So the new Watchmen trailer is better than the old one but there’s still too much slow motion.
Also check out the Terminator: Salvation trailer if you like seeing killer robots!
Also also I noticed that The Rock is now being credited as Dwayne Johnson. This is probably old news but I didn’t notice until seeing the trailer for Race to Witch Mountain.
Also also also Jean-Claude Van Damme is back!!!
1. Here are some more photos of Cthulhupalooza thanks to Rick
http://www.flickr.com/photos/73969220@N00/sets/72157611358915256/
2. Java Joint charged my credit card three times. The first time she put my card through then walked away. She came back and said “it didn’t go through – I need your card again.” The second time she ran it through she realized the machine was out of paper. She asked for the card again. I said “you didn’t already charge my card twice did you?” She assured me the previous two didn’t go through. She was dead wrong, as my statement has told me. Now I’m going to go back and try to get my $20 back without a receipt. Wish me luck.
2.5. It has been a shitty day.
This interactive squid builder in concert with the colossal squid exhibit in New Zealand is pretty fun. I’m trying to figure out a way that it could help promote the Thickets in some way….
UPDATED – I THINK I FIXED THE SURVEY
As you may have heard I’m working on a project for a roleplaying game based on the World Wildlife Federation of Justice. I pretty much know who my ringers are for which characters I will include, but I wouldn’t mind getting some feedback before I finalize.
So the question is, who are your favourite WWFJ characters?
It’s just one page (plus the intro) and just one question, really.
Preview the characters on my WWFJ & Their Foes blog entry
I am a member of the Cooperative Auto Network, which I have talked about before. The difference between CAN and, say, Budget rentals is that CAN is cheaper if you’re using the vehicle for less than 5 hours, or if you need something bigger than an economy car.
My normal car use is to rent a small car from Budget and drive it to and from Chilliwack for band practice. This costs me about $50 typically, including gas. The one time I tried it with a CAN car it was $120.
Now CAN has introduced “fobs” which is some little device that I don’t really know much about. Here’s a bit from the CAN site:
Why is The Car Co-op introducing on-board fleet management?
The on-board fleet management system will limit access to Co-op vehicles so that only drivers who have booked a vehicle can use it. This will reduce the number of mistakes around booked vehicles, track early pick-ups and/or late returns, and improve fleet security. The system will also provide odometer information to improve the accuracy of our invoices.
Using a fob is mandatory, which means I have to make a trip downtown to pick one up. If I have to make a trip downtown to the CAN office I’m kind of inclined to cancel my account and get my $500* deposit back. I don’t like this fob business as it sounds inconvenient and unwarranted.
*or whatever it was.
I went from having no auditions whatsoever in 4 months to having five in a week. What gives?
Here’s one of the best shots Adam took of Cthulhupalooza last week.
He’s the best. http://www.adampwsmith.com
Yesterday was the best Sunday in a long long time. Spent the entire day with Deanna watching movies at home on a snow day. No driving to Chilliwack, no organizational meetings. Just relaxing and writing WWFJ stuff at home.
Get it from the Penny Arcade Merch site!
http://www.pennyarcademerch.com/cpa08001100.html
Child’s Play Charity CD
Item#: CPA08001100
$10.00
Product Description
Do you like listening to great music, and helping children’s hospitals at the same time? Luckily for you, the biggest names in nerdcore have come together for the Child’s Play CD 2008. All proceeds from the sale of this CD go to Child’s Play.
Track List:
1. Armcannon – Go Go Power Rangers
2. The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets – Kill the Chupacabra
3. The Grammar Club – Underbeard
4. Select Start – Terra
5. The OneUps – Crash Man
6. MC Lars – The Lint Song
7. Anamanaguchi – Dawn Metropolis
8. Michael “Piano Squall” Gluck – Korobeiniki
9. Freezepop- Pop Music is Not a Crime (Mustin Mix)
10. MC Frontalot – Better at Rapping
11. Jonathan Coulton – Still Alive feat. Felicia Day
12. The Smash Brothers – Onett
13. Beefy – Game Store Girl
14. Jake “virt” Kaufman – Plasmatextor
Announcing a Cthulhupalooza memorabilia auction to benefit Child’s Play Charity!
URL for auction: http://tinyurl.com/cthulhucharity
OPEN TO CANADA AND THE US
Own a piece of Cthulhupalooza history! Cthulhupalooza was a benefit event in Vancouver BC Canada organized by Blackhammer Productions and The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets to celebrate the latter’s inclusion on Rock Band the video game. The event consisted of a Rock Band contest, a screening of the silent film The Call of Cthulhu (by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society) and a live performance by the world’s premiere Lovecraft inspired rock band The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. The event benefited Child’s Play Charity, giving games and toys to sick kids.
Up for auction is a prize kit of Cthulhupalooza memorabilia including:
This is a one-time offer for fans of The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, Cthulhu, Jones Soda, nerdiness and Child’s Play Charity enthusiasts.
Proceeds from this auction go to Child’s Play Charity!!!!
See http://www.childsplaycharity.org/ and http://www.cthulhupalooza.com and http://www.thickets.net
http://www.jones.soda and http://www.embroidme-vancouverfc.com/
Gentlemen of the Thickets,
An associate of mine that trafficks in the esoteric and arcane exposed me to your Shadow out of Tim work. The experience was mostly pleasant, as the melodies swept me away to places that I had only otherwise experienced in dreams. After repeated listenings though, I started to notice that the vocal and musical qualities are such that no human could actually perform. I also find myself mouthing along the strange incantations, as if somehow compelled. These realizations chill me, as I also seem to subconsciously initiate the music without even realizing what I am doing. I often bolt straight up out of my chair, upon coming to my senses, while the music is playing at a volume quite unsuitable for a cultured gentleman such as myself.
I fear that outer forces are now acting upon me through your music, and that I’m not long for this world. As a final defiant act before I succumb, I plan to purchase one of these infernal discs for myself to prevent at least one more of your potential victims. The public must not be allowed to find out about your other eldritch merchandise, so I’ll likely be picking up a t-shirt or two as well.
Ia~! Ia~! Thickets!
Your newly converted cultist,
IdolNinja
Blackout – with cesarian!
Walking on the Moon
Shhh….
Colour Me Green
and The Math Song
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