Archive for November, 2006
My KnightFight character underwent a sex change operation
I swear, it looks like some kind of fantasy high school yearbook photo: Her bio, prior to the software upgrade that added female avatars: “Sir” Celeste is actually a female knight in service to the god of Chivalry and Honor. Unfortunately, an evil sorceress tricked her into drinking a potion that turned her into the [...]
Posted: November 18th, 2006 under Gaming.
Comments: 5
Yet another PHP-based game
Red Moon Studios, who produced the vampires vs. werewolves game I mentioned earlier, have just released KnightFight, which works basically the same way. If you click on this link, you’ll see my seriously goofy-looking character, Sir Celeste. (I think clicking on it also gives Celeste one gold piece.) The Red Moon guys say they’re working [...]
Posted: November 14th, 2006 under Gaming.
Comments: 2
Gemstone stud earrings in sixty seconds
I was talking with a friend this weekend about how insanely easy it is to make gorgeous gemstone earrings in under a minute. No special tools or training are needed, and you won’t believe how easy it is. Once you see how to do this, you’ll never want to pay full retail for gemstone stud [...]
Posted: November 13th, 2006 under Jewelry.
Comments: 13
I almost never post about politics…
…and I'm unlikely to make a regular habit of it. But I've gotta say I find last night's results interesting. I figured we were destined to be a one-party country for at least the next decade, and it seemed like the combination of Big Money, easily hackable voting machines, and the all-but-impenetrable monolith of Corporate [...]
Posted: November 8th, 2006 under Miscellaneous.
Comments: 17
Public Service Announcement
For those of you living in the States, please remember to vote today!
Posted: November 7th, 2006 under Miscellaneous.
Comments: 6