Nothing says Christmas like a serial killer was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

[  Mood: Shocked ]
[  Currently: Watching Larry Lessig ]
Okay, so a huge shift in my life has occurred. One that while I am thrilled about, is still more than little scary.

What could this terror be?

I’m pregnant.

Yup, I am carrying a symbiote.

Now, this is not new news for me. Rather, I am 15 weeks along, so this is old news. But it is still a little shocking. I have a living creature inside of me. And boy, does that change how you look at the world!

Gone is the daily can of coke. Junk food? Mostly in the past. Hello to the daily nap. I have also welcomed the permanent state of exhaustion.

And my breasts would make an anime character jealous.

So life changing event here I come.

I’ll keep you informed.

Stanford professor Larry Lessing, one of our foremost authorities on copyright issues and the Chair of Creative Commons, intelligently and skillfully makes the case for creative freedom in today’s Internet. Using graphics, humor, and clarity, Lessing successfully sets the current controversies within a fascinating historical perspective.

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/187

How Creativity Is Being Strangled By The Law was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

[  Mood: Sick ]
So Wednesday was Supergroup night again in City of Heroes land. On this week’s agenda, a Giant Monster hunt.

While we waited for the group to arrive, we did a little trick or treating in Brickstown. I got a few more costumes.

Then we went to take on the Eochai, the giant pumpkinhead.

We found him pretty fast, and along with many others, brought him down. We were recognized by some of our fellow heroes. I guess the Strippers have some renown. Eochai fell to our blows pretty fast.

We found Eochai a few more times and killed him. Then the call came out that Jack in Irons was up. This was the one that people were waiting for. The group of heroes was huge, and we brought Jack down pretty fast.

Then we tried to take on Eochai again. This time it did not go so well. It was just us and the pumpkin had brought some friends. He had three level 50 Streng hanging around. Streng, and you can see look like the Eochai, only a little smaller.

There were also some members of the Unseelie Court floating around, also level 50. As we were all level 30s, it was a bloodbath. And every so often, the Eochai threw a flaming pumpkin that summoned up more Strang.

Three deaths later, I had accumulated 35000 in debt and we Strippers decided to let the Eochai destroy Brickstown instead of us.

The Wanted movie trailer was posted yesterday. Although it seams to have little to do with the original comic, which is a dark twisted affair, the movie looks interesting. Sadly, it appears Angelina Jolie will NOT be donning the “Miss Fox” suit.

Wanted Movie Trailer was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

Now if they could just explain how cosmic rays created the Fantastic Four…

The Origin of Cosmic Rays was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

[  Mood: Sick ]
[  Currently: Listening to The CD Joe sent me ]
So it was Supergroup night at City of Heroes on Wendesday. My level 32 scrapper, Bouncin’, joined her sisters from the Strippers of Paragon City in a little Trick or Treating.

The Strippers of Paragon City are mostly a bunch of clones of each other, so when we gather in groups of two or more we tend to attract a crowd. Especially when we dance. (Confession: Bouncin’ once gave a virtual lapdance to another player for a million influence. I told the Husband Unit. He was fine with it.)

At first it was just the tanker, Grindin’, and Bouncin’ knocking on doors. Later, when the blaster Bumpin’ and defender (a healer – you need one of those) Slinkin’ showed up, we pretty much farmed a door.

I found it a bit ho-hum at times. The hordes that attacked us were nothing compared to the mobs that our SG usually fights on Wednesdays. Generally, we fight mobs that generate red or purple given our size and the level of one of our regulars, controller Pearl Necklace is currently at.

The costume pieces are still dropping, so you can still earn your fifth costume slot. But they won’t let you get a sixth. I tried. So I will be selling lots of that salvage.

The attraction for the experienced gamer this year is the possibility of getting a temporary power that will let you look like your favourite Non-Player Characters. Villain groups, the cops or others. I managed to collect some costumes, enough that I also got my first costume collector badge. My fave costume was the Carnival of Shadows one, as it makes my bum look cute. (Not exactly as pictured.)

After about an hour I was bored and called it a night. Next week, on Halloween, it’s Giant Monster time. I have already killed Eochai with Bouncin’, but I’m not sure if I got the badge.

I am really after Jack in Irons. I was too low a level last year to go for him. This year, he is going down!!!!!

[ Currently: Watching Red Sox-Rockies game ]
On October 27, I began my guest blogging stint for Jeff Vandermeer on his very popular Ecstatic Days. My tenure started with a reprint of my rarely seen 2003 Hellnotes self-interview complete with commentary and updates. My guest stint extends through November 11. I will attempt to maintain both blogs during the two weeks.

Hope to see y’all there as well.

My Ecstatic Days was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

[  Mood: Angry ]
[  Currently: Watching Project Runway : Canada ]
So I had this beautiful City of Heroes blog entry with witty comments and pictures. But apparently I took too long and the site logged my out, and all my work went poof!

Going off to bed to sulk now.

[ Currently: Listening to Social Distortion ]
Among ape collectors, Gil Brewer’s “Gorilla of the Gasbags” is a Holy Grail of sorts. The legendary cover of the June 1929 Zeppelin Stories tantalizes with a gorilla and a man fighting from the ladder beneath a flying dirigible! I’ve longed to read the story, but not only have I never actually seen one, I know of no one who has read the story.

Shockingly, a copy of the much sought after pulp recently sold on ebay for the astronomical sum of $3,183.33! Oh, to find one at a garage sale someday!

Remember that my 40th birthday is rapidly approaching. Just an observation.

Holy Gasbags! was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon