Setting up encrypted radio nets and burying that old school bus in my backyard so that I can host meetings for my resistance cell.
I’m wondering: should I build in a kitchen in the front of the bus, or should we just bring pre-cooked foods with us? We usually serve punch & pie at meetings, but it would be nice to be able to whip up a batch of those little smokies in BBQ sauce occasionally. The only problem is that a kitchen gives you a larger heat signature that might show up on the new Civilian Defense Force predator drones that will be patrolling our neighborhoods come January.
Hey RG,
I used to play a lot of First Person Shooters, but I’ve gotten out of the habit the last few years. I bought Call of Duty 4 when it came out, but I had to play it late at night when the Pupster Boys were asleep. Now Mrs. Pupster thinks the boys are mature enough to handle the violence inherent in the (XBox 360) system, so we’ve been playing CoD4 together. A lot. Do you have any recommendations on FPS games?
Halo…I’ve beat all 3. The boys can out-quick me on just about any game with their monkey-fast hand/eye coordination skills, but they get too aggressive on the shooters. Age and guile beats youth and enthusiasm. (And I memorize the maps find all the weapon caches after they go to bed.)
Quake II wasted a fair amount of time. I liked it. A little splatty. Discretion advised. Looks like it’s available for XBoxers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_II
Speaking of video games: mesablue broke a tooth and is auctioning off his Wii system on eBay to pay for the dental work. I thought it’d be nice just to take up a collection for him, so if you’re able, please consider donating to his PayPal account at mesablue at gmail dot com.
If you’re looking for something a little more cerebral, try to find a copy of Thief 3. It’s a very different flavor from most FPS games. There’s no multiplayer, and it’s best played at night with the lights out, particularly the Shalebridge Cradle level. Thief 1 and 2 are both quite good as well, but they may not work right on newer systems.
*tumbleweed blows by*
I received my latest installment of the Midnight Special DVD set. The two DVDs cover 1975 and 1976. Excellent music.
Pupster – Com’on over! We’re not “queer”, we’re “special”!
Going running. Late at night, in the cold. Fishing for sympathy. The usual.
What are the other?
I didn’t want to mess up the way cool latest . . .on a fat naked woman comment.
“What are the other?”
Setting up encrypted radio nets and burying that old school bus in my backyard so that I can host meetings for my resistance cell.
I’m wondering: should I build in a kitchen in the front of the bus, or should we just bring pre-cooked foods with us? We usually serve punch & pie at meetings, but it would be nice to be able to whip up a batch of those little smokies in BBQ sauce occasionally. The only problem is that a kitchen gives you a larger heat signature that might show up on the new Civilian Defense Force predator drones that will be patrolling our neighborhoods come January.
We are Teh Winners!
Just a hot plate for the bacon.
*durp*
I can’t figure out how to get the ‘other’ comments out of poll daddy.
Eddie? Little help?
I watched Cloverfield last night. The shaky-cam was pretty obnoxious, but otherwise it was pretty cool.
If they try to do a prequel or sequel, it will almost certainly suck.
Pups:
You can edit your own posts (so can Michael and Brew, IIRC), so just click on the poll daddy button, and then click on the linkys after that.
Sorry for being so vague. I have only done it once. Besides, I’m at work, and can’t spend a lot of time thinking.
Oh, and when I did mine, I just copied and pasted the “other” results from time to time
Can’t think at work?
I want your Job!
I’m at work, and can’t spend a lot of time thinking.
Quote of the day. Possibly of the year.
Do you have to create a Poll Daddy Account? ‘Cause I didn’t do that. I clickeyed on everything I could clickey on and still no ‘Other’ text.
Ef it. You ‘Other’ Voters are disenfranchised.
*taps club against leg menacingly*
I DETECT A PERPETRATION!!
I can’t find the “Other” answers either. Could be that only Eddie can see them because he created the Polldaddy account and is logged in.
I can’t get it or the other poll, but I can check my old one and the “others”.
Other: Attending to our pond. Er, I mean pool.
gully-washer + clogged-drains-at-pool = muddy-murky-pond
*lovely*
I saw a message that “Comments have been turned off for this Poll”. I don’t remember having that option, but maybe that’s were the “Other” votes are.
I looked in the back of the Jeep, but all I found were 206 votes for Al Franken.
Burn ‘em, Pup.
i>Burn ‘em, Pup.
Frankin?
Um…sure…
What have I been doing?
Blowing out Sprinklers.
Playing video games. (yeah, I know… bite me, it’s cheap entertainment)
Hey RG,
I used to play a lot of First Person Shooters, but I’ve gotten out of the habit the last few years. I bought Call of Duty 4 when it came out, but I had to play it late at night when the Pupster Boys were asleep. Now Mrs. Pupster thinks the boys are mature enough to handle the violence inherent in the (XBox 360) system, so we’ve been playing CoD4 together. A lot. Do you have any recommendations on FPS games?
I’ll hang up and listen for your answer.
Pups, my son is heavy into Gears of War. He bought himself a 360 and then subscribed to XBox Live just so he could have his own.
Halo, pups. If you like CoD you’ll like Halo.
I haven’t played a shooter game since DOom II
Halo…I’ve beat all 3. The boys can out-quick me on just about any game with their monkey-fast hand/eye coordination skills, but they get too aggressive on the shooters. Age and guile beats youth and enthusiasm. (And I memorize the maps find all the weapon caches after they go to bed.)
Ghost Squad is a port from an arcade game but its still fun.
Quake II wasted a fair amount of time. I liked it. A little splatty. Discretion advised. Looks like it’s available for XBoxers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_II
Overlord is a lot of fun — Mr. Lipstick played it and I would watch sometimes.
Speaking of video games: mesablue broke a tooth and is auctioning off his Wii system on eBay to pay for the dental work. I thought it’d be nice just to take up a collection for him, so if you’re able, please consider donating to his PayPal account at mesablue at gmail dot com.
Details on the Wii system over at The Hostages.
Mesablue broke a tooth with his Wii system?
I don’t think he was doing it right.
#33
Done.
The boys can out-quick me on just about any game with their monkey-fast hand/eye coordination skills, but they get too aggressive on the shooters.
“monkey-fast?” RACIST!
So is there an IB gathering in the works or have all the plans come to naught?
Geoff, you didn’t get the invitation to the pants party?
I hope not.
KC,
I played Gears of War, it was pretty awesome. Not really a first person shooter, kind of a third person, but still awesome.
Mrs. Pupster signed up for XBox Live for Boy 2, then shut the whole thing down because of the bad language on the talk-back channel.
Didn’t see THAT coming at all.
If you’re looking for something a little more cerebral, try to find a copy of Thief 3. It’s a very different flavor from most FPS games. There’s no multiplayer, and it’s best played at night with the lights out, particularly the Shalebridge Cradle level. Thief 1 and 2 are both quite good as well, but they may not work right on newer systems.
Thanks Will.
*googles ‘cerebral’*