4: Charmander - Obviously prefers hot places. If it
gets caught in the rain, steam is said to spout
from the tip of its tail.
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Monday, June 27, 2005
Remember those dogs that scared the bejesus out of you in Resident Evil!? They're back!
Actually, this article is a little dramatic; it's more suspended animation than it is reanimation.
Friday, June 24, 2005
Woo-finally got around to actually selling something on eBay! Here was my listing. I'm looking around my apartment and I realize: I have a LOT of junk I could be selling. It was about an hour's worth of work to set up the page and take the pictures (though eBay seems to have decreased the picture quality when I uploaded them--next time I'll be less picky). It was pretty exciting, though the auction lasted all of 30 seconds. Maybe I can earn good supplemental income selling other stuff? well probably not, as I'm not going to sell any of my video game stuff.
Any comments on the listing? Anything that could be different? Good/bad/other?
Any comments on the listing? Anything that could be different? Good/bad/other?
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Hahaha! Which one do you like better?
Click here for version with tune...
OR THE NES VERSION?
Click here for NES TUNE!
Click here for version with tune...
OR THE NES VERSION?
Click here for NES TUNE!
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Hey all!
If you get a chance, check out the new Hooked weblog--Leave comments too, act now and you can be the first ever person to comment on the site!
;)
The last two weeks have been super busy, not a whole lot of time to really take stock of things. We relaunch our website here at hooked tomorrow. I really went to bat for our new blog. I think we came up with a pretty good design, though I don't know why the hiker has a lantern. I guess we are trying to appeal to the 19th century Romanian audience.
Oh and Dad-- happy belated Father's Day! I have a cool gift coming your way soon! I had to figure out the best way to get it out you.
So yeah-- frisbee game tomorrow night. Maybe I'll being my camera and get some shots of the action (gotta practice for the guidebook!)
Haha, what a fun link to follow!
I bet Marc is going to be the only person to recognize an old friend of ours, good ol' SEGATA SANSHIRO! That guy rules! For those not in the know, he was the guy Sega featured in most of their Japanese ads for the Saturn system back in the 90's.
The cat is added for dramatic effect. Even if you don't know the trend of making fun of the PSP (because Sony claimed the fact that games randomly eject is a "feature" not a defect), there's something funny about the sequence of images. Enjoy!
I was going to post today about the old Batman show: how great it is, how creative some of the smash words are ("glymph!"?!), and how Batman is much better suited for a campy TV show than pseudo-intense, film noir movies. Alas, my bat-thoughts must be placed on the back burner because....
*drum roll*
I GOT MY BOOK CONTRACT!!!
I have to sign on the ol' dotted line and it's good to go! After all the years of working, tons of rejection letters, and endless mental discussions wondering if this lifestyle is worth it, here it is. The book is a hiking guide to Colorado's high peaks and is being published by Wilderness Press out of California. I'm pretty much speechless other than:
1-I'm super excited to get to work!
2-BIFFF!!
If you get a chance, check out the new Hooked weblog--Leave comments too, act now and you can be the first ever person to comment on the site!
;)
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
The last two weeks have been super busy, not a whole lot of time to really take stock of things. We relaunch our website here at hooked tomorrow. I really went to bat for our new blog. I think we came up with a pretty good design, though I don't know why the hiker has a lantern. I guess we are trying to appeal to the 19th century Romanian audience.
Oh and Dad-- happy belated Father's Day! I have a cool gift coming your way soon! I had to figure out the best way to get it out you.
So yeah-- frisbee game tomorrow night. Maybe I'll being my camera and get some shots of the action (gotta practice for the guidebook!)
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Haha, what a fun link to follow!
I bet Marc is going to be the only person to recognize an old friend of ours, good ol' SEGATA SANSHIRO! That guy rules! For those not in the know, he was the guy Sega featured in most of their Japanese ads for the Saturn system back in the 90's.
The cat is added for dramatic effect. Even if you don't know the trend of making fun of the PSP (because Sony claimed the fact that games randomly eject is a "feature" not a defect), there's something funny about the sequence of images. Enjoy!
Monday, June 13, 2005
I was going to post today about the old Batman show: how great it is, how creative some of the smash words are ("glymph!"?!), and how Batman is much better suited for a campy TV show than pseudo-intense, film noir movies. Alas, my bat-thoughts must be placed on the back burner because....
*drum roll*
I GOT MY BOOK CONTRACT!!!
I have to sign on the ol' dotted line and it's good to go! After all the years of working, tons of rejection letters, and endless mental discussions wondering if this lifestyle is worth it, here it is. The book is a hiking guide to Colorado's high peaks and is being published by Wilderness Press out of California. I'm pretty much speechless other than:
1-I'm super excited to get to work!
2-BIFFF!!
Friday, June 10, 2005
It's not often I get a chance to experience lucid dreaming (let alone get a good night's sleep). Last night however, I had both, though I feel I may be slacking on my fantasies. Whereas most people dream of flying, sex, traveling through time, etc., my big lucid dream was being able to hit baseballs left-handed. This is sort of a weak dream because:
1-I already CAN hit left handed--Not great, but I can do it.
2-The whole dream took place in a batting cage.
The only real difference was I could hit with more power and control lefty (like I can righty). Amazing, huh?
And for those who are following it, I'm a cat's whisker away from getting my guidebook contract. I'm not afraid of "cursing" it, I think my ability is up for the task and my material was well presented. That being said, any good vibes this way are most appreciated :)
1-I already CAN hit left handed--Not great, but I can do it.
2-The whole dream took place in a batting cage.
The only real difference was I could hit with more power and control lefty (like I can righty). Amazing, huh?
And for those who are following it, I'm a cat's whisker away from getting my guidebook contract. I'm not afraid of "cursing" it, I think my ability is up for the task and my material was well presented. That being said, any good vibes this way are most appreciated :)
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
It's an age old discussion: if you could go back, what would you do differently? There's so much I would want to change in small scale and in a larger picture, a lot more positive habits I would have liked to have learned (liked remembering birthdays, etc). I would have liked to have stuck with baseball a little longer and treated my friends better.
Most of all though, I'd like to have a better appreciation for how good things were then, so that I could have developed a sense to realize how good things are now. Looking back, I do tend to fondly remember the positive aspects of my life, even during the worst times. I'm having a hard time seeing the good of today and imbuing the past with a little more significance than I should.
Oh, if you're curious, the fortune cookie that inspired this rant:
"You are dear in the hearts of many. It is wise to let them be dear to you"
One of my missions today was to find "non-identifying images of obese people." The reason? Here at Hooked, we are going to run a piece about obesity and a bizarre article that tries to argue that being slightly obese is still healthy.
"Slightly obese." That doesn't mean a few pounds overweight, it means you are so fat you can't scale a flight of stairs without your heart rate rocketing. You are excluded from a majority of amusement park rides. I'm not going to sit here and bash fat people but I don't think any responsible study should imply that being obese is ever healthy. That's why it's called obese and not overweight. Do you take two seats on the airplane? You're obese--it's not good.
I live in a bit of a fitness bubble, being in Boulder. There are very few hefty people here, mostly because people stay fit by default thanks to thier passions; i.e. outdoors sports. I know not everyone likes (or has access) to fun exercise, but I do think we are responsible for our own bodies to a degree. If you want to ignore your physical shape, that's fine, but do not do so under the precept that you are as healthy as the guy who goes for a run once in a while. You're not.
This morning on the local news they had one of those generic fat stories where they show footage of fat butts and stomachs walking around town. They are always careful to edit out the fat head attached to the bloated body. You know, they don't really need to show stock footage of fat people in shorts. I don't think people need photographic evidence to prove fat people exist. Granted it gives some cameraman an easy day of work, but still...come on!
Today's news feature was similar to the article in our magazine,that being obese is ok. They decided to show the heads on the big bodies this time, however, since it's now ok to be fat. It's always been ok to be fat, provided you don't care about diabetes, joint problems, heart disease, and living past 50. Honestly, when our bodies are misshapen to a disgusting degree, thats a little clue that we need to work on being a bit more fit. We can choose to ignore the obvious if we like, that's our choice--just don't be surprised when an array of health problems make your quality of life go way down. Fat does not equal fit, it never will.
My whole point: I didn't make one Paul Lenhart joke this whole post.
Most of all though, I'd like to have a better appreciation for how good things were then, so that I could have developed a sense to realize how good things are now. Looking back, I do tend to fondly remember the positive aspects of my life, even during the worst times. I'm having a hard time seeing the good of today and imbuing the past with a little more significance than I should.
Oh, if you're curious, the fortune cookie that inspired this rant:
"You are dear in the hearts of many. It is wise to let them be dear to you"
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
One of my missions today was to find "non-identifying images of obese people." The reason? Here at Hooked, we are going to run a piece about obesity and a bizarre article that tries to argue that being slightly obese is still healthy.
"Slightly obese." That doesn't mean a few pounds overweight, it means you are so fat you can't scale a flight of stairs without your heart rate rocketing. You are excluded from a majority of amusement park rides. I'm not going to sit here and bash fat people but I don't think any responsible study should imply that being obese is ever healthy. That's why it's called obese and not overweight. Do you take two seats on the airplane? You're obese--it's not good.
I live in a bit of a fitness bubble, being in Boulder. There are very few hefty people here, mostly because people stay fit by default thanks to thier passions; i.e. outdoors sports. I know not everyone likes (or has access) to fun exercise, but I do think we are responsible for our own bodies to a degree. If you want to ignore your physical shape, that's fine, but do not do so under the precept that you are as healthy as the guy who goes for a run once in a while. You're not.
This morning on the local news they had one of those generic fat stories where they show footage of fat butts and stomachs walking around town. They are always careful to edit out the fat head attached to the bloated body. You know, they don't really need to show stock footage of fat people in shorts. I don't think people need photographic evidence to prove fat people exist. Granted it gives some cameraman an easy day of work, but still...come on!
Today's news feature was similar to the article in our magazine,that being obese is ok. They decided to show the heads on the big bodies this time, however, since it's now ok to be fat. It's always been ok to be fat, provided you don't care about diabetes, joint problems, heart disease, and living past 50. Honestly, when our bodies are misshapen to a disgusting degree, thats a little clue that we need to work on being a bit more fit. We can choose to ignore the obvious if we like, that's our choice--just don't be surprised when an array of health problems make your quality of life go way down. Fat does not equal fit, it never will.
My whole point: I didn't make one Paul Lenhart joke this whole post.
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Alright! The gal I picked from California (number 21) is still in the bee'-- and there's only 3 people left! Round 16, here we come!
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Remember this kid?
Wide-eyed with fear, he approaches the microphone. As the mediator gives him the word "alopecoip" to spell, the weight of the phonetic world crashes down upon him and the kid goes down like a ton of bricks. F-A-I-N-T-S! His fellow contestants don't even offer to help him, a sign of the cut-throat nature of spelling bees. Survival of the fittest, man!
Amazingly, the kid gets on his feet like nothing happened, spells the word, and sits down! See the video here!
Which brings us to this year's spelling bee! I offer you a chance to ride the coat tails of some homeschooled kid withobsessive nurturing parents, who have taken the time to make their offspring memorizes words they will never hear or use in their lifetimes. Pick your top three choice for winners from this pool! Post your reasons why you selected them and we'll see who wins with the highest ranked kid. Here's my choices:
1-Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan-Number 36-Gotta go with the hometown favorite, baby! Even though she's only in sixth grade, the fact she can spell her own name says something about her skills!
2-Aliya Robin Deri-Number 21-She's from California, which has a lot of people so she must have had to beat out a lot of scrubs to make it to the bee. Plus, as an 8th grader, she's older and wiser than her peers.
3-Sean F Hadley-Number 212-Because he's the number closest to my favorite Rush song, 2112. This kid looks like a spelling machine, too. Laugh at the braces, bad skin, and glasses now, buddy, when this dude rides the 'bee to glory, you'll all be wishing you picked this grammatical giant.
Wide-eyed with fear, he approaches the microphone. As the mediator gives him the word "alopecoip" to spell, the weight of the phonetic world crashes down upon him and the kid goes down like a ton of bricks. F-A-I-N-T-S! His fellow contestants don't even offer to help him, a sign of the cut-throat nature of spelling bees. Survival of the fittest, man!
Amazingly, the kid gets on his feet like nothing happened, spells the word, and sits down! See the video here!
Which brings us to this year's spelling bee! I offer you a chance to ride the coat tails of some homeschooled kid with
1-Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan-Number 36-Gotta go with the hometown favorite, baby! Even though she's only in sixth grade, the fact she can spell her own name says something about her skills!
2-Aliya Robin Deri-Number 21-She's from California, which has a lot of people so she must have had to beat out a lot of scrubs to make it to the bee. Plus, as an 8th grader, she's older and wiser than her peers.
3-Sean F Hadley-Number 212-Because he's the number closest to my favorite Rush song, 2112. This kid looks like a spelling machine, too. Laugh at the braces, bad skin, and glasses now, buddy, when this dude rides the 'bee to glory, you'll all be wishing you picked this grammatical giant.
