Author Archives: Doppelbock
LoTRO: Almost have a horse (finally)
I dinged 35 last night in LoTRO with my Elven Guardian (finally!) and have just over 5 gold. I already took the horse from the fields to Bree-town and am trudging back up there. Gads, I can’t wait until I … Continue reading
Speaking of Peeps…
Speaking of Peeps my friend Darana posted a link to the Peep War game. It’s a miniature game (think D&D minis, Warhammer etc.) except you use marshmallow Peeps and jelly beans for pieces. I think I’ll download the zip file … Continue reading
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…aaaaaand we’re back!
Sorry about the week of downtime, the server took a hard crash due to hardware failure a week ago. Thanks to the efforts of bri and mike she’s back up and running. Now if I can only remember the 2-3 … Continue reading
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Easter Peep Show
Sweetest Easter peep show I’ve ever seen (and yes it’s more of a strip club than a peep show, so sue me):
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Holy crap, 1TB drives for $250
Damn, I can’t believe how fast hard drive storage prices are falling. I got an e-mail from Newegg saying I could buy the Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm SATA drive with a whopping 1 terabyte of storage for $249 (with a … Continue reading
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Anime Batman
I’m not really a bit anime fan, although I loved Akira. I just discovered via Topless Robot that there’s an upcoming anime DVD of Batman: Gotham Knight. Here’s one image, check out the full story for more.
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X-Wing: the Kite for Nerds
Topless Robot reported on the 2008 Toy Fair and showed this cool X-Wing kite (scroll down, it’s #5). I may have to look for it later this year since my wife likes to fly kites and I don’t have one. … Continue reading
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Speaking of ATT/Bell…
I found this neat little image while looking for an at&t logo for the previous article: The way I figure there’s really only at&t, Qwest and Verizon left as the larger local phone carriers (ILECs for you telco geeks). Sure, … Continue reading
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Good-bye Ma Bell, hello cable
I know at&t isn’t exactly Ma Bell (but they are headed that way with all the acquisitions) but I have officially ditched them in favor of Cox Communications (yep, the cable TV company) for my landline service. I know, some … Continue reading
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Man Steals Tacos at Gunpoint
Yes it’s true, some guy in Fontana, CA had such a craving for carnitas that he robbed a guy on a bicycle at gunpoint for $20 worth of tacos. Now I love a good carnitas taco as much as (or … Continue reading
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Christ, it’s lightning!
Yep, the Christ Redeemer statue in Brazil took a lightning strike on the shoulder recently, made for quite a picture. Story here
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Five dollah
This is probably the most handwriting I’ve seen on one piece of currency:
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Order of the Stick
A friend of mine turned me on to the Order of the Stick web comic. It’s one of those rarities: a web comic that is actually funny! Even though I haven’t played D&D in over 20 years I still find … Continue reading
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Lame vanity plates of the month
I’ve seen two horrible vanity plates lately that deserve to be mocked. “WIFSCAD” was on a new pearl white Cadillac DTS. Something tells me she didn’t pick out that plate herself. “SIXVI6” must be a guy who really wants to … Continue reading
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Heart-kun
I got this as one of those e-mails that gets forwarded repeatedly but I don’t remember seeing it before. A PUPPY has been born in Japan with a large, clear, love-heart-shaped pattern in his coat. The Chihuahua was born in … Continue reading
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