I know many are posting this (as well as the Bark Side), but I would be remiss in not posting it.
Star Wars: Uncut
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Author Archives: Booyor
Not everything is as it seems
My oldest asked me to explain the romance aisle of books. There are some things in life that I just can’t rationalize.
Last night, the Runnin’ Gungan confused security cameras with his bouncing gait and floppy ears. He also ruined the night of some poor audio surveillance team by ranting into a bug about the decline of quality Hapan flautists and increased Bith musical stereotypes in the galaxy.
Desert Yeti #2
I was going to protest SOPA by putting a black bar on my post.
Don’t you feel the full force of a simulated censored Internet now?
My students put Google’s protest into words really well without realizing it:
“Man! Some moron drew a dirty picture with Google Doodle and now it got Google blocked.”
It’s not too effective when every day is SOPA Day.
One thing SOPA PIPA has going for it: it sounds like a really tasty treat I used to order at Pancho’s. The trick was to put honey on the inside of the SOPA PIPA. Pancho’s was great because every time you raised the tiny flag, you got more SOPA PIPAS.
Slade, here’s another Desert Yeti for you:
Tonight was funny on the writing front. I was one word short of my writing target for the night. I could either fall short or agonize over the next section. I chose the latter. Spooky scene, though. Sheol will do that to you.
No wonder other countries think we’re weird.
Look at our movie posters. One is from a Steven Spielberg film, the other is from a George Lucas one. Can you guess which movies they are?
“No. I am your…space panther.”
My Favorite Desert Yeti #1
Slade, you’re welcome.
This concludes today’s lesson on how not to laminate
Well, I’m officially creeped out.
At lunch time, I get to see what the current popular online games are. Normally it’s guys sledding down hills or penguins learning to fly.
This, though, is the creepiest. Any time your game seems to be influenced by Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit”, you know you’re in trouble.
Feed the Head is a puzzle game – I think.
“They’re wacky in a woo woo way.”
This coming from a school where parents think that the Middle Ages are too bloody and the Holocaust is too depressing.
Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses…
HTML 5 version of a GameBoy Color
It’s a GameBoy made with HTML 5 and JavaScript. I remember buying one of these so I could stay awake when working the front desk of the residence hall at 3am.
Another bwah moment
Bwah?!
Old and new tech
Thanks, Sara, for posting this updated Finding Nemo:
Has anyone seen the five floppy disks playing a cover of daft Punk’s “Derezzed” from Tron Legacy?
I can’t believe I started this mid-November.
My new writing project is now 21,000 words. That translates into 104 pages towards a completed book that I’m excited for my daughters to read.
I’m really digging Scrivener.
Tangled Ever After
Did you know that Disney has a short Tangled film (a la the Toy Story 3 characters going to Hawaii) before the re-release of Beauty and the Beast?
I saw Beauty and the Beast when it first came out in theaters. I then saw it as a double-feature with Rescuers Down Under. I then saw it in the re-release in the IMAX. I think we’re entering Wizard of Oz/Gone with the Wind territory.
Two (three) articles that I wish everyone would read.
Theresa, a staff worker at InterVarsity and a mentor to me, posted two articles on her Facebook wall recently that I think many people (myself included) need to read.
The first one is about marriage and it is a great eye-opener that reminds me of some conversations that I had with Grandpa Bob. Tim Keller references an article called Picky,Picky, which is located here.
The other is a video about college students freeing people from human trafficking. Definitely worth the watch.
“Your head don’t fit.”
Either that or I’m Hessian.
The stuff you don’t notice until you’re cataloging.
How many differences can you spot?
Thank you for the gift card!
It’s the last day of break, which is the perfect time to use the gift card from last spring. This is the new faucet. The old one looked like a shipwreck, which was to be expected.
Writing updates and a reason to fear the beard
If you haven’t seen it already, my professional site has updates about two short stories that just got published. The newest one is in an electronic magazine that you do have to pay money to read, but it’s worth it.
I found this video while yelling at my XBOX. It responds to voice commands, even when given in a Kermit the Frog voice. Don’t think I didn’t check.
Results of Pop Quiz 18: Predictions for 2012
While the other two options are as guaranteed as Devin enjoying Kindergarten, the third is definitely the most probable.
What will happen in 2012?
A secret will be revealed about a presidential candidate. 20%
A celebrity will get divorced and news sites will run the story on the front page. 20%
The world will end as predicted by the Mayan calendar, but no one will notice because a YouTube video of a cat punching a stuffed animal will have captured our collective attentions. 60%
This cat is surprised.
Predictions for 1985
Anyone can make predictions for 2012. I am going to do something no bloggh is doing today: make predictions for 1985.
In the year 1985:
- Reagan will be president.
- The Titanic will be found.
- Coke will release New Coke.
- A kid from Hill Valley will fight Libyan terrorists with a DeLorean.
Yes. Pretty risky predictions, but I feel confident that that’s what 1985 will hold.
What? You want predictions for 2012? But how could I ever top the ones I made for 2010?
Great Scott! It’s the new Internet. I’m going to crowd-source prognostications.
It’s been way too long since we’ve done a Pop Quiz. IT’S FINE TIME FOR POP QUIZ 18!! I can’t believe the last time we did this was for Kirk vs. Solo vs. Mal.
If you have any other predictions, leave them in the comments.