Greetings, all! I'm taking a small break from National Novel Writer's Month to write something down that's been bugging me for a while.

Nine years ago, I was at Anime Weekend Atlanta 6. I met some old friends and new friends, mostly in the vicinity of the Artists' Alley. As is my wont, I
perused the various styles of the artists there for any potential future commissions.

I met William H. Jordan, aka our very own Logan Darklighter, at that gathering. His artwork appealed to those who enjoyed "old-school" style a la
the 1980's-early 1990's.

So, I commissioned something for $20, a black and white ink drawing.

I have since received three drafts (the last one nearly-finished) but nothing from him that said "it's finished" or "I can't do it,
here's your $20 back."

Now, I understand that there have been setbacks in his life. At one time, his art materials were stolen. There was a brief resurgence in his art when,
well...just click here for the thread. It was during tragic
circumstances.

In order to inspire him, I have commissioned this picture with his character, Lora Doubet. I have hashed out an explanation how Lora,
a cyborg, could be a Peacebringer (something that was never credited to me).

Oh, and did I mention that polite inquiries have been summarily ignored? This wouldn't bug me so much if the guy didn't give me his word that he'd finish it up.

I'll let you draw your own conclusions from there.

--Doc

Damnit, as if there weren't enough of the bloody things infesting everywhere, now...

Quote:City of Heroes® Super Booster IV: Martial Arts channels your chi while combining the perfect balance of style and power. Super Booster IV: Martial Arts offers up a stealthy new costume set, brazen emotes, ninja inspired costume-change techniques and the exclusive Ninja Run
travel power so you can embrace your inner shinobi! This purchase
enables these features for all characters on your game account from
level 1. Ninja Run power is available at level 4. Costume change
emotes* do require that you unlock at least one additional costume slot.

Martial Arts themed costume set:

The Martial Arts themed male, female and huge costume parts include
robes, shoulders, legs, gloves, footwear, mask, belt and head pieces,
as well as new hair styles, chest emblems, and weapons. Male and huge
characters also have the option to select the top knot hairstyle, while
females will have the option for crazy braided buns!

Character Emotes:

/em bringit

/em pushup

Costume Change Emotes:

Activate the following martial arts themed 'costume change emotes'
using the costume change interface, selectable from the main Menu.

Smoke Bomb

Ninja Leap

Ninja Run power:

Dash through the city with the agility of a ninja! The Ninja Run power is a travel power enabled through the purchase of Super Booster IV: Martial Arts. Use Ninja Run
to strike fear in the hearts of your enemies as you increase your run
speed and leaping abilities, and the best part? It doesn't use one of
your power selections!

Yes, http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG37-0125]GURPS Spaceships 6: Mining and Industrial Spacecraft is out. Yes, it includes rules for asteroid-mining ships, so the Rockhounds folks have a reason to buy this one, too. Yes, it includes rules for spaceports, so I suppose I'm going to have to buy a copy so I can properly stat out Stellvia.

(As for the flying cars, they've been promised for the next supplement in the series...)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Looks like the Clash of the Titans remake might not suck.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

(In our defense we were highly distracted at the time...)

I don't know how to describe it, except as a masterful work in coordinating upwards of 49 separate video streams at one time. Nice music, too. Ah, hell,
just go watch it.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Check out this Hubble mosaic of the heart of the galaxy. One word: Whoa.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Making the most boring part of the presentation....artistic.

http://vimeo.com/7205752

I don't remember if anyone has posted these here yet, but they have spent the last few weeks at the top of my playlist. If science actually needed hymns,
they would sound like this. Uplifting, inducing a sence of wonder, and empirically verifiable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc



I am really considering dropping my hard earned on the
DVD release of Cosmos.

Enjoy,

Shayne

A channel slugfest in the arena for badges, recipes and whatnot. Just the lot of us, duking it out all civil and friendly like.

Just throwing the idea out there looking for other's that would be willing to donate their time to such a thing for us badge whores and pvp-recipe junkies.