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| Haunted Mansion Wallpapers. |
[Jul. 17th, 2009|10:33 pm] |
Hello, I'm in the process of buying a house, and I would like to see if I can find some of the purple wallpaper with the black creature designs as found in the Mansion.
The only thing I can find online is desktop wallpapers, or very small images. Are there places that sell replica wallpaper or proper sized stencils so I can create the design myself (also, what shade purple is the wallpaper)? Certainly there has to be a site where I can find this, but I haven't found it yet.
Also, anyone know of a place where I might be able to find the gargoyle candelabras as found in the haunted stretching room?
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| Comic Con, Spookyland and PHONE DEATH |
[Jul. 17th, 2009|12:02 pm] |
As I tend to do, I'll be at Comic Con again this year. Just so it's clear once more, I am no longer with SLG, so I will not be at their booth other than to say hi and hope they don't stone me. I will be at the Titan booth, maybe Darkhorse, artist alley and I have a panel where I hope I don't get electrocuted on the lips this time. The new issue of Lenore will be available just in time. Ragamuffin uses one of those loader robots from Aliens, so you know it's awesome.
Info here: http://comiccon.titanbooks.com/blog/2009/07/16/roman-dirge-heads-up-comic-con-for-titan/
After years of being offline, Spookyland.com is almost redone. It's up now but a lot of the links don't work yet. Homeboy putting it together for me had to go out of town. Should be fully functional in its first stage by Con. There will be more sections too when time permits. This is just stage 1.
My phone died. I have a new number. If I know you and you needs it, contact me on here or Twitter. I lost most of my contacts so I can't call you to tell ya. I tried sending brainwaves but that doesn't seem to work surprisingly. Might be that my brain needs more power or old school rabbit ears.
Sorry I haven't updated in SO long. It's been a tough year but things are looking much fluffier. My 6 year divorce just finally ended so I no longer have that suffocating weight on my shoulders. My ideas are mine once again.
I think that's it. I'm probably forgetting something like that thing I forgot. |
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[Jul. 17th, 2009|08:45 am] |
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Whoo hoo! Got my first unemployment payout, FINALLY.
Midway through classes and I'm doing well. One of my instructors made a comment last night, that I was really diving into technical writing. I explained that that's how I am, when I make a commitment to do something I'm not half-assed about it. So far, I like technical writing. I definitely feel that I *get it* and the classes are pretty straightforward. I've been enjoying the assignments and the reading. My goal for the summer was to put together polished writing samples for my portfolio. I will definitely meet that goal. In particular, I hope to have the Ubuntu Packaging Guide, the portions of the Ubuntu Installation Guide I am contributing, the Ubuntu USB-creator guide, the pocket CLI reference, and two documents I wrote at my last job (edited for confidentiality, of course).
I plan to spend the month of August looking for temp work in Tech Writing, and finishing the online programming courses I had purchased from The Game Institute's website. My own personal assignment for at least one excersize I complete each week, will be to create a technical document explaining the excersize. I can use the best ones as writing samples in my portfolio. I also want to create a pocket guide of programming principles. There are a few things that I regularly forget, although I know the concepts very well and have used them. For some reason, they won't stick in my brain. I would definitely like to find an open source project that needs SDK documentation so I can get experience doing that.
My goal for this next 6 months is to find temp work in Tech Writing to gain experience while I'm taking the remaining classes needed for my certificate. If I feel I'm qualified to apply for a Programmer Writer position at a major software company in the area then I will definitely do so. If anything, if I get an interview, I can explicitly ask what they are looking for and how I can improve my skill set, etc.
In other news, I bought a laptop. I got a super awesome deal on newegg.com. In fact, it is so awesome that Nick said he wants one and fully plans to test mine out by installing all his crazy games and crap on it. At 7 pounds it's a little on the heavy side, but for the price tag of $599 I can't really complain.
Acer Aspire AS6920-6898
Intel Core 2 Duo T5900(2.20GHz)
16" Wide XGA
4GB Memory DDR2 667
320GB HDD 5400rpm
DVD Super Multi
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS |
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| Comic-Con Advice Sought! |
[Jul. 16th, 2009|05:33 pm] |
Believe it or not, next week will be my first time ever at San Diego Comic-Con. Have you been there? Do you have advice or thoughts about navigating the event, eateries, local transit or anything else? I welcome your input!
Venture Brothers panel Saturday the 25th at 6 pm, Room 6DE.
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| Art! |
[Jul. 16th, 2009|03:00 pm] |
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[Jul. 16th, 2009|01:51 pm] |
Help!
I've hit a wall with this:
I need feedback! What does it need / not need? |
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| Escape from Fort Delaware |
[Jul. 16th, 2009|09:36 am] |
In the early days of the American Civil War, the Union-run prisoner of war camp, Fort Delaware, still had a relatively low inmate population (still over half of what it would become only a year later) and few problems. It was run by Captain Augustus Gibson, whose general philosophy was to show the same respect and treatment to the captured Confederate troops that he would hope to be shown if he was in their shoes. While the attitude won him respect from the very prisoners he was in charge of guarding, it also raised suspicions about his loyalty to the Union by some of his troops and nearby residents. He remained confident of his approach however and that confidence proved to be his undoing.
After a general had visited the camp and had expressed a specific concern regarding the lack of gunboat patrols around the island that could keep a lookout for escape attempts, Captain Gibson assured his general that he had things completely under control. Only a few weeks later, this would prove to be a big mistake. 143 years ago to this day, 19 inmates at Fort Delaware constructed a makeshift raft and managed to navigate it across the Delaware River to the shore of Delaware, where local residents aided in their escape. For the high command it was obvious that Gibson's overconfidence (and suspect allegiance) was a detriment to his command and he was removed.
Things changed drastically after Gibson had left the camp. The population continued to swell and the treatment of the inmates went from bad to worse. In total, the Union estimates put the total of successful escape attempts at 273, although Confederate estimates nearly double, if not quadruple, the number. Escapes from the island were fraught with danger. Those that tried faced everything from drowning in the swift currents to patrol boats to sentries to sharks. It is unclear about how many perished by attempting to escape, which might account for some of the paranormal activity reported on the grounds of the former prison to this day. During the second week of June, these escape attempts are recreated with the annual Escape from Fort Delaware Triathlon, which attracts around 400 athletes per year.
Read more tales of Fort Delaware.
-Casey H. |
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