This Sunday’s Kind of A Drag…

Posted on July 13, 2014 by geelw

Oof. Well, today was kind of non-productive on a few levels, but that’s probably a good thing. I’m still toiling away on a bunch of stuff (some reviews, a few post CE Week articles and some brief impressions of a few games I saw recently), but I have a kind of kooky week coming up and am conserving energy for some of these events. As the weather folks say it’s going to be a bit of a thunderstorm-y start to the week, that means I need to break out the broken umbrella and keep my paws crossed that it survives the early Monday morning trek I need to make.

As for that clip above, it serves double duty as description and hilariously violent reminder that there was a Punisher movie (from 2004) I’d actually never seen before last night. I found it to be pretty terrible overall (a lack of dialog, humor that doesn’t work properly and some odd casting choices make it more “interesting” than watchable), but you do get to see John Travolta’s evil Howard Knight character get bumped off in a really creative manner. Hey, I was laughing through the bulk of the action scenes here and while the film is quite heavy on the carnage, it still doesn’t beat The Punisher: War Zone for pure nastiness and mean-spirited (or REALLY over the top and hilarious) violent content. Not that I’m in a violent mood or anything, folks – bad movies of all types just make me laugh a lot when I need to…

Hmmmm. I think I need some ice cream or something… back in a bit.

GOG.com Wants to FILL Your Hard Drive With RPGs This Weekend!

Posted on July 12, 2014 by geelw

Yikes. I have most of these already so I most likely will skip this sale, but if you’ve ever wanted to try a bunch of classic to current popular or not so popular but worth your time and money role playing games, well… here you go. 60% off oldies but goodies such as King of Dragon Pass, Lords of Midnight, and Doomdark’s Revenge.

Or you can go all Spiderweb Software with their also classics in the Avernum, Geneforge and Avadon games. Or perhaps you’d like some more modern classics to play with? Driftmoon, Unepic, Inquisitor, Legend of Grimrock, Shadowrun Returns, the Eschalon series, Sword of the Stars: The Pit and more!

The choice is all yours, of course. Grab one, a few, or grab them all and set your time machine so that you can play through all you’ve bought at your leisure before zapping yourself back in time to the present or perhaps the day before you bought them so you can say you didn’t spend a dime, but somehow still have all those games on your hard drive. Well, that’s how it would work in the movie version, folks. Anyway, you have about 48 hours to take advantage of this sale, so get to it if you see something there that floats your boat…

Sunday Is A Slow Boat to the Bottom of the Internet Sea…

Posted on June 29, 2014 by geelw

(thanks, Titanic821!)

Ah, the best laid plans of ice and men. Bleh. Between waking up a bit late and the HORRIBLE connection I have today at both Starbucks I’ve been to and my computer still acting a bit funky (well, it only made that tattling noise once for about a half second, but I’m still worried), I’m not getting what I need to get done DONE. Boo. The connection here keeps dropping, meaning my downloads aren’t completing properly or at all, a few drafts need some fixing thanks to losing the connection before an autosave and so forth and so on. Now I know why they play all that calming new age music here – so people frustrated with the crappy wi-fi don’t go berserk and start slamming their laptops and tablets to the floor. Meh, I’ll need to drag myself out of bed bright and early, I guess. My stupid virus scanner just stopped working after a reboot, which means I need to re-download and install it. Niiiiiice. Okay, that’s it – off to drown my sorrows in whatever ice cream like substance is in the freezer and maybe finish playing a game I need to review…

Godzilla “Calling” TV Spot: And You’d Better Answer Or Else!

Posted on May 18, 2014 by geelw

Soooo, what did you do this weekend? Well. it’s STILL the weekend, so what WILL you be doing at some point before this weekend is over? As noted previously, I’d have seen Godzilla already if there was a local theater to see it at, but the last one in this area is being turned into a store we don’t need, sooo… I’m just lurking about doing stuff like posting early on a Sunday morning. Anyway, mixed reviews aside, I’d say the film is going to be a hit with most fans and there will probably be a sequel at some point. Of course, the true test is the overseas box office (as in Japan, where that big lizard was created back in 1954), so I guess Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures will be keeping an eyeball on the reception there as well.

Happy Mother’s Day (Or Else)…

Posted on May 11, 2014 by geelw

Some get along with Moms they love
and gift them with that velvet glove
The other group, they’re not above
the want to find a cliff, then shove.

But whether you choose love or hate
You must admit there’s no debate
You’re here because yes, it’s your fate
(Now quiet down and clean your plate!)

Some moms are fit to raise their broods
and never seem to reach bad moods
But others haven’t got the goods
(Their kids get left out in the woods)

But even if Mom’s good or bad,
know she’s the only one you’ve had
And whether you’re now glad or sad
In most respects, you can’t be mad!

So, raise a glass, drink of your choice
and let your Mom know with your voice
just what you’re feeling, gals and boys
(But not too loud, now – noise annoys!)

(I’ll add video credits later tonight, as I had to write this in a hurry!)

Some Creative Distraction Thanks To Random Tree Time…

Posted on March 2, 2014 by geelw

Yeah, I’m still working on some actual posts, but they’re in assorted stages of completion. I’ve had a few ideas change shape as I go over notes, which is both good and bad. Anyway, here’s another tree to ogle. I did this while waiting for a small download to finish and with a game playing in the background. Multitasking is a sort of specialty, I guess. Then again, I know folks who do it better and faster. And better.

Eh, I’m working on it people, I’m working on it. That’s the problem with having a working brain and far too many ideas pumping out of it. I need some clones with more focus. At least I’m not watching the Oscars this year. I’m much to preoccupied to pay attention to much other than what I’m trying to get done with this site. Think world domination without the craziness of a dictator and on a much smaller scale.

Heck, If I can get my laundry done more regularly, that’s a huge start. Off to sort some underwear and socks – back in a bit…

Sunday. Sunday. Sunday. Can I Get A Witless? Zzzzz.

Posted on March 2, 2014 by geelw

So, today was a bit slow and a tad depressing, but kind of productive in a “holy crap, why does this stuff happen?” manner. I found some fine additions to the game and film library earlier, so that’s the good news today. The not so good news was found out while doing some shopping at a formerly reliable discount store that seems to be going through a really rough patch. As in it may be shutting down soon. This is bizarre because of the nice deals there and the fact that it’s generally pretty packed on weekends with people clearing out their freezer of nicely priced frozen goodies that range from healthy to terminal artery-cloggers to surprising gourmet randomness. When the fun cheap place to shop is in trouble, you know something’s just not right… Continue reading →