I DEMAND OWNERSHIP OF D&D JUNK

If you wish to make me a bargain for my soul or simply want to see me jump up and down with glee, please find the above pictured items and put them in my grabby hand. The AD&D, sure to be toxic, plastic super wallet and the most bodacious Warduke pencil sharpener ever (probably the only one) are what I desire. The bewildered DMs at Gencon would have no choice but to accept my Brownie Archlich character, such is the power these items would wield over nerdkind.

ANOTHER ONE BITES IT, TGN GOES DARK

In the realms of tabletop nerd news, tabletopgamingnews.com has pretty much been it for me for the past 4 years or so. I went there 3 or 4 times a day. Sure there's the old standby, theminiaturespage.com, but that place is an internetz eyesore from 1992 that is filled with bitter, bitter, beardy old nerds I'd like nothing to do with. I'm sure they're jumping for joy. Though, now where will they get their news from?

TGN was always a great impartial site filled with info and news on the tabletop nerd scene. It covered a wide spectrum as well. Lots of gaming companies gladly supplied TGN with news and updates on a daily basis. More often than not, these folks would get involved in the comment sections to clarify questions and points. It made for a welcoming comunity. This direct and underground approach was lorded over by a guy named Zac Belado, who kept the site's tone civil and impartial.

But, due to server costs and personal constraints or something, it is no more. The site is for sale. I'm fairly certain there are other sites out there that'll pick up the slack, or maybe someone will buy it and bring it back to life, but I have some reservation about any new versions being as simple, clean, and no nonsense as TGN was. Here's to hoping though.

To invoke a line from ol' Kirk, in terms of TGN's ability to broadcast news and blog about nerd stuffs: "His was the most...human."

I am a sad panda.

Nerd Update:
It seems that Zac Belado has been approached by game industry folks to keep the site up and running in some form. As I've pointed out, this bloggo was pretty much the best on the web for what it did. And industry people have benefited in $$$ form due to the free advertising the blog basically served as. I know I've spent quite a few bones due to a heads up from that site. Definitely even stumbled onto some games and miniatures I wouldn't have if they weren't posted there. So, maybe something good'll happen after all. Just so long as GW doesn't get it's ghoul-dirt encrusted claws in there anywheres.

IRATE MOVIE MADMAN AHEAD

It all started with some back and forth about a Cobraman from a shitty movie named Dreamscape. It stars the evil gang dude who shot Cyrus in Warriors as a dreammaster-man who invades your shit and performs karate with space nunchucks and turns into a Cobraman that terrifies you. Then Cobraman gets a dream spear through the chest, utters "Daddy?" and dies. Awesome premise, bad execution. I believe the quote was "I was put into the Dreamscape while watching this trash." or something along those lines.

Anywho, the spirit of bad movie Tuesday from the dark, dim past known as "college" has been resurrected on some crazy blog I found. It's run my the mighty Shao Fe Combat Master. He is a Goliath ganger who spent all his skill upgrades on throw, just so that he could hurl you off the ledges and precipices in the nightmare underhives of Necromunda. When Shao Fe is not busy pumping up his Cawdor huckin' gunz, he spends down time at his gang's hideout with unsavory types like Robert Ginty, Harper, Demonfeet Warmonger, Ozzy, Calibus, Captain Delaware, and Animal Mother watching films and then rating them on some beserk 5 star system.

Join the fun here as Shao Fe mangles the new Terminator and manages to use the term "Soup Cooler" while talking about Taken.

P.S. Shao Fe is not who you think he is, so don't bother with assuming his name is Scot on any comment posts. He insists on being refered to ONLY as Shao Fe Combat Master. Or SFCM for short. Serious.

DO AS SHAO FE COMMANDS!

SNAKEBITED PART TOO

Even more horrible this time around! The sad thing is, that when your do a Google image search for "Snakebites" (Moderate Safe Search On), like I did yesterday, instead of horrific pus filled wounds - you're mostly greeted by another horror. Legions of woman-boys in MCR T-shirts preening for fucking Facebook photos. Snakebites are a goofy type of piercing. Though there were a few Snakebite Ork models mixed in there with the Emo-tards, 70% of the images came up with some form of androgynous nightmare. Enjoy the horror I've collected! All I can think of is the part in Mr. Holland's Opus when he sings BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BOOOOOOOOOY. In fact, play the link above in a tabbed window while you look at the images for maximum effect.

SNAKEBITED PART WON

It's summer! Look out for snakes!
In the fine tradition of the Lamprey post, behold:
SNAKEBITED PART WON!
Don't look if you like dogs, just ate, dislike snakes, think llamas are neat, or are a squeamish person.

It's cheap, I know. I'm sorry.
YOU LOOKED AT IT!
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT BACK!

I AM A SIMPLE MAN

I may be a bit behind the internet times, but some days I require little.

This is keyboard cat. Click image to check him on the Colbert Report.
Go here if you wish to view the whole original video.
(PS, the cat is now dead - Ciao Gato!)

REDAY, AIYM, FYURE!

Snap. This gem comes to you from Ultraman Tiga. A show where stuff is often labeled in English and 1 out of 10 tens times happens to be laughably misspelled. Not bad considering my Japanese. But, you figure someone on the show would check this stuff.

Still doesn't beat the "Downroading" screen that was displayed on a dude's computer as he downroaded some information at lightning fast Comcast speeds. Have to dig that one up for the future.

REALLY? ONE EYED MONSTER?

Sure, why not. No worse than Teeth I guess.
When does Butt-monster come out?

I HIT MY HEAD. I'M SEEING DOUBLE.

"We are wearing our old bedsheets."

Double Dare indeed! Oh, the hair tangles!
Stolen from here. Plenty more.

I HAVE A SINGULARITY IN MY PANTS

The new Star Trek movie made me feel like I was the one standing where Tucker is in this photo. I could have used more old school Romulan Empire stuff, but I knew that wasn't in the cards. I'm looking forward to more of these films (inevitable now), and can't wait to see what they'll do with the Klinks (very likely antagonists).

SUPER WEB DESIGN AWARD!

I dug this gem up while hunting the wild wild internet. This site has so much good stuff going on, it's hard to start in any one place. The wildly spinning atoms? The sweet photos of random excited people? Sunglasses? Text trains? Repeating fades? Jumping letters? Oh my. This shit is tiiiiight.

SOME SORTA PARTY THING...

I found this on the internet.