“Hell is other people. And Ewoks.”
Oh sure, you’ve thought about what your favorite tabletop character might wear, or how they might look, or how they would react to things. But have you considered how they would smell?
Fortunately BPAL, the popular gothic-inspired scent house, is here to help you find out! Their new RPG line has three different series of scents for races, classes, and alignments that are meant to be combined to represent your character (or mood). Fashionably Geek seems to think they’re pretty good, but mostly I just like the idea of going around all day smelling like Evil.
This might be too nerdy, even for me.
(link from obviouswinner.com)
This weekend I watched Twilight Eclipse.
I know! It’s abhorrent! I’ll give you a moment to clutch your head and wonder why, but know this: I don’t feel the least bit bad about it. (Gasp!)
That’s because I watched the movie while RiffTrax‘ed, of course! RiffTrax is run by many of the same folks who did the awesome and terrible Mystery Science Theater 3000, and the concept is very similar. In this version, you supply the movie (in my case I… found it.. on.. my hard drive…) and buy their hysterical commentary for $2-$5 each. Play the movie and the commentary at the same time (it’s easy to get everything in sync), and enjoy!
Don’t believe me? This YouTube sampler of their Eclipse commentary sold me on the whole package:
Here is a photographic list of lame graffiti. Most of the list is.. kind of funny, but this standout made my afternoon:
You tell ‘em, anonymous spray paint warrior! Howard Johnson can SUCK IT.
Here is an infographic of infographics! And it actually contains some interesting facts for fans of information design! Some days I’m pretty sure the internet is going to create a black hole, but it hasn’t happened yet.
Wired Magazine: Where Do I Post My Photos Online?
I actually ran into this exact problem last week. I was sorting through the gallery on my phone with the intention of uploading a few photos, but I quickly became overwhelmed by my choices. I have Picasa photos which are also exported to X blog, but maybe it’s quirky enough for Mlkshk, or I could put it on Facebook but I put a photo there yesterday and I don’t want to be a Facebook spammer and ahhhhh!
The result of all that chaos was me being too confused to post anything… so here is a photo of a shih tzu puppy who came into my office and gave me a high five. You’re welcome!
This ad is silly.
I saw this ad yesterday on what was probably Reddit and found it baffling. What is up with the weird half-squat? I feel like I should warn her that there’s no chair there before she falls over. And the way one hand is in the air and the other between her knees? With the shoulder joint that looks pretty obviously photoshopped to me? Really?
(Seriously, look at that shoulder joint. There is something unnatural about it.)
I guess Amazon was going for some off-beat “natural” American Apparel vibe, but this ad tells me that the new Amazon Juniors clothing line is perfect for when aliens try to take over society by stealing your skin except they haven’t got the hang of movement yet. I suppose intergalactic body snatchers IS an underappreciated market segment….
This tapir is enjoying his special day
The recognition of special “Days” exploded with the popularity of the Internet. No longer satisfied with humdrum events like Father’s Day or Secretary’s Day, we all collectively started branching out. Now there’s Talk Like a Pirate Day! And Pi Day! And Pretend to be a Time Traveller Day!
So in that spirit I am letting you all know that today is, apparently, World Tapir Day. Tapirs, if you don’t know, are adorable weird animals with flexible noses. You can see them live here, in Brazil. Anyway, tapirs are all right with me, perhaps even better than pirates, and I endorse them having their own Internet Day.
To make a long story short: if you see a tapir on the way home, give it a hug or a peanut or something. I dunno, what am I, some kind of tapir expert?
Every Monday I like to post a couple of YouTube links to ease us all into the work week, myself included. Today is a sick day for me (boourns!), so I took the opportunity to scour the internet looking for the best remix of the Portal 2 theme. Oh, the sacrifices I make! Anyway, this one was the clear winner thus far:
Are you feeling all futuristic and cerebral now? Then I guess it’s time for Nyan Cat:
Wait! That KILLS brain cells, not stimulates them! Oops. True masochists might enjoy the Super Extended Version or the website version. If you’re tricky you can time both to run at the same time for STEREO NYAN, but I’m pretty sure that would open a portal for the Old Gods.