I had this idea for a post about the Blue Jays, and my first instinct was to write it here - but this isn't the right spot for it. Instead I remembered that my brother and I sort of run a Blue Jays blog. By 'sort of' I mean we hardly ever write anything. But it exists, so here we are.
You can read it here:
http://bluejaysluddite.blogspot.ca/2016/05/the-bat-flipped.html
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Monday, May 2, 2016
Monday, August 17, 2015
New podcast: Electronic Monologues Episode 2: Kilobyte
In this week's episode, I keep it short and to the point and drop the music from the show, resulting in an ultimate savings of 3 minutes. Not as short as I thought it would be in the end! Other things talked about: stuff I learned since episode 1; some new notebooks I picked up from Dollarama; my weight loss struggles; the Ottawa Champions; Pokemon Sapphire; and the nerdiest of all, Tasker for Android. Enjoy!
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
DVD Survivor, Baseball, + Other Creative Stuff
Today's post isn't really meant to be thought-provoking, unless it provokes the thought of "why does he think we care?" Anyway it's another "update" post of things I'm working on / will be working on. Or you may want to call it, "Things I'm Writing That Aren't Actually Stories". Or "This is What I Write Instead of Fiction".
DVD Survivor
I'm not actually working on this yet, but it's an idea I had while (of course) on my lunch time stroll around the block at work. The basic premise is this: I have a bunch of DVDs that I bought a long time ago; in most cases these were movies I hadn't seen before, and rather than rent them, I bought them. In most cases, I probably ended up liking the movie; but in some, I haven't watched since.
We recently got an HDTV; even more recently, a Blu-Ray player. I'm going to want to be buying some new movies - some as replacements for movies I already own on DVD (Star Wars, Back to the Future, and a few others). Obviously those DVD copies will be out the door once they're replaced. But we'll also be picking up new copies of Blu-Ray movies we don't own, and we really don't want to run out of space. This is where we get to "DVD Survivor".
This isn't going to be something where I pit inanimate objects on Britannia Beach or something. "Survivor" is just a catchy name to me. I will watch each movie that is on the chopping block, and decide on each viewing whether to keep or toss said movie. I don't have a full list of what movies I'll be watching, but I can tell you it includes Hero(2002), The Last Samurai(2003), Lost in Translation(2003), Taxi Driver(1976), Good Night and Good Luck(2005), and Syriana(2005). I can tell you I can picture myself keeping at least three of those movies (I won't tell you which!). And of that list, there is only ONE which I haven't even watched yet.
I don't know when I'm starting this, but I do know these things: 1) It will be soon 2) I will be watching the movies in alphabetical order.
Baseball
Oh, baseball. The pre-season matchups kick off next month as teams across the league try to figure out how their roster will shape up for the 2012 season while pretending that they're really not enjoying the beautiful weather in Arizona and Florida.
I am a "regular" writer at my brother's Blue Jays blog, Blue Jays Luddite. Well, I was "regular" last year, but I think I'm going to make an effort to give him some more contributions. So if you like baseball, or at the very least want to read about the Blue Jays, be sure to keep an eye out next month for what's sure to be exciting training camp stories.
Other Creative Stuff
I think I've been letting all of this stuff take over my work on Alternative Airwaves, but I feel like it's okay. At the moment I don't feel overwhelmed, so I'm going to take that as a good thing. You see, it wasn't too long ago I was complaining about wanting to do something creative but not knowing what to do. I won't take it as a bad thing that now I have tons of ideas and they're all flowing.
I think the favourite thing I'm doing right now is my page-by-page review of Planet X, a Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men crossover novel written in 1998. I found it in Value Village, and I had to buy it. You can read it over at tngxmen.tumblr.com. I have a friend, Xyloart, who is doing the illustrations. And they are awesome; probably way better than my writing.
Speaking of Alternative Airwaves, as I said I've been stagnating a little. I'm coming up to the 50th episode (that'll be in May), and I'd like to put a bit more work into it to get it sounding really great. We'll see what I can come up with, but mostly the work will involve putting more time into finding music than anything else. Too often lately I've been picking music last-minute and only from 1 or 2 sources. Something I need to work on.
DVD Survivor
I'm not actually working on this yet, but it's an idea I had while (of course) on my lunch time stroll around the block at work. The basic premise is this: I have a bunch of DVDs that I bought a long time ago; in most cases these were movies I hadn't seen before, and rather than rent them, I bought them. In most cases, I probably ended up liking the movie; but in some, I haven't watched since.
We recently got an HDTV; even more recently, a Blu-Ray player. I'm going to want to be buying some new movies - some as replacements for movies I already own on DVD (Star Wars, Back to the Future, and a few others). Obviously those DVD copies will be out the door once they're replaced. But we'll also be picking up new copies of Blu-Ray movies we don't own, and we really don't want to run out of space. This is where we get to "DVD Survivor".
This isn't going to be something where I pit inanimate objects on Britannia Beach or something. "Survivor" is just a catchy name to me. I will watch each movie that is on the chopping block, and decide on each viewing whether to keep or toss said movie. I don't have a full list of what movies I'll be watching, but I can tell you it includes Hero(2002), The Last Samurai(2003), Lost in Translation(2003), Taxi Driver(1976), Good Night and Good Luck(2005), and Syriana(2005). I can tell you I can picture myself keeping at least three of those movies (I won't tell you which!). And of that list, there is only ONE which I haven't even watched yet.
I don't know when I'm starting this, but I do know these things: 1) It will be soon 2) I will be watching the movies in alphabetical order.
Baseball
Oh, baseball. The pre-season matchups kick off next month as teams across the league try to figure out how their roster will shape up for the 2012 season while pretending that they're really not enjoying the beautiful weather in Arizona and Florida.
I am a "regular" writer at my brother's Blue Jays blog, Blue Jays Luddite. Well, I was "regular" last year, but I think I'm going to make an effort to give him some more contributions. So if you like baseball, or at the very least want to read about the Blue Jays, be sure to keep an eye out next month for what's sure to be exciting training camp stories.
Other Creative Stuff
I think I've been letting all of this stuff take over my work on Alternative Airwaves, but I feel like it's okay. At the moment I don't feel overwhelmed, so I'm going to take that as a good thing. You see, it wasn't too long ago I was complaining about wanting to do something creative but not knowing what to do. I won't take it as a bad thing that now I have tons of ideas and they're all flowing.
I think the favourite thing I'm doing right now is my page-by-page review of Planet X, a Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men crossover novel written in 1998. I found it in Value Village, and I had to buy it. You can read it over at tngxmen.tumblr.com. I have a friend, Xyloart, who is doing the illustrations. And they are awesome; probably way better than my writing.
Speaking of Alternative Airwaves, as I said I've been stagnating a little. I'm coming up to the 50th episode (that'll be in May), and I'd like to put a bit more work into it to get it sounding really great. We'll see what I can come up with, but mostly the work will involve putting more time into finding music than anything else. Too often lately I've been picking music last-minute and only from 1 or 2 sources. Something I need to work on.
Monday, April 25, 2011
NHL 2004 Rebuilt
Before the long weekend, I stumbled across an online community dedicated to - and I mean this literally - rebuilding the PC version of NHL 2004. I spent most of the weekend installing it and getting it ready to go on my laptop.
First, a little history. NHL 2004 is widely regarded as one of the best iterations of the popular EA Sports franchise. I believe NHL 2011 has overtaken that assessment as far as console gaming is concerned, but since EA Sports no longer produces NHL series products for the PC, NHL 2004 remains, in many gamers eyes, the best NHL game on the PC.
One of the really awesome parts of having a game on the PC is the ability to modify just about every facet of the game, from uniforms to game menus, as well as music/sounds. I remember doing this with NHL 99 when that game was still current.
People have done that with NHL 2004, replacing just about everything they can: rink graphics, jerseys, player faces, coach models, statistics, rosters (rosters are up to date as of the trade deadline of this year), game clocks (CBC, TSN, ESPN, etc.), and in-game menus. It's ridiculous how much they've been able to do, and how well-done it is.
Anyway, I really recommend it if you have a copy of NHL 2004 handy for the PC. It's amazingly fun. Oh, and because I'm an idiot and didn't mention what the site is called: it's called NHL04 Rebuilt, fittingly enough.
While we're on the sports topic, I just thought I'd mention that I'm going to be doing some off and on writing on The Blue Jays Luddite, a new Blue Jays blog started up by my brother. Expect a little bit of cross-promotion from time to time.
First, a little history. NHL 2004 is widely regarded as one of the best iterations of the popular EA Sports franchise. I believe NHL 2011 has overtaken that assessment as far as console gaming is concerned, but since EA Sports no longer produces NHL series products for the PC, NHL 2004 remains, in many gamers eyes, the best NHL game on the PC.
One of the really awesome parts of having a game on the PC is the ability to modify just about every facet of the game, from uniforms to game menus, as well as music/sounds. I remember doing this with NHL 99 when that game was still current.
People have done that with NHL 2004, replacing just about everything they can: rink graphics, jerseys, player faces, coach models, statistics, rosters (rosters are up to date as of the trade deadline of this year), game clocks (CBC, TSN, ESPN, etc.), and in-game menus. It's ridiculous how much they've been able to do, and how well-done it is.
Anyway, I really recommend it if you have a copy of NHL 2004 handy for the PC. It's amazingly fun. Oh, and because I'm an idiot and didn't mention what the site is called: it's called NHL04 Rebuilt, fittingly enough.
While we're on the sports topic, I just thought I'd mention that I'm going to be doing some off and on writing on The Blue Jays Luddite, a new Blue Jays blog started up by my brother. Expect a little bit of cross-promotion from time to time.
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