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Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Two Towers on PS2
Well, Joe had indicated quite a while ago that he'd mail me his copy of Two Towers for PS2 so's I could borry it for free. I'm supposing he's been too busy enjoying the Florida weather and fishing since I have yet to see the afore-promised copy. Hindsight tells me it was for the best: Jenny and the kids and I were at Sam's and found a copy for $17.95 and I decided to take the plunge. This game is great.
The animation from the game segue's beautifully into clips from the movie and vice versa. Many of the actors, including Viggo, Elijah and Ian recorded soundbites specifically for this video game, which I think is really cool. There are also interviews with some of the main actors - one showing Elijah Wood (who claims to be an avid "gamer") playing as Aragorn. This game is head and shoulders above LOTR and I would recommend it highly for anyone who is a fan of the movie.
Screen shot is supposed to be placed here (let's see if Jason's directions were written on the level of someone as slow as moi):
Check out Boromir - I wish the game would allow you to play as him during the mines of Moria in Balin's tomb - but it don't (incorrect grammar for emphasis.)
I've discovered that I shouldn't allow Jacob to play it with me, or rather watch me play the "final scene" of each segment until I've mastered certain victory. I was annihilated several times by the bad dude on the Warg before Jenny suggested a method that proved effective in defeating him. I had allowed Jacob to watch me play the first time I encountered the Warg-riders and let's just say he didn't like seeing Aragorn get his butt kicked. It did allow me, after turning the game off and calming him down, to discuss the fact that failure is not a bad thing - it allows us to determine, "Well, that method didn't work." and is useful in teaching us. I think he really understood that point, but still doesn't like to see Aragorn get eaten by a Warg.
3/30/2004 03:49:00 PM by Todd Bacon
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Friday, March 26, 2004
Garage
Jenny cleaned out the garage yesterday. Those six words may not sound like a whole lot to you, but I guess you didn't see our garage.
Can't wait until the next garage sale. We should rake it in.
My cousin Eric offered to come to our house with some implements of destruction and dig out an area so that we can put the kids swingset toward the back of the yard and plant a garden on the other side. We'll brace up the sides with lumber - it should work out well. He says we'll need to wait until everything is very dry, then he can start. I'm ready to get that going because Jen and the kids planted a bunch of seeds in some little starter boxes, and they are growing very well!
Once we get the stuff in the backyard done then we can move forward on pouring concrete along the side of the house for an extended driveway upon which we can place a yard barn. They have one at Sam's that is sweet - it's only 7' wide, which would work out perfect for along the side of our house. I like that idea because it's made of that rubbermaid? molded plastic stuff that we can take apart and take with us if we move - AND it already has a floor. Problem is, we have a Lowe's card with the credit for the yard barn we took back that Don and Betty had bought us for Christmas. I'm thinking we'll use that for the lumber and stuff to shore up the yard when we dig out the flat area.
3/26/2004 04:17:00 PM by Todd Bacon
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Tuesday, March 23, 2004
The weirdness may go deeper than suspected...
Jackson Wanted to Play Car in a Movie
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
NEW YORK — It's an odd idea for a movie, even for Michael Jackson (search). "Jersey Girl" director Kevin Smith (search) says he once got an offer to direct the pop singer in a movie about a man who turns into a car that gets ridden around by a boy.
Smith tells Playboy magazine that Jackson wanted to play the car/man role. The proposed title of the film, and Smith says this is no lie, was "Hot Rod."
Smith calls it the "weirdest" script he was ever asked to direct.
The pop star is being accused of child molestation in Santa Barbara County, Calif. Jackson was also accused of a similar crime ten years ago. He has maintained his innocence in both cases.
3/23/2004 05:02:00 PM by Todd Bacon
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Friday, March 19, 2004
Part of Vice President Dick Cheney's remarks at the Reagan Library and Museum
These past three years, as our country experienced war and national emergency, I have watched our Commander-in-Chief make the decisions and set the strategy. I have seen a man who is calm and deliberate - comfortable with responsibility - consistent in his objectives, and resolute in his actions. These times have tested the character of our nation, and they have tested the character of our nation's leader. When he makes a commitment, there is no doubt he will follow through. As a result, America's friends know they can trust - and America's enemies know they can fear - the decisive leadership of President George W. Bush.
3/19/2004 09:51:00 AM by Todd Bacon
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Friday, March 12, 2004
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3/12/2004 08:44:00 AM by Todd Bacon
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Wednesday, March 03, 2004
Driver improvement...
Jenny and I were headed home after a peaceful round of shopping at Sam's Club back on September 30th. On said date I was pulled over by one of Evansville's fine officers of the law at which point he readily wrote me a citation for exceeding the posted speed limit. Officer scribbledygoop indicated that Michael T. Bacon did commit the following offense: vehicle speed 46 prima facie speed 35. I am a true believer in justice, and so I was not in the least irritated AT the officer who wrote me the ticket; until he purposed to tell me that had I only been driving 45, AND had it not been raining slightly, then he wouldn't have bothered stopping me. Anyway... Fast forward to November 10th when I appeared in Vanderburgh court with all the other criminals. That entire process is a joke. They herd people through like cattle. "Pay the fine?" "Take the course?" etc. It was an interesting experience. I opted to forego my third physical presence in a defensive driving course and chose the online course. It's a very good deal for the lawbreaker, because they hold off putting any record of the speeding ticket on your license, no points etc., and once you complete the $40 online course, you don't pay any other fine, and there is no record of the infraction on your license. So, in my mind it was a gimme. Well, here it is 3 days from the end of the allotted 90 day period in which I have to complete said online indiana driver improvement course and I've finally logged on, paid the fee and started taking the course. The reading material is actually decent, (they do lose points for using the phrase "collision causation"), but they have definitely formulated the quiz questions with Hoosier's lesser educated in mind. Here is one doozy of a question:
3 . You should never move an injured person in a collision unless there is immediate danger, such as _______.
a. pain
b. rain
c. fire
d. noise
That one really throws me, as I really wanted to mark all of the above. It took me a very short time to figure out how to snow the creators of this fancy shmancy online course. They won't allow you to quickly go to the questions, answer them, and be done with it. There is actually a timer thingy that forces you to wait a certain amount of time prior to answering the questions for each section and moving on. Fine. I'll just type something in my blog. Nana nana boo boo. I've discovered that the text is searchable, so I can simply scroll to the bottom of the section, read the questions, and in the event I don't know the answer - which is aggravatingly often for questions such as:
3 . At 55 mph a driver should be no less than _____ car lengths behind the vehicle they immediately follow.
a. four
b. six and a half
c. three and a half
d. five and a half
- I can go back to the top and simply search on "immediately" or some other key word in the question and find the answer quite readily. Do any of you reading this seem surprised that I would do something so heinous? Would you counsel me to read the text in it's entirety, given that is the spirit of the court-optioned driver improvement course? Do you think less of me and view me as an anarchist rebel? Do any of you actually like cheese? Time's up on Topic 4: Defensive Driving Techniques. Imagine that, I aced the questions. Now I'll spend two minutes finding the answers to Topic 5: Collision Prevention, but the timer nazi says I have to wait 12 minutes before actually answering the questions and moving on to the next exciting topic. The course in it's entirety is supposed to take 4 hours. Yay.
3/03/2004 06:44:00 PM by Todd Bacon
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3/03/2004 04:33:00 PM by Todd Bacon
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Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Ouch.
One of the guys in the Wild at Heart study called me to let me know that he didn't think he'd be able to make it to the study tonight. He was at Lowe's today, doing a favor for a friend by picking up some sheetrock. He was lifting a slab off the pile and one slid out of his hands falling vertically and slamming on top of his toes. Long story short, his toes are in bad shape; he got Loritab from his doctor and shouldn't be driving. I offered to pick him up and, of course, since guys don't like to let other guys do anything for them or to inconvenience anyone else - (you guys know who you are), he told me he couldn't ask me to do that. I told him he didn't ask, I was offering, and asked where to pick him up! This is such an incredibly small thing, but it feels good to help someone out, even in the least of things.
After all, "Amazing love, how can it be, that you, my king, should die for me."
3/02/2004 05:30:00 PM by Todd Bacon
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