- thursday 06 26 03 continued -

I DID IT! I DID IT! MY WHOLE DAMN SITE IS *ONE* COLOR SCHEME! W00T! And I even added a page!

By the way, whether you use a Mac or not, you need to see this, courtesy of my Borg Homies™.

- thursday 06 26 03 -

How about another three weeks without an update? Like that? Huh? Huh? Errmmm ... BTW, I'm *valid*. Are you thrilled?

I do have the excuses of work, children, and too much other shit to do - things like mowing, dishes, laundry, and reading lots of good books. It is nice to see the grand master of science fiction back in form. Reading The Light of Other Days, Clarke's latest collaboration, leaves you wondering exactly what parts were written by who. At this point in the game, Clarke's prose is probably embedded in the mind of every aspiring hard sci-fi writer's consciousness. The themes and concepts in the story are classic Clarke - paradigm shifts in the human collective brought on by advances in technology or contact with alien intelligence. In this case, both. With The Trigger Effect, Clarke explored the Pandora's Box of conventional weapon disarmament - the story was good, but the end unsatisfying. With Light, Clarke hits all the buttons just right, creating a novel that's all meat and no fat, with lean, crisp prose that carries the story along to a great ending.

Went and paid Entertainment MegaCorporation 5000 for the privilege of watching Pixar's latest bit of CG magic. Thankfully, the movie is pretty damn good. Pixar has the market cornered on mind-blowing CG (the opening reef scene is gorgeously done), and their script writers and animators rank up there with the classic Warner Brothers Chuck Jones-era cartoons - beautiful use of facial expressions and double-meanings, as well as great use of mimicry for comic effect (witness the "Mine, mine?" of the gulls and the territorial conversation of the crabs - ROTFLMAO). Dead-on casting of everybody's favorite lesbian as the memory-impaired Dory with great cameos by some Pixar standards and an excellent supporting cast roll into a thoroughly enjoyable package. I'd recommend seeing this one on the big screen if you can. Just do your best to ignore the repulsively obnoxious Disney marketing juggernaut that's rolling through your TV, magazines, and local retail outlets as we speak.

If you surf the web like I do (as in every day, looking for answers as to why the great Satan can't play nice with others), then you ought to take a look at this nifty tool. Made by the (IMHO) best search engine site on the planet, it integrates seamlessly with IE, gives you a nice set of customization options, and even includes a basic pop-up blocker that's not some fucking spyware piece of shit. Being in the desktop management business has introduced me to the myriad ways that web-surfing can lead to system-wide infections with what are essentially viruses - apps that advertise themselves as one thing but do another, often without offering the user any choice in the matter. Every time I visit a desktop and find a Gator folder snuggled down into Program Files, I want to puke. Then I want a portable EMP weapon to use against the sorry fuckers' servers.

Referenced above, and linked to on a regular basis by Dan, the FOLDOC is one of the better sites I've wandered across. A throwback to the days of Lynx, the format is just damned-near raw ASCII, but the contents are priceless. Start clicking through and you'll burn a couple of hours quickly.

- thursday 06 03 03 -

Reminded by my Borg Homies™ that my site hasn't been updated in forever. I believe the word "stagnant" was applied.

Since the last time we spoke, I've seen one of the ass-kicking sequels due out this year. It was an awe-inspiring collection of CG movie-making surrounded by some good acting, some bad acting, and a slick, pumping soundtrack. As long as you realize that this is not some earth-shaking philosophical epic, you'll enjoy the hell out of it. By the way, Agent Smith is still the coolest villain out there.

Went and saw part two of the greatest fantasy epic of all time again. It was even better than last time. I didn't think that was possible, but it's true. Gandalf's fall with the Balrog, the march of the Ents, and the quieter moments between Eowyn and Aragorn or Elrond and Arwen are just the highest points in an unbelievably perfect arc. I cannot wait for part three.

This game rocked, but this one is a nerve-rattling rendition of the war in Europe. The Omaha Beach landing had me cringing behind my keyboard trying to dodge the mortar shells and sizzle of MG-42 rounds. Sneaking through the ruins of a French hamlet, dodging snipers and flushing enemy soldiers out of machinegun nests - an awesome game. The upcoming sequel promises to be just as good.

Speaking of games, if you don't make it here, you are a complete and utter loser. Be there, drink Bawls, and frag like a Five-Assed Monkey.

Mo' better, mo' later.

- thursday 05 08 03 -

Updated the cinema page with an alphabetic link bar. Updated a few more pages to the new format - one of these days I'll be done. Had a pleasant trip to the wild West, where I enjoyed some wind, some dirt, and one multi-funnel-spawning supercell thunderstorm. Took off in my wife's car to get some pics, ended up driving two hours each direction, and missed the tornadoes by about 5 minutes. Maybe next time.

- saturday 04 19 03 -

A more pastoral look:

I'll be updating the photo gallery with some new pics as I take them. Prepare for some schlock ...

- sunday 04 12 03 -

New toy - new vato:

And no, the topless sunbather does not come with the camera.

- saturday 04 11 03 -

By the way, I'm now for sale. I can't personally guarantee the quality yet, but feel free to spend as much as you have there.

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