Monthly Archives: January 2006

State of the Union Drinking Game

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President Bush will be giving the State of the Union on Tuesday, and you know what that means: It’s time for our annual State of the Union Drinking Game! This year it includes classics such as taking a drink whenever the President receives a standing ovation from half of Congress, says “nukular”, or references God. There are also additions for references to Scooter Libby, Arial Sharon, Jack Abramoff and the new Supreme Court justices (Shout “Oyez, oyez, oyez, this drink will come to order”, then drink).

Good thing I have the week off from work – I suspect I will have difficulty getting out of bed on Wednesday.

Live Every Day As If You're Dying Of A Contagious Disease That Turns People You Bite Into Zombies

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I used to dread getting up in the morning. I wasn’t much more than a mindless half-dead thing myself! But ever since I decided to stop being a zombie and start making zombies, I’ve begun every day with a smile.
– The Onion, “Live Every Day As If You’re Dying Of A Contagious Disease That Turns People You Bite Into Zombies“

Battlestar Frakkin' Galactica

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Battlestar Galactica

I love everything about the new BSG. The effects are great, the ships fly like they’re in space, rather than atmosphere or underwater, there’s no clinging to the status quo, and the writing is incredible. I love that the gritty chain-smoking Doc Coddle is named for the one trait he doesn’t possess. I love that the show has more to offer that just huge battle scenes, and even during the biggest battle of the season, they spent more time focussing on the conflict between Adama and the Admiral, and you didn’t mind at all.

The photo above is from a nice little interview on CG Channel with Chris Zapara, the Digital Effects Supervisor at Zoic Studios. He talks a bit about the effects, and what makes them different from Star Trek. When asked what was coming in season two, he replied:

Expect to see some more battles, some more great character moments, and the surprising arrival of a race of evil space monkeys. Or at least two of those.
– Chris Zapara of Zoic Studios

Interestingly, while trying to figure out the correct spelling of “frakking” for the post title, I eventually found the answer while rereading Ron Moore’s blog, but it seems that Google has its own thoughts on the matter.

Did you mean: galactica frack?