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| Friday, December 11th, 2009 |
craigoxbrow
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12:09a |
I knew The Descent Part 2 wasn't a patch on the original according to its critics, but I thought it was okay and in places pretty good. Until the end, which was so nonsensical it pissed me off intensely. Trailers: yes-please-want-now The Wolfman, new black-and-white post-apocalypse parable The Book Of Eli, entirely-impractical-world-of-vampires thingy Daybreakers, and Elektra-remake-with-a-boy Ninja Assassin. New Orange ad was shit too. Current Mood: annoyed |
| Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 |
craigoxbrow
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2:51p |
DOCTOR! Doctor Who reaches shops. I buy the first Black Lion copy. (Chris having ordered it from C7 direct through me, so I feel my karma is spread evenly.) Since Liam is curious, I open it up. Shiny box. Shallow... probably wouldn't have room to add the screen, as it's a four-way hardback screen. Playtester credits: "Thanks to everyone who took part in the playtest - too many names to print, but your help was invaluable." Excuse me while I burst into tears and run to my room. Oh well. Pressing on... ( This is bigger on the inside ) Current Mood: okay |
| Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 |
craigoxbrow
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12:57a |
"I was on the phone!" "And now you have lost a hand!"
Okay, so I just saw the Vampire LARP episode of Being Erica. Which bizarrely enough features London from Never Let Go as the romantic interest guy looking entirely out of place. (Never mind the show being about our heroine working with a Time Lord called The Psychotherapist.) It was... oddly right about several things. Not least the overdramatic vampire shouting. Other than it being a boffer LARP, yeah. Current Mood: amusedCurrent Music: Voltaire, The Vampire Club |
| Monday, December 7th, 2009 |
craigoxbrow
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7:59p |
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craigoxbrow
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7:46p |
That's that. Or not, as the case may be.
As I type this, Mark should be on a plane to London and thence Sydney. Naturally he's actually waiting on a plane to london, being put up in a hotel there and then thence Sydney. Still an' all. Current Mood: blah |
| Saturday, December 5th, 2009 |
craigoxbrow
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7:45p |
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| Friday, December 4th, 2009 |
craigoxbrow
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5:20p |
Hustle In Spaaaaaace
Via Varyar, via Kai Tave on RPGnet Slingers teaser trailer example thingyA TV show? Or something. The hologram effect is v. nice. (One thing I like about the attempted Lost In Space film as I was reminded last week, and a good use of CG to do something that normal effect wouldn't do well at all.) GUN is fun. Current Mood: curious |
| Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 |
craigoxbrow
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11:21p |
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| Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 |
grahamrobinson
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8:27p |
Watching Me, Watching You
Yesterday, I wrote a long blog post, then managed to delete it before publishing it. So you'll never know my thoughts on Robert Holdstock's passing, or how wonderful his "Mythago Wood" series is, or the sparrow hawk that was watching me through the study window. *** Christmas is fast approaching, and like everyone else, I'm in the middle of buying presents. I'm well aware that I'm difficult to buy for, and kind thoughts are more than enough. But if people are determined to part with money, could I suggest making a charitable donation instead? I've made a couple of suggestions below, but there are thousands of others, just as deserving. Greyhound Gap - the charity who rescued Alfie, and nursed him through his hernia operation and recovery. Marie Curie NursesAmnesty International |
craigoxbrow
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1:11a |
I think I might have figured out what to do for the Nationals. Contain your enthusiasm.
Yeah, it's another year of Action And Adventure, so something Adventure!-ish with two-fisted heroes punching villains and off-road chases and ancient relics and all that good stuff. And basically not being a good category to run Buffy in. Again. Grrr. (Sure, it's an okay game for the category, but I don't want to run something okay for twelve paying customers just to say I did it.) But I can borrow a bit of Buffy style simply by setting it in the present. So I'm thinking less Raiders and more Uncharted. Adventure pulpy but not set in the classic pre-WWII era. Still hopefully giving the players something they'll enjoy, which is more important than amusing myself at their expense by running a game that doesn't really fit the catch-all-ish category, but not repeating myself entirely. Yes, No, Maybe, Shut Up You Stupid GM? Current Mood: uncertain |
| Saturday, November 28th, 2009 |
craigoxbrow
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11:01p |
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