All entries written in August, 2009
August 28, 2009 at 9:14 am · Filed under Downloads, Extras
Been quite a while since I’ve posted one of these (and my last, much more rudimentary, wallpaper also featured the Mapleridge lookout). As I was preparing the new image you see when you enter the site from the front, I decided that it might look good as a desktop wallpaper–I’m using it myself right now. I can’t vouch for this thing on Macs, since I don’t have one, but Windows machines should do fine with it.
1024 x 768 | 1280 x 1024
Since this isn’t much of an update by itself, I thought I’d give a bit of insight into how this image came to be. Keep reading if you’re interested.
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August 21, 2009 at 9:00 am · Filed under About
Hey there, you’ve found the official card game of School Kids SG! Ralphball is an original creation of Jonathan V. Cann and Christopher J. Unger, and has proven to be a big hit at parties. I encourage you to give it a try and, if you like it, to tell as many of your friends as possible. Any number of people can play it, as long as you have enough cards to go around–the bigger the group, the better the fun!
The rules of Ralphball are available (and featured) in The Arc of Time, but they will also remain online for quick and easy reference, and for convenient sharing. Enjoy!
August 14, 2009 at 9:05 am · Filed under Personal, Thoughts
I’ve lived in Queens for over two years now, and for almost all of that time, I’ve been shopping at the same supermarket at least once a week. Sometimes twice. They have a nice, big selection, good meat, and they were constantly improving the layout and space organization of their store.
Wednesday afternoon, I walked in on my way home from work to stock up on frozen waffles, and turned right around to walk out for the last time.
Why?
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August 13, 2009 at 7:28 pm · Filed under Misc, Thoughts
Just saw something fairly galling on Fox–The Simpsons, season 12 is out on DVD this week, and they’re using footage from season 2 to advertise it! What, they couldn’t find even one worthy moment from the actual season to back up their (admittedly facetious) claim of “best season ever?” Doesn’t exactly fill you with confidence.
August 7, 2009 at 9:30 am · Filed under Misc, Thoughts
And now, something fun! I’ve been discovering and playing a lot of indie computer games lately, mostly thanks to this guy DeceasedCrab’s YouTube channel (I can’t tell if he’s still updating it or not), which I was pointed to via link to a Legacy of the Wizard playthrough on the now-defunct 61 Frames Per Second. It’s entertaining to a point (the point being the moment at which I’d rather play video games than watch someone else play them), but the main draw of these videos was that they exposed me to all sorts of games I’d never otherwise have heard of.
A friend of mine came over recently and, once I got his interest piqued, I actually wound up doing demos of a bunch of these games. I’d like to share the list with whoever might be reading this in the hopes of promoting fun and awareness of ways to have fun:
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August 5, 2009 at 10:39 pm · Filed under Misc, Thoughts
This thing was built by a Bard professor! Whoa.
