum? I’m obviously suffering from the beating from one of their own and they won’t lift a finger to help! Etal just mumbled something about the first of St. Cuthbert’s lessons has been shown to me by the abbot himself. Something about every action having a consequence or some such nonsense. I’ve half a mind to strangle that little rotter in his sleep but I wonder if Abbot Morrow trained him too. I’ll play it safe for now but that little bug Etal and that blasted Abbot will taste my wrath soon enough. The Abbot is a problem though, I’ll have to be more clever when I try to escape next time.</i><br />
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For more information on the Pen of Penance feature read this <a href="http://creativosity.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-2-electric-boogalo.html">post</a>. </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For more info on Brannan Brundle see this <a href="http://creativosity.blogspot.com/2010/09/dnd-interlude-my-imaginary-friend-can.html">post</a>.</span></div><i><br />
</i></div>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-28579259492965227482011-01-18T14:08:00.000-08:002011-01-19T22:42:43.101-08:00Wild Hair Entry 1: Amnesia and Stupidity makes The Cape Go ‘Round<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixffTqkEN016wTXUMf67Ea8I2270j3WxDR-cyZ-6OdvPZWdIi6hHHdEHFjH40rxKGplCXNUC_NcYWNTkeMnDS4xteO4U6gJ-fbvpAc9BR6xypHwHjLd1n02tXc7PYffvJ04EjVynNqB7c/s1600/WildHairIconPNG.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixffTqkEN016wTXUMf67Ea8I2270j3WxDR-cyZ-6OdvPZWdIi6hHHdEHFjH40rxKGplCXNUC_NcYWNTkeMnDS4xteO4U6gJ-fbvpAc9BR6xypHwHjLd1n02tXc7PYffvJ04EjVynNqB7c/s1600/WildHairIconPNG.png" /></a></div><span id="internal-source-marker_0.6066602520987264" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I finally had a chance to watch the 2 hour premiere of The Cape yesterday and despite many of my geek friends nay saying it I enjoyed it thoroughly. Yes, it’s implausible and silly with thin characters and overly dramatic syrup scenes but I found it fun and cheesy in the best way possible. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There are a million things I could complain about in this show. Whether it’s the insane physics of spider cloth, the radically shifting ethics of main characters or mysteriously disappearing wounds of characters there are many avenues of vitriol I could saunter down. I want to bring up something that seems to plague many shows, not just sci-fi or fantasy shows.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My big problem with this show is the not so subtle combination of stupidity and amnesia that seems to plague these characters. Granted, the main character of Vincent is pretty generic looking as far as leading men go but not until the very end does he even consider a mask. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He talks to his son from about 10 ft away and yet this kid doesn’t recognize his dad’s voice or most of his face despite the fact that ‘The Cape’ admonished him about things only his parents could know. Either this kid is ridiculously stupid or a Gilligan-esque scene was cut in which the kid was hit on the head with a coconut. If my dad showed up 10 feet away dressed as my favorite superhero (Matter Eater Lad) and started talking to me I’m sure I’d recognize him even at age 10.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Next up is the ‘criminal genius’ Chess. Chess knows Vincent, he sees him without a mask and with a mask and even sets the schmuck up so you’d think a genius might remember that guy and yet he doesn’t seem to recognize him. Chess also kidnaps the hero’s mentor and after the guy escapes promptly forgets about him. Days pass and no retribution from this supposedly ruthless criminal genius. Is that more stupidity or amnesia?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I think Chess must also have perfected amnesia gas because every simpleton in his police force seems to be in on his plots in both guises. Why would he use Ark officers in his Chess guise and business guy persona?! Why does the faceless officer know of his plan to poison the Secretary guy in charge of Prisons? You think people might start wondering why the same jack booted officers guard the biggest criminal mastermind in the city as well as Palm City’s leading business man? </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There was enough fun stuff and hotties in The Cape to make me want to come back and keep watching for awhile. I caught the last half of the episode on Monday and it showed some promise. I just hope the writers figure out the importance of a secret identity and that everyone shouldn’t have the memory of a goldfish.</span></div>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-9181174245117541322011-01-14T10:02:00.000-08:002011-01-14T10:08:38.875-08:00Penance Log of Brannan Brundle: Entry 2<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><b>Palast, Majetag the 4th*</b><br />
<i>About one hour, that’s how long before they caught up to me. I wasn’t expecting them to be awake before dawn but evidently that’s the best time to milk their thrice damned cows and what do I do? I run right through the main pasture smack dab into the Abbot. I ain’t never been scared of no holy man before, except maybe some of those priest of Hextor in the bleeding armor, so I thought I’d waltz right though this cheese monk. I was wrong. Upon spotting me he asked me only 1 question: “Do you write with your right or left hand Brannan?”. I answered my right and closed on him in hopes of maybe gaining a little coin for my escape. The next thing I know I’m on the ground being beaten mercilessly by this spry old cleric. I’m covered in bruises everywhere except my writing hand for reasons only obvious now. Great Moradin what have I got myself into?!</i><br />
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For more information on the Pen of Penance feature read this <a href="http://creativosity.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-2-electric-boogalo.html">post</a>. </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For more info on Brannan Brundle see this <a href="http://creativosity.blogspot.com/2010/09/dnd-interlude-my-imaginary-friend-can.html">post</a>.</span><i><br />
</i></div>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-43932284282182070902011-01-10T14:35:00.000-08:002011-01-10T14:35:51.488-08:00Media Madness #1: Go to Hell Apps!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Hi, my name is Ray and I’m an App addict.”</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Hi Ray”!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“It’s been 34 seconds since I last bought an app-wait....it’s been 2 seconds since I last bought an app.”</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I love my iPhone apps. It’s true. They make my life easier, funner and generally bearable; especially while riding the cattle car that is the BART. However I do have a few app pet peeves that are driving me insane and instead of screaming silently in my brain (or out loud at the top of my lungs in BART) I thought I’d rant at you nice people.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1) My music is better than your music.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This is a big one and when I think of the number of apps I’ve bought that I don’t play because the damn app doesn’t let me listen to my music or podcasts it makes my wallet weep dollar like crocodile tears. It drives me crazy that these apps want me to listen to the same 5 sounds over and over again rather than let me listen to the gigs of music and podcasts I’ve painstakingly purchased and downloaded. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Listen up App developers! Let me listen to my own soundtrack and I will play your game, get exposed to your advertising and consider other games you make far more often than if you make me listen to the same stock sound beeps I’ve heard a million times before!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2) Slap it up, flip it, rub it down!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This is another ridiculously easy one that so few apps think of. The number of apps that you can’t rotate is alarming to me! So many apps’ default horizontal position makes it uncomfortable to use when you have headphones plugged in it’s ridiculous. A simple fix for this is to allow the user to flip the screen and play in the orientation that is most comfortable to them instead of the orientation the developer demands. And what about left handed people? How about offering flipped controls for my mutant freak left handed friends out there!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3) Developer Ego Boom</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One of the cheapest tricks is the delaying of a game’s start, ostensibly for it to load, and using that time to display the company logo for a few seconds longer than necessary. If you’re company name or logo is so long and/or confusing that you feel I need a full 10 seconds to absorb it then something has gone horribly awry with your marketing people. Making me stare at your logo for an extra 5 seconds is only going to infuriate me so just load the damn game and let me get on with my life.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</span>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-38912069105669575902011-01-07T11:48:00.000-08:002011-01-07T15:59:46.217-08:00#TravelRants Twitter Trails #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivERuGyGG8PS1TbWaNaKB8lk5jBh1cdV3fZdIDCyqlK-io4B0KpMgVqKrKR9rkkZgl_B31-1Nl4nWeM4ZXYET44NjsD9KBLluzEHpdFHxsKlTdB4E976hEuqOgPDX73VDnnFGKSMiwPbc/s1600/TravelRantsIconPNG.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivERuGyGG8PS1TbWaNaKB8lk5jBh1cdV3fZdIDCyqlK-io4B0KpMgVqKrKR9rkkZgl_B31-1Nl4nWeM4ZXYET44NjsD9KBLluzEHpdFHxsKlTdB4E976hEuqOgPDX73VDnnFGKSMiwPbc/s1600/TravelRantsIconPNG.png" /></a></div>Here's the first installment of <a href="http://creativosity.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-2-electric-boogalo.html">#TravelRants Twitter Trails</a>. This should give you an idea of what it's all about:<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/GeekGamerGuy/status/22845318898913280"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">5 Jan</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/#"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lately the Watergate Express, my direct shuttle of choice, has been dropping people off and then going on it’s merry way without picking us up only to mysteriously show up again 10 minutes later. I doubt the guy has a break since it’s the last run the Watergate Express. I suspect a drug problem, he wants to catch the last 5 minutes of a Colbert rerun or he’s just a sadistic bastard that hates us.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">EGoRound stopped to let an ambulance go by and now my schedule is shot! That hurt/sick person better survive or I'll be pissed!</span><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23TravelRants"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">#TravelRants</span></a><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/GeekGamerGuy/status/22698536525103104"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">5 Jan</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/#"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Correction, I was pissed no matter what. I hope the person is OK and not just a hypochondriac that like messing with my schedule/sanity. I used to live amongst many older people and retirees and they would sometimes call an ambulance for the company. Did they never hear of Peter and the Wolf? What if they really did get hurt and the ambulance blew it off? Do they want to die on their kitchen floor as the Granny that Cried Broken Hip?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why bother lining up if everyone is going to just trample each other into the Bart? Never have so many trampled for so little.</span><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23TravelRants"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">#TravelRants</span></a><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/GeekGamerGuy/status/22337782068285440"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">4 Jan</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/#"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WTH people! Some of us stand patiently queued up (that’s right, I went all UK on your asses with the word queue) and when the train opens the doors we’re trampled by rude Johnny come Latelies desperate for a seat. I’m one more trampled loafer away tripping people into the 3rd rail!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Clipper Card screws up attempting to credit me back for a double charge. Not fixed til Thursday :-( Progress in action!</span><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23TravelRants"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">#TravelRants</span></a><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/GeekGamerGuy/status/22120361734705152"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">3 Jan</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/#"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The fine people at Clipper double charged me and in attempt to show competence they decide to credit me back. Unfortunately the crediting account isn’t the same as the billing account which causes the BoFA to freeze my credit card with me blissfully unaware. Then two days later they charge to recharge my card only to have it blocked cuz the card is still frozen. I get it straightened out but it’s going to take 4 days to get the Clipper Card reactivated! That’s progress people. They can stop a card in a nanosecond but it tales 4 days to get a loyal customer up and running. Had to use a paper BART card like a caveman all week!</span><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/GeekGamerGuy/status/22059367171891200"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">3 Jan</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/#"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">See previous insanity and Happy New Years. I hope you resolve to comment more on my blog this year.</span>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-33645704219801487822011-01-06T17:53:00.000-08:002011-01-07T16:02:56.743-08:00Pen Of Penance: Entry 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhne0uZvzOrdb9XQ8fC0jzWZtGl6sSCsj-p0M7pC6y1MQjrxMd4MT-ZMaWsg-qzceiI8qF35G452tBLrrJIJTWXscLHW3nIu_Y4RjY7mps_JbIZg7pxsq3a-Ymx86TID6kfXhSMqCUtfvo/s1600/PenPenanceIconPNG.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhne0uZvzOrdb9XQ8fC0jzWZtGl6sSCsj-p0M7pC6y1MQjrxMd4MT-ZMaWsg-qzceiI8qF35G452tBLrrJIJTWXscLHW3nIu_Y4RjY7mps_JbIZg7pxsq3a-Ymx86TID6kfXhSMqCUtfvo/s1600/PenPenanceIconPNG.png" /></a></div><span id="internal-source-marker_0.24793790819071326" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Penance Log of Brannan Brundle<br class="kix-line-break" />Palast, Newkolt the 3rd*</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Not the best way to start this new year for Nerull’s sake. I’m not sure what’s the more galling notion, first that I get pinched by the guard for a simple misunderstanding over a coin pouch or getting sentenced to a year laboring for these blasted monks! Cheese monks of St. Cuthbert if you could believe such nonsense! Oh sure, they try and church themselves up a bit amongst the peasant rabble, Holy Order of St. Cuthbert’s Pious Providers. Bah, they’re a bunch of monks and priests that milk cows and make cheese and now I’m supposed to be a slave for this lot. I think not. They expect me to write my thoughts down and reflect on my past sins in this log so how’s this for a start you dolts! I’ll be fleeing at first light and they can kiss my labor goodbye! </i></span><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">*The days/months I'm using is the <a href="http://www.dlnexus.com/fan/rules/14337.aspx">Solamnic calendar from Dragonlance</a> because it's neato.</span><br />
For more information on the Pen of Penance feature read this <a href="http://creativosity.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-2-electric-boogalo.html">post</a>. </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For more info on Brannan Brundle see this <a href="http://creativosity.blogspot.com/2010/09/dnd-interlude-my-imaginary-friend-can.html">post</a>.</span></div>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-38875624501343642242011-01-03T14:28:00.000-08:002011-01-07T16:19:41.020-08:00Blog 2! Electric Boogalo!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span id="internal-source-marker_0.5814583650492116" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Now I'm back, from outer space,</i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span id="internal-source-marker_0.5814583650492116" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>You walked in to find me here with that sad look upon my face;</i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span id="internal-source-marker_0.5814583650492116" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>You should have changed that stupid lock or made me leave my key,</i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span id="internal-source-marker_0.5814583650492116" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>If you'd known for 1 second that I'd come back and give you another dose of me! </i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">That’s right people the blog is back with a new format and hopefully a new banner soon! </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The first go at blogging in 2010 was to serve 2 purposes:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1) Let me try it out so I could try blogging from a user perspective and do my job better.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2) See if it was a fulfilling forum for writing.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The new goals for the blog in 2011 are purely self indulgent attempts to create, share and make myself feel like a productive human being. I’m restructuring the blog via my Molecule Manesque ability to restructure matter on a sub atomic level using only the power of sarcasm and self generated bile.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I’m going to try and offer regular content with extras interspersed at my own whim and dependent entirely on my amount of energy, anger and coffee in my system. <br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Monthly Feature: #TravelRants Twitter Trails</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#TravelRants Twitter Trails will be a a monthly round up of the travel insanity I encounter on the BART, EmeryGoRound and general travel weirdness I encounter. Follow me on Twitter and/or Facebook @ GeekGamerguy to see these micro rants in real time and comment to ask for more details there. I’ll collect these monthly and add more details not allowed by the Twitter character count. This will usually post in the first week of the month.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Bi-Weekly Feature: Media Madness</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I’m a media junkie; comics, movies, tv, podcasts etc rule me with their pixely fists! Every couple weeks I’ll offer thoughts on these media outlets and the good and bad (usually bad) content thrown at our brains like so much monkey feces. This will usually post in the 2nd and 4th week of the month.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
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This is my favorite feature and I’ll probably be the only one that reads it. My current Dungeons and Dragons character needs some back story which I will tell in the form of a log he was being forced to keep by the monks that rehabilitated him so many years ago. This is an effort on my part to creatively write in a focused manner. I hope you’ll like it as much as I will enjoy agonizing over it.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
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So that is the plan people. Send me suggestions on things you’d like me to talk about and any questions you’d like answered and I’ll do my best. Also, If there are any artists out there that want to make a new banner for Creativosity (760 pixels wide) than let me know. I’m also going to make icons for each feature. Let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions on what they should be.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Good luck in 2011 people!</span></div>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-45330508578046731052010-12-19T14:59:00.000-08:002010-12-19T18:48:21.701-08:00Merry Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPGCm7ceIPO3n-3hlDSPuZymMrm14Nyj7sSDLmh26ANGiXriaxFCCPuwpn4BMVxJ5q19jm84GvkzN_5n0MsVYlVHyZ0bV6yDEJP7XAVnLYJsY9tKUxKAYVVUEIU51Lx80qd_IgJAK1qM/s1600/MerryXmas.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPGCm7ceIPO3n-3hlDSPuZymMrm14Nyj7sSDLmh26ANGiXriaxFCCPuwpn4BMVxJ5q19jm84GvkzN_5n0MsVYlVHyZ0bV6yDEJP7XAVnLYJsY9tKUxKAYVVUEIU51Lx80qd_IgJAK1qM/s320/MerryXmas.gif" width="269" /></a><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">Merry X-mas One & All! </span></strong>I decided to bring back the blog a month early for a special x-mas emergency. Pictured to your left is the drawing done by John Williams that was supposed to be my christmas card this year. However, thanks to a snafu at the printer they won't be done in time. Instead I offer you the animated version right here on the blog. Merely click Santa and get a special christmas message!</div>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-39679204643774417162010-10-18T17:59:00.000-07:002010-10-18T17:59:34.392-07:00National Broadcast Mercs Must Die!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicI0YWCRihioSU_44n3rHwV83B5d-hdwvwSoWDSxFWBuOqkdSJ26auzd8SMSvELwxBGQGh7OgNEy_YskxD74B9E9h-yWukeYEzrp6wwMiwuEdVnp3VbosVLG40dj2LPcsvdi6op7aHb1o/s1600/FieryMicrophone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicI0YWCRihioSU_44n3rHwV83B5d-hdwvwSoWDSxFWBuOqkdSJ26auzd8SMSvELwxBGQGh7OgNEy_YskxD74B9E9h-yWukeYEzrp6wwMiwuEdVnp3VbosVLG40dj2LPcsvdi6op7aHb1o/s1600/FieryMicrophone.jpg" /></a></div><span id="internal-source-marker_0.9227875227122798" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Let it be known that I love baseball more than I love you; unless you’re my daughter and then it depends on the day and our playoff status. I’m currently on cloud 9 (Matt William’s uni #) that my SF Giants are in the pennant hunt and currently tied with the Philadelphia Loud Mouth Fans with No Class or Common Decency...or whatever their team name is. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I see troubling times ahead but occasionally a ray of light shines out. I head back to Golconda with a heavy heart due to recent troubles but I have hope I can do some good with like minded heroes. I act as I always do as the guard captain for the usual spring shipment of our fine cheeses but my true mission is to infiltrate the ranks of Hydra Company. My monk brethren have requested I join this group of heroes and validate their virtue. Golconda sinks further into decadence and evil and the church will require heroes of great strength if we are ever to take back this once virtuous city.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
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</span>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-30719824728732035142010-10-05T13:20:00.000-07:002010-10-05T13:20:25.971-07:00PAX Quick Hit: Food Fail 2: The French Toast is a Lie!I'm gonna say it, I love breakfast, specifically the carbtastic additions like pancakes, waffles and french toast. My cinnamon sugar french toast and brown sugar waffles have made grown men weep and stopped at least 2 wars. You can't imagine how happy I was on my return leg in the Seattle airport, after struggling through security and losing my commemorative, vibrating grenade stress toy, to see on the menu at the cafe by my gate one of my favorite preflight meals: french toast!<br />
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I was lured in with promises of sweet maple syrup, light, soft bread dipped lovingly in farm fresh eggs. With visions of deliciousness dancing in my head I happily ordered such fare from my overly perky waitress and waited. There I sat licking my chops and enjoying the anticipation of the moment. <br />
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I didn't pay $11 for breakfast to get a ghetto last resort meal! Wheat bread is used in french toast only under duress or if you're trying to be a pretentious prick. I think we know which option this cafe was going for.<br />
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I don't really have a problem with this cafe trying to dress up their french toast with some hippie wheat bread with more nuts in it than a Haight Ashbury bath house but give a brother some warning. If they said on the menu that it was wheat bread than I'd have passed it over in favor of the breakfast buritto and you all could have enjoyed a rant on how the tortillas you get at restaurants are an affront to humanity and we should all storm every cafe that serves these anemic flour papers with pitch forks and torches. <----longest sentence ever.<br />
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I did however enjoy the orange.GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-22830914692046045012010-10-04T01:53:00.000-07:002010-10-04T17:22:15.465-07:00Giants Win the NL West! How the Giants Made me a Better Dad<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>On Sunday the SF Giants ended my seasons long torture and finally put the Padres down like the broken dogs they truly are to win the NL West pennant for the first time since too damn long ago. I hope Barry Bonds saw it from his Giant House, on top of a Giant pile of money and wept Giant tears! Ironically enough this team reminds me of the cursed Angels team that beat my Gigantes the last time they went to the World Series (I hope Dusty Baker feels guilty forever and gets pelted with Don Robinson bobbleheads whenever he visits ATT Park).<br />
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My favorite Giants memory is oddly enough not on the field. No foul balls or homeruns caught yet (seriously, I've been to like 60 games and not even 1) fun encounters with players and none compares. My favorite Giants memory revolves around my daughter and my dad.<br />
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It was the last season the Giants played at Candlestick and my mom and dad and I decided to take my daughter to her first Giants game. She was so little back then and was quite a trooper. It was a typical freezing night game but it was after the last out was recorded in my program that my memory kicks into extra innings.<br />
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We were walking across the maze that was the 'Stick's parking lot with my dad holding my fast asleep little daughter in his arms. It was chillier than the $6 beers and more dark than a public place should be at that hour when it happened. My dad didn't see the small chain hanging at shin level that connected two pylons that were used to direct traffic. To this day I have no idea why that parking lot was strewn with tripwires; it's a parking lot, not a vietnamese jungle.<br />
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My dad hit that hazard at full tilt and as he started to trip and fall with my daughter in his arms time slowed to a 162 game grind. I reached out to him as he twisted to protect my daughter. He teetered over the edge as I caught up to him and he managed to stay upright. In that split second I saw what it truly meant to be a father. <br />
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Up to that point I was floundering as a dad and didn't truly understand the depth of raising a child but seeing my dad willingly sacrifice himself without a moments hesitation or thought truly drove the gravity of fatherhood into my brain and that moment wouldn't have happened if it weren't for my dad's bravery, our devotion to our team and Candlestick Park's ridiculously stupid parking lot.<br />
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Thanks for 35 yrs of ups, downs, homers and K's SF Giants. And thank you for opening my eyes to how truly important the world's greatest Giant's fan is to me.GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-45847926423312842922010-09-30T11:59:00.000-07:002010-09-30T11:59:23.335-07:00DnD Chronicles: Coming Soon...<i><b>In a world where grown men pretend to be fantasy heroes that never existed there is a blog. </b><b>Contained within this blog</b></i> (every Friday weather permitting) <i><b>will be the chronicles of some of these men and their imaginary heroes. Gather ye den around your monitor every Friday for the </b><b>further adventures of these intrepid, non-existent heroes.</b></i><br />
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I'm going to try and chronicle the adventures of Brannan Brundle and his impending group of heroes and their heroic(?) adventures. Stay turned for the adventures of a thuggish, cheese loving rogue of a cleric and his buddies.<br />
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I love the food scene in Seattle (<a href="http://creativosity.blogspot.com/2010/09/pax-coverge-carb-loading-edition.html">Dick's crap burger aside</a>) but there were a couple bad food moments I wanted to share, 1 funny one and one, not so much.<br />
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Whilst trolling for food the lovely Robin pointed out this sign:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Turtl- Toretl- Torrtl- Oh screw it!</strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table>How's this for a new culinary rule? If you can't spell the food you can't serve it.<br />
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It's a very simple rule that I think could have a profound effect. Say you want to serve a dish like tortellini but don't know how to spell it. Maybe, just maybe you look it up in a recipe book on on a how to cook database online that not only is tortellini spelled with two 'l's and two 'i's but you might also discover that tortellini is not lasagna! But Ray you might cry out, "Isn't that tortellini to the right of the lasagna placed under the misspelled tortellini sign?" No sir, that is what they are calling angel hair alfredo with parsley chicken, whatever the hell that is.<br />
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So, we are all agreed then, no selling me food you can't spell. In an unrelated note, the noodles I ended up getting two stalls over were delicious....and spelled accurately.GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-42605626965741567412010-09-27T11:49:00.000-07:002010-09-27T11:49:04.370-07:00PAX Travelogue: Picture PerfectMost of you know I rant constantly about the insanity of my weekly commute on twitter an FB (find me at geekgamerguy for both). I've decided to share my transit experience from Emeryville to Seattle and back in pictures with only captions and the pix telling the story. I apologize in advance for the weird formatting. eBlogger is shit for pic formatting.<br />
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Feel free to ask for more details in comments. So it begins....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>I thought I packed light; I was wrong.</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Every good trip begins with taking care</b><br />
<b>of the essentials.</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>With my fistful of gold pieces I am ready<br />
for whatever mass transit throws my way!</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Hello Newman! My old nemesis the BART. </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Boarding Pass acquired! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Creepy twink billboard making me question </b><br />
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<b>Polo are called Polophiles? They should be. </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Every chair on Virgin Air has a personal<br />
entertainment center. It's nearly </b><br />
<b>non-functional but at least its mine. </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The lovely Chelsea Handler in the corner of the menu. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The lovely Robin preparing to tame the dragon!</b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-90538893920914282932010-09-21T15:05:00.000-07:002011-01-06T17:49:57.519-08:00DnD Interlude: My imaginary friend can beat up your imaginary friend!<b>We now interrupt your regularly scheduled PAX/Transit coverage for a Dungeons & Dragons Update!</b><br />
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</tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5UPc4enlXT1Jd8-gRgXDbMDCaFUW0py26kdr3TSfigTQsEZJMAJ6ZwU-zyCz6XxcY7ZoEU8CPiyeZ8LkEpEz-dpDhz3GHL4K9SuMQ2-TRxsa9gFigpeP6up7NJO0rHm_bB7w5zmR7OE/s1600/HumanCleric.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>I know it's shocking to you that someone as hip and cool as myself would be a Dungeons&Dragons player but alas it's true. Right now I am in the most exciting phase of DnD for me and probably most players: Character Creation! Rather than tell you how awesome my character is turning out (just kidding, at the end I'll provides stats and details) I want to talk about why this part of the game is so fun and important.<b><br />
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Remember high school? Remember how it sucked and we were all losers that wanted to kick ass and take names but instead you struggle on whether you should ask out Andrea knowing damn well she's going to say no?<br />
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Dungeons and Dragons is the anti-high school experience and that's why I love it. It's a great escape from the boring, mundaneness of the real world while still being social and sharing a fun experience. A bunch of friends hanging out and building something with the power of our imagination and desire to overcome is something special and unique. I get the same kind of thrill after a big battle that I did after a baseball victory in high school. In DnD you can build a character that will succeed more often than fail (unless your Matthew and all your characters are textbook examples of min/max fails) and embody elements of yourself you wish you had. I can't jump from chandelier to chandelier whilst expertly wielding a +2 Rapier of Speed but I can look on those experiences as inspiration for my own health concerns. <br />
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</tbody></table>There's also the thrill of narrative empowerment. How many time have you read a book and thought: "Man, the main character is an idiot. If I was in this story I would throw my little chinese sidekick at the heart yanking shaman and run with the magic rocks." When you're playing you can be that main character making the smart (or often dumb) decision. I tried to explain that to my dad when he asked why I wasted my time with that gaming stuff but realized he doesn't really read that much. Little did he know I'd parlay that wasting time into a thriving career in game design :-) So I put it in the context of movies and he understood the attraction to running the show. How many times has James Bond gone through an elaborate scheme to get the bad guy when all he had to do was blow up the zeppelin with the bad guy's name on it. Once I put it in that context he understood but doesn't go bragging about it to his friends.<br />
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What does narrative empowerment have to do with character creation you meandering jerk you might ask? Character creation lets you stack the deck in your favor when it comes to your character's interactions and personality. Want to be a suave and debonair rogue with a silver tongue? Take ranks in Bluff. Want to take control of hostile encounters and be Billy Badass? Take ranks in Intimidate. Keeping your character motivations and situations you want to shine in in mind whilst creating the new you is vitally important!<br />
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Also there's shopping. Shopping for magic items, shopping for steeds, shopping for magic weapons. That $hit is just fun. Stayed tuned for character details and a video clip of me giving myself a wedgie while screaming: NEEEEERRRRRDDDDDDD!!!!!!!*<br />
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<b>EDITORIAL UPDATE!</b><br />
A good dozen or so of you e-mailed me on FB and direct mail pointing out that I neglected to post the stats for my new character as promised in the introductory paragraph of this blog entry. While I appreciate the enthusiasm for my creative endeavors I have to ask: if you care so much why don't you follow me on my blog! How am I gonna sell advertising to Google, Disney and Adam & Eve unless I have 14 digit followers!**<br />
But I digress. By as popular demand as my blog can muster, here you go:<br />
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<b>Name: Brannan Brundle </b><br />
2nd Lvl Rogue/7th Lvl Cleric<br />
<ul><li>HP:62hp</li>
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<li>Dex: 15</li>
<li>Con: 15</li>
<li>Int:10</li>
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</ul><i>Brannan Brundle was born the dull witted, ill tempered son of an equally dull witted blacksmith father and an even more ill tempered mother in a frontier town on the eastern shore on the Great Kingdom. Brannan's father began training him in the smithing arts much to his dismay. Being shorter, but also stronger, than most kids Brannan grew up with a chip on his shoulder and had larger dreams than hammering out nails and horseshoes. During the day Brannan picked up the minimum amount of blacksmithing skills to keep his dad happy and mom from yelling at him but by night he took to lurking the alleyways and robbing the odd drunken patron using his brute strength and intimidating demeanor. <br />
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<i>After a few years of clandestine thuggery he set his sights a little higher and decided to take out a small stage on his own little knowing that the stage would be meeting a contingent of guardsmen on their way to the next town. After a sound thrashing Brannan was left to die in a bloody heap as is proper for a thug of his stature.<br />
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<i>He was discovered by a traveling group of monks from an order loyal to St.Cuthbert. Seeing the error of his ways Brannan devoted his life to the rough, no nonsense justice promoted by St. Cuthbert. For the next few years he traveled the world spreading the good word of St.Cuthbert via proselytizing or through the end of his enchanted warhammer. Fortunately, what he lacks in converting charisma he makes up for in perseverance and a strong hammer arm.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Look for the guy that played Ogre in Revenge of the Nerds as a viking in those credit card commercials.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">** I know 14 digit followers would be double digit billions and not possible with the current population of the Earth. I give China and India about 2 generations before we're there.</span>GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-33761509251553667302010-09-14T16:21:00.000-07:002010-09-14T16:23:13.666-07:00Pax Coverage: Carb Loading Edition<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>That's right people, it's carb loading time! Sure you can get coverage of PAX gaming goodness from the acerbic wit of Adam Sessler or the hotness that is Morgan Webb BUT will they give you a run down of great food in the Seattle area and what to avoid while at PAX 2011?! Nope, didn't think so.<br />
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The best place to start? At the beginning of course. Fresh off the plane I was famished so my local guide/geek goddess Robin suggested we go to<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick%27s_Drive-In"> Dick's</a> for burgers. Some of you may know Dick's from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Mix-a-Lot">Sir Mix-a-Lot</a> song <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_on_Broadway">Posse on Broadway</a>. If you are not familiar with the song or Mix than immediately punch yourself in the face for your impudence. Yes, these are one and the same and being a huge Mix fan I had to go and experience Dick's first hand. With much anticipation I tore open the bag and this confronted me:<br />
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A tiny little burger festooned with an unholy union of relish/lettuce, tasteless fries and a pre-made omni shake! Oh Sir Mix-a-Lot how I have been betrayed! Led Astray! Bamboozled! I can only assume Five Guys Burgers was not around back in the day. I get the feeling Dick's has gathered a mystique about itself due to it being the only burger available after midnight and a favorite place for burned out bands to show up. Sigh, it can only go up from here.<br />
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Saturday morning came too early and I needed coffee. While in line for a Large (not Grande or whatever, size: LARGE) Mocha I noticed 2 things. Sitting at the register and on little stands everywhere were these:<br />
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I'm not sure who the coffee shop thought was coming but pushing these so hard was surely a miscalculation of the marketing department. <br />
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I checked out the back of these bad boys and it was nothing but nutrionless filler. Crap that's supposed to make you feel full but not actually give you anything but a little Vitamin C and a crap ton of fiber. Have you seen the restrooms at these cons! The last thing gamers need is more reasons to visit the crappers!<br />
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That's when I saw this off to the side and knew we'd be find and that this coffee shop did indeed understand the gamer clientele:<br />
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</tbody></table>Don't get me wrong, it's important to eat healthy so you don't explode all over the exhibition floor in a shower of Krispy Kreme and Red Bull but damnit! For some of us this is vacation and we want to indulge in giant croissants and pastry.<br />
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These appear top be straight from the local CostCo which is fine by me. I'm glad they realized this an provided us appropriate rations. I was just thinking the only thing that could make a butter soaked croissant better was powder sugar!<br />
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The Tully's Coffee in the convention makes a good mocha and has a great selection of all natural juice too so it gets a thumbs up despite the silly Blisscuits staring at you. I'll continue to drop more food knowledge intermittently throughout the PAX coverage including where to find magic chicken and waffles. That's right, magical chicken and waffles.<br />
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Tthe X-Box 360 has some dope games and the online community is amazing but the PS3 has Blu Ray and Little Big Planet and the Wii...screw the Wii; I'll stick with my old school Nintendo system. I might get my daughter a Wii but the damn peripherals are ridiculously expensive.<br />
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I hoped touring the floor at PAX and demoing some games would help with my decision and lo there was much help in the offing.<br />
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The 360 didn't offer me much at PAX to knock my socks off. I was kind of underwhelmed at most of the 360 presence so I tried to see if there was anything that addressed what I thought the PS3's greatest weakness was for my gaming needs; some fun multi-player stuff and that's when I came across it; the silly game that tipped it over the edge. Sure, <a href="http://www.slamboltscrappers.com/">Slam Bolt Scrappers</a> is great<br />
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A little game called <a href="http://www.hoardgame.com/">Hoard from Big Sandwich Games</a>!<br />
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In Hoard you and your friends play dragons of various colors that cooperate to raid the surrounding villages and towns in an effort to build a giant hoard of treasure. There's knight slaying, wizard tower attacking, princess kidnapping action in a fun, easy to play wrapper. This was one of the funnest co-op games I've played that wasn't a first person shooter or star a guy named Mario and his crew.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Villagers, delicious and nutritious with a side of gold carts and princesses.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>All player dragons contribute to a shared pool of treasure and XP so as you all play you level equally and on the fly. There's no game stopping to level and haggle over who should specialize in what. You have to decide to put your points into armor or speed or carrying capacity while dodging knights and fireballs and discussing strategy with your friends.<br />
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There are nice curveballs in game play as the level progresses including the spontaneous generation of Wizards Towers that throw lightning at you, Giants that are crazy for gold and pesky knights intent on rescuing your princess as they have no respect for midnight snacks.<br />
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Between Scrappers, Crashers and Hoard my mind was made up; PS3 it is. Of course it doesn't hurt that I was able to get one of these bad boys for the PS3 for 1/2 off:<br />
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What can I say, I'm a sucker for a sexy peripheral at a great price. Now, to get that PS3...GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-89221035266423199082010-09-10T00:57:00.000-07:002010-09-10T00:57:36.838-07:00PAX Coverage: In Praise of Swag Zombies!Go to any comic or game store and look to the left of you and then to the right of you; chances are the fellow geeks next to you are swag zombies. I know I am but I have taken max ranks in appraise and have developed a more discriminating taste in my swag. What is a swag zombie you ask?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't move, they detect motion.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Swag Zombies are the (usually) unwashed throngs of attendees at pop culture or industry events that will beg, borrow or steal to get whatever free knick knack companies are flinging out of their booths; hopefully by scantily clad booth babes.<br />
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While I fully support the geek inclination to acquire little bits and pieces of the things that are important to us I also want to remind you all to be safe and courteous.<br />
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Remember, the little kid you trample to get the Voltron foil cover card today could have been the kid that would have made Final Fantasy 32 super awesome.<br />
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In closing I call out to all swag zombies to unite and not take abuse from the snobs that we all know secretly want the Samus Salt Shaker. If they don't adjust their attitude we will have but one choice:<br />
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The alarm bells went off in my head immediately and for good reason. She had been riding that bus for the last 5 stops whining to the driver that she thought it went to Amtrak despite the shuttle clearly stating WATERGATE EXPRESS on the side. Not Amtrak Express, not Amtrak Line and the the fact that the maps clearly show this route being literally the only one that does not go anywhere near the Amtrak. The fed up driver finally relented and said he would drop her off at the Amtrak but next time to "Take any EmeryGoRound shuttle except for this one and maybe ask for confirmation next time."<br />
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Normally I would be supportive of this decision on the driver's part. I love it when people go above and beyond and provide great service when it's not required however both earned my enmity when I quickly realized that he intended to take her to the Amtrak immediately!<br />
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There was a bunch of us on the shuttle that did our research and know what's going on but now our schedules are thrown to hell because she couldn't be bothered to look at the schedule and map at every station. The next scheduled stop was at MacArthur BART which is a hub for every bus and shuttle. She could have just waited for the next stop, got off and got onto the Powell which goes directly to the Amtrak's door! I'm all for the great service from the bus driver but do the 10 of us that were on the ball have to wait for it? Our schedule is tight and sure enough we missed the BART and had to wait another 20 minutes for the next one. <br />
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In the grand scheme of things it's only 25 minutes of my life wasted but that's not the point. Why does the loudest, most incompetent amongst us have to be catered to at the expense of the rest of us with our stuff together? We need to start enforcing consequences for actions or inactions.<br />
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In a <a href="http://creativosity.blogspot.com/2010/09/why-i-hate-young-people-reason31892.html">previous post</a> a brave commenter that goes by the name of 'anonymous' tried to call me out on not asking the jerk that was taking up 4 seats to move his ass. I chose inaction for various reasons (He was bigger, stronger and younger with a bad attitude among the reasons. Not the kind of guy a father of one should mess with) and the consequence of my inaction is: I didn't get a seat. Inaction = Consequence just like Action=Consequence.<br />
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The inaction of this passenger not looking at the map provided at the stop, not asking the driver before boarding if she was on the right shuttle and not waiting to go to the transfer hub should be her having to wait until the regular round is done and then take advantage of the bus driver's generosity and get her ride to Amtrak. If he made that offer to me I'd insist he finish the route first and then go out of his way instead of making 10 people lose a collective 250 minutes of their lives.<br />
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This speaks to a bigger problem of our inability to care about others. The me-centric society is crossing generational gaps and getting out of control. I'm just asking for a little courtesy. Is that so much to ask.<br />
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</tbody></table>When I finally arrived at MacArthur with my now late crew of fellow passengers the first wobbly old lady tried to cut me off so she could be first off the shuttle and hold the rest of us up so I did the only sensible thing in that situation. I checked her into the boards so the rest of us could hustle out and try to catch the train in time. We failed to catch the train but maybe next time the first cane lady will remember before trying to make the rest of us even later.GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-10405708480746166432010-09-09T00:23:00.000-07:002010-09-09T00:23:37.923-07:00Pax 2010! Pt.1: Starting off with a Bizang!OK, so I went to Pax and had this big plan of documenting it from soup to nuts with a nice Seattle travelogue/industry professional angle. I still plan to do more in depth PAX coverage this week and maybe into the next but I have to get this first thing out before I start.<br />
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This is the single most inspiring/bad-ass/encouraging thing I saw at PAX. Is it the largest indy game presence at PAX ever with fresh new ideas being brought to the fore? Nope but that's good. Was it the charity work done by <a href="http://www.childsplaycharity.org/">Childs Play</a>? No but close. <br />
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This is my new hero:<br />
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That's right. That is a:<br />
<b>1 ARMED MAN PLAYING KANE AND LYNCH AND HE'S KILLING IT!</b><br />
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If that doesn't sum up the gamer spirit and will in 1 image I don't know what does. Not only was he playing but it looked like he had the highest heist total of his 4 teammates!<br />
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If you see this man at another con don't look him directly in the eye or he may blind you with his 2 scoops of awesome.<br />
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That is amazing and badass and exactly how I want to start off the PAX coverage.<br />
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I will post more this week from beginning to end but for now just think about this guy kicking ass and taking cash when you're life gets a little rough.GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317587714143079014.post-54625332563928365392010-09-03T14:44:00.001-07:002010-09-03T14:50:46.868-07:00Let it be known.......I have figured out how to blog from my phone. That cracking noise you hear in the distance is the seventh seal being sundered. You have been warned...GeekGamerGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198432922802206258noreply@blogger.com0