Jul 22
Sep 1
Eleven-year-old me thought this was awesome
Ever have a song gurgle up from the swamp of memory, no apparent impetus other than the joy of saying to yourself, "Oh god, I haven't heard that song in forever"? That happened to me just now with the theme song to the 1982 movie "MegaForce," by the band 707. I have no idea what made me think of it. No lie, I owned this movie on Betamax and thought it was the most bad-ass thing I'd ever seen, and I remembered every word to the song upon finding it on YouTube just now. I shudder to think how much of an influence it may have had on my sense of taste. Seriously, though, I must also admit getting goosebumps from it, and not because it's bad. My inner child just got a phone call from the ether, and that doesn't happen every day. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, the "flying motorcycle lands in the back of the airplane" scene, complete with theme song. YOU ARE WELCOME.
Aug 27
2. Spend the remainder of your time and energy doing things you love.
I have discovered the secret of life, in two simple steps
So here is the secret of life, in two simple steps. Like the game Othello, "easy to learn, a lifetime to master":1. Take care of the people who are depending on you.2. Spend the remainder of your time and energy doing things you love.
Apr 8
Doctor Who adventure games on the way this summer. Huzzah!
via bbc.co.uk
Oh hell yes ... just got word from the BBC (via Kotaku) that the 11th Doctor is going to be the star of four episodic video games, on their way in June. And they're canon!
"There aren't 13 episodes of Doctor Who this year," adds Piers Wenger, Head of Drama, BBC Wales and Executive Producer, Doctor Who. "There are 17 - four of which are interactive. Everything you see and experience within the game is part of the Doctor Who universe: we'll be taking you to places you've only ever dreamed about seeing - including locations impossible to create on television."
Mar 31
Lady Gaga does "Polka Face"
You know I don't like to exaggerate, but this is the single greatest thing in the history of artistic expression.
Mar 27
R.I.P. Dick Giordano, one of the greats of comics
Dick Giordano, one of the towering figures in the history of comic books, has passed away at the age of 77. He was involved with everything from Batman to Watchmen to Crisis on Infinite Earths.
http://io9.com/5503533/dc-comics-superstar-dick-giordano-is-dead-at-77/gallery/
Mar 26
