Royce's Random Thoughts

With apologies to filkertom. :)

I Wanna Be Hamill's Joker

Music: I Wanna Be Peter Lorre (copyright Tom Smith)


What makes me so down, are the villains that I see.
I can't do much for them, not doing very much for me.
I find too many flaws, with Dexter, Lecter and Jigsaw.
Monsters, killers, and zombie hordes, looking at them just make me bored.

Cesar Romero was too silly, Heath Ledger way too bleak.
Jack Nicholson was so snarky I could punch him in the cheek.
No, I was quite surprised, by Luke Skywalker's other guise.
His wit and style caught my attention
[as Joker] And never failed to bring Bats avengin'!

( I blame mainlining Arkham Knight for four hours straight )

So the Ogre Kickstarter project is approaching $850k in donations, setting a record for gaming related Kickstarts and possibly going for the all time record. Even with about 8 hours to go, I wouldn't be surprised at this point if there's a last minute surge to put it over 1 million dollars.

moonshadowed saw me drooling over it, and finally said, "We can call it your Father's Day present." With it being a three paycheck month for us both, plus me transferring my current book profits from Paypal back to our main account, we made it work. I pledged at the $150 dollar level, so I'll be getting the game, canvas bag, t-shirt, lapel pins, plus the original pocket box game and a buttload of PDF's and extra counters.

Of course it won't be shipped to me until November, so it'll be the best Father's Day present I ever got for Christmas. :)

A reporter from 1981 examines how those funny "personal computers" might effect how people read newspapers in THE FUTURE.

Behold the opening ceremonies animation for this year's Otakon, produced by jvowles and animated by Madhouse.

Have finally registered for Otakon! Okay, I know sadieko is going. Who else on my friends list will be there.

Besides you, jvowles !

Even if that's what ksleet says.

Gacked from jblum

Yes, they're named after the ones from Thunderbirds

The fact that a group of folks were geeky and civic minded enough to do this makes me very happy.

Originally posted as a reply to a fanficreants entry.

Setting: Hogan's Heroes
Time: Post-WWII.

Summary: Retired Luftwaffe Col. Wilhelm Klink has a lovely, quiet job pushing paperwork at the Schotzie Toy Company, owned by his former underling Hans Schultz. It's pleasant, it's quiet and he's secure in the knowledge that Herr Schultz will never threaten to send him to the Russian Front.

Then Col. Hogan, late of the newly formed CIA, comes along to get Schultz and Klink's help in making toys with hidden compartments to smuggle to agents in the newly formed East Germany, and making Klink's life a living hell again. Hilarity Ensues.