Yearly Archives: 2012

Run from the sexy man in green panty hose, pirates, RUN!

(From "The Green Mask" volume 2, number 5, 1945.)

META: Subscribe to comments

Part of the new blog setup is the "threaded comments" feature, so replies show up beneath the original remark instead of being in a long chronological list. However, that can be confusing when it comes to figuring out what the new comments are, so I've re-instituted the old "subscribe to comments" option:

That's at the very bottom of the full-post view. Just check the box and you'll get an email whenever a new comment is made, at the address you provide in your own remarks.

Sharing Day, Nerd Love Edition

I'm curious how your Significant Other(s), either current or past, react to your geekery. So my Sharing Day question for you is:

Talk about how your geeky obsessions impact your relationships with whoever you're dating. Do you only go out with people who are into the same kinds of nerdage as you? How important is their attitude towards the sci-fi/fantasy/movie/comics/super-hero world you love? Have you had a fight with your SO about something geeky, like whether or not a certain movie was any good or whether Star Wars is better than Star Trek, etc.?

As for me, I've never dated a fellow nerd. My SOs have always been very tolerant and understanding about My Secret Life As A Nerd, but they don't share my loves. My wife's very nice and goes to the big super-hero movies with me (especially if they feature Robert Downey, Jr.!), but that's about it. On the other hand, she's very generous in allowing me time to play World of Warcraft or whatever other game has hooked me that month.

If you like, in return for answering my question to you, you may ask a question of me on any topic and I'll do my best to answer honestly and completely.

I look forward to hearing your stories!

(Image via cyasarah.)

Well done, Sherlock

(From "The Green Mask" volume 2, number 5,1945.)

META: HeroMachine Classic

As you can see from the new header link, HeroMachine Classic (version 1.1) is now available for use here as well. It's kind of fun to see how far the program has come in ten years. That's right, the copyright date on that bad boy is 2002. How time flies!

Do you all want to see the other "mini" versions here as well, like the Pinup Creator and such?

Also, note how crappy the logo was before Friend of HeroMachine and Best Buddy John Hartwell did a professional makeover on it. That guy is a stud!

META: HM2 test

Hey folks, if you get a chance, could you try out the blogicized version of HeroMachine 2.5, hosted here instead of at UGO and let me know what you think?

Thanks! This will be a good test of "will it work properly" as well as a good indication of what kind of server load we're talking about.

Raiding the short bus

Before anyone jumps on me for being insensitive with the "short bus" reference, I literally rode the short bus to high school for two years until I got my own car. It was actually pretty fun, we played Hearts and Spades for the hour+ trip every day ... but I digress, because while I ramble on, our intrepid road warrior "Freeway Warrior" (because that's totally different) faced a decision as to which way to go. We gently nudged him in the direction of a bridge:

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Great moments in dubious compliments

(From "The Green Mask" volume 2, number 5, 1945.)

"Leo the Liontamer" by Zyp

"Hammer" by Zyp