I am really tempted to go get Rock Band simply because it has a whole expansion devoted to the Beatles. Also their intro and outro animations are simply beautiful:

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And the outro:



Of course, if I get this I also need to get an Xbox.
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So I have been trying to keep myself busy these last couple of weekends, taking advantage of the sunshine to be outside working on bits and pieces to improve the home. Today saw the end of several of these, and I thought I would share them with the world because I am rather proud of getting it all together and they all make life a little easier.

( Home-made products behind the cut )

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Red Rabbit from Egmont Mayer on Vimeo.

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WGMX 4 - Zombocalypse from Rob Moffett on Vimeo.

I know I am ready. Got my arsenal of zombie killing plants all ready and raring to go.
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Back at the end of the 80's when CD's were just about becoming mainstream but still something of a luxury item I remember seeing an ad or picture in a magazine of a CD-rack that allowed you to mount your CD's on a wall and show off the cover art. You could mix and match to your heart's content, replacing albums at a whim. That image has stuck in my ( Read more... )

For some reason a conversation I was having this morning led to me creating a documentary style commentary about The Geek. Here is some of what came out of this exercise. For maximum comedy effect, read in David Attenborough's voice:"And here we see the clasic geek nest ( Read more... )

I like stop motion animation, especially when it is done well.

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Today's work soundtrack has been the post-rock offerings of God is an Astronaut. Despite the name of the band there is no religious theme to the music (not that I have anything against religious music per se, it just isn't my cup of tea).

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Good, sometimes chilled stuff to work to.

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I'm not dead yet, I've just marked all the old entries on this LJ as friends only. Haven't deleted it, just hidden it from the greater public.


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