tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59049686052678991272024-03-04T21:14:08.341-08:00Things That Entertain ProctorProctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-4904378466398779092010-05-05T10:40:00.000-07:002010-05-05T10:43:26.579-07:00Thoughts on 3DLast week Ebert Robert wrote an article on 3d movies for Newsweek. The article can be read here: <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/237110?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+newsweek/entertainment+%28UPDATED+-+Newsweek+Entertainment%29">Newsweek</a>.<br /><br />I always enjoy Robert's writing and opinion, and this time I actually kind of agree with him. Here is something I wrote about 3d while back that:<br /><p>James Cameron’s Avatar is a great film, and it has made buckets and buckets of money to back that up. As Avatar grossed over $2 billion film executives watched and began to scheme, “Hmm, if Avatar can make $2 billion and it was in 3-D, then maybe we can just make our movies in 3-D and they’ll sell like hot cakes!”</p> <p>I hate be the bearer of bad news, but I’m fairly certain that a little bit of 3-D isn’t going to save the ailing film industry. Within the next two years there are at least 36 films that will be released in 3-D. Among these are “Shrek 4,” “Tim Burton’s Alice and Wonderland,” “Hood Winked 2: Hood Vs. Evil,” “Step Up 3-D” and a sequel to the 2001 talking animal classic “Cats & Dogs.”</p> <p>My question for film companies is do these movies really need to be in 3-D? And are people really interested in shelling out a couple extra dollars for some lackluster 3D dance sequences in an unnecessary sequel to a mediocre Channing Tatum movie? I’m not, and I imagine others might share my sentiment.</p> <p>Nine times out of 10 3-D is just a gimmick. James Cameron just got lucky. He built new technology to make his vision possible, and it worked. It made the world he imagined come to life and people loved it. 3-D won’t save the movie industry; the only thing that can do that is talented filmmakers, writers, and actors creating worlds and stories the viewers can relate to and become immersed in.</p> <p>The film industry is facing a lot of problems; problems with ticket sales, pirating are overspending just to name a few. Being stuck in two dimensions isn’t a problem. Filmmakers need to figure out a lot of other things before they venture off into the world of 3-D.</p> <p> </p>Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-53427458138737666062010-04-30T09:52:00.000-07:002010-04-30T13:31:53.217-07:00Review: The Brothers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieie-9lilVQAACdmyL6EQpdezNVhcNQeZqANIRABPHlhU-hwzwC8XYz_VkRrMKsFu5ERQKUtfVV4ttttk5E-aJxdtI_lZumuMMw8g4a_Sloom570mNel85V6PN2XIoTEX3nBn2fhy9LZoQ/s1600/the-brothers-bloom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieie-9lilVQAACdmyL6EQpdezNVhcNQeZqANIRABPHlhU-hwzwC8XYz_VkRrMKsFu5ERQKUtfVV4ttttk5E-aJxdtI_lZumuMMw8g4a_Sloom570mNel85V6PN2XIoTEX3nBn2fhy9LZoQ/s320/the-brothers-bloom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465975084865265906" border="0" /></a>The Brothers Bloom is a movie that has been on my radar for around 2 years now. The plot, which involves Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo playing brothers/con artists was the first thing that struck my attention. Once I saw the trailer I knew I had to see the film.<br /><br />For some reason though I waited a good year and a half before I finally watched the movie, but when I did finally watch it I fell in love.<br /><br />First, and most importantly, it's a con artist movie. How can you go wrong with that? Like Catch Me if You Can and Matchstick Men before it The Brothers Bloom is full of twists, tricks and turn that constantly leave you guessing at what could possibly be happening. Ruffalo plays the brains behind the operation and keeps the audience guessing.<br /><br />To top it off the film is full of style and great humor. The Brothers Bloom is now available on DVD.Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-81872258554709074102010-04-30T09:48:00.000-07:002010-04-30T09:52:36.244-07:00Hidden Gem: Empire Strikes Back trailer<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/R6bvuhPyq8Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/R6bvuhPyq8Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />Slashfilm.com posted this earlier today and I couldn't help but fall in love with it. It is the original 1980 theatrical trailer for Empire Strikes Back narrated by none of the Mr. Han Solo himself Harrison Ford. If you've got a couple minutes give it a watch; its pretty cheesey...but what can you expect?Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-79147301226073964022010-03-24T21:30:00.001-07:002010-03-24T21:30:51.001-07:00<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v_zXrdG1EmI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v_zXrdG1EmI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-78700474226820218002009-12-15T09:47:00.000-08:002009-12-15T10:03:26.636-08:00Waterworld: Day 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTL64bBlEtU-d5MZyiyUmtmvBr1C6BOn3vPML8Jjg1gCtGhnXMjDTiVWR0jeR7cRqwiuWS-h9mZVlbQxadvf_wBc8ZqFGQt9mGneoqPrckia1_oEC_q-vVoIM2L-naQViIlZqNazL9vhS/s1600-h/2009-12-15+11.23.50.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTL64bBlEtU-d5MZyiyUmtmvBr1C6BOn3vPML8Jjg1gCtGhnXMjDTiVWR0jeR7cRqwiuWS-h9mZVlbQxadvf_wBc8ZqFGQt9mGneoqPrckia1_oEC_q-vVoIM2L-naQViIlZqNazL9vhS/s320/2009-12-15+11.23.50.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415525075267376322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">This post is part of an ongoing project where I attempt to watch all of Waterworld in 5 minute chunks.<br /><br /></span>The jet-ski's are coming in fast. The jet-skis them selves? Not in brand new condition. They look a little worn in. There's also a boat with some rough lookin dudes on it. One of them has a shotgun. I'm sure he's not the only one packing heat though. Some one just yelled kill which suggests that my theory was correct, they are in fact bad news.<br /><br />The city is going into defense mode! (Which really just means they're closing the windows and lining up around the top of the city/island/town. One of the elders said something along the lines of "We're safe behind this wall...aren't we?" to another of the elders and then his mouth just lingered there as if he was expecting a kiss.<br /><br />The bad guys have surrounded the island, and started to just dilly dally around and make they're presence know. The camera keeps panning around their machine guns and weapsons to let us know that they are in fact dangerous. And now for the villain reveal! An evil looking bald man sitting on a throne that is mounted on one of the big bad guy boats. It's Dennis Hopper! Smoking a cigarette! The whole freaking world is water, where did he find cigarettes?!?! He said something about the key to city, but I was to distracted to actually comprehend it because my mind is still hung up on the cigarette thing. I can hear people loading their weapons, I guess they're about to attack. BULLETS EVERYWHERE.<br /><br />The bullets just keep coming. For a long time. There are also flaming arrows, Molotov cocktails, hoses, and sling shots in the fight. It's pretty much chaos for awhile. There is even bad guys water skiing? This is just stupid. That would be the worst way to travel/attack. Ohhhh I see know they are on water skis so that they can ramp off the big ramps and get into the city. Well, I was wrong that's not stupid at all! Now the jet-skis are jumping too. This town is screwed! Haha another water skier tried to do the jump but just hit the wall. What a great gag.<br /><br />More chaos...and then the best thing I've seen in this movie yet. We've got a third and final water skier getting ready to jump the ramp. He hits the ramp, everything is looking good. He does it, he makes the jump. He's in the town! but wait oh no, something is in the way of his landing. IT IS A CAGED UP KEVIN COSTNER!!! WHAT WILL HAPPEN?!?!<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-28527465747102514822009-12-15T09:38:00.000-08:002009-12-15T09:42:29.281-08:00Hobby Time: Bikes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZApLGFG3GptXvb6Y1mxt7T6JzsiATdHlgE7XymgCzDSIS095yzXBEvQVKCQideAQZtghyphenhyphenUwXOtCoiZcYszsMrufLwnH4Bmj2Q-3HGGcJGghR57z7i9db4mmir51aNMKETRjiRtTXbFxuF/s1600-h/bikerb_denali.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZApLGFG3GptXvb6Y1mxt7T6JzsiATdHlgE7XymgCzDSIS095yzXBEvQVKCQideAQZtghyphenhyphenUwXOtCoiZcYszsMrufLwnH4Bmj2Q-3HGGcJGghR57z7i9db4mmir51aNMKETRjiRtTXbFxuF/s320/bikerb_denali.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415519706892527218" border="0" /></a>Home cooking, puppy dog, family, and my parent's huge TV are some of my favorite things about coming home for the holidays. One of my other favorite things is riding my bike in the suburbs of Houston. I am by no means an avid bike rider. I know very little about how to properly bike and things like that, but I do love riding.<br /><br />Unfortunately the hills of Austin, Tx are a huge pain in my legs. I live in S. Austin so I can ride in pretty much any direction and find nothing but huge hills. When I'm back home in Houston i can ride for hours without having to worry about riding up an incline.Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-65548514201762086652009-12-15T09:31:00.000-08:002009-12-15T09:36:15.105-08:00The Art of WaterworldEvery year before Christmas a group of my friends and I have a big Christmas party, among the festivites are feasting, unsecisarrily compilcated traditions, and, of course, presents. This year my friend Casey Polacheck gave me this awesome painting of me and Kevin Costner kicking in the magical world of Waterwold. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQZv0tO2FGd2VDQc3YClwCSjNj2cy5NNZPA724TSp5Zo4yujRexmeQ3NMfYb9rtB48vz21fhUJlDMQhfMTQBCWmkVxaPYZH2oo8JzhCD6klxumCOScWXlZT2tQ-E_WEzVHy-650VnrJ9u/s1600-h/2009-12-15+11.23.50.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQZv0tO2FGd2VDQc3YClwCSjNj2cy5NNZPA724TSp5Zo4yujRexmeQ3NMfYb9rtB48vz21fhUJlDMQhfMTQBCWmkVxaPYZH2oo8JzhCD6klxumCOScWXlZT2tQ-E_WEzVHy-650VnrJ9u/s400/2009-12-15+11.23.50.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415516952263425074" border="0" /></a>Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-24015505019474216182009-12-14T23:06:00.000-08:002009-12-14T23:08:04.982-08:008-bit XmasVideo game Christmas tree as seen on <a href="http://www.8bitfix.com/profiles/blogs/latest-crafting-video-game">8BitFix</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_eN2BVPukDN0inQr5d4975FlX3D5TVkqqD7ALghVFi7zOx3Eu3-CAyAMIA1KqMTnsS9eRICIKwIpCwRYOtmbwPz_7T2injW-zpbX_PblWMzh1qKc4XeeP6-5op9Ga9nxsJbnDlzjdQwI/s1600-h/tree500x_tyson.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 462px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_eN2BVPukDN0inQr5d4975FlX3D5TVkqqD7ALghVFi7zOx3Eu3-CAyAMIA1KqMTnsS9eRICIKwIpCwRYOtmbwPz_7T2injW-zpbX_PblWMzh1qKc4XeeP6-5op9Ga9nxsJbnDlzjdQwI/s400/tree500x_tyson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415356168633111122" border="0" /></a>Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-32697865750500572882009-12-14T22:58:00.001-08:002009-12-14T23:04:40.387-08:00SemiReview: Men of a Certain Age<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1PKsB5kKmtzW99q6h8_IhHJQofEL4nqGbsaC-g6t4Xtgr3qBnYYmRth0tz1y6YVgmGJcz2JwcupR1EEh5Izr9AVUZXIsZgTpE8pOFuy_jtRMkHJIUSmKLNGIjaG0bUeYJV8oIEB1eLm0/s1600-h/Scott-Bakula-Men-of-a-Certain-Age-scott-bakula-8844081-512-341.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1PKsB5kKmtzW99q6h8_IhHJQofEL4nqGbsaC-g6t4Xtgr3qBnYYmRth0tz1y6YVgmGJcz2JwcupR1EEh5Izr9AVUZXIsZgTpE8pOFuy_jtRMkHJIUSmKLNGIjaG0bUeYJV8oIEB1eLm0/s320/Scott-Bakula-Men-of-a-Certain-Age-scott-bakula-8844081-512-341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415355155191295346" border="0" /></a>Just now I turned on the TV and caught the last 5 minutes of the second episode of "Men of a Certain Age" and I think I'm in love. To be fair it was only 5 minutes, but it went straight for the heart. It was funny, sweet, sad and sincere. The three main actors (Ray Romano, Andre Braugher, and Scott Bakula) have great chemistry and act like friends actually act. 3 old guys living life, drinking beer, and cursing; based on my brief exposure to the show I want to see more.Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-8853014258201481332009-12-14T18:35:00.001-08:002009-12-14T18:35:51.928-08:00Arrested Development ClipThere's nothing like a little bit of Arrested Development to brighten your day.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M5tP6EPN0qc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M5tP6EPN0qc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-8604974365561136562009-12-14T17:57:00.000-08:002009-12-14T17:59:47.236-08:00Happy Holidays<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHsisZG8X4IwCJsvSwvgLIEF1awPvCux2XCkERXjZvIGtrZH0V03VuiW6avmw9kfq_iwZQCYvdEQYmQwaONlE5JMl1qPUJ2xQWDwcgiDLgH6Xc7-44UrgvxkCQg8GPeWce521oZSfzMsi/s1600-h/n1531710186_30346967_6492.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHsisZG8X4IwCJsvSwvgLIEF1awPvCux2XCkERXjZvIGtrZH0V03VuiW6avmw9kfq_iwZQCYvdEQYmQwaONlE5JMl1qPUJ2xQWDwcgiDLgH6Xc7-44UrgvxkCQg8GPeWce521oZSfzMsi/s320/n1531710186_30346967_6492.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415276521017994450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Happy<br />Holidays<br />From<br />Things<br />That<br />Entertain<br />Proctor<br /></span>Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-33311263132636888822009-12-14T17:08:00.001-08:002009-12-14T17:15:26.836-08:00Demos of the YearSometimes I'll download and play the demo of a game and then never get around to actually playing the game. Here is my list of the the best demos that I played of games that I didn't for 2009.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMqxxXZeUtKQnL7MmhFIOU5yn4c0A3um2IHOnBrY6DGheMbtLdLhjIJTBWzHFN_oKMLOgPCPQ6xgQb3kJ2KSi9jv0CrjrquZl0NUBvuGj6Hbs8oC1C0QEwmlIcG3DgHU6LamfO9Av-_ti/s1600-h/bionic-commando-box-art.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMqxxXZeUtKQnL7MmhFIOU5yn4c0A3um2IHOnBrY6DGheMbtLdLhjIJTBWzHFN_oKMLOgPCPQ6xgQb3kJ2KSi9jv0CrjrquZl0NUBvuGj6Hbs8oC1C0QEwmlIcG3DgHU6LamfO9Av-_ti/s320/bionic-commando-box-art.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415265176847710946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUFSc8NFns3uDMefmRBmdGYl71Kf7lGin_2JnTlP9blU8in0pdJ3FTvWQLF4U_BrYwo9-xrbDxcFlKeIq9kUqb6_thuRlZUQs2ujtd2VX5zjLE9Me1kKC-TtQQ_ZoeSkdfpN1N81uS7NL/s1600-h/puzzle-quest-galactrix.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUFSc8NFns3uDMefmRBmdGYl71Kf7lGin_2JnTlP9blU8in0pdJ3FTvWQLF4U_BrYwo9-xrbDxcFlKeIq9kUqb6_thuRlZUQs2ujtd2VX5zjLE9Me1kKC-TtQQ_ZoeSkdfpN1N81uS7NL/s320/puzzle-quest-galactrix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415264611294573554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrppoBVjyJZkbF14YC4KOQI2VM61Vtb0DI6uJ2mOuz0RcTZjB-7x3TlbwTpdzFnnf_UoegoTkmZPOeajNQ9gBk1kkrlB3dO1zjDD69AYkqdAEFmgmFpZPueC3iq6sX50vjHhITGksM2Fi/s1600-h/x-men-origins-wolverine-uncaged-edition-box-art.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrppoBVjyJZkbF14YC4KOQI2VM61Vtb0DI6uJ2mOuz0RcTZjB-7x3TlbwTpdzFnnf_UoegoTkmZPOeajNQ9gBk1kkrlB3dO1zjDD69AYkqdAEFmgmFpZPueC3iq6sX50vjHhITGksM2Fi/s320/x-men-origins-wolverine-uncaged-edition-box-art.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415264742545503762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgYYDbYSYKlhPtlOOR__KDYN6L8QdEAgtc-FrxGzvTQEfem_33CECXHWrHj7CYHpZADy_YGXUdRsC1P3JijPGMVQSNS4FlsTqf_-etrE7_5OICrgm1wCJyQE4uXAIJsRCRzB7U1QNvXjW/s1600-h/batman-arkham-asylum-xbox-360-box-artwork.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgYYDbYSYKlhPtlOOR__KDYN6L8QdEAgtc-FrxGzvTQEfem_33CECXHWrHj7CYHpZADy_YGXUdRsC1P3JijPGMVQSNS4FlsTqf_-etrE7_5OICrgm1wCJyQE4uXAIJsRCRzB7U1QNvXjW/s320/batman-arkham-asylum-xbox-360-box-artwork.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415264847395998754" border="0" /></a>Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-85946807258805775992009-12-14T16:56:00.000-08:002009-12-14T17:02:23.678-08:00Game Self: Guitar Hero World Tour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtEGjvIC-u1t3XpaYF6ehiX8il4-t-afRWF_L3VXKDkOe6mUEEnSbzteZ6zVnL9RJxxBOX0VCMTbzbVQsGmUAo7mIUc4czKklMQ_D11VhcUJec2X2sjdeLVS50ttAuGdSLTS1AB0GguRF/s1600-h/2009-10-22+23.20.17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtEGjvIC-u1t3XpaYF6ehiX8il4-t-afRWF_L3VXKDkOe6mUEEnSbzteZ6zVnL9RJxxBOX0VCMTbzbVQsGmUAo7mIUc4czKklMQ_D11VhcUJec2X2sjdeLVS50ttAuGdSLTS1AB0GguRF/s320/2009-10-22+23.20.17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415260971657240754" border="0" /></a>I have two virtual Proctors in the world of "Guitar Hero World Tour," one a bald headed glam rock guitarist (not pictured), the other a scruffy looking drummer with a slight resemblance to myself. At the end of the day the only resemblance the drummer and I have are blonde hair. Mine is short, his is long. I've got no scruff and he's got a plenty. I have no rhythm, he has some. But like my gang leader in Saint's Row 2 I thought I'd try and imagine what I'd look like as a drummer...and I guess this is it. Drummer on a big purple drum set. Wearing a t-shirt with a shark on it. And having two sleeves worth of obnoxious tattoos.Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-84252153194802915132009-12-14T16:51:00.001-08:002009-12-14T16:56:21.956-08:00Shadow Complex only $10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZlBbd_T3_a1A9JwpRMyQYGWMqxpmONpQm8vswqOh0v-fc27SCYdFcME_vFmnOgk6FFJENHZKTNIDV7ygMtt-Vuu5BzPc2jXKrCn_dmoTtEKuT4MlBiTV-5Ij2SwVq6GcSHHKtFk4zt-0/s1600-h/shadow_complex.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZlBbd_T3_a1A9JwpRMyQYGWMqxpmONpQm8vswqOh0v-fc27SCYdFcME_vFmnOgk6FFJENHZKTNIDV7ygMtt-Vuu5BzPc2jXKrCn_dmoTtEKuT4MlBiTV-5Ij2SwVq6GcSHHKtFk4zt-0/s320/shadow_complex.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415260210955287922" border="0" /></a>Last week Xbox's Major Nelson announced December's Xbox Live releases as well as what's going to be on sale in the coming month. Among the announcements he said that during the week of December 21st this year's side scrolling shooter "Shadow Complex" would be on sale for only 800 Microsoft point (That's $10 in real money).<br /><br />Finally! I don't know why, but I never a end up buying downloadable games onto my Xbox. It probably has to do with the pain of converting money to Microsoft points and then not being able to just buy enough point for what I want to purchase. Regardless, I will be buying Shadow Complex because for $10 it is a steal.Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-82160150149805466192009-12-14T16:36:00.000-08:002009-12-14T16:46:46.875-08:00Love/Hate: Watching No ReservationsLove: Watching Anthony Bourdain, or anyone for that matter, eat delicious looking foods from other countries. I love food, a lot. Problem is that I'm not any good at making any, and I'm pretty cheap so I rarely want to go spend money on it. My solution is simple, watch other people eat food on TV. Bourdain goes around the globe and does exactly what I want to see, he goes to the places where great food comes from and eats it. Perfect.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDNznwhnEKrPBmqFV3UMxtEHH4DJ-7Y4TJaePR_PvkWRorT6Z8uRR-SSAZ3Iqx36_BUGebUWQ5bvU-3EdWTKL54U29DZSaMeX01BHxuD10h6OrWgsuq9CzfaXlgsJtx1QzMjWZ6OThdla/s1600-h/bourdain0000045373_20080104120355.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDNznwhnEKrPBmqFV3UMxtEHH4DJ-7Y4TJaePR_PvkWRorT6Z8uRR-SSAZ3Iqx36_BUGebUWQ5bvU-3EdWTKL54U29DZSaMeX01BHxuD10h6OrWgsuq9CzfaXlgsJtx1QzMjWZ6OThdla/s320/bourdain0000045373_20080104120355.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415257856719207346" border="0" /></a>Hate: Bourdain's narration telling me how each of his trips is like an out of body experience and how he constantly considers leaving his cool New York City lifestyle to relax in a small hut somewhere on an Asian island. It happens every freaking time! I get it, travel is cool. Seeing people live differently than you do is crazy, but I'm tired of hearing you yap about the same thing in every episode. Stop talking and EAT SOMETHING.Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-49492850212613558962009-12-14T16:27:00.000-08:002009-12-14T16:33:37.860-08:00This Week in Food<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgou-qegqIspnS9anF4nh8NhLU1DKi0BQuPObQLxP6sdyvaD36CaSGfwlS9al-r2aXl4bMyJIu2UPzjKhbMzm5id4zyb63UIai0heooR7F-i3jyL5U-kKo3zjZvHy0QIC_yD-QtDoWHGhkP/s1600-h/2009-12-01+19.09.02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgou-qegqIspnS9anF4nh8NhLU1DKi0BQuPObQLxP6sdyvaD36CaSGfwlS9al-r2aXl4bMyJIu2UPzjKhbMzm5id4zyb63UIai0heooR7F-i3jyL5U-kKo3zjZvHy0QIC_yD-QtDoWHGhkP/s320/2009-12-01+19.09.02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415253787423202802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnvurHctb_12tMDzAJs07Q-j6L3Om5X4YtoggE3128bJv-fUYchjlB9nXiF-M6-tjx9tXFI301wV5rHJW5u1S_P71XJTReN9kvZNe0tlfmoZ4NfAEj4vmUM-k2U5Hx9Zyj1lPhzPmwZ3H/s1600-h/2009-10-25+21.49.50.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnvurHctb_12tMDzAJs07Q-j6L3Om5X4YtoggE3128bJv-fUYchjlB9nXiF-M6-tjx9tXFI301wV5rHJW5u1S_P71XJTReN9kvZNe0tlfmoZ4NfAEj4vmUM-k2U5Hx9Zyj1lPhzPmwZ3H/s320/2009-10-25+21.49.50.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415253529577146018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eDqFcUz69MbVpFP3I8T85JjAlZnQbiHfe0C5i0qksOpc8L8vLrN5Su3vOJnXv-r3i0_Y0Gq6qd2dZqUymDfknWAC52_OkI_xKELrgslOAAIctuF7Z0bDdCAtjnGp5w-IwozcbMYbWFKq/s1600-h/2009-11-03+13.34.22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eDqFcUz69MbVpFP3I8T85JjAlZnQbiHfe0C5i0qksOpc8L8vLrN5Su3vOJnXv-r3i0_Y0Gq6qd2dZqUymDfknWAC52_OkI_xKELrgslOAAIctuF7Z0bDdCAtjnGp5w-IwozcbMYbWFKq/s320/2009-11-03+13.34.22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415253384679187714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nkH2K3LaQU3GezC1ynXTnS3RvTfGQZF53IiLTcOjGguQiD9nqqqapniVuWlHNa7t9es8eI4uDyufccIok8W_h3W3aoe8JouxKqDzL-NisPu1MRrp0WyANPGk0MfZwobxxBJm93J57V9v/s1600-h/2009-12-10+17.45.46.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nkH2K3LaQU3GezC1ynXTnS3RvTfGQZF53IiLTcOjGguQiD9nqqqapniVuWlHNa7t9es8eI4uDyufccIok8W_h3W3aoe8JouxKqDzL-NisPu1MRrp0WyANPGk0MfZwobxxBJm93J57V9v/s320/2009-12-10+17.45.46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415254282819697346" border="0" /></a>Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-72973082490681413782009-12-14T15:04:00.000-08:002009-12-14T15:15:08.626-08:00Waterworld: Day 6<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3V22zKnqaKEVygiyGlwwDiWEUooG7_uucpG0RMn1Rz5Vw43isw0dhcgHH2DfxkLCi0-9W7tzOa_JiVXv8cTQXoKhgFTI-GZgARr6yNPiY-ZwGJxe7WPAsW7Bj6ANSeLGQmIOOtZ05E7U/s1600-h/waterworld.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3V22zKnqaKEVygiyGlwwDiWEUooG7_uucpG0RMn1Rz5Vw43isw0dhcgHH2DfxkLCi0-9W7tzOa_JiVXv8cTQXoKhgFTI-GZgARr6yNPiY-ZwGJxe7WPAsW7Bj6ANSeLGQmIOOtZ05E7U/s320/waterworld.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415233872591543682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">This post is part of an ongoing project where I attempt to watch all of Waterworld in 5 minute chunks.</span><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />Costner's cage is slowly being lowered and some old man is chanting something. Costner is shaking the cage as it gets closer and closer to a vat of some sort of yellow substance, maybe a big bowl of mustard? The bartender is looking up at him with a worried expression. I sense there could be some kind of love connection here.<br /><br />And all of a sudden we're looking at a man with a telescope and the music has started to hint at some kind of tension or problem. Oh yeah, definitely a problem. Something is heading toward the island. The telescope man notices and starts yelling something. Spartans? Spiders? Smokers?<br /><br />Whew! The island goes into a state of emergency RIGHT BEFORE Costner is submerged in the mustard like substance. Bells are ringing, people are screaming, looks like there is about to be a riot. A whole fleet of jet-skis are approaching. This looks like big time trouble <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></div>Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-72653209554184667582009-12-14T01:32:00.000-08:002009-12-14T01:40:05.786-08:00Game Self: Dragon Age: Origins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIz3BxGklKNGvB0D_8FxbKlL1EXjH8iCxHkqfEPDUJht7N9dHaJGfSj9nsO1EQ4S_2bpYvlb7Zip1cmAS8-p02aRCvwTG68hD_L8xXg_ejXHpnEC-DGwgyeYeILD1COFuelSs2Taju4J8/s1600-h/dragonage2009-12-11+14.50.44.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIz3BxGklKNGvB0D_8FxbKlL1EXjH8iCxHkqfEPDUJht7N9dHaJGfSj9nsO1EQ4S_2bpYvlb7Zip1cmAS8-p02aRCvwTG68hD_L8xXg_ejXHpnEC-DGwgyeYeILD1COFuelSs2Taju4J8/s320/dragonage2009-12-11+14.50.44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415022916642741346" border="0" /></a>The next part of my continuing look at how I look in video games. This time we're looking at Dragon Age: Origins (I've now clocked 20+) and my main character. I took a different approach to this one and I decided to go with something completely different so I'm playing through the adventure as dwarven warrior who wields a sword in one hand and a dagger in the other. I went all out with the dwarven thing, didn't try to make him resemble myself at all (hence the giant beard and face tattoo). It's awkward for me to play a game as someone not resembling me and it's even more dwarf. EVERYONE is taller than you and a ton of in game characters tease me for my stature and race. Sucks, but it's definitely an interesting way to play a game.Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-42407627772626499912009-12-13T14:46:00.000-08:002009-12-13T14:52:19.636-08:00Sam the cat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_q5-akSQRiIbpQ0MVBCNf6cMVSj_w-v31LGGgbz1Hbqqt3YbxF_fnSEXokcKyyQVn4FCSzc9tDo5_mvz-OUv7t2ZaBRbTqiLcU2bf2JXTlh_B0C5ZM4WMu7T9Fxan2cQFgBxPjXrDGOi/s1600-h/samn505895857_4320122_6374.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_q5-akSQRiIbpQ0MVBCNf6cMVSj_w-v31LGGgbz1Hbqqt3YbxF_fnSEXokcKyyQVn4FCSzc9tDo5_mvz-OUv7t2ZaBRbTqiLcU2bf2JXTlh_B0C5ZM4WMu7T9Fxan2cQFgBxPjXrDGOi/s320/samn505895857_4320122_6374.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414857280385880786" border="0" /></a>Last week one of my girlfriend's cats named Sam had to be put to sleep. He was never her favorite cat, or anyone in the family's, but he was mine. By my nature I'm a dog guy. Love them to death and would choose dogs over cats any day. But Same was different. He was dumb! And I mean that in the nicest way, that's really why I liked him. He was easy to love, at least for me, because all he wanted was a friend. Just someone to pet him and sit with him while he screamed like a baby. Sam was my friend, and I was his. Rest in peace buddy.Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-21096579354881411082009-12-13T14:37:00.001-08:002009-12-13T14:42:30.998-08:00Game Self: Saint's Row 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-oaL2kNgMrC3NaEplH6ixdujkkXxygZJgj9mP-OxNUvlxyidSJOCJe7SMqatN_kW5hL0K9toDgDZOpK0gleuN9rfoedWlGSAq-o_lgbZz1iB2ZH8P2AhRwDY3YUcp9_ZVUAuOOcGTbfj/s1600-h/vidgamemesaints2009-12-11+14.31.35.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-oaL2kNgMrC3NaEplH6ixdujkkXxygZJgj9mP-OxNUvlxyidSJOCJe7SMqatN_kW5hL0K9toDgDZOpK0gleuN9rfoedWlGSAq-o_lgbZz1iB2ZH8P2AhRwDY3YUcp9_ZVUAuOOcGTbfj/s320/vidgamemesaints2009-12-11+14.31.35.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414854778307101682" border="0" /></a>A good portion of modern video games allow players to customize their virtual self's looks, clothes, and movement and I, as a gamer, have always been fascinated with what people make themselves look like in these games. I love to see what my friends make their characters look like in all the different games. I tend to make my characters look similar to my real life self but I'll usually make a few changes based on the setting of the game and action that I'm doing in the game. For example here is my character from last years Saint's Row 2. I tried to make my character look like what I would look like...if I was a gang leader.Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-76330367505051726322009-12-12T15:44:00.000-08:002009-12-12T15:46:40.648-08:00Another Freestyle for the BET AwardsHere's another freestyle video that aired during the BET Awards. The video features The Roots' Black Thought, Mos Def, and Eminem.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L4SQ8QBJUaI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L4SQ8QBJUaI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-86987168179515831912009-12-12T15:28:00.000-08:002009-12-12T15:40:08.804-08:00Impressions: Lego Rock Band<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbM5XNE47h4FjYbEN4tGrkljfirz-uBNGjLxLtXxkpWbSHR5xnuSq5xBd02enrl-0blHyeHF87ACq57wuMkdUqPIhWOTCUsXyYAF6xrgSCQw1324eopKULC50_Nf1_r_8kwQYxpRgwnDU/s1600-h/gob_buster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbM5XNE47h4FjYbEN4tGrkljfirz-uBNGjLxLtXxkpWbSHR5xnuSq5xBd02enrl-0blHyeHF87ACq57wuMkdUqPIhWOTCUsXyYAF6xrgSCQw1324eopKULC50_Nf1_r_8kwQYxpRgwnDU/s320/gob_buster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414496796889615170" border="0" /></a>Last night I got the chance to play a little bit of "Lego Rock Band" aka the worst idea for a game ever! The game plays just exactly like regular "Rock Band" except that everything is made of Legos. What?!?! The game isn't worthless though. It is the only rhythm/music game to feature Europe's 1986 classic The Final Countdown. And it is AWESOME.Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-24358389440875367662009-12-12T15:18:00.000-08:002009-12-12T15:25:17.145-08:00Trailer: ODB Doc.It's been 5 years since Wu-Tang memeber Ol' Dirty Bastard died and now the first Wu endorsed documentary about the late great ODB is soon to be released. Here's the trailer. I'm pumped!<br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,115,0" height="383" width="640" id="player"><param name="movie" value="http://www.forbezdvd.com/player.swf?id=4384"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.forbezdvd.com/player.swf?id=4384" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="383" width="640" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" name="player"></embed></object><p align="LEFT"><a href="http://forbezdvd.com/cod.php?v=NDM4NA==">Ol Dirty Bastard Documentary Trailer Brooklyn Zu</a></p>Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-43879457526991938492009-12-11T11:47:00.000-08:002009-12-11T12:16:08.842-08:00Strange Games of 00's Vol. 4Part 4 of my "Games I shouldn't have liked...but did" list of the last ten years.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBvFV39_rKANVxVwcMGqg5xziQZSmCUxckvTudKLZmdhm_ru68KAmi5S92QQUjltkItN-32YhGr5ggSwzocJ__1hEE1Otjs3G2QrRx0F60w8D9R9BPFiDRRgh0lt4Ea2M2y_ey6fsJQeB/s1600-h/cabelas933860_77002_front_qjpreviewth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBvFV39_rKANVxVwcMGqg5xziQZSmCUxckvTudKLZmdhm_ru68KAmi5S92QQUjltkItN-32YhGr5ggSwzocJ__1hEE1Otjs3G2QrRx0F60w8D9R9BPFiDRRgh0lt4Ea2M2y_ey6fsJQeB/s320/cabelas933860_77002_front_qjpreviewth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414074500662471730" border="0" /></a>2006: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cabela's</span> Alaskan Adventure (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Xbox</span> 360)<br />I've only been hunting once in my life, and to be frank I was terrible at it. I'm an impatient person with no real experience shooting fire arms. Thank God for video games. My friend Chris and I rented this game based only on the title, our thought was what could be better than an Alaskan adventure? The answer, a lot of things. This game was terrible. The graphics where terrible, the premise didn't actually interest us, and the game was, for the most part, broken. BUT! There was one thing about it we really liked. The game pretty much played itself. All we had to do was find an animal and point our gun in it's general direction and then the bullet would find its way to the animal regardless of the how well we aimed. The bullet would curve if it had to do. It would go through trees if it had to. No matter what though it would hit our prey. So we played it for like 3 days then got bored and took it back.<br /><br />2007: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">PictoChat</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">DS</span>)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5w0umLZpoSAe34chtdj5y3UfdMcaWPx4SnhpRbTbgl7AiV7idLs6jPb1rvvF88vWF6hx6a_l3K9Pfjcd45nMP3yD2l0f9h7PEapfP57LAk2LN8PRTnOmRpruUKXEpBry4mH9SAjApKViH/s1600-h/PictoChat_DS_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5w0umLZpoSAe34chtdj5y3UfdMcaWPx4SnhpRbTbgl7AiV7idLs6jPb1rvvF88vWF6hx6a_l3K9Pfjcd45nMP3yD2l0f9h7PEapfP57LAk2LN8PRTnOmRpruUKXEpBry4mH9SAjApKViH/s320/PictoChat_DS_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414074745255008706" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">PictoChat</span> came out installed on all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">DS's</span> when they came out in 2004 but I never found it's full potential until a car trip in early 2007. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">PictoChat</span> is pretty much just a chat room for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">DS's</span> within close range and users can type messages or draw little pictures. During a painful drive to Austin for some play festival my friend, and co-star, Zach and I sat in the back seat of the van and drew pictures back and forth for 2 1/2 hours. Sometimes the pictures where just random little doodles, but other times they where hilarious comments on what was happening in the car. The drive would have been brutal had we not had <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">PictoChat</span>. I've since only used it a few other times, but nothing will beat that time.Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904968605267899127.post-52493966439266564962009-12-11T11:42:00.000-08:002009-12-11T11:45:32.021-08:00Freestyle Cypher from the BET AwardsI wrote a little bit about my recent love for Nicki Minaj yesterday, this video is what originally turned me on to here. All 4 of the rappers that are free styling in the video do really well but Nicki and Joe Budden are my favorites.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YX4zYzh7Gqk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YX4zYzh7Gqk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Proctor Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449841257113448703noreply@blogger.com0