A nice moment.

Perhaps this was not as cool as people would lead us to believe but it was something.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/091027/czechoslovakia-east-germany-fall-communism?page=0,0

Let's try to remember when Westernized culture meant BOOKS. East Germans lined up to buy BOOKS!

Let's not let the corporate culture and political bullshit that is happening in the West make us think that it's too late for good things to happen.

Help other people throw off ignorance rather than revel in it like the vast majority of the population of the US. And YES that includes most of the ignorant slobs who voted for Obama or McCain.

There is something better to strive for. People CAN be better than they are in every way. Don't listen to the defeatists who claim that we have already sunken too far.

Get out there. Do something in the community. Make something creative that other people will see. Help someone. Do something to point out the real problems. LEARN HISTORY.

Support your local public library.

The idea of "The West" shouldn't call up images of some Corporate CEO or greedy false Politician grinding his boot into the face of some hardworking everyman. It shouldn't conjure up images of needless wars that are being fought for the wrong reasons.

Let's all remember when for some people "The West" meant BOOKS and freedom for knowledge, ideas and information.

A Hedgehog dressed up like Dracula

Yep.

My brother in law actually had a hedgehog once. He got his head stuck in a cardboard tube once. Such a cute little guy. He also like running around and digging into stuff.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?Drunk_hedgehog_taken_to_hospital&in_article_id=759898&in_page_id=2

Sonic?

Zombie Walk

These afterimage things are so weird.

http://i.imgur.com/CLvcc.gif

Video Game Pumpkins

http://ceemdee.deviantart.com/gallery/#Pumpkin-Art

Video Games:

I am currently replaying some games and I am considering filming a "Let's Play" of some Dreamcast games. I also have an Xbox hooked up in my Bedroom and I have been playing some games like Ninja Gaiden Black and Black. I played a HUGE chunk of Kingdom Hearts when I was sick. I am amazing how much there is to that game.

Baccano!

Do yourself a favor and watch Baccano! before it's pulled at the end of Oct.

Awesome dub. Great Characters. The show makes no sense at first and it will take about 5 episodes before it does. It's alright though because it's SUPPOSED to be like that.

There are so many characters and plot lines that mix up you think that it will never come together but in the end it DOES.

http://www.hulu.com/baccano

Top Gear in the South.

Wow. I didn't think it was made up.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/features/article6858884.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1

VS

Contra VS Duck Hunt


Sonic VS Pac Man

Someone might have missed this game.

http://armorgames.com/play/4309/this-is-the-only-level

Damn.

Conan Obrien Hits His Head.

Wow. He really smashes his head.



Remember people if you fall back learn to turtle up and tuck your head forward.

Any basic class or book on Judo is a great way to learn how to fall.

Randomness in Games

http://playthisthing.com/randomness-blight-or-bane

Nice little collection of slides that go along with a presentation about randomness in gameplay.

Pulled from RPS.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/

Plants VS Zombies. Green Thumbs Up!

So I saw that this game was in stores now. Target had it on sale $14.99 compared to the regular $20 price. So I had to bite.

This is a great game.

I have only played "Tower Defense" mingames in the past but this is really more in depth.

Also the level of humor in the game is amazing. There are a lot of great touches.

Easy to play but the games gets more depth quickly. This is not your average casual gamer game.

If you can find a deal on this game BUY it.

http://www.popcap.com/games/pvz/

They are called Coy-Dogs...

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/22/coyote-wolf.html

I have know about these things for years because they live behind my parent's house.

(The pups makes a hell of a lot of racket)

My video:

Makes me want to go play some S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

http://sdmobile.livejournal.com/19843.html#cutid1

Awesome costumes.

L…l…look at you, hacker: a p-pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone

I just finished System Shock 2.

It's an amazing game! I really thought that it might suffer from having a great start but little substance during the ending levels but I was VERY wrong. Shodan has to be one of the best characters I have seen in a video game yet. If you have not read the following article than please read it.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/08/12/the-girl-who-wanted-to-be-god

I was worried that I wouldn't be able to run this game on my newer computer but a bunch of patches, fixes and some manual typing to get my video card to work with the game later I was running it.

What can I say, it's ten years old and it's still GREAT. I can fully see myself replaying this game again in the winter playing as a Psi-class character.

DeathSpank!

1up interview and pretty pictures.

http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3175824

Sixteen Miles to Merricks

Awesome.

Check it out.

http://somefield.com/merricks_online/index.html

Annoying People in Movie Theaters.

http://www.latinoreview.com/news/el-guapo-hates-you-the-moviegoing-general-public-7750

For all you young people out there please note that it wasn't always like this.

When I was a teen I could go to the movies with friends and there would be no noise during the film other than a few quiet muffled gasps at shocking parts. It was actually quite jarring to go outside of the theater afterward because you forgot you were sitting in a room full of people.

It was quiet nice.

However, it seems like people nowadays treat movies like a spectator sport and like to talk to their friends and type on their phones which light up and distract anyone who is trying to watch the damned MOVIE.

Zombie Webcomics

Well I could actually include a bunch of different webcomics where zombies are a reoccurring theme (Sluggy Freelance, ect.), but I think I will keep this restricted to straight up ZOMBIE WECOMICS.


Number one, Dead Winter.

http://deadwinter.cc/

This one has an interesting/weird art style that actually threw me off at first but I kept reading it and it was a pretty fun story. It says something when the character I root most for is a cold blooded killer named "Black Monday Blues". Nothing to take very seriously here. Interesting to note that the most dangerous character so far is an uninfected obese short order cook.

Number two, Last Blood.

http://www.lastblood.net/

Vampires VS Zombies. Really how much plot and character development do you need for a concept like this? Before getting into some pretty convoluted plot points this is a great read. Zombies are killing all the humans and without humans there is no blood. So Vampires have to step up and kick some undead ass. Best part is when one barbaric vampire starts killing zombies by biting their brains to "beat them at their own game".

Number three, Everyday Decay.

Everyday Decay

Sweet title. Nice little webcomic. The art has gotten better throughout it's run. The characters are a bit confusing and I really don't understand if they act the way they do because everyone who is still living is batshit insane for some reason or if the writer trying too hard. As usual the worst offenders are not zombies but asshole/insane humans. There is also a little toy dog in this webcomic that I find pretty annoying. Such USELESS noisy animals would have never survived the zombie apocalypse.

And last but not least, Number four, The Zombie Hunters

The Zombie Hunters

Great webcomic with a ton of character development and compelling story. It's interesting to note that this comic features several types of zombies. I suggest you read the introduction and zombie glossary to get up to speed. So pretty much every type of "zombie" is represented within. An excellent read.

(sadly the zombie hunters website is currently down)

If you happen to know of another great zombie webcomic please let me know!

And of course if you want a really great in-print zombie webcomic please check out The Walking Dead. I ordered if for my library and everyone seems to love it.


PS -

Speaking of undead things, please do not forget to vote in the Dreamcast top 100 event!