I just spent the last few nights working on the user-interface code of this SDL 2D strategy game that I'm working on. It's finally come together nicely now. Read the rest of this entry ...
I caught the last half hour of a great interview with Roger Ebert on the Howard Stern Show this morning. Although Ebert was on to promote his new book, the interview itself was all around funny and interesting and it showed that Ebert and Stern both possess a quick wit and a good deal of intelligence.
One thing that was fascinating: Ebert told a story about the last time Ebert saw his friend, Russ Meyer, alive. If you don't know who Russ Meyer is, go read this work-safe article. Anyway, the "punchline" of the anecdote involved something Meyer had said on his hospital bed about a nurse and it contained the t-word.
But rather than just bleep the offensive word, the entire end of the Ebert's story was edited right out. What made it fascinating was that when the edit occured, at that instant Stern wasn't even sure what had made it out onto the airwaves, he had to check with his producer. What ensued was then a discussion of the FCC and its current censorship crusade.
Ironically, Stern's show is usually much raunchier and this anecdote was actually quite innocent in comparison, but because it contained a single offensive word it was cut out...
Well it looks like the tickets for LebowskiFest West go on sale this Monday. I guess it's a big deal because the guys who arrange it sent me four identical emails. The "Fest" is a fan gathering to celebrate the Joel & Ethan Coen movie "The Big Lebowski" (1998). If you haven't seen it yet or it's been awhile, go rent or buy it today and watch it tonight. Read the rest of this entry ...
I'm a sucker for the Academy Awards, not sure why I care but I usually tune in (even though I wasn't able to get out and see too many movies last year).
Two years ago, actor Adrian Brody won Best Actor In A Lead Role for The Pianist
So at last year's awards show, he was the presenter for Best Actress In A Lead Role. As a gag, before he presented the award he spritzed his mouth with breath freshener. Ha ha. Actually, pretty funny for Hollywood. But he got to smooch with the orange-skinned Charlize Theron (who won for her role in the film Monster
Then, yesterday morning they announced the nominees for Academy Awards for 2004 and I happened to catch it since I was working from home. They had Adrian Brody as co-announcer. He did the same breath freshener gag (but this time with his male announcer). Time to find another reason to be in the spotlight Adrian...
I got an email today from Buy.com advertising a pre-order of "The Incredibles" DVD (2-Disc Collector's Edition) for $17 USD (free shipping), so I had to do it. Click here to do it too!