Showing posts with label link dump. Show all posts
Showing posts with label link dump. Show all posts

Monday, February 09, 2009

Smackdown vs. Raw '08: finally, the credits screen!, fun links

New music on the right, if you're reading on sonicplague.com.  As you can tell, that Fire, Inc. song is STILL lodged in my head, like those bugs in the Wrath of Khan.  It's not as bad as it was before, but it's still ... not right. 

It took me forever, because I had to become a "Legend" to unlock the closing credits for the game, but here it is finally: visual evidence that I did, in fact, write part of THQ's "WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008" video game.  I don't know that anyone doubted me (most of those who read this blog are, I think, close enough friends to realize I wouldn't make something like this up), but just in case ... here it is:


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I can now stop talking about it!

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The eating portion of the new weight-loss program I've started is going to turn 90 days into 120, I think.  Thursday night, the workout was followed by a trip to a sushi restaurant.  Saturday night, it was followed by a drive out to Hoboken to have Mexican food with some friends (one of whom is a Yankees fan, but a totally cool guy other than that).  Though we weren't officially on the diet at this point, I should probably also mention that I think I'm still digesting all of the great food provided at the Superbowl party a while back.  So it's going to take a while to get into the swing, for sure.

Unlike the diet that Mike Nelson, late of MST3K and RiffTrax is undertaking. He's currently blogging about his February menu:  all bacon, all the time.  A whole month of bacon. 

Godspeed, sir.

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A quick link, via JD, and it's too good to pass up sharing.  Whether you like Obama or not, it's always funny to hear "serious" people saying things you wouldn't expect.  In this case, selected quotes from his audiobook are taken out of context for your listening pleasure.  Enjoy!

Barack Obama is tired of your motherfucking shit

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One final piece of nonsense (for now) - particularly if you're a fan of Valve's outstanding "Left 4 Dead" video game.  Here's a music video of Francis explaining to everyone that he hates ... everything.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Link dump

The stuff one stumbles across ...

1. OK, so I was reading The Consumerist and came across this a about Microsoft's "Songsmith", some software of which I'd been blissfully unaware ("Microsoft Attempts to Kill Music Forever with Songsmith Commercial").

A post in the comments section led me to MeFi music, where someone had run the isolated vocal track from Van Halen's "Runnin' With the Devil" through the software.  Check out the results here, and make sure to turn your volume all the way up, even if you're at work.  It's important.  Trust me.

2. Via BoingBoing, I found this impressively incorrect (yet valiant) effort:


Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

3. Via retrosabotage.com, Super Mario has to live with his decisions in a modified game level.

4. Via Instructables.com, how to make an amazing Atari 2600 lamp that looks like an old joystick.

5. Near and dear to my heart and my interests through the 80s, Scott Mortimer of Merrimack, N.H. is attempting to put together an entire set of 1983 Fleer Baseball Cards.  The catch?  To have each card autographed.

6. Who did that voice-over?  Find out on voicechasers.com.