Author: Gareth

Thanks, and….FEAR THE KITTIES!!!

A quick note of thanks to the folks who have emailed me regarding the whole RPGnet hoo-hah. To repeat what I’ve told those folks, no, I’m not planning on going back. Although I do find it amusing that there is, according to one email, a 100+ thread about this “incident”, I’m not partaking of the temptation to go and read it, either…I figure that’s as good a way as any to go cold-turkey. Hell, it worked for my smoking habit….

My best friend sent me the following link today: From the fury of the Norsekitties, may the Lord God protect us…. There’s a few other amusing bits on that site as well, including Kittens that are Punk as Fuck., which is always a good thing.

GMS

Better than Nemesis…

A bunch of Trek fans have lovingly created this: Starship Exeter— an Original-Series-period adventure of a different crew, with CG special effects and some brilliant costumes, sets and sound-effects. The acting? Eh. Not great, but it’s obvious that they love what they’re doing. Who wouldn’t? The episode is broken up into three acts plus teaser and tag, as Quicktime files (mirror sites have it available in MPEG). Great stuff.

Well, I’m not going to leave today’s posting entirely devoted to the crap below. Time to lighten things up a bit. Some links for you:

Orangutans have culture! Well, hell–Doctor Zaius could’ve told ya that. Orangs have the culture and the orange outfits, Chimps have the science and the green outfits, and Gorillas have the military and the black outfits. None of this namby-pamby Tim Burton “re-imagining” here, damn it to hell.

This is the official site for the French film Vidocq, which is a brilliant piece of bizarre psuedo-steampunk horror-adventure-mystery, and a great source of inspiration for the feel of the Apollyon Noir, as well. If you can track down a copy of the DVD (eBay is where I got mine), I highly recommend it.

I love the internet. Only here can you find such things as The Anorak’s Guide to Sapphire and Steel, a fairly comprehensive overview of one of my favorite British sci-fi series.

There. I’ve shared a bit of my geekiness, and I feel much better now.

GMS