Just wanted to issue a reminder: make sure you don’t miss out on your free Donald Duck comic book from Gemstone Publishing next Saturday, May 6th! It’s got hilarious stories from an all-star cast of creators: Don Rosa, Pat & Shelly Block and William van Horn!
For all the details, visit the Free Comic Book Day official web site.
![TEMPEST [Cover]](http://travis.webseitler.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/tempest-cover.thumbnail.jpg)
“When we first decided to do this, we set out to make a comic book with the obvious message: help the survivors of the hurricane. As we started, it dawned on me that it will have been almost six months since the storms hit before the book hits the shelves. And suddenly, for me, that became part of the message. Because by February, when Tempest comes out, most celebrities will have stopped [coming] by for photo ops and you won’t see any marathon fund raisers on NBC. But the NEED will not be gone. We can’t stop giving just because it’s not on Fox News or CNN.” (Source: NEWSARAMA)
100% of the proceeds from this book go directly to the Salvation Army to aid their ongoing hurricane relief efforts. If you’d like to help, you can order copies of this book online at Community Comics’ site and at Silver Bullet Comics, or through your local retailer. (To find your nearest comic book retail location, just use my “Find a Comic Shop” sidebar search or call 1-888-COMIC BOOK.)
“Did dinosaurs really become extinct millions of years before the existence of humans?”
Jordan had the “companion book” to this film years ago—in fact, he may still have it today. (I never realized it was “just” a companion book, though!) I remember being rather surprised that no one else seemed to consider that there might be more than a kernel of truth within the plethora of “dragon myths” around the world. Check out the 20-minute video presentation they’ve got online before you write ‘em off.
Perhaps, as that great philosopher Weird Al once said, “everything you know is wrong!”
The CCK website is live!
Go check it out now, and download Bill Kittrell’s sermon from January 29th — it’s a great look at what consititutes true Biblical fellowship.
I’ve got to give Chris Hornsby credit: he’s done a great job, even if it is 100% Flash. (The Print feature is definitely a nice touch!) Now if they could just integrate a sermon podcast …
After centuries of peace, Omega Centauri is in upheaval. The globular cluster that was once the center of the civilized galaxy is now on the brink of chaos and ruin. The emperor and his family have been assassinated; a power vacuum is created. Powerful factions form and vie http://travis.webseitler.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=200for control. Unrest and rebellion spread throughout Omega Centauri. Ancient powers realize new opportunities. Loyalties are forgotten and alliances are shattered; The Interregnum War begins.
Yes, Interregnum. I had to look it up in the dictionary myself; it basically means “between rulers” the way out-of-work means “between jobs” — in other words, this is a game where you play one of a number of factions all vying for control of a recently-crumbled empire. So you know right away that this is probably for the Chutes-and-Ladders crowd, right? 
Galaxy Storm is a blast! “But,” you may ask, “how would you know? It’s still under development.” Ahh, but you see, Steven Cole (the developer) is a buddy from my church, and he’s been kind enough to include me in the user tests he’s been running. (I think I’m there to cover the “clueless wannabe” demographic; the most intense strategy gaming I had done previous to this was a single game of Axis & Allies.)
Since I’m just a wannabe, I’m not the best guy to describe what the game’s actually like… so I’ll just quote Mr. Cole again:
Galaxy Storm is a card-driven strategy game of interplanetary combat and diplomacy for 2, 4, or 6 players. Galaxy Storm is a medium weight strategy game that takes about 4 hours to complete. Each player controls one faction that will forge alliances, lead military and political campaigns, develop new policies and technologies, build great fleets, and conquer Omega Centauri. Each faction has unique abilities and leaders to seek their own path to victory.
So if the game’s still in development, why am I going on about it? Well, the Game Club of Maryland is hosting their annual Game Days from May 4-7 at the Days Inn Conference Center & Hotel, and Steve will be there running live demos of Galaxy Storm on Friday and Saturday! For $15 ($10 if you register before April 30) you can spend your entire Saturday playing other people’s games and hanging out with geeks like me and my friends—what’s not to love about that?
Okay, this is about the coolest thing I’ve seen this year!
Blumpy.org : In-Brain 3D shows how you can see any ol’ regular movie in 3-D, simply by playing two copies side-by-side and offset by a fewframes, then crossing your eyes like with a stereogram. (Like this cute little Paddington Bear… but in motion!)
Now let’s sit back and watch, as 15 million Americans all sit cross-eyed at their computer screens…
Now that the server transition seems to be complete, I’ll get back in the swing of things!
“Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing, baby…”
Check this out: as of 11:30AM EST, searching for “SBlounskched” on Google gives you some interesting results; namely, my site is ranked #1 (higher than the Strong Bad e-mail that “SBlounskched” came from)!
It just goes to show you… blogs are destined to take over the world!
And being found in human form, [Jesus] humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
Codepoke started a carnival-like Bible study on this passage, and when I saw it in Sage, I completely missed the fact that it was on my current “favorite passage.” I’ve been chewing on these two verses (especially verse 13) for over a year now. So now that I finally realized it (thanks to a gentle reminder by Codepoke), I figured I’d double-back and share my thoughts. Continue reading
Does my blog have the kiss of death or something? Why is it that my implementation of some tool (for instance, YouTube) happens shortly before their site goes down? That can’t be good for my credibility.
Oh well, once they’re back up you should see unique user icons in the comments section of my posts (rather than the “favatar” site icons I had before). Those user icons are called Gravatars (Globally Recognized Avatar), and you can use them anywhere. All you need to do is go to their website and set up an account (e-mail address and a unique password). Then you upload an image, and each time you comment on a gravatar-enabled site (providing your e-mail address) your gravatar will appear.
One more reason to not comment anonymously: if you do, you get the angry “I need a gravatar” monkey beside your comment, and all your friends will mock you nercilessly!