Archive for February, 2007

Two-headed Monster

Posted February 27, 2007 * Comments(0)

AAAAAAAAAAAAA….

Daily Affirmation

Posted February 19, 2007 * Comments(0)

Yes… I am a geek.

While running through the book store looking for Thomas the Tank Engine books for Chance, I ran across a d20 System book.  For those not in the know, d20 is basically the Pen-and-Paper Role-Playing Game system for Dungeons and Dragons.  It’s been through a few iterations.  d20 Future is interesting in the fact that it ties together my own personal favorite game from the 80s, Star Frontiers.

It has all of the playable races, as well as technology updates that make things seem less… well… 80s.  For example, noting that THIS is currently “The Information Age”.  To be followed by “The Fusion Age”, “The Gravity Age” and “The Energy Age”.  I almost have the urge to breakout the funky plastic dice.

It’s amazing how much has changed.  D&D now offers so much peripheral information by internet.  I was so stunned by seeing the book, I had to buy it purely for nostalgia.

The more I read the book, it tries to stretch a bit with the whole “Mecha” thing, just showing how wide pop Sci-Fi really is.  This seems a bit better than Hero Game’s Star Hero, but then again, I haven’t bought the latest version this.

Sad but true

Posted February 8, 2007 * Comments(1)

A person I can really relate to is Wil Wheaton.

Super Bowl XLI - The Commercials

Posted February 8, 2007 * Comments(0)

Let’s be realistic.

The Super Bowl now exists for one reason, and it’s no longer the football game. It’s all about the commercials.

My faves:

- The Garmin / Ultraman / Mapzilla one. Watching the game with a bunch of other 30-somethings… it was very funny.

- Bud Light - Rock, Paper, Scissors

- Bud Light Slap Fight.

  • Man 1: Dude, the fist punch is out.
  • Man 2: So what’s in?
  • Man 1 to Man 2’s face: “SLAP”

- CareerBuilder Deathmatch

- Kevin Federline - “Federline! Fries!” (Breaking the daydream that we was a hip-hop star). Just wish it were true.

Lame:

- Chevy Sing-a-long
- Whatever “Hog” movie was advertisedThe one about your Heart… we were waiting for some metaphor for a wonder drug to come flying out of stage left. Never happened…

Fox Sports was nice enough to post all of the commercials