Going out into the wilderness is a somewhat dangerous prospect. Wildlife, weather and our own wherewithal are all factors that must be taken into account when facing a journey into the unknown. And when someone like Bear Grylls or Les Stroud enters the wilderness alone (or at least with no overt help from the camera… Continue reading Send Up A Flare
The Art of Thor: Spend, Spend, Spend
Somebody’s gotta feed these boys before they go out fightin’, and that somebody is you. Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been associated with long delays. You don’t get bonus points for unspent resources at the end of a match. It’s a concept that can be difficult for… Continue reading The Art of Thor: Spend, Spend, Spend
A Beginner's Guide to Westeros: Noble Houses, Part 1
The Game of Thrones is now showing on HBO. The production and promotion of this series has been fantastic, but not everyone tuning in may be familiar with the series of books upon which it is based. A Song of Ice and Fire, currently spanning four expansive novels, introduced us to the world of Westeros… Continue reading A Beginner's Guide to Westeros: Noble Houses, Part 1
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Hunt for Red October
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/red_october.mp3] I’m aware that some of you may have been born around or after, say, 1995. That terms like ‘Soviet Union’ and ‘Cold War’ are entries on Wikipedia or chapters in a history book rather than memories of an ominous time. I’m not sure if public school still conduct ‘weather drills’, but when I was… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Hunt for Red October
How To Succeed At Failure
Chances are good that, if you’re reading this, you’re a human being. I mean, you could be an automated online process looking for SEO terminology, but if that’s the case you won’t get much out of this post. I tend to write more in coherent thoughts than barely-connected keywords. Anyway, the majority of my audience… Continue reading How To Succeed At Failure
The Art of Thor: The Basics
“Oh, hello, BlueInk. That’s a nice base you have. But you don’t have anybody there to defend it, huh? Oh, well. Guess I’ll just Prismatic Beam everything to death. GG” “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the… Continue reading The Art of Thor: The Basics
Game Review: Portal 2 (single-player)
Oh. It’s you. It’s been a long time. How have you been? I’ve been really busy being dead. You know? After you murdered me? I didn’t feel I could open a review of Portal 2‘s single player campaign any other way. When the original game was released as a supplemtary portion of Valve Software’s Orange… Continue reading Game Review: Portal 2 (single-player)
A Beginner’s Guide to Westeros: The Small Council
The Game of Thrones is now showing on HBO. The production and promotion of this series has been fantastic, but not everyone tuning in may be familiar with the series of books upon which it is based. A Song of Ice and Fire, currently spanning four expansive novels, introduced us to the world of Westros… Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to Westeros: The Small Council
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Judge Dredd
(apologies to Mr. Poledouris whose name I horribly mispronounce.) [audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/judge_dredd.mp3] There’s a part of me that’s glad I didn’t get into writing for comic books. More than likely, I’d have had to cut my teeth on an established title, continuing a storyline that’s been running for months if not years. And if I wanted to… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Judge Dredd
The Nostalgia Factor
Yesterday on The Big Picture, MovieBob brought up the recent incarnation of Transformers on the big screen. He wondered why the bulk of both films seemed much less concerned with the mythology, characterization and interaction of the titular characters than it did with Shia LeBeouf allowing millions of frustrated teenagers to vicariously court Megan Fox.… Continue reading The Nostalgia Factor
