In A Clan

04.02.2007

Whilst playing of Battlefield 2142 I've managed to join a clan. I'm not sure what all that entails right now, other than the same people will get to blow me away rather than just folks on some random server.

I happened on their server over the weekend when there were not yet enough players for a game to actually start. Whenever this happens, I tend to take it on myself to go ahead and run around the map - maybe find a hiding spot I hadn't seen before, or try to improve my feeble flying skills. I warned the other 2 players that were logged in that I was going to try to fly, but that I wasn't very good so to not be surprised when I did something stupid. Instead of just killing me easily and outright, they offered a couple of handy suggestions as well as answered a couple of questions that offered up. After 10 or 15 minutes more people logged on and the proper game began.

I got an offer from one of the guys that had been giving me tips to join their clan. I poked around their message board and learned a couple of things. It seems that not everyone involved is 12 (important for an old fart like me). They're also forgiving with the less skilled/new players. I may have been playing this game off and on for 2 months, but I still think of myself as a novice. So with that, I cast my ballot and joined up.

Now I'm part of a gang! Don't be shocked if you see me in game, crouched down low, snapping my fingers and coming towards you with my West Side Story attack!

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De Plane

03.27.2007

It's not much to look at, but above is the result of my P-38 tutorial I talked about the other day. It's not thebest model in the world, but I'm proud of it. I followed the tutorial and didn't get lost in the basics, then when the tutorial said "and now you can add propellers and guns" I manged to figure out how to add propellers and guns.

They're not the prettiest of props or guns, but they are at the very least similar to props and guns.

Now to find another tutorial subject!

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Movie I'm Not Getting

03.26.2007

I like to browse the upcoming new releases just before Tuesday, to see if there's anything I can't live without. After skipping last weeks new releases, I'm more apt to widen my scope of what I would normally get. This blurb from IMDB caught my eye:

Tomboy Commando(Thailand) Action comedy about four members of an all-girl rock band who battle dwarfs and transvestites in their search for a medicine that will change them into guys.

Who could pass up an all-girl rock band battling dwarfs and transvestites?

Well, I guess I can, but it's going to be hard with a sales pitch like that.

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Male Modeling

03.21.2007

After going through my 3DS Max beginners class last week, I'm starting to put some of it to use - by going through some tutorials. Luckily, the tutorial I'm working on is kind of fun. I'm making a P38 Lightning airplane. I wish I could take some screenshots of my desktop at work, because much to my surprise, it actually looks (somewhat) like a P38!

I'm also mixing that in with some of the finer points of switching from VB.NET to C#.NET, but it's not nearly as much fun as making these little CGI models that I've been yearning to learn how to make for years upon years now.

I've got to find a way to take a screenshot, though.

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Hoot & Holla

03.13.2007

March 12, 2007. 6:38 PM, Eastern Time. The end of an era for myself. By stepping through the threshold of an Atlanta eatery, I could no longer utter the phrase "You know, I've never been to Hooters."

With Joe as my driver, we fought the Atlanta traffic, along with a growing hunger, to Hooters. I had always thought of Hooters as the place with the tight t-shirts and the over priced hot dogs. On this night, I would finally find out if it was true or not.

We entered and found an appropriately bouncy, cheerful, 25-year-old, former cross-country running/soccer playing waitress to wait upon us. Being me, I had to tell her it was my first time to ever go to a Hooters. After that, everyone had to come by and welcome me (although I think a lot of them didn't believe it was my first time). I ordered some wings, which were surprisingly better than I expected for some reason.

We ended up taking about 2 hours for dinner. Joe and I cut up with the waitresses (flirting is part of cutting up, right?). I even got a souvenir mouse pad that I got all the girls to sign. As trite as it sounds, it was a hoot!

But I can't say my phrase any longer....

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