Richard Dansky's Blog, page 59
October 26, 2009
Back home safely
Many thanks to the fine and frabjous folks at UbiSoft Bucharest for a productive and pleasant work week. I'm back home, though the return trip was fraught with peril (the guy collapsing two rows behind me on the connector between Bucharest and Rome, the in-flight meal on the flight to JFK, and most terrifying, the shuttle ride from JFK to Newark).
And many thanks to my wonderful wife and friends, who made it a very happy birthday indeed when I finally did haul my drowned-rat carcass out of the...
And many thanks to my wonderful wife and friends, who made it a very happy birthday indeed when I finally did haul my drowned-rat carcass out of the...
October 23, 2009
I Must See This Film
From Slate's review of Ong Bak 2 :
Just to be clear, Ong Bak 2, takes place 500 years before Ong Bak 1 and it starts with Jaa slapping an elephant in the brain so hard that an entire herd of them bow down before his might. That's the kind of awesome he's selling. By the time we hit the half-hour mark he's fought a samurai, wrestled a crocodile, and killed a vampire. Also: elephant surfing.
I Have Absolutely Nothing to Say to That
Courtesy of my coworker Gary:
The most expensive goddamn car in the world.
Seriously. Who rides around thinking "Right now, I'm sitting on flayed whale penis, and it feels awesome."
(Err, Don't answer that.)
October 22, 2009
Why Facebook's ad generator is clearly run by drunk gnomes
Today's popups included:
2 ads for the relaunch of the "Trump Network", explaining how the leathery, toupeed multiply bankrupt Shatnerite is going to restart the economy and offering ME a chance to get involved
and
1 ad for a "For Tall Men Only" clothing shop. For those of you who don't know, I'm built like one of Hobbiton's more upstanding citizens.
2 ads for the relaunch of the "Trump Network", explaining how the leathery, toupeed multiply bankrupt Shatnerite is going to restart the economy and offering ME a chance to get involved
and
1 ad for a "For Tall Men Only" clothing shop. For those of you who don't know, I'm built like one of Hobbiton's more upstanding citizens.
Blast from the Past
A very long time ago, I was the developer for Wraith, for White Wolf.
Wraith had a small but active mailing list called Wraith-L, comprised of people who were generally interesting, intelligent, pleasant, and fun to converse with. There was some suitable list silliness with the dreaded "Inner Circle" and people getting their Wraith numbers assigned - Adam "9/10" Tinworth's being the most memorable - and whatnot. Precious few flamewars, as I recall, and some interesting conversation about the g...
Wraith had a small but active mailing list called Wraith-L, comprised of people who were generally interesting, intelligent, pleasant, and fun to converse with. There was some suitable list silliness with the dreaded "Inner Circle" and people getting their Wraith numbers assigned - Adam "9/10" Tinworth's being the most memorable - and whatnot. Precious few flamewars, as I recall, and some interesting conversation about the g...
October 19, 2009
Foods not to eat immediately after having temporary crowns put on.
1-Sorbet.
Err. We can stop there.
Err. We can stop there.
October 17, 2009
The Perils of Dentistry
The first round of dental work is done. The dentist M and I go to is superb, his staff and office are great, and I frankly can't believe how relatively good I'm feeling after having various folks root around in my mouth for multiple hours with power tools.
However, with all things there is a price. In this case, I now have a temporary case of partial Joker-mouth.
However, with all things there is a price. In this case, I now have a temporary case of partial Joker-mouth.
Early Birthday Present of Awesomeness
I...am a man who grills.
I grill frequently. I grill during the summer. I grill during the winter. I have grilled in the middle of a snowstorm that dropped twenty inches of snow on Boston, and I have grilled at 2AM in the aftermath of an ice storm when my gas grill was the only source of heat in my house.
Surreal experience that, incidentally - lifting multiple cast iron teapots off the grill for coffee & tea & hot chocolate for the various folks who'd gathered at our place, while outside in th...
I grill frequently. I grill during the summer. I grill during the winter. I have grilled in the middle of a snowstorm that dropped twenty inches of snow on Boston, and I have grilled at 2AM in the aftermath of an ice storm when my gas grill was the only source of heat in my house.
Surreal experience that, incidentally - lifting multiple cast iron teapots off the grill for coffee & tea & hot chocolate for the various folks who'd gathered at our place, while outside in th...
October 16, 2009
When I Was a Small Boy...
...I didn't sneak into my father's closet to try to steal peeks at his "men's magazines". This was for two reasons. One, Dad didn't have any. Two, I was after something else.
Specifically, I was gunning my folks' ancient, tattered, and well-loved Brooklyn Dodgers yearbooks. They're what really taught me to love baseball - George "Shotgun" Shuba, a picture of Junior Gilliam with a two-handled bat, the glowering presence of Don Newcombe. I was the only kid in my grade who knew who the heck Roy C...
Specifically, I was gunning my folks' ancient, tattered, and well-loved Brooklyn Dodgers yearbooks. They're what really taught me to love baseball - George "Shotgun" Shuba, a picture of Junior Gilliam with a two-handled bat, the glowering presence of Don Newcombe. I was the only kid in my grade who knew who the heck Roy C...
