I will likely be partially abandoning my Blogger site in favor of Vox. So if you're at all interested in keeping up with what I say (which has to be maybe two of you) then go to http://rush3rd.vox.com

Tesco condemned for selling pole dancing toy | the Daily Mail

Look at those little dollar bills and the garter. What in the world?!? How could this toy even make it to market??

Oh yeah... This is the UK. Now if someone would only invent the Junior Dentist Kit.

Well, there's yet another new social site out there. This one is called Vox, and it seems pretty neat. It ties in well with sites like Flickr and Amazon.com, and has sections to share mp3s, photos, etc. If you're interested, you can check out my meager new Vox site :

http://rush3rd.vox.com/

Lik-Sang.com Out of Business due to Multiple Sony Lawsuits
Lik-Sang.com has long been a great source for Asian-market games and hardware, hard to find titles and accessories. It's a shame that Sony gave them a mega-dropkick that put them out of business. Damn joo, Sony!!

vNES

Can't take credit for finding this.  My pal Liesl gave me the heads-up that this little gem was nestled away on the pages of Sarah Etc.  So here it is, courtest of my new two favorite biyotches.

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"Weird Al" Yankovic finally hits the top 10 - CNN.com
Maybe now Al will have a shot at that elusive star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! I mean, come on... The Olsen Twins have a star! I mean, they deserve one because they're hot and all... but Al's been doing comedy music, television and movie projects for almost three decades! Give the man a star already!

FileFront has an archive of the first 100 Computer Gaming World magazines, starting waaaay back in 1981. They are available in PDF format for your browsing pleasure, and it really does take me back to read articles about Robot War or Leisure Suit Larry. Ahhh, the good ol' days of computer games. Siiiigh.

HERE is a funny article which lists the Top 20 Worst Video Games of All Time. I would hae to agree with the choices, but I can name atleast two dozen other titles which deserve an equal portion of the shame. Pretty much every game for the Odyssey2 game system... Does that even count as a real game system?

Just in time for Halloween! The Kitty Litter cake!

Ingredients :

1 (18 oz.) box spice or german chocolate cake mix
1 (18 oz.) box white cake mix
1 pkg. white sandwich cookies
1 large box vanilla instant pudding mix
12 small tootsie rolls
1 litter box (preferably a NEW one!)
1 plastic scoop
green food coloring

Preparation :

Prepare cake mixes and bake according to directions (any size pans). Prepare pudding mix and chill until ready to assemble. Crumble white sandwich cookies in small batches in blender, they tend to stick, so scrape often. Set aside all but about 1/4 cup. To the 1/4 cup cookie crumbs, add a few drops green food coloring and mix using a fork or shake in a jar.

When cakes are cooled to room temperature, crumble into a large bowl. Toss with half the remaining white cookie crumbs and the chilled pudding. You probably won't need all of the pudding, mix with the cake and "feel" it, you don't want it soggy, just moist; gently combine. Put mixture into clean litter box.

Put three unwrapped Tootsie rolls in a microwave safe dish and heat until soft and pliable. Shape ends so they are no longer blunt, curving slightly. Repeat with 3 more Tootsie rolls and bury in mixture. Sprinkle the other half of cookie crumbs over top. Scatter the green cookie crumbs lightly over the top, this is supposed to look like the chlorophyll in kitty litter. Heat remaining Tootsie Rolls, three at a time in the microwave until almost melted. Scrape them on top of the cake and sprinkle with cookie crumbs. Place the box on a newspaper and sprinkle a few of the cookie crumbs around. Serve with a new pooper scooper.

By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine

I guess thanks to his new Torture Bill (wait, no now it's a law), I can be whisked away and tortured for saying that.  Oops.

   

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Fontifier - Your own handwriting on your computer!

Use Fontifier to create your own fonts. Print out a template, draw your own letters, scan and upload it and they will give you a nifty new font to be used in any digital program and windows! Create fonts of your own handwriting! Wheee!

I think they charge $9.95 per font.

Here are some production stills from Grilling Bobby Hicks. It's kind of a cross-section of the movie. There were 2 or 3 people moving around behind the scenes taking pictures, but I believe these are straight off the digital source of the stuff that was actually shot, so this is a good indication as to what the finished product will look like. Pretty snazzy. Everyone did such a great job and I look forward to seeing the finished product.

My pal Liesl over at Pretty Helmet is trying despirately to kick the Zoloft monkey. She started taking it at a point in her life where she was experiencing personal trauma that led to monstrous depression and near-death. She has been riding that train ever since and has now reached a point in her life where she feels "happy and well-adjusted" and wants to get off. Mood-altering anti-depressants have been the bane of my own existence in one form or another, and I've never even taken any. If you are unhappy, you should find the source of that unhappiness and work towards fixing it. Popping a pill that tells you that you're happy is dangerous. It might not be immediately apparent, but it can have a long-term effect that can be dangerous or deadly. You can only damn up so much water before it starts to crack.

If you have words of encouragement, please go over and help her out. If you have a personal experience, share it. If you've gone through the same thing, tell her how you made it. If you're on the Z-train to Nutsburg, stop at the next station and ask for a cup of coffee and a hot bowl of soup.

Me And Fred

A picture of me and Two Foot Fred... both partially in character.