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The Trouble with Video Games

By Jim | Published: October 10, 2009
Game Retail is screwed up in so many ways. Buying used games works out if you’re interested in titles that sell well initially; games that have enough of a marketing push behind them to motivate a large number of buyers, in other words, mainstream games. If you want a copy of Madden or Halo used, [...]
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Zombies!

By Jim | Published: August 31, 2009
The Walking Dead are the classic movie monsters I was most frightened of as a child. Ever since the nightmares I had after studying pictures of Tutankhamun’s dessicated mug when I was 7, I’ve been fascinated by zombies. You may have noticed that shamblers are experiencing a sort of renaissance in pop culture. Really, they [...]
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Ghost

By Jim | Published: August 1, 2009
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Drought

By Jim | Published: July 23, 2009
We have cats. Have had ‘em for about a year now. Cats have hair. Lots of hair. It gets everywhere. Particularly into my paintings, sticking to acrylics and oils, anything that stays sticky for at least 30 seconds. I’ve tried vacuuming (the house and the cats), different ventilation/filtration approaches. Just like entropy, cat hair is [...]
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The Blue Bomber

By Jim | Published: July 2, 2009
A couple of months ago I leveled up and worked enough hours for Normandy Guitars to earn my own. I chose a Blue Anodized Hardtail. The blue finish has been discontinued due to its difficulty to consistently apply, so mine is one of only 4 blue Normandy archtops out there. It’s a great axe, with [...]
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Where to Start? Fallout 1

By Jim | Published: February 4, 2009
The first 2 Fallouts are among my most favorite games of all time. I can talk about them for hours, because of their depth, creativity, freedom, irony and mostly, how they let me feel like I could be anything I wanted within the world they created. I’ll spare you that, though. Maybe some other time. [...]
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Pure Voodoo: Normandy Guitars

By Jim | Published: January 30, 2009
Guitarists are a notoriously conservative lot. Innovative ideas in guitar design generally don’t meet a warm reception. The most popular guitars are styled after 40-year old designs, and materials haven’t changed much. So a new company like Normandy Guitars has an uphill battle. Normandy’s necks are still wood, but the bodies are made from aircraft-grade [...]
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GIMP

By Jim | Published: October 8, 2008
I’ve been working with graphics software for a while now. In prepress, I get files created by all sorts of people, in all sorts of ways, from all sorts of packages. Lots of people choose software packages and defend their choices vigorously, much like folks defend their politics. They have all sorts of reasons for [...]
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How Does Your Garden Grow?

By Jim | Published: October 8, 2008
This one I made last spring, for my sister’s birthday. She’s been cultivating a garden that has become quite impressive. I’m considering the same, we’ve got some space here in the yard that might be useful for vegetable production. This is a pencil drawing colored in the GIMP, which I’ve been experimenting with quite a [...]
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Anagrams are fun

By Jim | Published: October 5, 2008
Where have I been? Right here. Too busy to update the site, obviously. Well, not all that busy. Most of my free time’s spent playing Team Fortress 2. Maybe my priorities are a little outta whack. I have been working, though, and will have a couple of updates about that soon. For now, have a [...]
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