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Sep. 27th, 2008 03:01 pm- 13:21 I can't wait for the first debate! #
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Sep. 26th, 2008 03:00 pm- 10:07 Why does a show called Celebrity Fit Club not have any recognizable celebrities? #
Hoo'd Win: Part BweeeOOOp
Sep. 26th, 2008 02:06 pmThe time has come, I think, to step away from the main ring here in Hoo'd Win, and visit the auxilliary stages, where the second bananas of the fantastic universe battle for supremacy.
In the corner to my left stands Dr. Byron Orpheus, necromancer, single father and tenant. He is a master of the mystic arts, and maintains a business offering a specialized form of life insurance (don't miss a payment!). Along with his companions, Jefferson Twilight and The Alchemist, he forms the Order of the Triad.
In the right corner hovers Mentok, the Mind Taker. A former supervillain, he now imposes order as a judge in a major metropolitan city. He posseses great mental powers, primarily predicated around taking minds which he displays in little racks not unlike a collection of ceramic thimbles.
Both these masters of Mentalism and Mysticism keep the bench warm for the real stars, but we all know there's no small roles, just small actors. So!
Whose mind will be made up? Who shall dominate, and who shall be enthralled? You! MAKE! THE! Call.
[Poll #1267527]
In the corner to my left stands Dr. Byron Orpheus, necromancer, single father and tenant. He is a master of the mystic arts, and maintains a business offering a specialized form of life insurance (don't miss a payment!). Along with his companions, Jefferson Twilight and The Alchemist, he forms the Order of the Triad.
In the right corner hovers Mentok, the Mind Taker. A former supervillain, he now imposes order as a judge in a major metropolitan city. He posseses great mental powers, primarily predicated around taking minds which he displays in little racks not unlike a collection of ceramic thimbles.
Both these masters of Mentalism and Mysticism keep the bench warm for the real stars, but we all know there's no small roles, just small actors. So!
Whose mind will be made up? Who shall dominate, and who shall be enthralled? You! MAKE! THE! Call.
[Poll #1267527]
BTiLC: Light coming out of his mouth!
Sep. 26th, 2008 06:53 amThat's a damn good way to get the day started.
Remember, hoo'd win today. Get your clickers ready.
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Sep. 25th, 2008 03:00 pm- 16:19 Free times cafe tonight. I'm gonna get me some of that Jewish moonshine! #
Pratchett-ology
Sep. 25th, 2008 12:09 pmSo, last night was the third meeting for the Toronto Terry Pratchett meetup. I appear to have turned into the old man of the group (GUCKING FREIGHT), and am apparently the only one who's read all the Discworld books. The theme for the night was the Patrician, and we discussed his origins (both as a character and as a concept) and how much we like him.
Plans were also made for a holiday meeting to watch Hogfather (I'm gonna cook summat from Nanny Ogg's cookbook), and the next meeting will be a discussion of the Witches books because, hey, Halloween.
It was fun. It looks like we'll meet at Free Times cafe again next month, but I was angling to move over to Rancho Relaxo (the soup, man! I need the soup!).
Feh. Game is on tonight, which is good.
Cynra & I watched the pilot of The Mentalist last night. It was interesting, although I'd like a little more curtain pulling on occasion. How did he know the woman loved India, for example, or that his partner was the daughter of a football coach? The final scene was a bit much, too, but at least you knew why he was having trouble sleeping.
If we're lucky, Adult Swim themed Hoo'd Win today. Or possibly tomorrow.
Plans were also made for a holiday meeting to watch Hogfather (I'm gonna cook summat from Nanny Ogg's cookbook), and the next meeting will be a discussion of the Witches books because, hey, Halloween.
It was fun. It looks like we'll meet at Free Times cafe again next month, but I was angling to move over to Rancho Relaxo (the soup, man! I need the soup!).
Feh. Game is on tonight, which is good.
Cynra & I watched the pilot of The Mentalist last night. It was interesting, although I'd like a little more curtain pulling on occasion. How did he know the woman loved India, for example, or that his partner was the daughter of a football coach? The final scene was a bit much, too, but at least you knew why he was having trouble sleeping.
If we're lucky, Adult Swim themed Hoo'd Win today. Or possibly tomorrow.
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Sep. 24th, 2008 03:00 pm- 20:46 The first rule of book fair is you don't talk about book fair. #
- 08:28 I now have an iPhone app that helps me find the nearest Tim Horton's. God bless the 21st century. #
Calamities on a Monday
Sep. 24th, 2008 10:35 amOkay, so while surfing LJ (in the strange, manual method I must use now that work has blocked only friends pages from my view. No, seriously, I can look at individual LJs, but ), I noticed a post by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
trollprincess where she mentions having a copy of Laura MacDonald's The Curse of the Narrows.
It's a book about the Halifax Explosion, which is one of the great maritime disasters of history, where a French munitions ship collided with a Norweigan relief ship in Halifax harbour. The munitions ship exploded, causing the most powerful manmade explosion until Trinity. Two thousand Haligonians* and citizens of the surrounding area were killed.
I looked at the Amazon link she proferred for it, and noticed that it had a "Frequently Bought Together" note. Apparently, after reading about the Halifax Explosion, people are also interested in reading Dark Tide, a book by Stephen Puleo that details the great Boston Molasses Disaster.
The description is an interesting one.
Damn. That’s pretty darn nasty. Although the thought of a tidal wave of molasses sweeping through city streets veeeerrrrryyyy slooooooowly is amusing. If horrible.
*One of my favourite words, and curse my wife for being from Dartmouth instead.
trollprincess where she mentions having a copy of Laura MacDonald's The Curse of the Narrows.It's a book about the Halifax Explosion, which is one of the great maritime disasters of history, where a French munitions ship collided with a Norweigan relief ship in Halifax harbour. The munitions ship exploded, causing the most powerful manmade explosion until Trinity. Two thousand Haligonians* and citizens of the surrounding area were killed.
I looked at the Amazon link she proferred for it, and noticed that it had a "Frequently Bought Together" note. Apparently, after reading about the Halifax Explosion, people are also interested in reading Dark Tide, a book by Stephen Puleo that details the great Boston Molasses Disaster.
The description is an interesting one.
In this volume, Puleo, a contributor to American History magazine, sets out to determine whether the collapse of a molasses tank that sent a tidal wave of 2.3 million gallons of the sticky liquid through Boston's North End and killed 21 people was the work of Italian anarchists or due to negligence by the tank's owner, United States Industrial Alcohol.
Damn. That’s pretty darn nasty. Although the thought of a tidal wave of molasses sweeping through city streets veeeerrrrryyyy slooooooowly is amusing. If horrible.
*One of my favourite words, and curse my wife for being from Dartmouth instead.
Via Progressive Ruin:
Some Guy from near Halifax reads McFarlane dialogue.
What can I say, I'm easily amused, eh?
Some Guy from near Halifax reads McFarlane dialogue.
What can I say, I'm easily amused, eh?
Context for the previous post
Sep. 22nd, 2008 07:18 pmThis is from the DEMON sourcebook for Champions.
In Canada, the most important Demonhame is located in Guelph, near
Toronto; it's disguised as a publishing company specializing in books
about Orientalia. Its Morbane, a man named MacKinnon, leads his
followers in the worship of the Triple Goddess, Hecate, recast in
somewhat more diabolic form. He believes strongly in the mystic
significance of 3, and tries to define and categorize the entire world
by threes. His schemes and plots always involve 3 somehow, whether
bringing three things together or committing a crime or performing a
ritual at a site numbered 3.
You got your patriotism in my nerdity!
Sep. 22nd, 2008 04:24 pmI got the new Champions of the North on Friday from Hairy T.
Two things:
A) Hairy T is in very good shape these days. Although it could use more floor space, it feels a lot more open than it has in the past. They've put the previously-wasted-on-gaming space to good use for storage.
Leon and the staff member he had there took good care of me, and helped me find everything I needed at the shop.
B) Champions of the North just felt so much better than the 4E version. I still have some standard issues with it (some sloppy layout and more art repitition), but overall it's much better.
There are two particularly (and personally) interesting bits in the book. This is the first, which is annoying:
It's a lousy cheap shot. For the foreigners in the house, Hockey is Canada's (unofficial) national game. When new players from European countries started to be brought in to play in the NHL, there was some resistance, mostly in the form of national loudmouth Don Cherry, saying that foreign players didn't have the same "heart" or "hustle" as native players.
Thankfully, this doesn't really hold much water in a country where a significant percentage of the population was born ashore. In fact, Toronto has wholeheartedly embraced Mats Sundin, the Maple Leafs' Swedish born captain.
I am annoyed by this. This is not a country, and Toronto is not a town, to turn someone away because they weren't born here. That shit may play in Calgary, buddy!
The other bit, that I liked, is the description of DEMON in Canada:
Cute. A reference to The Family Compact andadamjury. This is much less annoying.
Two things:
A) Hairy T is in very good shape these days. Although it could use more floor space, it feels a lot more open than it has in the past. They've put the previously-wasted-on-gaming space to good use for storage.
Leon and the staff member he had there took good care of me, and helped me find everything I needed at the shop.
B) Champions of the North just felt so much better than the 4E version. I still have some standard issues with it (some sloppy layout and more art repitition), but overall it's much better.
There are two particularly (and personally) interesting bits in the book. This is the first, which is annoying:
The Swedish superhero Potenstorm was recruited to take Foreknight's place, but he met local resistance. Torontonians felt that a Swedish superhero (though powerful and exceptionally skilled) didn't possess the "fighting spirit" and "toughness" that was a trademark of Canadian superheroes. After a tumultuous year serving as Toronto's guardian, Potenstorm resigned and returned to his homeland.
It's a lousy cheap shot. For the foreigners in the house, Hockey is Canada's (unofficial) national game. When new players from European countries started to be brought in to play in the NHL, there was some resistance, mostly in the form of national loudmouth Don Cherry, saying that foreign players didn't have the same "heart" or "hustle" as native players.
Thankfully, this doesn't really hold much water in a country where a significant percentage of the population was born ashore. In fact, Toronto has wholeheartedly embraced Mats Sundin, the Maple Leafs' Swedish born captain.
I am annoyed by this. This is not a country, and Toronto is not a town, to turn someone away because they weren't born here. That shit may play in Calgary, buddy!
The other bit, that I liked, is the description of DEMON in Canada:
DEMON has a presence in Canada, but it's relatively small. DEMON's leader in Canada, the Dread MacKinnon, lives in Guelph, Ontario near Toronto. Recent setbacks have forced him to abandon his cover as a publishing business, and he has retreated to an unknown location. DEMON's followers in the Great White North now take orders from ten disembodied spirits known as Adam's Jury (a.k.a. The Jury of the Damned, named after its foreman, Leighton Adams). The Jury can be summoned in an abandoned courthouse used by teh Family Compact (the wealthy, Anglican, elite) in the 1830s. A few Compact members belgonging to various sorcerous conspiracies, and some of their most enduring magicks have essentially transferred their "allegiance" to DEMON.
Cute. A reference to The Family Compact and
adamjury. This is much less annoying.Tweets for Today
Sep. 22nd, 2008 03:01 pm- 16:22 A vented spleen feels awesome. #
You wanna know how much of a CanCon nerd I am? I was actually thinking the other day "Man, a crossover of Flashpoint/The Border would ROCK!"
Sure, they're on different networks. But still, eh, there are dreams?
Oh! A ReGenesis/The Border crossover! That would probably work even better!
Thank God I lack the motivation to write what would doubtless end up being horrid fanfic.
Sure, they're on different networks. But still, eh, there are dreams?
Oh! A ReGenesis/The Border crossover! That would probably work even better!
Thank God I lack the motivation to write what would doubtless end up being horrid fanfic.
Tweets for Today
Sep. 21st, 2008 03:02 pm- 00:00 The inserting of the Canadian Discovery hosts into the Boomdeyada ad is clumsy at best. #
You ever heard of memory lane?
Sep. 21st, 2008 01:57 amThis is it. Just go down a timeline of internet memes since the thing got invented.
Ohhhh, man. I just spent way too much time reading this.
Ohhhh, man. I just spent way too much time reading this.
