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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Cool Tiling Website Background Textures, Free!
So … in a previous life, I used to run a site called The Texture Studio (yep, it’s still there … thank you, GameSpy). The goal of the site was to release a ton of textures for free to the … Continue reading
Posted in Web Design
Tagged background, design, image, photoshop, texture, texturing, Web Design, website
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The First Chapter of Voices!
Well … I’ve worried about re-posting Voices – a novella I wrote in 2004 – for a variety of reasons. First, it’s far from polished; I wrote the story on a day-by-day basis, posting pages as I went. There was … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged fiction, heroes, novella, short story, super heroes, telekineses, telepathy, voices, Writing
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Upcoming Site Projects
Well, I was planning on doing an update last night but instead I ended up staying awake until 2am working on Crispy Gamer. So I’ll be working on an update tonight. In fact, here’s what I’m planning on doing this … Continue reading
Blargh!
My computer was bluescreening like crazy, then with the cable modem dying for 24 hours, and then with the assembling and setting up the new PC (still not quite done) … not a good set of days for blog entries! … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged bluescreen, cable modem, internet problems, new pc, the burning, the horror, the pain
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Ordering a New PC
The one thing I hate about being pretty computer-knowledgeable is that whenever the time comes to upgrade, I inevitably end up talking myself into building my own machine, even though I am really past the time in my life when … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming
Tagged case, computer parts, computers, cpu, hard drives, new pc, RAM, video card
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On The Yankees
Ah, schadenfreude … “A malicious satisfaction obtained from the misfortunes of others.” Yep, that’s the stuff. The sweet, sweet taste of the New York Yankees sucking. See, I live in New York, but I spent my formative years in Massachusetts, … Continue reading
On Portal and Being a Stubborn Jackass
I have a shocking confession to make, or at least … shocking to people who play video games, which I suspect is the vast majority of this site’s small audience: I have yet to play Portal. I know, I know … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming
Tagged games, Gaming, half-life 2, portal, the orange box, valve software, video games
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Brooklyn Brothels and the Real Estate Market
I’d like to preface this update by saying it’s not a “woe is me” post but more of a random musing. New York City and its economic dynamics fascinate me because they don’t seem to behave in a way that … Continue reading
Posted in Misc Rambling
Tagged brooklyn, brothel, brownstone, condo, mortgage, new york, real estate
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Movies – Munich (2005)
I watch a great deal more movies at home than I do in the theater. This has been true basically since I bought a DVD player back in the 90s, and has become even more true as theater prices have … Continue reading
