Who'd a thunk it?
A commercial put out by McDonald's THANKING the crews and managers that work there.
I have three words to say:
About Frickin' Time
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Just when I thought TV was getting dull...
This season has some winners.
First up, LOST - my favorite show on TV. We finally get some answers, and a lot of new questions.
And tonight, I caught the first ep. of Criminal Minds on CBS. First off, I love Mandy "Inigo Montoya" Patikin, and the true profiler spin on investigation is a fresh spin on cap shows (unlike NBC's old show "Profiler" was a psychic detective. The downside? It's normal time slot is opposite Lost! Thank god for BitTorrent - I'll be downloading both shows as soon as they hit the net.
Threshold's premiere last Friday was fantastic! It's nice to see Brent Spiner acting again, and it took me 45 mintues to realize it was him!
NCIS season opener was fantastic, and CSI's premiere was excellent as well.
Lots of good TV this year - it seems that the networks finally listened to what people want - intellegent drama - not schlock..
This season has some winners.
First up, LOST - my favorite show on TV. We finally get some answers, and a lot of new questions.
And tonight, I caught the first ep. of Criminal Minds on CBS. First off, I love Mandy "Inigo Montoya" Patikin, and the true profiler spin on investigation is a fresh spin on cap shows (unlike NBC's old show "Profiler" was a psychic detective. The downside? It's normal time slot is opposite Lost! Thank god for BitTorrent - I'll be downloading both shows as soon as they hit the net.
Threshold's premiere last Friday was fantastic! It's nice to see Brent Spiner acting again, and it took me 45 mintues to realize it was him!
NCIS season opener was fantastic, and CSI's premiere was excellent as well.
Lots of good TV this year - it seems that the networks finally listened to what people want - intellegent drama - not schlock..
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
May I Always Roll Natural Twenties...
Most people don't understand D&D. "It's Evil!" they yell. Or "It's a tool of the Devil and all his incarnations!". I've been gaming for 15 years (+/- 1d6 years). Most of the time I've been a player. Until tonight.
Tonight I DM'ed my first game session with my two best friends, Chuck and Heather. And I really wish I had been Dm'ing a lot sooner than this. I was nervous, I felt unprepared, but you know what? I had a blast.
I'm trying to stay organized (calenders, Keeping track of NPC's, magic items, places they've been too), but you can NEVER anticipate every situation. For instance, my group was in the local inn, and Matilda (the rogue) pipes up "What's for lunch?" I sat there with a blank look on my face. I didn't even consider the fact that they would ask a mundane question like that. I wormed my way out of it (quite easily though) and continued the game.
I've been DM'ing for while - and I have to admit - It's a helluva lot harder than it looks. Especially, when you have characters that tend to be led around. I'm trying to make the game open-ended (meaning I'll have to figure out what I'm doing as they are), but I'm still trying to have an overall story arc to work with. For instance, I try to ask what the characters are planning for the next game session, and they said "We'll surprise you". Ok then, they should expect to be delayed while I think of stuff off the top of my head. So I really need to prepare more off-the cuff things ahead of time.
Right now, I have the characters signing up for the Spring Festival activities (i.e. Jousting, Archery Contests, Storytelling contests, Obstacle Courses, etc.) This'll buy me about 1-2 sessions worth of gaming, so inbetween the sessions, I can have the next part of the story arc laid out.
I keep this up to date as I go - for now, I have to work on more random encounters.
Most people don't understand D&D. "It's Evil!" they yell. Or "It's a tool of the Devil and all his incarnations!". I've been gaming for 15 years (+/- 1d6 years). Most of the time I've been a player. Until tonight.
Tonight I DM'ed my first game session with my two best friends, Chuck and Heather. And I really wish I had been Dm'ing a lot sooner than this. I was nervous, I felt unprepared, but you know what? I had a blast.
I'm trying to stay organized (calenders, Keeping track of NPC's, magic items, places they've been too), but you can NEVER anticipate every situation. For instance, my group was in the local inn, and Matilda (the rogue) pipes up "What's for lunch?" I sat there with a blank look on my face. I didn't even consider the fact that they would ask a mundane question like that. I wormed my way out of it (quite easily though) and continued the game.
I've been DM'ing for while - and I have to admit - It's a helluva lot harder than it looks. Especially, when you have characters that tend to be led around. I'm trying to make the game open-ended (meaning I'll have to figure out what I'm doing as they are), but I'm still trying to have an overall story arc to work with. For instance, I try to ask what the characters are planning for the next game session, and they said "We'll surprise you". Ok then, they should expect to be delayed while I think of stuff off the top of my head. So I really need to prepare more off-the cuff things ahead of time.
Right now, I have the characters signing up for the Spring Festival activities (i.e. Jousting, Archery Contests, Storytelling contests, Obstacle Courses, etc.) This'll buy me about 1-2 sessions worth of gaming, so inbetween the sessions, I can have the next part of the story arc laid out.
I keep this up to date as I go - for now, I have to work on more random encounters.
Friday, August 12, 2005
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Peter Jennings (1938-2005)
3 days ago, ABC News anchor Peter Jennings died of lung cancer.
To those that know me, they know that I don't watch the news. I'll occasionally read articles on the net, or read the daily paper, but I don't watch local news.
But if I ever did watch the evening news, I watched ABC. Peter Jennings reported every major world event, and also stories that no one else would touch. I felt that he lent a air of confidence and calmness during the news. I remember watching the aftermath of the Challenger explosion at night after going home. To a kid whose interests were computers, math, and the space program, he was an emotional center that a 13 yr old needs.
I just finished watching "Peter Jennings: Reporter" on ABC. It's not often that any program will captivate me to to point where I won't eat anything, drink something, or have something turn my attention away from what I'm watching. But for ABC to air a 2-hour, no commerical retrospective, was a fitting way to remeber a great anchor and a great reporter.
3 days ago, ABC News anchor Peter Jennings died of lung cancer.
To those that know me, they know that I don't watch the news. I'll occasionally read articles on the net, or read the daily paper, but I don't watch local news.
But if I ever did watch the evening news, I watched ABC. Peter Jennings reported every major world event, and also stories that no one else would touch. I felt that he lent a air of confidence and calmness during the news. I remember watching the aftermath of the Challenger explosion at night after going home. To a kid whose interests were computers, math, and the space program, he was an emotional center that a 13 yr old needs.
I just finished watching "Peter Jennings: Reporter" on ABC. It's not often that any program will captivate me to to point where I won't eat anything, drink something, or have something turn my attention away from what I'm watching. But for ABC to air a 2-hour, no commerical retrospective, was a fitting way to remeber a great anchor and a great reporter.
Friday, July 29, 2005
It's about bleedin' time...
For two things actually. First - I'm finally on vacation. I'm about 5 days in (I have Friday and the weekend before I go back), so I'm really enjoying my time off. And second.....
I'd like to thank Bioware and Lucasarts for finally patching the first Knight of the Old Republic RPG for the PC so I can finally run it decently. There was a nasty bug when it used onboard video (I know, I need a DECENT video card), and I finally got to play past the Undercity on Taris - I'm now a Jedi Padawan on Dantooine, and I'm loving every minute of it....
For two things actually. First - I'm finally on vacation. I'm about 5 days in (I have Friday and the weekend before I go back), so I'm really enjoying my time off. And second.....
I'd like to thank Bioware and Lucasarts for finally patching the first Knight of the Old Republic RPG for the PC so I can finally run it decently. There was a nasty bug when it used onboard video (I know, I need a DECENT video card), and I finally got to play past the Undercity on Taris - I'm now a Jedi Padawan on Dantooine, and I'm loving every minute of it....
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