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On the Plus Side, This Should Offend Nobody.

August 4th, 2011 by skippy

God, the Alpha and Omega, creator of all things stirred from what appeared to be one hell of an alcoholic binge.

Groggily he pulled himself upright wincing that as the bright sun bored into his head like a laser.

“Let there be less light” he muttered, with a sigh as the ambient light dipped to more acceptable levels.  As his vision cleared he saw a three headed blurry monster that eventually resolved itself into a single Archangel Michael, giving him a very scolding look.

“Oh dear me…did I do something bad while I was hammered?”
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Fun With Current Events

August 1st, 2011 by skippy
  1. Norwegian retailers pull violent video games, such as World of Warcraft from their shelves, because evidently Anders Brevik was in league with the Horde or something.
  2. In today’s news, WA leads the nation in in children who do not receive vaccinations.  Stay tuned for next years story: WA leads the nation in preventable child deaths.
  3. An interesting article on 10 steps to avoid being eaten by a lion.  Number 11, “don’t hang out in places full of large carnivores” was absent.
  4. A blood red lake was spotted in Texas.  Some claim “This is clearly a sign of the biblical apocalypse, and nothing like the last six or seven time we said that…hey…stop laughing, we’re serious!”
  5. Swedish police conduct a raid to apprehend illegal hedgehog.  Scrappy fox sidekick believed to still be at large.
  6. Missouri bans teachers from friending students on facebook, as an attempt to prevent future student teacher sex scandals.  Well I suppose that without  the sensual siren song that is Farmville acting as an aphrodisiac, restraint might be more likely.
  7. A woman is Massachusetts is attempting to breed a strain of mushrooms that eat human flesh.  Because she clearly doesn’t watch the same kinds of movies that I do.
  8. Diablo three with have an auction house that allows you to sell goods for real world money.  That’s either the best idea ever, or the worst, and I’m not sure which.

How Cool is This?

July 29th, 2011 by skippy

Video showing off my new game.
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GET OFF MY LAWN!

July 21st, 2011 by skippy

For years now I have been vaguely aware that a band called The Black Eyed Peas existed.  I think I’ve heard a few snippets of their music, but for the most part I just didn’t notice them.  That’s the sort of thing that happens when you get into your thirties.

This summer my wife and I have been watching America’s Got Talent, and there is some sort of new rule that every third performer needs to set their act to some recent remix thing set to Misirlou.  Or as people my age call it, the Pulp Fiction song.

Out of curiosity I looked the song up online, and it turns out The Black Eyed Peas do a version, where they basically just play the original recording and add lyrics about how awesome they think they are.

Now I’m pretty sure that I am missing the whole point when I see this video.

What we have here is what basically amounts to the sort of multi-racial gang you only see in an 80’s after school special (You know, the kind desperately trying to give away a big pile of expensive drugs) that somehow have the sort of martial arts finesse and chi powers normally reserved for particularly over the top anime.  And they use  these abilities in the underground fight circuit where they whale on people that don’t have a fraction of their skill, and get in their faces about it.  Then one of them punches out the camera man.

Catchy song, but man, what a bunch of assholes.

So I Just Watched Dead Girl

July 20th, 2011 by skippy

That was one of the most uncomfortably creepy movies I have seen in a long time.

I kind of want a shower.

Here are some important lessons that I learned from this movie.

Spoilers and potential icky to follow.
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A Very Important Announcement: Please Don’t Wake Dagon!

July 18th, 2011 by skippy

Drop everything you are doing, and pay attention to this. Do I have your undivided attention?

Good.

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This is What I Want For My Birthday

July 18th, 2011 by skippy

Somebody set this up for me.

This is AWESOME!

July 18th, 2011 by skippy

And this is how you deal with bigots.

It’s Like the 80’s Exploded in Your Brain

July 11th, 2011 by skippy

Why can’t I find a recording of this song that doesn’t have the characters talking over it?

(Note: before anyone says anything, the duet version from the movie, not the Debbie Harry solo version which is easy to find.)

More Fun With the News

July 8th, 2011 by skippy
  1. “From my cold, dead, sticky hands!”  Michelle Bachmann pledges to ban pornography.  In related news Michelle Bachmann is still a fucking idiot.
  2. Giligan’s Island Larp Goes Horribly Awry.
  3. Canadian Teen saves Scotland from a level 2 zombie outbreak, and this is the thanks he gets.
  4. I am probably taking the wrong lesson away from this, but evidently you can steal valuable and rare paintings by just walking out of the museum with them.
  5. So it turns out that hacking the voice mail of crime and terrorism victims as part of investigative journalism is too far. Bonus: They  actually interfered in a criminal investigation involving a missing woman.
  6. Nancy Grace may have inadvertently caused Casey Anthony’s acquittal in a blinding flash of irony.
  7. Speaking of irony: When selecting a security company to protect your money, you may want to go with the guys who were not robbed like it was a bad 80’s  action movie.
  8. Useful tip: If a bunny tells you to burn things, you might want to consider getting a second opinion.  Satan doesn’t count.
  9. As a general rule, your local PTA is probably not the place to pick up get-rich-quick investment tips.
  10. Off Lot Entertainment loses a bet, and must now produce the Space Invaders movie.