DarkCryst

Two Wonderfull Years

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:44:14 GMT

Two Years ago today Miriam and I got married - 6/6/6 for those not paying attention or under-caffeinated - and we've still not killed each other.¹

Miriam posted over at her journal and beat me to the punch, but I wanted to say that - even though we've had our ups and downs over the last couple of years - I wouldn't change a thing.

Well... maybe more cowbell.²

So here is a photo retrospective of those two years - courtesy of Flickr:

Been a good couple of years :)

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1 - a sentiment shamelessly stolen from Miriam's entry about our anniversary.
2 - Gosh, aren't I relevant? That reference is what... 8 years old now?

Who Ya Gonna Call...?

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:55:30 GMT

Ok people. Some of you probably know my plan for this Halloween, its simple, it's one word, its....

Ghostbusters.

So... even though Miriam has said she wants to be one I think I can do better than just one Ghostbuster - who's up for joining me in this? I have the plans for everything, and know where to get almost everything. I think we'll do better together though - so who's up for it?

Who's with me?

Well I thought it was interesting....

Sun, 11 May 2008 18:24:07 GMT

Did you know that Mothers Day (today) in the US was an anti-war protest day?

from Wikipedia:

In the United States, Mother's Day was loosely inspired by the British day and was imported by social activist Julia Ward Howe after the American Civil War. However, it was intended as a call to unite women against war. In 1870, she wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation as a call for peace and disarmament. [...]

Her idea was influenced by Ann Jarvis, a young Appalachian homemaker who, starting in 1858, had attempted to improve sanitation through what she called Mothers' Work Days. She organized women throughout the Civil War to work for better sanitary conditions for both sides, and in 1868 she began work to reconcile Union and Confederate neighbors.

[...]

Nine years after the first official Mother's Day, commercialization of the U.S. holiday became so rampant that Anna Jarvis herself became a major opponent of what the holiday had become. Mother's Day continues to this day to be one of the most commercially successful U.S. occasions. According to the National Restaurant Association, Mother's Day is now the most popular day of the year to dine out at a restaurant in the United States.

So with that in mind - give some thought to what you do this mothers day my US brethen. I've already had "mothering sunday" a few weeks ago (I call my mum and sent her and ecard), so today allows me to passively watch the US holiday, which is nice.

Gas Prices

Mon, 05 May 2008 06:51:26 GMT

I spoke to my dad earlier, and he brought up an terrifying point for all those people in the USA who are worried about $4 gasoline....

Currently the price in the UK is 1.11GBP per litre. That works out as $8.30 a US gallon...

...the UK isn't really that much more expensive than the rest of the world. Maybe 1.50 of that is the extra tax that they use to, well, have a road system that doesn't suck¹

So yeah, when people say it's going to get worse before it gets better? It's more of a - it was artificially good before (subsidized), now the US is actually catching up.

owch.

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1 - ok, so I'm in California which has roads designed as if by tripping hippies and built as if by a stoned surfer name Jeb, but... still...

death funk

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:46:33 GMT

Jesus fuck I feel awful today.

Firstly I didn't get a full nights sleep, it was ok though, and on any other day wouldn't have mattered. We'll call this Funk 1 tho.

Funk 2 - stomach telling me "woah, I'm feeling like I'm trying to claw my way out of your spine" just before I leave for work. I write it off as hunger pangs or something. I was wrong, my stomach is making a bid for my spine as I type.

Funk 3 - Feeling like I've been hit in the eyes with a brick. Seriously. Since about 10am. argh.

Funk 4 - Cold. Regular sniffly cold. Nothing too bad but it's on top of everything else, so bleh.

Funk 5 - My back really fucking hurts today. It's like my shoulders are trying to implode and take the rest of my spinal column with them. Bastards.

Funk 6 - my head and neck, sort of related to Funk 5, are trying to explode and crush me respectively. Fuckers.

Tylenol Extra Strength appears to have given me +1 to my Death Funk rolls, unfortunately The Funk is wielding a +5 Sword of Kicking Greg's Ass. That, and I think it's Thac0 is better than mine¹.

So I'm sick, grumpy, and at work. Yay. Oh and I need to go to Kung-fu tonight. Why? Because I'm a tardy asshole who has failed to go very much, and that is why I am currently a level 6, not a level 7 like Miriam².

Fuck. At least Adrian might be able to fix my back.

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1 - If you ever played AD&D that shit was fucking hilarious alright? If you didn't then, well.. I guess I just got nerdier.
2 - Who, by the way, could probably totally kick my ass if she really wanted to. Why? Because she actually puts the time in while I procrastanate. Congrats to her for passing Level 7 and getting to work on more cool shit. She rules.

The Everlasting Gut

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:58:11 GMT

My ongoing battle to actually get fit and healthy has, unfortunately, not really gone well historically. This is mostly, frankly, more due to my own laziness than any "slow metabolism" excuse, even if I wish I had a speedier one, my metabolism is pretty normal.

So yes, historically as I say, not so great.

Up until this last year, and even then I've been a complete fricking slacker really. I've had a gym membership for about 9 months and have probably only really used it for 3 of those, last month included. That's pretty crap.

However combine that with kung-fu, and eating better (and more fresh vegetables courtesy of Full Bell Farm I have lost 20lbs in that 9 months. That's pretty darn good.

I started at 293lbs. Just shy of the big 300. Not acceptable, and yet still less than I weighed when I came to the US I might add.

Now, at 274lbs (ok, its 19... whatever) I'm just 20 more pounds from being the same weight I was when I was 17 years old. Concidering I'm in better physical condtion now (stronger at least) that's a good goal to have. My overall goal is 220, but.. well.. that's a long way off, so I'm not too worried about that.

So to sum up:

Previous Weight	293lbs	(when I started 24 Fitness)
Current Weight	274lbs	(what I weighed a few days ago)
Next Goal	252lbs	(what I weighed when I was 17)
Goal After that	231lbs	(what I weighted what I was 15!!)
Eventual Aim	220lbs	(probably what I weight when I was 14)

So what now? Well... Cardio, basically. I am doing some free weights, but mostly as a maintenance and general improvement things, not muscle mass.

Cardio, cardio, and more cardio. Lets do this.

Random Pimping

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:12:33 GMT

Ok... I know I write so infrequently these days, we'll see if that improves though because as part of my job I've now started blogging (and aim to produce something every week, we'll see).

So click away to see my first "professional"* blog post "Seeing The World In 2D" on the Tendo corporate blog.

Whee!
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* ie - I get paid for it, which is my working definition of professional.

Gene

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:23:41 GMT

Gene

The Man himself.

SF Sketchfest had a Salute to Gene Wilder last night - a night of Young Frankenstein, a Q&A, and Gene doing a book signing.

I've had the tickets booked for months.

Miriam was less excited by the night than I was - seeing famous people in person doesn't quite interest her as much as me. She's also right in saying that you never quite see them, just their public front. Which is true. cmpriest - don't go changing, ok?

Still - it was Gene Wilder. It was fun. Even if the Q&A was poorly hosted by some unfunny Comedy Central half-hour special reject.

I'd been thinking of what I'd say to him, if I got the chance, and something rinnywee said some years ago stuck in my mind...

Back when we both were in our OMG!Bjork phase I asked what she would say to her if they met. She thought for a second and then emphatically said: just thank you. Bjork's a person, she said, whose work I've enjoyed, and I wouldn't want to be one of those people.

I don't think I fully understood at the time, though I got the meaning, and it has greatly influenced how I think of celebrities.

When I got to Gene at the book signing I said simply "I just want to say thank you for your work. It's been wonderful to watch over the years." he looked up from the book with those twinkling baby-blues and smiled, "thanks, thank you very much."

I may have just been another person in the line to him ( and I'm sure I was) but still.. that moment meant a lot to me.

I could have said so much more, but it would always be too much, and it would never be quite enough. In the end it would boil down to "thank you" and I would have become one of those people.

Arthur Has Left The Planet

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:45:37 GMT

I once won the Arthur C Clarke award at my High School for "Being on another planet most of the time". True story.

Sadly the great man is now gone. The man who pretty much created modern sci-fi and predicted much modern technology (including communications satelites), has - at 90 - decided it's time to go.

I repeat... Arthur C Clarke is dead.

*sigh*

"Life is just one big banana. Science fiction allows us all to peel open the reality and discover the yellow truth inside." - Arthur C Clarke

Edited to add - video of Clarke that he made last December.

Top 5 US vs Europe Driving Differences

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:40:07 GMT

Soon I shall be launching a new website - abritinthebay.com (don't go looking, there's nothing there atm).

Part of my immigrant status here means I get to see things with outside eyes. Things aren't better or worse here, they are just different.

Cool stuff happens in the bay, and it's fun to see other people pick up on that, as well as the differences. So so that end - some driving differences:

"To an American 100 years is a long time, to a European 100 miles is a long way." This is true, but that's because it likely takes the European a long-ass time to get that 100 miles. Much longer than it would in the USA. This is because the road systems grew up usually several hundred years before motorways, therefore they aren't exactly the shortest route.
For example - it's possible to get to LA from SF in around 7 hours, if traffic is good. It's possible to get to North Devon in 5 hours from East London, if traffic is good. The distance is about 3 times as short to Devon... but it takes time.
From my parents house to Newmarket took an hour and a half, but in a straight line it's only about twice the distance from Oakland to San Francisco... adjust your perceptions!
25mpg is not impressive. Stop pretending it is. When I drove the hell out of my gas-guzzling Rover in the UK I could still get 28mpg out of it, easy, and that was crap - My Nissan got 36 on a bad day. Yes there are some differences between the US and UK gallon, but it's still not enough to make up for it.
US cars can't turn if your life depended on it. Need to make a sharp turn? Good luck with that. The average car here seems to be designed to have a turning circle approximately the width of Dakota. I'm not sure why... perhaps its because they have roads here that you could run Olympic track races across...
Air Conditioning is not optional. Do you hear me UK? Just because the UK only gets about 4 weeks of sun a year is no excuse to skimp on a feature that should have been standard on all cars 20 years ago. It's not a feature you should have to advertise as standard - it should just be a sodding standard.
Gas is more expensive because that money pays for stuff. This needs to be beaten into heads both sides of the Atlantic. Like your nice high quality roads Mr "I voted for the Tory's because petrol is too expensive under Labour"? Suck it up, because nothing is going to change. Likewise I hope you like the barely-a-step-up-from-a-concrete-slab-covered-in-dirt Freeway you have for your cheap gas Mr US-of-A. Because $4 a Gallon is not expensive. Call me when it hits $6, then we may be in agreement...

Random Question

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:59:06 GMT

Anyone out there know anyone at Sony Pictures?

I have a cunning plan... but I may need some help.

The Dungeon Master has taken his game, and left the table

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:10:47 GMT

Gary Gygax is dead. This may not mean anything to you, but to summarize: he pretty much invented modern RPGs with Dungeons & Dragons.

Sad.

A Valentine Message

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:32:30 GMT

ZOMBIE INSIDE!

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:09:38 GMT

My dear friend cmpriest mentioned this contest, the gist of which is - add zombies to a paragraph of a book. Cherie has her own take on this... which is awesome. And god it hits me in all the right places - I mean... zombies! In books!

I love this idea.

Here's my entry:

Title: The Art of War
Author: Sun Tzu (as translated by Lionel Giles in 1910)

Sun Tzu said: The Art of War Against Zombies is of vital importance to the State.
It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
Zombies, then, are governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.
These are:
1. Zombie Law
2. Brains
3. Earth
4. The Zombie Commander
5. Method and discipline
Zombie Law causes the people to be in complete discord with their ruler,
so that they panic and flee, in fear of their lives, dismayed by the rotting, shuffling, danger.

Honestly? I could go on... maybe some other time ;) It's interesting how zombies improve even a 2400 year old work...

Holy Cow!

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:51:03 GMT

Ok... so... I'm an Obama supporter.

I can't event vote, I'm not a citizen, and I'm an Obama supporter. That should tell you something I guess...

anyhow *ahem* moving on.

Even though I'm a supporter I'm still shocked by this real time (refresh it to get an update) display of how much people have donated to his campaign since Super Tuesday:

Seriously.... wow. Thats pretty awesome.

anyhow, sorry about the political spam.. I just thought it was interesting.

Back in the Wide Wired World

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:38:39 GMT

So we're back online at the Miriam & Greg household finally.

Much love and thanks must go to ca_snowflake & caramida, without who we would have not had any internet at all these last 8 months. They graciously let us share their network wirelessly, putting up with me bugging them when any little think went wrong (which, when bridging two wireless networks... as we were, it will).

However it was time to move on, so now we have Speakeasy (like they do, actually) because we don't need a phone line, and they are awesome. It's running nice and fast, and we don't have to annoying Brian and Erica about quirks and things any more.

Thanks again guys.

Btw - who out there owns an XBox? What's your XBox Live name? Mines abritinthebay add me! Lets get connected :)

Thoughts

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:38:52 GMT

Breaking the silence for a moment...

some thoughts and events:

My good friend Alan has arrived in the Bay Area. He's touring with Machinehead and staying with us when he's around here. That's pretty cool by itself. He's also the reason that the Danish Music Award for Best Album (Machinehead's The Blackening) was on my mantel the other day!

No internet really atm, except on the old outdated laptop that takes 10mins to boot. It's slow. Seriously slow. Anyhow, that should be sorted soon. Many thanks to Brian & Erica for letting us mooch off their DSL, but I think it just makes sense to have our own now... too many technical/hardware issues overall, and it means more flexibility on our end too. Thanks guys!

Miriam and I have tickets to see Kids in The Hall on Saturday, and Gene Wilder in March. I could not be more excited about these two things.

Also... Heath Ledger is, as I'm sure you know by now, dead. This fact sucks, and makes the day suck by it's association with it. He was 1 year older than me, and had a bright future ahead of him. Sad.

More... when there's more. Talk to you all soon.

Because it amused me...

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:29:35 GMT

When an eel swimming by, bites a chunk from your thigh
That's a Moray.
When you swim like a seal, and an eel bites your heel
That's a Moray.
When you swim in a creek, and an eel bites your cheek
That's a Moray.
If it's long and dark green and it makes you scream,
That's a Moray!

Writer's Block: A Winter Memory

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:46:18 GMT

Winter is always the time I wish for snow, though I'm in the wrong state for that now I guess.

It snowed a lot more when I was a kid, and school was canceled several times that I remember. The fluffy power would coat the school garden outside my 5th Year classroom window. Turning the big, easy to take care of, tall broad leaved plants into a complex machine, loading up on snow only to release that load to the lower plants latter as they flexed and bent under the weight.

It also snowed more, not just the number of times, but the amount. I remember snow coming up to our front porch door quite easily, sometimes a lot further, requiring my father and I to clear it. Well... mostly my dad, I tended to stomp around in it. Getting wet, and cold, and not caring one little bit.

In later years there was barely an inch. Two, if we were lucky, a dusting if we weren't.

There's a more immediate, more intimate, quality to the world when it snows. Everything has acoustic dampening, noises far away are hushed and snuffed out,and the air makes you feel more alive, more alert, more there.

I remember sliding on ice across the playground in school when it closed, seeing how far I could get. I remember walking home at 2am in -8C weather and sliding down the slightly graded slope of the road all the way home without lifting my feet.

It's time to cuddle up, wrap up warm, and enjoy time with friends and family. Christmas is coming, but winter is here.

Enjoy it.

I am... Embuggered

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:20:00 GMT

Or rather... Terry Pratchett is. He has rare, early-onset Alzheimer's...

That. Fucking. Sucks.

Still, he's pretty chipper about the whole things seemingly, and good for him. Here's hoping early diagnosis means better treatment and longer, healthier, life.

Still... that blows.

Stop the World...

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:11:31 GMT

Trust the Japanese... I mean, stop the press - there is no need to make any more b-movies. They just beat them all, at least if this trailer is anything to go by.

This is the type of movie that cased Grindhouse/Death Proof to be such a failure - its not original when it's already and still being done like this. You can't spoof something that spoofs itself.

I give you: The Machine Girl...

Retro Goodness...

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:43:25 GMT

Ok, so... a brief bit of Greg Gaming History for you.

I began playing games when I was 4, maybe even when I was 3, but definitely 4. My grandparents had an Atari 800¹ (8-bit, pre-ST era), and I played a TON of games on it. Rescue on Fractalus, Ballblazer, Beach Head, Super Breakout (a lot of Super Breakout), and many, many more. After the Atari left my grandparents (they got an Amiga) we got it, later we borrowed my mothers school PC, and then later still we bought a PC (a speed demon of a 386SX: 25mhz of CD-Rom running goodness).

Along the way I played games on other systems and consoles (Sega Mega Drive, Acorn, ZX Spectrum) but other than the mega-drive, those weren't owned by me or my family.

Those games rocked.

Today I find more and more I'm just playing because of two things 1) The game is pretty 2) The game has a big plot I want to see through to the end. It's rarely because it's just plain fun to play the game. Very rare.

Anyhow - I've made it my mission to collect a lot of retro games, and I've finally compiled most of them into a list. I have a few more than this, but it's most of them. At least... most of the PC ones. I'm not including emulators and ROM's here....

Greg's Classic Games Collection:

[1980] Zork
[1981] Ultima
[1981] Zork 2 - The Wizard of Frobozz
[1982] Deadline
[1982] Kamikaze Alien
[1982] Microsoft Decathlon
[1982] Paratrooper
[1982] Pitfall
[1982] Starcross
[1982] Ultima 2 - The Revenge of the Enchantress
[1982] Zork 3 - The Dungeon Master
[1983] Bluemax
[1983] Bushido
[1983] Castle Wolfenstien
[1983] Centipede
[1983] Digger
[1983] Enchanter
[1983] Galaxian
[1983] Joust
[1983] Loderunner
[1983] Moon Bugs
[1983] Mystery Master Murder by the Dozen
[1983] Planetfall
[1983] Space Commanders
[1983] Stargate
[1983] Suspended
[1983] Tapper
[1983] Ultima 3 - Exodus
[1983] Witness, The
[1984] Alleycat
[1984] Ancient Art of War
[1984] Below the Root
[1984] Bouncing Babies
[1984] Chess '88
[1984] Crime and Punishment
[1984] Dope Wars
[1984] Flightmare
[1984] Gato
[1984] Gremlins
[1984] Hard Hat Mack
[1984] Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
[1984] King's Quest 2 - Romancing the Throne
[1984] Lurking Horror, The
[1984] Montezuma's Revenge
[1984] PC Pool
[1984] Rogue
[1984] Seastalker
[1984] Soko-Ban
[1984] Sopwith
[1984] Sorcerer
[1984] Space Commanders 2
[1984] Spy Hunter
[1984] Suspect
[1984] Wizardry - Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
[1984] Zaxxon
[1984] Zyll
[1985] A Mind Forever Voyaging
[1985] Castle Adventure
[1985] Elite
[1985] Hacker
[1985] Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
[1985] Lords of Conquest
[1985] Mindshadow
[1985] Psion Chess
[1985] Silent Service
[1985] Sopwith 2
[1985] Spacewar
[1985] Spellbreaker
[1985] Striker
[1985] Telenguard
[1985] Temple of Apshai Trilogy
[1985] Thexder
[1985] Ultima 4 - Quest of the Avatar
[1985] Wishbringer
[1985] Wizardry 2 - The Knight of Diamonds
[1986] Alter Ego Female
[1986] Alter Ego Male
[1986] Arctic Fox
[1986] Ballyhoo
[1986] Beyond the Titanic
[1986] Chessmaster 2000, The
[1986] Crimson Crown, The
[1986] Cutthroats
[1986] Hollywood Hijinx
[1986] Infidel
[1986] Karateka
[1986] King's Quest 3 - To Heir is Human
[1986] Leather Goddess of Phobos
[1986] Marble Madness
[1986] Moonmist
[1986] Ogre
[1986] Pawn, The
[1986] Pole Position
[1986] Pryamid Power
[1986] PSI 5 Trading Company
[1986] Round 42
[1986] Space Quest 1 - The Sarien Encounter
[1986] Starflight
[1986] Starglider
[1986] Tass Times in Tonetown
[1986] Trinity
[1986] Winter Games
[1986] Wizard's Crown
[1986] Wizardry 3 - Legacy of Llylgamyn
[1987] 10th Frame Bowling
[1987] Aces of Aces
[1987] Alf the First Adventure
[1987] Araknoid
[1987] Arcade Volleyball
[1987] Bad Street Brawler
[1987] Bards Tale 1
[1987] Bereaucracy
[1987] Black Cauldron
[1987] California Games
[1987] Contra
[1987] Crazy Cars
[1987] Defender of the Crown
[1987] Empire - Wargame of the Century
[1987] Family Feud
[1987] Guild of Thieves
[1987] Gunship
[1987] Hardball
[1987] Infiltrator 1
[1987] Into the Eagles Nest
[1987] Karnov
[1987] Knight Orc
[1987] Lawnmower
[1987] Lawnmower 2.0
[1987] Metal Gear
[1987] Might and Magic
[1987] Mixed up Mother Goose
[1987] Moebius
[1987] Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of it
[1987] Patton vs Rommel
[1987] Phantasie
[1987] Platoon
[1987] Plundered Hearts
[1987] Police Quest - In Persuit of the Death Angel
[1987] Road War Europa
[1987] Rockford
[1987] Shard of Spring
[1987] Space Quest 2 - Vohaul's Revenge
[1987] Spy vs Spy 3 - Arctic Antics
[1987] Star Trek - The Kobayashi Alternative
[1987] Stationfall
[1987] Sub Battle Simulator
[1987] Test Drive 1
[1987] Turbo
[1987] Wizardry 4 - The Return of Werdna
[1987] Wizball
[1987] World Games
[1988] 2400AD
[1988] 4x4 Offroad Racing
[1988] Abrams Battle Tank
[1988] Airborne Ranger
[1988] Alternate Reality - The City
[1988] Autoduel
[1988] Bad Cat
[1988] Bards Tale 2
[1988] Battle Chess EGA
[1988] Battle Chess VGA
[1988] Battlehawks 1942
[1988] Bionic Commando
[1988] Bubble Ghost
[1988] Captain Blood
[1988] Card Sharks
[1988] Dangerous Dave in Trophy Trouble
[1988] Death Sword
[1988] Demonstalkers
[1988] Demon's Writer
[1988] Double Dragon
[1988] Firepower
[1988] Gauntlet
[1988] Ghosts 'n Goblins
[1988] Infiltrator 2
[1988] Jordan vs. Bird One-on-One
[1988] King's Quest 4 - The Perils of Rosella
[1988] LA Crackdown
[1988] Leisure Suit Larry 1 - In the Land of the Lounge Lizards
[1988] Life & Death
[1988] Lock-On
[1988] Mad Mix
[1988] Manhunter - New York
[1988] Maniac Mansion
[1988] Mines of Titan
[1988] Monopoly Deluxe
[1988] Murder on the Atlantic
[1988] Nebulus
[1988] Neuromancer
[1988] Paladin
[1988] Paperboy
[1988] Phantasie 3 - The Wrath of Nikademus
[1988] Pole Poisition 2
[1988] Police Quest 2 - The Vengeance
[1988] President Elect - 1988 Edition
[1988] Rampage
[1988] SDI
[1988] Sentinel Worlds 1 - Future Magic
[1988] Shadowgate
[1988] Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon
[1988] Slipheed
[1988] Star Goose
[1988] Superstar Soccer
[1988] The Adventures of Captain Comic
[1988] The Three Stooges
[1988] Thud Ridge
[1988] Time of Lore
[1988] Timebandit
[1988] Ultima 5 - Warriors of Destiny
[1988] UMS - The Universal Military Simulator
[1988] Up Periscope!
[1988] Uridium
[1988] Vision of the Aftermath - Boomtown
[1988] Wasteland
[1988] Willow
[1988] Win, Lose, or Draw
[1988] Windwalker
[1988] Wizardry 5 - Heart of the Maelstrom
[1988] World Class Leader Board Golf
[1988] Zak McCracken and the Alien Mindbenders
[1989] 007 - License to Kill
[1989] Alf World of the Words
[1989] Alice in Wonderland
[1989] Amazing Spider-Man
[1989] Ancient Lands of YS
[1989] APB
[1989] Avoid the Noid
[1989] Ballistix
[1989] Bandit Kings of Ancient China
[1989] Barbarian
[1989] Bargames
[1989] Battle of Britain
[1989] Blasteroids
[1989] Blockout
[1989] Bloodwych
[1989] Bloody Money
[1989] Bubble Bobble
[1989] Budokan - The Martial Spirit
[1989] Carrier Command
[1989] Cavemen Ugh-Lympics
[1989] Chicago 90
[1989] Clue - Master Detective
[1989] Crossbow - The Legend of William Tell
[1989] Die Hard
[1989] Don't Go Alone
[1989] Double Dragon 2 - The Revenge
[1989] Dr Dooms Revenge
[1989] Dragon Wars
[1989] Ducktales
[1989] Dungeon Master
[1989] Dungeons of Kroz
[1989] Fast Food
[1989] Fast Food Dizzy
[1989] Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun
[1989] Gauntlet 2
[1989] Genghis Khan
[1989] Genghis Khan 2
[1989] Gold of the Americas
[1989] Grave Yardage
[1989] Guerilla War
[1989] Hard Drivin'
[1989] Heavy Barrel
[1989] Hoyle Official Book of Games
[1989] Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - The Action Game
[1989] Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
[1989] Italia '90
[1989] Jetfighter - The Adventure
[1989] Keef the Theif
[1989] Kings of the Beach
[1989] Kroz Collection
[1989] Lakers vs Celtics & The NBA Playoffs
[1989] Legacy of the Ancients
[1989] Leisure Suit Larry 3 - Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals
[1989] Loom
[1989] Magic Johnson's Basketball
[1989] Manhunter 2 - San Francisco
[1989] Meanstreets
[1989] Mechwarrior
[1989] Megatraveller 1 - The Zhodani Conspiracy
[1989] Midwinter 1
[1989] Might and Magic 2 - Gates to Another World
[1989] Modem Wars
[1989] Motocross
[1989] Muppet Adventure - Chaos at the Carnival
[1989] Never Mind
[1989] Nightmare on Elm Street
[1989] North and South
[1989] Nuclear War
[1989] Obliterator
[1989] Oil Imperium
[1989] Omnicron Conspiracy
[1989] Operation Wolf
[1989] Outrun
[1989] Pipe Dream
[1989] Pipemania
[1989] Pocket Rockets
[1989] Populous
[1989] Prince of Persia
[1989] Qix
[1989] Quest For Glory 1 - So You Want to be a Hero VGA
[1989] Red Storm Rising
[1989] Rush'n Attack
[1989] Sarge
[1989] Shinobi
[1989] SimCity
[1989] Space Quest 3 - The Pirates of Pestulon
[1989] Space Rogue
[1989] Star Fleet 2 - Krellan Commander
[1989] Star Trek 5 - The Final Frontier
[1989] Starflight 2 - Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula
[1989] Steel Thunder
[1989] Streed Rod 1
[1989] Sword of Aragon
[1989] Sword of the Samurai
[1989] The Faery Tale Adventure Book I
[1989] The Last Ninja 2
[1989] The Third Courier
[1989] Tongue of the Fatman
[1989] Vette!
[1989] Xenon 2 - Megablast
[1989] Zork Zero
[1990] AD&D - War of the Lance
[1990] Altered Beast
[1990] Altered Destiny
[1990] Ancient Empires
[1990] Armor Alley
[1990] Balance of Power - 1990 Edition
[1990] Bards Tale 3
[1990] B.A.T
[1990] Batman the Movie
[1990] Battle Command
[1990] Beetlejuice: Skeletons in the Closet
[1990] Beyond the Black Hole
[1990] Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure
[1990] Blades of Steel
[1990] Breach 2
[1990] Bugs Bunny Hare-Brained Adventure
[1990] California Games 2
[1990] Castlevania
[1990] Centurion - Defender of Rome
[1990] Champions of Kyrnn
[1990] Colorado
[1990] Command HQ
[1990] Commander Keen 1 - Marooned on Mars
[1990] Commander Keen 2 - The Earth Explodes
[1990] Commander Keen 3 - Keen Must Die!
[1990] Countdown
[1990] Das Boot - German UBoat Simulation
[1990] Days of Thunder
[1990] Deja Vu 2 - Lost in Los Vegas
[1990] Dragon Lord
[1990] Dragon Strike
[1990] Earthrise
[1990] Escape From Planet of the Robot Monsters
[1990] Eye of the Beholder
[1990] F14 Tomcat
[1990] Firehawk
[1990] Fountain of Dreams
[1990] Future Wars
[1990] Geisha
[1990] Golden Axe
[1990] Guardians of Infinity - To Save Kennedy
[1990] Gunboat
[1990] Hoyle Official Book of Games Volume 2 - Solitaire
[1990] Immortal, The
[1990] Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure (VGA)
[1990] Ishido the Way of Stones
[1990] Jetfighter II - Advanced Tactical Fighter
[1990] Jetsons, The
[1990] Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour
[1990] Kick Off 2
[1990] King's Bounty
[1990] King's Quest 1 - Quest for the Crown (VGA)
[1990] King's Quest 5 - Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder
[1990] Klax
[1990] Knights of the Sky
[1990] Les Manley in - Search for the King
[1990] LHX Attack Chopper
[1990] Life & Death 2 - The Brain
[1990] Lord of the Rings Vol 1 - The Fellowship of the Ring
[1990] Low Blow
[1990] Megaman
[1990] Metal Gear
[1990] Midwinter
[1990] The Secret of Monkey Island
[1990] Murder in Venice
[1990] Ninja Gaiden
[1990] Nobunaga's Ambition 2
[1990] Ocean Ranger
[1990] Oregon Trail
[1990] Pacmania
[1990] Paris Dakar 1990
[1990] PGA Tour Golf
[1990] Populous - The Promised Land Addon
[1990] Powermonger
[1990] Punisher, The
[1990] Pyro 2
[1990] Quest for Glory 2 - Trial By Fire
[1990] Railroad Tycoon
[1990] Rastan
[1990] Red Baron
[1990] Renegade Legion - Interceptor
[1990] Return of Medusa
[1990] Rick Dangerous 2
[1990] Robocop
[1990] Sid Meier's Covert Action
[1990] Silent Service 2
[1990] SimEarth - The Living Planet
[1990] Ski or Die
[1990] Space Quest 1 - The Sarien Encounter VGA
[1990] Spellcasting 101 - Sorcerers Get All The Girls
[1990] Spirit of Excalibur
[1990] Star Control
[1990] Starblade
[1990] Strike Aces
[1990] STUN Runner
[1990] Stunt Driver
[1990] Stunts
[1990] Tank Wars
[1990] Test Drive 2 - The Collection
[1990] Test Drive 3 - The Passion
[1990] The Blues Brothers
[1990] The Dark Heart of Uukrul
[1990] The Game of Harmony
[1990] Toobin'
[1990] Tunnels & Trolls - The Crusaders of Khazan
[1990] Ultima 6 - The False Prophet
[1990] UMS 2 - Nations At War
[1990] Weird Dreams
[1990] Wings of Fury
[1990] Wizardry 6 - Bane of the Cosmic Forge
[1990] Wolfpack
[1990] X-Men 2 - The Fall of the Mutants
[1991] 1000 Miglia
[1991] 4D Boxing
[1991] ABC Wide World of Sports' Boxing
[1991] Adventure of Willy Beamish, The
[1991] Adventures of Robin Hood, The
[1991] Arachnophobia
[1991] Armada 2525
[1991] Bananoid
[1991] Bards Tale Construction Kit
[1991] Barts House of Wierdness
[1991] Battle Isle
[1991] Blade Warrior
[1991] Boston Bomb Club
[1991] Castles
[1991] Cisco Heat
[1991] Civilization
[1991] Commander Keen 4 - Secret of the Oracle
[1991] Commander Keen 5 - The Armagadeon Machine
[1991] Commander Keen 6 - Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter
[1991] Conflict Middle East
[1991] Crusher
[1991] Crystal Caves 1
[1991] Crystal Caves 2
[1991] Crystal Caves 3
[1991] Cybercon 3
[1991] Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion
[1991] Dark Ages 1
[1991] Dark Ages 2
[1991] Dark Ages 3
[1991] Death Knights of Krynn
[1991] DGeneration
[1991] Dream Team - 3 on 3 Challenge
[1991] Duke Nukem - Episode 1 - Shrapnel City
[1991] Duke Nukem - Episode 2 - Mission Moonbase
[1991] Duke Nukem - Episode 3 - Trapped in the Future
[1991] Elite Plus
[1991] Elvira II The Jaws of Cerberus
[1991] Epic
[1991] Eye of the Beholder 2
[1991] Falcon 3.0
[1991] Final Conflict, The
[1991] Flintstones, The - Dino Lost in Bedrock
[1991] Games, The - Winter Challenge
[1991] Gazza II
[1991] Gobliins
[1991] Gods
[1991] Grand Prix 500 2
[1991] Hard Drivin' 2
[1991] Heart of China
[1991] Home Alone
[1991] Hovertank
[1991] Islands of Danger
[1991] It Came From the Desert
[1991] Jumpan Lives!
[1991] Keen Dreams
[1991] LARN
[1991] Last Half of Darkness
[1991] Legend
[1991] Lemmings
[1991] Lord of the Rings Vol 2 - The Two Towers
[1991] Megatraveller 2 - Quest for the Ancients
[1991] Metal Mutant
[1991] Midwinter 2 - Flames of Freedom
[1991] Might and Magic 3 - Isles of Terra
[1991] Millennium - The Return to Earth
[1991] Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
[1991] Moonshine Racers
[1991] Moraff's World
[1991] Ninja Gaiden 2 - The Dark Sword of Chaos
[1991] Obitus
[1991] Oh no! More Lemmings
[1991] Out of This World (Another World)
[1991] Paganitzu
[1991] Paperboy 2
[1991] Perfect General, The
[1991] Police Quest 3 - The Kindred
[1991] Pools of Darkness
[1991] Predator 2
[1991] Prophecy 1 - The Viking Child
[1989] Quest For Glory 1 - So You Want to be a Hero VGA
[1991] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2
[1991] Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe
[1991] Shadow Knights
[1991] SimAnt - The Electronic Ant Colony
[1991] Ski Free
[1991] Snoopy and Peanuts
[1991] Sorcerian
[1991] Space Quest 1 - Remake
[1991] Spellcasting 201 - The Sorcerer's Appliance
[1991] Street Rod 2
[1991] Supaplex
[1991] Super Jeopardy!
[1991] The First Samurai
[1991] Timequest
[1991] Troika
[1991] Tunnels of Armageddon
[1991] Twilight 2000
[1991] Ultima Worlds of Adventure 2 - Martian Dreams
[1991] Utopia
[1991] Warlords
[1991] Western Front
[1992] 3d World Boxing
[1992] A-Train
[1992] A-Train Construction Set
[1992] Air Force Commander
[1992] Airbucks
[1992] ATAC
[1992] Battles of Destiny
[1992] Bomberman
[1992] Captive
[1992] Car & Driver
[1992] Catacomb Abyss
[1992] Catch 'Em
[1992] Challenge Of The Ancient Empires
[1992] CD Man v2.0
[1992] Ceasar I
[1992] Ceasers Palace
[1992] Colored Lines
[1992] Conflict - Korea the First Year
[1992] Cool Croc Twins
[1992] Crime City
[1992] Cyber Empires
[1992] Die Hard 2 - Die Harder
[1992] Dylan Dog - The Murders
[1992] Eye of the Beholder 3
[1992] Frederik Pohl's Gateway
[1992] Games, The - Summer Challenge
[1992] Global Conquest
[1992] Heroes of the 357th
[1992] Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York
[1992] Hyperspeed
[1992] Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
[1992] Ishar 1 - Legend of the Fortress
[1992] Jill of the Jungle
[1992] King's Quest 6 - Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
[1992] Kye
[1992] L'Empereur
[1992] Lamers
[1992] Leather Goddess of Phobos 2
[1992] Legend of the Kyrandia, The
[1992] Lynchis
[1992] Magic Pockets
[1982] Microsoft Decathlon
[1992] Morkin 2
[1991] Murder in Space
[1992] Objection!
[1992] Overkill
[1992] Plan 9 From Outer Space
[1992] Police Quest - In Persuit of the Death Angel (VGA)
[1992] Project X
[1992] Pushover
[1992] Quest for Glory 3 - Wages of War
[1992] Realms
[1992] Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender
[1992] Rings of Medusa
[1992] Risky Woods
[1992] Roger Rabbit in Hare-Raising Havoc
[1992] Rollerblade Racer
[1992] Rome - Pathway to Power
[1992] Shadowgate Windows Version
[1992] Shadowlands
[1992] Space Crusade
[1992] Space Quest 4 - Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
[1992] Speedball 2 - Brutal Deluxe
[1992] Spellcasting 301 - Spring Break
[1992] Spelljammer - Pirates of Realmspace
[1992] Star Control 2
[1992] Star Legions
[1992] Starfire
[1992] Sticky Bear Town Builder
[1992] Stunt Island
[1992] The Island of Dr. Brain
[1992] Titus the Fox - To Marrakech and Back
[1992] Tom Landry Strategy Football
[1992] Toyota Celica GT Rally
[1992] Ugh!
[1992] Ultima 7 - The Black Gate + Forge of Virtue
[1992] Ultima Underworld
[1992] Ultima Underworld 2 - Labyrinth of Worlds
[1992] Wizardry 7 - Crusaders of the Dark Savant
[1992] Wolfenstien 3D
[1993] Alien Breed
[1993] Alone in the Dark 1
[1993] Armaeth - The Lost Kingdom
[1993] BloodNet
[1993] Bloodstone - An Epic Dwarven Tale
[1993] Body Blows
[1993] Bram Stoker's Dracula
[1993] Brutal Sports Football
[1993] Captain Dynamo
[1993] Carnage
[1993] Castle of the Winds
[1993] Clash of Steel - World War II
[1993] Dangerous Daves Risky Rescue
[1993] Detroit
[1993] Dinopark Tycoon
[1993] Doom
[1993] Dragon's Lair
[1993] Dungeons of the Unforgiven
[1993] Dylan Dog - Through the Looking Glass
[1993] Evasive Action
[1993] Epic Pinball
[1993] Fifa Scooer '94
[1993] Flashback - The Quest for Identity
[1992] The Four Crystals of Trazere
[1993] Freddy Pharkas - Frontier Pharmacist
[1993] Frontier - Elite 2
[1993] Goblins Quest 3
[1993] Huckleberry Hound in Hollywood Capers
[1993] Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (CD-ROM + Voices)
[1993] Ishar 2 - Messengers of Doom
[1993] Isle of the Dead
[1993] James Pond 2 - Codemane: Robocod
[1993] Ken's Labyrinth Trilogy
[1993] Leathal Weapon
[1993] Legend of Kyrandia, The - Hand of Fate
[1993] Lemmings 2 - The Tribes
[1993] Lotus 3 - The Ultimate Challenge
[1993] Magicboy
[1993] Monster Bash Episodes 1-3
[1993] Night Raid
[1993] Noggin Knockers
[1993] Operation Combat 2 - By Land, Sea and Air
[1993] Pengo
[1993] Pirates! Gold
[1993] Police Quest - Open Season
[1993] Populous 2 - Trials of the Olympian Gods
[1993] Quest For Glory 4 - Shadows of Darkness
[1993] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3
[1993] Rules of Engagement 2
[1993] SEAL Team
[1993] The Settlers
[1993] Sensible Soccer
[1993] Shadow of the Comet
[1993] Shadowcaster
[1993] Sid & Al's Incredible Toons
[1993] SimCity 2000
[1993] SimFarm
[1993] Simon the Sorceror
[1993] Skunny Kart
[1993] Snarf
[1993] Solar Winds 1
[1993] Solar Winds 2
[1993] Space Quest 5 - The Next Mutation
[1993] Sword of Honour
[1993] The Lost Vikings
[1993] Tom and Jerry
[1993] Ultima 7 Part 2 - Serpent Isle + The Silver Seed
[1993] Unnatural Selection
[1993] Whale's Voyage
[1994] 3D Pitfall
[1994] Al-Qudim the Genies Curse
[1994] Alien Breed Tower Assault
[1994] Alone in the Dark 2
[1994] Archon Ultra
[1994] Backlash - A Turret Gunner Simulation
[1994] Beneath a Steel Sky
[1994] Big Red Racing
[1994] Chaos Engine
[1994] Christmas Lemmings
[1994] Cool Spot
[1994] Doom 2 - Hell on Earth
[1994] Dragonsphere
[1994] Dreamweb
[1994] Electro Man
[1994] Fire & Ice
[1994] Heretic - Shadow of the Serpent Riders
[1994] Incredible Machine 2, The
[1994] Ishar 3 - The Seven Gates of Infinity
[1994] Jammit
[1994] Kronolog - The Nazi Paradox
[1994] Laserwars
[1994] Legend Lives!, The
[1994] Lords of the Realm
[1994] Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes, The
[1994] Micro Machines
[1994] Operation Europe
[1994] Pizza Tycoon
[1994] Power Drive
[1994] Quarantine
[1994] Sid Meier's Colonization
[1994] Simcity 2000
[1994] Simcity 2000 - Network Edition
[1994] Simcity 2000 - Urban Renewal Kit
[1994] Simcity FutureAncient Tilesets
[1994] SimTower
[1994] Theme Park
[1994] True Love
[1994] Ultima 8 - Pagan
[1994] Universe
[1994] Wacky Wheels
[1994] Warcraft I - Orcs and Humans
[1994] Zool 2
[1995] Alone in the Dark 3
[1995] BC Racers
[1995] Bureau 13
[1995] Corridor 7 Alien Invasion
[1995] Descent
[1995] Discworld
[1995] Ultimate Doom
[1995] Exile - Escape from the Pit
[1995] Funball
[1995] Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf
[1995] FX Fighter
[1995] Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom
[1995] Micro Machines 2
[1995] Mordor - The Depths of Dejeno
[1995] Outer Ridge
[1995] Revenge of Frogger
[1995] Scorched Earth v1.23
[1995] Simcity Classic Deluxe - (All GFX Addons)
[1995] Slicks'n'Slide
[1995] Slip Stream 5000
[1995] Terminal Velocity
[1995] Tronic
[1995] Tyrian
[1995] Warcraft II - Tides of Darkness
[1995] Witchaven
[1995] Worms
[1995] X-Com 2 - Terror From the Deep
[1995] Xixit
[1996] Assassin 2015
[1996] Azrael's Tear
[1996] Civilization 2
[1996] Destruction Derby 2
[1995] Final Doom
[1996] Duke Nukem 3D
[1996] Exile II - Crystal Souls
[1996] Exile III - Ruined World
[1996] Hexen
[1996] Holiday Island
[1996] Sapiens
[1996] Spaceward Ho
[1996] Star Control 3
[1996] The Settlers II (Gold Edition)
[1996] Time Gate - Knights Chase
[1996] Tomb Raider
[1996] Quake
[1996] Wizardry Gold
[1997] Axelerator
[1997] Carmageddon
[1997] Grand Theft Auto
[1997] The Curse of Monkey Island
[1997] Noggin Knockers 2
[1997] Shadow Warrior
[1997] Star Wars - Jedi Knight
[1997] Yoda Stories
[1998] One Unit Whole Blood
[1999] Grand Theft Auto: London 1969

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The Terrifying Reality of Life... and other stories.

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:34:21 GMT

So I ache like I wrestled a lion last night... which isn't too far from the truth.

I had a private Kung-Fu lession with my Si-Hing last night, just to clear up my Chi-Sao and such like (don't worry if that makes no sense to you, it doesn't have to). Anyhow, another class was there doing 'HIIT'¹ which is the sort of mixed martial arts training course that they suggest for people that want to do it for fitness, or just aren't sure about doing a full martial art.

At they end they sometimes do a 'King of The Ring' type thing, where the winner stays on until they are beaten. This time it was about wrestling someone to the ground (no hits, but sweeps, takedowns, and grapples basically). I got drafted... unsurprisingly, as I'm 6'3" of largeness².

You are now reading the words of The King Of The Ring!

I even beat the instructor (not Adrian, but John, Adrian's top instructor below him). Twice! That was pretty awesome - I got hi-fives all round for doing that, even from John. They kept going around... by the end I was practically falling over... I'm shocked no-one got me down.

On an unrelated note - here's your weekly dose of WTF?:

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Just to make your day more sureal...

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:01:22 GMT

It's like... David Bowie and Annie Lennox had a secret love child back in the day...

The hair, the suit, the earings.... and that's just the lead singer! The keyboard player is... just wow...

Trouble at Home

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:56:37 GMT

...or where I used to call home at least.

There's a lot of fuss apparently in the UK right now about Scotland wanting to be independent. If you want to read a rather slanted op-ed piece about it check out this interesting but arrogant take on it from one of the writers at The Telegraph.

Does this mean the death of the Union? No more United Kingdom? Does anyone really care?

Scotland wants England out of its domestic affairs, which is fair enough, as long as it gets out of England's. It can't have it both ways. If Scotland removes itself from the Union then most of the people down in Westminster are out of a job.

Seriously. It's like... at least a 1/3 of the Labour party.

What makes more sense just adding an English parliament, and keeping Westminster as a parliament of the Union. Strangely they have that system in the USA... it's the state system.

We had it in the UK, sort of, but the addition of the Scottish and Welsh parliaments screwed it up. The addition by Labour.... doh!

So something has to give. Removing itself from the Union would be epically dumb on Scotland's part: not only would it lose all the money that it's getting (proportionally more per person than in England), it would lose University funding (again, more than England), defense forces, the NHS, etc, etc.

Much better to fix the system than devolve to chest-thumping patriotic policies. But we'll see politics in the UK is pretty pathetic right now, so I have no faith of it being sensible.

If it ever was...

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