Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category

Our Library

Posted: 28th June 2010 by Gert in Entertainment

I ‘ve realized several times over the last few weeks that we dont have a decent shot of our books.

Yes, we ve read ‘em all

Our 2 @TheTunnelMovie frames!

Posted: 17th June 2010 by Gert in Entertainment, Planet

We just bought 2 “The Tunnel” frames!
The tunnel is a “Direct to Torrent” movie. The movie will be 90 minutes, which makes 135k frames and they re selling their frames at 1$ a frame!
I care a lot about exploring new ways of paying for music. The old system is passe, we ve had it, paying [...]

Karchev

Posted: 10th June 2010 by Gert in Entertainment

I dont have time to paint my Warmachine figures. Reinald from Highborn however offered to paint them for me!
The army is about halfway painted and Karchev is one of the finished ones! And I am Overjoyed
Bird perspective, how most players will see him

Frog perspective-ish; how the units itself will see him (before they [...]

My dear friends got the hint and handed me a wad of cash to go spend at Betty Boop. It was a tough choice and I ordered Y, The last man for next time I have money to spend..
This times harvest was the following Fine selection!
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 6: GOUGE AWAY

More of Spider’s antics
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 7: [...]

Betty Boop Comics

Posted: 25th May 2010 by Gert in Entertainment

Its been a while since Ive been there and Im expecting. Honestly its weird they havent called me lately; I ordered several issues I expect to have arrived since the new year! Checking the Vertigo site, it appears that TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 6: GOUGE AWAY – NEW EDITION and TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 7: SPIDER’S THRASH-NEW PRINTING should [...]

At hot club de gand

Posted: 10th May 2010 by Gert in Entertainment

Edit: Amazing gig at Hot Club de Gand by NATHAN DAEMS QUINTET. Wonderful gig!

Mithras Court: A Novel of the Mists

Posted: 27th April 2010 by Gert in Entertainment

I finished Mithras Court: A Novel of the Mists by David A. Page today; a novel in the Dominion ravenloft series; a series that saw 2 books in print before being canceled.
That being said, I was slightly dissapointed by Heavens Bones earlier, it didnt really play by the Ravenloft rules enough or something like that. [...]

Free eBooks?

Posted: 27th April 2010 by Gert in Entertainment, Interwebs, Planet

I was replying Shelli on Facebook on free books for her fresh eReader when I realised this might actually be an interesting blob to repeat on the ol’ blog!
Free books like any book older than 70 years or so: “Our books are free in the United States because their copyright has expired.” So [...]

Steamroller 2; 5th place!

Posted: 24th April 2010 by Gert in Entertainment

Todays steamroller was a Success. Great bunch of people, lots of fun, .. Good Roller!
And the next Steamroller had been announced for the 19th of June.
Also the overall ranking has been updated; hooray! I did sink slightly in the rankings though :/
On a personal level; the roller wasnt all that good.. [...]

Tarhn

Posted: 22nd April 2010 by Gert in Entertainment

My dad in his day bought a comic called Tarhn. As a kid I rather liked the series and now thanks to a colleague, I might be able to complete the collection (I only have parts 1, 2 & 5 – missing 3 & 4) Hooray

Katawiki: Tarhn by Bernard Dufosse!
So; on my collectors [...]

Wrath of a Mad God

Posted: 11th April 2010 by Gert in Entertainment

I just finished the last book of Raymond E Feists Darkwar Saga; Wrath of a Mad God.
Sadly, a dutch translation, but why not.. Its a nice read!
Fun story and a real pageturner. Fully redeeming the writer I had somewhat low expectations of after reading his Krondor series. (I did learn afterwards that Krondor was a [...]

The Steamroller Results :)

Posted: 28th February 2010 by Gert in Entertainment

The results of our first Highborn Warmachine Steamroller are in And I didnt do all that bad I was lucky at some points, but in the end .. whatever, I won second place!
The biggest surprise for me was against Cryx when I left the widowmakers behind and got A LOT of [...]