Stick around after the show for an exclusive bonus scene that, for all the context we’re going to give it, might as well be re-enacted by my cats.
(Hey, you know it’s within my power to do it. 😈 )… Read more
From today’s farm festivities…
At least until I have a kid around to hug me, horsie hugs are the best.
“Mini Whinny” is most appreciative that I shoveled poop out of her stall this morning. … Read more
Did quite a bit of cooking today, including a chocolate cake I’m a little bit too fond of. Also swapped out amps in the living room so the Mrs. would have her beloved KLH amp back in place. The big difference between that one and what was in there? A remote control. I also found that I had to rewire the entire speaker system because a number of small, four-legged rewiring experts who shall remain nameless had undone a lot of what was already in place; amp swap or no, two speakers out of a five-speaker surround setup were still plugged in. Argh. I redid it so that there aren’t any dangling speaker cables for the, erm, experts to play with.
Here’s a little sneak peak at a DVD intro that isn’t going to happen, which utterly breaks my heart. (Yes, I know that there are a couple of models that turned out to be completely screwed in there, as well as one or two that completely vanished come rendering time. ???) The models were downloaded, but some of the authors basically said “no way” to their models’ inclusion in an intro for a for-profit DVD project, enough of them to make me reconsider the whole thing. (The intro, that is, not the DVD project. You don’t get that lucky.) In the meantime, enjoy the show. I think the intro would’ve been beautiful. And probably three times as long in its finished, more polished form. 😆 I Squeezed this into a larger Flash movie than usual for you, just because the detail is worth it. Some of the models are just deliciously photorealistic, and it’s no accident that the “camera” starts out at the eye level of a small child before it really takes flight.
In any event, my heartbreak is cushioned by the fact that someone else is doing something like this that would’ve put anything I could’ve come up with to shame – and when the day arrives that an actual PDF documentary project is ready to go (rather than this one which, while much-requested, still feels like a bit of a placeholder to me), he’ll probably be unlucky enough to be on my speed dial. 😆 (Besides, his home arcade would make a damn fine shooting location, except for the great likelihood that I wouldn’t be able to get any work done there. Ever.)
I’d love his arcade…but I think I’d hate his electric bill. Maybe he should see about making the new arcade outbuilding he’s working on (see his blog) solar-powered. 😀… Read more
Sam ‘n’ Ella better keep away from my peanut butter cookies. I’m a mongrel for crunchy peanut butter, so this news is rather alarming. In other news, to make a completely bizarre segue into another topic, someone’s finally cracked the Tagalong Code: if you’re craving that most delicious variety of Girl Scout Cookies during those times of the year when Girl Scout Cookies aren’t available, try out Keebler’s new peanut-butter-filled fudge cookies. I forget what they’re actually called, but OMG they’re delicious. They’re still not quite perfect – Tagalongs are thinner and I like the chocolate coating better on them – but they’re as close as anyone’s gotten. (And they’re about a buck cheaper.) That said, I’m still craving genuine Tagalongs, but it looks like I missed the bus for this year’s order. 🙁
Robin Hood: Cats On Printers. The funny picture yesterday of Obi standing proudly atop my PC is not an isolated incident, so my game room has become Off Limits To Kitties While Daddy’s Away. Sad, really, because the window in there, which is all overgrown with brush, is teeming with birds year-round – it’s like Cat TV. You can find one or both of the kittens sitting in there on top of the scanner, watching the window all glossy-eyed. But when Obi jumps on top of the printer, decides that it’s a good idea to jump up and try to tag either an arcade marquee (which is damn close to the ceiling) or the Doctor Who pinball backglass (perched in the upper pane of the window in a way that isn’t precarious until someone starts screwing with it), and then all that jumping threatens to dislodge both printer and Vectrex from their slots on the shelf…well…I suppose this is just a sneak preview of things to come. 😆 My game room is going to need quite a bit of work to make it kid-friendly. Fortunately, I already have some ideas on that front, ideas which I’ll share shortly. Gaming folks with limited space and/or concerns about keeping their consoles clean of dust and other things may want to pay close attention… … Read more
This is Claude the mouse.
Every kid has a favorite toy that they don’t go anywhere without, and kitty kids are no exception. Claude is Olivia’s buddy. In his younger days, Claude was full of catnip and he was Iago’s buddy. Even without catnip though, Claude has made lots of friends in our house – Olivia picks him up in her mouth by one well-worn ear or the other and carries him around with her, like a teddy bear. Oberon likes Claude too – so much that he jumped up on top of my PC while I was trying to get a picture of Claude in a rare peaceful moment. Obviously, there’s no peace for Claude.
Why Claude? Because he’s almost been Claude to pieces between the two kittens.
Oberon really shouldn’t be up there, by the way. Bad kitty! 😯
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I’ve been meaning to ask this question to the Livejournal readers out there for a while, but keep forgetting to ask.
I’ve been thinking about setting things up so that theLogBook.com’s “front page” is posted to my LJ blog automagically, sorta like Scribblings is currently. I look at it as a way of extending the site’s reach just a bit, and maybe showing off some of the cool stuff we have here every week. This would just be the front page menu, not every single review or episode guide listing from each week’s update.
On the other hand, I don’t want to be spammy. I don’t want anyone to feel like I’m spamming their LJ friend pages.
What do you think? Feel free to be brutally honest.… Read more
Okay. Let’s put some cards on the table. It’s become painfully apparent in the past few days that I’ve got an E ticket on the hormonal roller coaster that’ll be making daily (if not hourly) stops through my home. I’m doing some final animation work as I get ready to start working on the PDF DVD – believe it or not, the wife is bugging me about it (mainly, I think, because she’d like to see it sell and sell well) – though whether or not she’ll show that same enthusiasm about the prospect of me making it to any of the shows this year to peddle my wares personally is a big question mark. I am still planning on having it done by July at the latest. Those who have seen it at OVGE in years past will still be surprised: it’ll be nearly twice as long, necessitating it being either a 2-DVD set or (less likely) a dual-layer DVD. As much as I’d love to do it dual layer, blank single-layer discs are, quite simply, cheaper. (Go price a spindle of DL-DVD+Rs, even at Wal-Mart. Seriously.) I’m still working on adding more stuff to it, including a real gem of a long-lost commercial that’s literally just been…um…unearthed. (Negotiations are ongoing.)
In the meantime, I’m working on a couple of Nefarious Video Projects. … Read more
Alas, I bid farewell to one of the weird light fixtures that has graced this house since we moved in. This somewhat embarrassingly shaped plasma light has been kicked to the curb – tonight, it suddenly decided it was going to start smelling like it was about to cause a fire. That’s usually a good indication that its time is up. Ah well, it solves one question – I was at a loose end for where it was going to be situated once the baby arrives. It can’t be in the game room at all because it interferes with raster monitors and, strangely, interferes with the panel controls on any/all of my Samsung LCD monitor/TVs. (It’s been in the bathroom for the longest time, with my Krillitane action figure propped up on top of it in a “flying” pose.) That certainly clears that question up. It didn’t have to scare the hell out of me to do it, though…
And now for a good laugh for your weekend, I present to you a very brief clip from a Big Finish Doctor Who audio drama I listened to today, featuring Colin Baker and Claudia Christian (of Babylon 5 fame). The story it’s from is The Reaping, available in theLogBook.com Store, and I’ll leave it at that – it’s funny enough without any further context. 😉
[audio:https://www.thelogbook.com/earl/podcast/podcast.mp3]… Read more
This just in from my inbox:
Freddy Kruger wears Rolex Melody
Well thank God it’s not a vintage Nelsonic Pac-Man watch. Can you imagine the number he’d do on those buttons? 😉 … Read more
C’mon, you know you want ’em.
My, how things change, from this…
(May 2006)
to this:
(February 2007)
It’s almost time for Olivia’s first birthday! (It may barely look like it, but she has grown.)
And here it looks like Olivia’s pal has rolled “Oberon” his side.
Have you noticed how many pictures of him have him upside down? 😆… Read more
