Life Goes On

'An artist, a shepard and a captain walk into a room' or 'What I did on the weekend'.

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:27:32 GMT

Here it is. My long overdue account of what I did on the weekend.

My little sister and I took a little trip to the city to see Jason Palmer, Ron Glass and Nathan Fillion.

For those who want to know more follow the cut.

This Sunday my little sister and I attended a mini sci-fi convention in Melbourne dedicated to the TV show Firefly - and subsequent movie Serenity.

Had to be up at 6am to catch a train into the city. The train ended up being about 15 minutes late - probably because it was rather foggy - but that didn't matter much as we'd still make it a good half hour before the doors were set to open.

After a little catch up nap on the train we walkied the two blocks from Flinders St Station to Spring Street and found the venue without much trouble. There was even a person who came out and told us that they'd only be using the back entrance that day and that we could access that from Flinders Lane.

Getting in the building and picking up the tickets was done very smoothly and it was then that I noticed a sign stating that the theatrette in which we'd be spending most of the day sat only 200 people. I love these smaller fan-run type conventions a lot better than the bigger coporate events. They're always so much more intimate and personal than the bigger ones could ever hope for.

We pulled out the tickets to see where exactly we'd be sitting and found out that we were in Row C (third row from the front), seats 9 &10 (which just happened to be the direct centre of the row). Also because of the smaller size of the theatrette (that of a medium sized lecture theatre or movie cinema) we were only about 2-3 metres from the stage. They were possibly the best seats I've ever had for anything - and they were the 'cheap' seats too, not the flashy several hundred dollar seats. I guess it really does pay to book as early as possible. :)

After the official welcome and the propsed run down for the day it was straight on with the photos. That way there would be plenty of time for them to be printed and prepared for us to get signed and take home at the end of the day.

My sister was happy enough just being there for the Q&As but I just had to get a photo with Nathan. It would almost be a shame to gone to all the trouble of getting to the Con and then pass up the opportunity for a photo, even if it would cost an extra $40. I would have had one with Ron as well had I not been so limited in the moneys.

Up in the photo room (just a little room across the hall from the theatrette) things went really smoothly. After sorting things out it was clear that Nathan was doing a lot more business that Ron - who was just standing off to the side and didn't seemed to bothered by it all. Nathan however turned out to be just so wonderful and polite. For every single person in line for a photo, when it came to their turn he'd look them straight in the eye, shake their hand (and very soft his are too), introduce himself and ask their name.

My turn and after the introduction he pulls me right in and we smile for the photo. He didn't let me go until after the photographer okayed the shot (she works with a digital camera so every photo is guaranteed to look good) then it was a quick goodbye and straight onto the next person.

And even though the whole thing was over in a flash, whenever I see that photo I remember just how warm and genuine he was with so many complete strangers, and can't help but smile. :)

I suppose that's what that photo will always mean to me. That even though you may become famous doesn't mean you have change and stop being so sweet and down to earth with people you've never even met before - and probalby never will again. Count me in as a fan for life. :)

After all that excitement Jason Palmer was the first guest to hold his Q&A. I didn't know all that much about him apart from seeing on or two of his paintings around the place. He is in fact a really sweet and friendly guy. For those who don't know who he is he just happens to be the only officially licensed artist for Firefly/Serenity (which I didn't know myself). If you'd like to check out some of his work (it really is quite good) go to his website http://www.jasonpalmer.net/

Some highlights:

- As he also has an official license with Lucasarts he's allowed to produce whatever art he wants from the Star Wars universe. After a lot of thought he decided to see if he could draw every single one of Amidala's costumes not realising that throughout the three movies so wore no less than 38 different costumes. He went and did them all anyway even though it meant he had to complete at least one item a day and spent quite a few nights going to bed with hs hand on ice.

- He's also working on some artwork for the new Indiana Jones movie which should be fantastic.

- His favourite character to draw is Han Solo, and if he could work on any project at the moment it would be to do some work for Iron Man - a movie which he has seen and really enjoyed.

- He also talked a lot about how the big American movie/TV companies screw around artists in much the same way they do writers. He told one story how he'd done a bunch of work for one company and had them ring him back to inform him that his work wouldn't be needed as they'd found a young art student who would do the work for only $100. Fed up he offered to charge them nothing at all so long as they'd let him keep the original (for copyright purposes) and allow him to make a few copies of the finnished artwork himself in order to be able to sell them to the fans. They flat out turned him down stating that they were not a 'Mom & Pop' operation.

Ron Glass was second off the bat and the first thing he did was remove his shoes. He did apologise to everyone but explained that he had been doing a lot of walking the past couple of days and the shoes themselves weren't all that comfortable. I thought it was rather cute as whenever he'd approach the edge of the mini stage (more of a step than anything else) he'd hang his toes over the edge and wriggle them (photo not mine).

Some highlights:

- When asked how he got into character for the show, when even he knew so little about Book's past, he said that most of the character for him was in the costume. The first thing they gave him was a pair of thick black socks and some sturdy boots. Those combined with the coat that he wore in the pilot when Bokk is first introduced gave him all he needed to begin to understand the character. In fact he said he loved those socks so much that when the show was cancelled he managed to sneak three pairs off the set that he still wears at home.

- He also tried to take home the little cravat he wore during the movie because he quite liked it and thought it would be small enough to go unnoticed. He left it on under his clothes when he changed to go home and made it all the way to his car when one of the costume people flagged him down from his trailer asking if he knew where it was. Knowing full well where it was he said he'd have a look in the trailer for it. Once in the trailer he removed it and came straight out with it in his hand saying 'Here it is'.

- When asked if he had any current projects going he said that he'd just auditioned for some show in the states and that he almost wasn't going to make it to the convention. Apparently the auditions for the show were on the same weekend as the convention and he luckily was able to organise a video audition - just so he could spend the weekend with us fans instead.

- He also claimed that he loves doing the conventions and meeting the fans because they are always such a positive experience. He said he noticed that when he was having his photo taken with the fans earlier - or at least watching Nathan having his phot taken with the fans - that not one person who entered the room was not smiling. That pleased him a lot.

- He has not read the new comics but was very happy to find that Book is alive in all of them. He also revealed a few clues that he's been told about the upcoming series on Book's past called 'A Shepard's Tale'. These are that a) Book found God in a bowl of soup (I'm guessing it's similar to the Nun in Wonderfalls and her cheese); b) Something about Book is artificial; c) Book's greatest victory was his worst defeat; and d) Book took his name from a man that he had killed.

- Right at the end of Ron's Q&A a familar voice asked which, out of all of the actors he worked with on the show, was his ultimate favourtie. The voice belonged to none other than Nathan who had just decided to crash the Q&A. Ron was really amused but Nathan wouldn't let him move on until he told him he was his favourite. It wasn't until Ron was packing up to leave and Nathan had left the room that he told us all just how much loved and respected Nathan for making them all feel so home both on the set and everything afterwards.

And last, but most definately not least, was Nathan and his little Q&A. Before even looking for any questions he commented how much he liked Australia - from what he has seen - and that it's very similar to Canada except that we have much more things that can kill you. Later he mentioned three things he was afraid of: heights, sharks and bears. The latter two because he'd hate for his last thought to be 'Shouldn't have gone swimming' or 'Aaaaahh, It's eating my face'.

Some highlights:

- When asked about how he first got involved in the show he told a story about how, when he first started his TV career there were three things he wanted to do before he retired. Those were a) Shoot a person; b) Be shot; and c) Ride a horse. After reading the script how found that he'd have the chance to accomplish all three in the pilot alone - plus shoot a horse. He named the horse shooting as one of his favourite moments ever from the show. Another favourite moment was when, during the tense standoff between Simon and Dobson also in the pilot, Mal just strides right in and shoots Dobson in the face. He always wanted Dobson to reappear somewhere in the show so that Jayne could give Mal this real dirty look and Mal could be all 'What? I shot him in the face'.

- He also told the story of how the whole 'finger' joke started between him and Jewel (if you don't know what I'm talking about, look it up). Initially it was just a way to keep them entertained on set between shooting but soon had them trying to find more and more elaborate ways of giving each other 'the finger'. He said the best one was when one day he found an odd letter in the mail and he thought some creepy stalker fan had somehow found his home address. He decided to open it anyway and found a card with something - not exactly scrawled but still pretty creepy looking - written on the front about them having a gift for him. Really starting to get freaked out now he opened the card to find a phot of Jewel flashing him the finger. He really could have strangled her at that moment but now he has the photo framed and hanging in his house - above the toilet according to him. He also jokingly said that if you ever want to get into a celebrities favour, find their home address and start sending them creepy stuff. That kind of thing always works. :P

- Another person asked if he'd taken anything from the set of the show himself as they'd heard Jewel say that he took a few of Inara's dresses home with him. All a joke of course but he did say that one of the things he did grab was the catalyser from the episode 'Out Of Gas' because 'It's only a nothing part until you don't got one'. :) He also has a whole bunch of Alliance money and one of the prop rubber guns he used in the show - the original being much to expensive to be dropped on set or given away. He also mentioned how he used to compliment the prop guy all the time on the gadgets he'd make for the show in the hope that the guy would offer them to him when they were finished using them. That's how he got most of his little mementos from the set and in fact after they'd finished filming the prop guy gave him a whole box full of random stuff from the set for his birthday. The box included both Kaylee's hammock and the sign from her bunk - both of which he gave to Jewel. The sign came in real handy when the movie was greenlit as Jewel was able to bring it back in for the new set.

- When it came to the last question of the day he told us all that it better be a good one, and to save us all from thinking of one Jason Palmer - who'd snuck in the back to watch - asked him about his experience as 'the other Private Ryan'. I'd love to recount the whole story but I wouldn't be able to do it justice. I think it's one of those that you really have to hear straight from the horse's mouth. For me it definately was the best question of the day simply because I found it a rather amazing story and the amount of detail he recalled made you feel as if it were happening to you. If anyone ever get's the chance to meet him at one of these convention type things, be sure to try and ask him about this so you can hear the full experience complete with impersonations of both Tom Hanks and Steven Speilberg and the extra story of how both of the remembered him very fondly when he auditioned for 'Band Of Brothers'.

Nathan also did this thing right at the end of his Q&A for charity that he calls 'the shirt off his back'. Basically he's given a plain white T-shirt to put on and a permanent marker - which he then uses to draw on the shirt while auctioning it off. Everytime the price rose he'd draw a little more which would increase the price and also make sure that the winning bidder was getting their money's worth. For this one on one sleeve he drew a love heart tattoo with a scroll underneath that said 'MOM' and one the other he drew an anchor tattoo. On the chest he drew a cool little sailing ship tattoo before adding in some pecs and a six-pack complete with belly-button and chest hairs. Nathan claimed he based the tattoos off ones that Ron actually has - except for where the scroll read 'MOM' he'd had his done upside down so it read 'WOW'.

It was so funny watching him do it while trying to keep track of the bidding and he's actually quite a good at the drawing. Partway through the auction Jason Palmer came down with a marker of his own and added a rather awesome pair of wings to the back of the shirt. I think the shirt finally went for about $400 and both of the boys signed it. Really was the item to have.

After that the show was basically over save for the autograph session. I decided not to get anything signed as it would save me the money and that way we'd be able to make the earlier train and not have to hang around in the city after dark. With only 15 minutes until the train left we had to run to make it, and after a bit of confusion in finding the right platform we made it with only a minute or two to spare. With that train we were home and dry before 6:30 that night. All in all quite the fantastic day. :D

I'd visit this page this page if you'd like to see some better pictures then my own - including many from the shirt auction.

On Monday I was even able to impress my Awesome Aunt (everyone has one of those right?) by showing her my photo of me with that new guy from Desperate Housewives. She even made me photocopy it so she could take a smaller version home to put on her fridge. :)

Also I have now seen the pilot episodes for Drive, Pushing Daisies and Reaper.

Drive was very entertaining. I thought it had much 'Lost' potential. I can't see why on earth it was cancelled except that we all know what network it was on. >:(

I absolutley loved Pushing Daisies. I can't wait until it starts up here so I watch the whole season.

Reaper though didn't interest me at all. It seemed rather average to me and none of the characters were all that interesting. Does it get better?

Sun, 11 May 2008 15:59:20 GMT

Eeeeee!!!

To tired to post anything tonight, but damn that man is awesome in every sense of the word. :D

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:46:30 GMT

Last week I re-watching my Dexter DVDs when I noticed that even with the sometimes dark and violent nature of the character Dexter his wardrobe consists manly of the cooler colours - blues and greens to be specific. I'm not sure if this was intentional or not but it's interesting none the less.

Below is a study of Dexter's wardrobe throughout the first season.

Have a look for yourself and see what you think.

Each episode starts with this green stripy number. (Blue=0, Stripes=1)

Episode 1: Dexter

First shirt of the series is both blue and stripy. (Blue=1, Stripes=2)

Lunch with Deb. Another Green number though sadly no stripes. (Blue=1, Stripes=2)

From a distance this seems to be an average creamy coloured shirt, but up close there are many stripes. Some of them even blue. (Blue=2, Stripes=3)

Episode 2: Crocodile

Dressed for court in a lovely blue suit with a blue shirt underneath. (Blue=3, Stripes=3)

Working this time. Still blue and stripy. (Blue=4, Stripes=4)

Playing with Rita and the kids. Close up those stripes are definately blueish. (Blue=5, Stripes=5)

Warmer this time with a creamy coloured shirt. The close up shot once again revealing stripes. (Blue=5, Stripes=6)

Once again the ordinary looking cream shirt is actually covered in blue stripes. (Blue=6, Stripes=7)

Another green shirt in the lab. (Blue=6, Stripes=7)

Episode 3: Popping Cherry

This time at a funeral, the blue suit and shirt make another appearance. (Blue=7, Stripes=7)

More blue stripes. (Blue=8, Stripes=8)

And again the next day. (Blue=9, Stripes=9)

Dancing in the kitchen. (Blue=10, Stripes=9)

Still more casual with a some nice stitchwork on the front. (Blue=11, Stripes=9)

Episode 4: Let's Give the Boy a Hand

A nice walk on the beach. (Blue=12, Stripes=9)

Shopping in a favourite. (Blue=13, Stripes=10)

Another cream looking shirt that is green this time. (Blue=13, Stripes=11)

The next day a similar cream and brown shirt. (Blue=13, Stripes=12)

Finishing the day with the plain green. (Blue=13, Stripes=12)

Episode 5: Love American Style

Starting with the blue again. (Blue=14, Stripes=12)

Before switching straight back to the green. (Blue=14, Stripes=12)

Blue... (Blue=15, Stripes=13)

...And then green. (Blue=15, Stripes=14)

With a blue bookend. (Blue=16, Stripes=14)

Episode 6: Return To Sender

Another cream with the brown stripes. (Blue=16, Stripes=15)

Worried in green. (Blue=16, Stripes=15)

Even more worried in blue. (Blue=17, Stripes=16)

Episode 7: Circle of Friends

Stylish and contrasty. (Blue=18, Stripes=16)

Possibly my favourite shirt of the series. I'm not quite sure why - it's just pretty. (Blue=19, Stripes=17)

Also pretty. (Blue=20, Stripes=18)

In prison. (Blue=21, Stripes=18)

Episode 8: Shrink Wrap

Crime scene fun. (Blue=22, Stripes=19)

Always eating. (Blue=22, Stripes=20)

A little personal study. (Blue=23, Stripes=20)

Therapy the first time. (Blue=24, Stripes=21)

Frustrated. (Blue=24, Stripes=22)

Progress. (Blue=25, Stripes=23)

Happy, relieved Dexter - a rare thing indeed. (Blue=26, Stripes=23)

Episode 9: Father Knows Best

Another pretty one. (Blue=27, Stripes=24)

Surprise. (Blue=28, Stripes=24)

Bathroom break. (Blue=29, Stripes=24)

Episode 10: Seeing Red

Helping with the kids. (Blue=29, Stripes=24)

Serious face. (Blue=30, Stripes=25)

Green at work and home. (Blue=30, Stripes=26)

Facing his fears. (Blue=31, Stripes=27)

Episode 11: Truth Be Told

In hospital. Possibly the same from the hotel. (Blue=32, Stripes=28)

Investigating his past. (Blue=32, Stripes=29)

Pretty in the park. (Blue=33, Stripes=30)

Episode 12: Born Free

The same shirt from the end of the last episode. (Blue=33, Stripes=30)

Not ok. (Blue=34, Stripes=31)

And as a little extra here's the rest of Dexter's wonderful wardrobe. :)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:05:57 GMT

The other day my sister and I were discussing TV shows, and more specifically cult TV shows. We found that our opinions on which shows we felt belonged in the cult category differed greatly.

This begs the question : What defines a cult TV show and how does a tv show attain this cult status?

We couldn't decide so we though we'd open it up to the internet and see if there was any general consensus on the topic. Mini survey under the cut to fill out if you think you can help us out. :)

View Poll: Cult TV Survey

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:17:57 GMT

Johari Window. Check it out.
http://kevan.org/johari?name=ozfroggirl

Content Strike on LJ on Friday

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:43:35 GMT

ONE DAY CONTENT STRIKE
For one day, Friday, March 21, make no posts. Make no comments. Let there be NO new content added to LJ.

SUP obviously does not realize that Basic users have given something of value to them, that it is content that drives the site.

So, for one 24-hour period, from midnight GMT to midnight GMT, let's see how many people we can get to pledge to contribute NO CONTENT.

This will create a permanent downward spike in the daily-posts statistics, a permanent reminder of the power of the userbase.

Full information at The Fox's Den.

SPREAD THE WORD!

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:01:39 GMT

'Nother movie meme doing the rounds.

Rules of the meme:
1. Pick 15 of your favourite movies.
2. Go to IMDb, and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions.

1) ~~"The leg is good. It'll bleed plenty and we avoid any necessary organs."~~ Serenity guessed by ladybracknell and phorie

2) "Talking monkey, yeah, yeah. Came here from the future, ugly sucker, only says 'ficus'."

3) "On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero."

4) ~~"And you: friendless, brainless, helpless, hopeless! Do you want me to send you back where you were? Unemployed in Greenland!"~~ The Princess Bride guessed by xnadex

5) ~~"Do you think I made a mistake splitting his brain between the two of them?"~~ The Rocky Horror Picture Show guessed by xnadex

6) ~~"That's right, my dear. I'd love to embrace you, but first, I have to satisfy my sense of moral outrage."~~ Who Framed Roger Rabbit? guessed by xnadex

7) "We medicals have a better way than that. When we dislike a friend of ours, we dissect him."

8) "Oh, I love funny exit lines."

9) ~~"Oh, please, monsieur. It is a little game we play. They put it on the bill, I tear up the bill. It is very convenient."~~ Casablanca guessed by ladybracknell and phorie

10) ~~"It's wherever you want it to be. Try the water, Dave. It's really real."~~ Happy Feet guessed by xnadex and phorie

11) ~~"Well, obviously it's not meant to be taken literally; it refers to any manufacturers of dairy products."~~ Life Of Brian guessed by xnadex and phorie

12) ~~"I am exhausted from living up to your expectations of me. Isn't that generous?"~~ Labyrinth guessed by suzie_shooter

13) "Well... I didn't expect the earth to move... but I at least expected you to."

14) "Bird. Raven. Nevermore."

15) ~~"Gee, I'm glad you turned up, we've been looking inside every cake in town."~~ Singing In The Rain guessed by phorie

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:39:17 GMT

It's Good News Week

Someone dropped a bomb somewhere
Contaminating atmosphere
And blackening the sky

It's good news week

Someone found a way to give
The rotting dead the will to live
Go on and never die

It's good news week
It's good news week

Press Release:

Paul McDermott, the acid-tongued cherub of satire, will reprise his role as host of one of Australian TV’s most successful current affairs comedy shows, Good News Week, when it returns to TEN in February 2008.

Having blazed a trail for shows such as "Spicks & Specks" (an ABC TV production) and "The Glass House" (a GNW production), alleged TV legend Ted Robinson and his production company will bring Good News Week back to our screens.

Each week, Paul & two Captains will lead teams of comedians, media personalities, politicians and "special” guests as they decipher, dissect, deconstruct & completely misrepresent the news of the week.

“A show like Good News Week (GNW) has never been more relevant. It was the show that arguably kicked off many successful variations of the same in recent years, and there is a notable void of this type of current affairs style comedy leading into 2008.

The writers' strike in the US has highlighted the importance of formats that are home grown, durable and flexible, and rarely do you see a show like GNW where years later you watch and can say that still works. Not to mention the chance to work with Paul and the team at GNW again was just too tempting to pass up." David Mott, Chief Programming Officer, Network Ten.

Paul McDermott said: "The return of Good News Week on TEN. Seriously? It’s going to be like a party at Corey Delaney’s place."

Ted Robinson said: "There’s no place I’d rather be. We’re still the one."

'Team Captains' for the season will be announced in the coming days.

I can't tell you how excited I am about this news. One of my favourite shows ever being resurrected after an 8 year absence. I'm only hoping that this time around Channel 10 recognises the value of the show and doesn't mangle it too much they way they did last time. :)

In celebration I present:

1) Stayin' Alive - Paul McDermott

2) Cold Outside - Paul McDermott, Marcia Hines & Mark Trevorrow

3) Some "Great Debate" manlove from Ross Noble

Enjoy. :D

Memes are fun

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:54:10 GMT

This one stolen from ladybracknell

Create your own! By ga_woo using Web Services by Yahoo!

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:52:50 GMT

Meme stolen from futuresoon:

a. post a list of 15-20 tv shows you love (current or cancelled)
b. have your friends list guess your favorite character from each show.
c. when guessed bold the line and write a little bit about why you like that character, or your favorite quote. (include a picture if you want!)

Alphabetical just for fun:

1) Arrested Development
2) Blackpool
3) Bones - Booth
If Bones is the new Moonlighting then Booth is the new David Addison. Cheeky, charming and with a heart of gold provides a perfect foil for the more logical and clinical Bones, and proves that UST can still be done right in the television of today.

4) Boston Legal
5) Buffy - Giles

6) Doctor Who - The Doctor

7) Firefly - Mal
Captain, my captain.

8) Heroes - Nathan Petrelli

9) House - House
He is the show. As a medical drama it's extremely formulaic but House character keeps it interesting through the good times and the bad. It also helps a great deal that he's played to perfection by Hugh Laurie who has forever been one of my favourite actors, right back to his early days of British comedy.

10) Life On Mars - Gene Hunt

11) Moonlighting
12) Red Dwarf - Rimmer
He's the one I always feel the most empathy for. The most interesting and complex character on the show thanks to a fully fleashed out background. Despite not being the main character Rimmer always seems to bring the most emotional depth to the show and most of my favourite episodes always seem to revolve around him (ie Thanks For The Memory, Terrorform, Me2, Quarantine) He just constantly fails at everything while trying so hard to be liked it's hard not to feel sorry for the guy.

13) Top Gear
14) Veronica Mars
15) Wonderfalls

Also after finally having seen Hogfather (and also a British telemovie called Reversals tonight) I can honestly say that Marc Warren is my new favourite British actor (and another reason to finish watching State Of Play :p ).

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:33:21 GMT

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Sounds about right. I love Christmas and being around family but I can't really stand all that American 'White Christmas' sappyness that we get flooded with.

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:27:28 GMT

From tonight's Rockwiz Christmas Special. Wonderful show and Tex Perkins was hilarious. :D

You Are A:

True Neutral Human Ranger (3rd Level)

Ability Scores:
Strength- 12
Dexterity- 13
Constitution- 14
Intelligence- 14
Wisdom- 13
Charisma- 13
Alignment:
True Neutral- A true neutral character does what seems to be a good idea. He doesn't feel strongly one way or the other when it comes to good vs. evil or law vs. chaos. Most true neutral characters exhibit a lack of conviction or bias rather than a commitment to neutrality. Such a character thinks of good as better than evil after all, he would rather have good neighbors and rulers than evil ones. Still, he's not personally committed to upholding good in any abstract or universal way. Some true neutral characters, on the other hand, commit themselves philosophically to neutrality. They see good, evil, law, and chaos as prejudices and dangerous extremes. They advocate the middle way of neutrality as the best, most balanced road in the long run. True neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you act naturally, without prejudice or compulsion. However, true neutral can be a dangerous alignment because it represents apathy, indifference, and a lack of conviction.

Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.

Class:
Rangers- Rangers are skilled stalkers and hunters who make their home in the woods. Their martial skill is nearly the equal of the fighter, but they lack the latter's dedication to the craft of fighting. Instead, the ranger focuses his skills and training on a specific enemy a type of creature he bears a vengeful grudge against and hunts above all others. Rangers often accept the role of protector, aiding those who live in or travel through the woods. His skills allow him to move quietly and stick to the shadows, especially in natural settings, and he also has special knowledge of certain types of creatures. Finally, an experienced ranger has such a tie to nature that he can actually draw on natural power to cast divine spells, much as a druid does, and like a druid he is often accompanied by animal companions. A ranger's Wisdom score should be high, as this determines the maximum spell level that he can cast.

Detailed Results:

Alignment:
Lawful Good ----- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (18) Neutral Good ---- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (23) Chaotic Good ---- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (17) Lawful Neutral -- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (18) True Neutral ---- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (23) Chaotic Neutral - XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (17) Lawful Evil ----- XXXXXXXXX (9) Neutral Evil ---- XXXXXXXXXXXXXX (14) Chaotic Evil ---- XXXXXXXX (8)
Law & Chaos:
Law ----- XXXXXX (6) Neutral - XXXXXXXXXXX (11) Chaos --- XXXXX (5)
Good & Evil:
Good ---- XXXXXXXXXXXX (12) Neutral - XXXXXXXXXXXX (12) Evil ---- XXX (3)
Race:
Human ---- XXXXXXXXXXXXX (13) Dwarf ---- XXXXXXXX (8) Elf ------ XXXXXXXXXXXX (12) Gnome ---- XXXXXX (6) Halfling - XXXXXXXXXX (10) Half-Elf - XXXXXXXXXXX (11) Half-Orc - XXXX (4)
Class:
Barbarian - (-4) Bard ------ (-4) Cleric ---- (0) Druid ----- (0) Fighter --- (0) Monk ------ (-27) Paladin --- (-17) Ranger ---- XXXXXX (6) Rogue ----- (0) Sorcerer -- XX (2) Wizard ---- XX (2)

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:59:21 GMT

Channel 7 has Hogfather. That is all. :D

More Reasons Not To Go Camping

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:25:27 GMT

New Threadless Tee in my e-mail today.

http://threadless.cmail1.com/l/273339/iri1dtid/www.threadless.com/product/1027/More_Reasons_Not_To_Go_Camping

Someone really needs to buy one of these for the Top Gear boys. :D

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:49:26 GMT

Wonderful new song from Paul - and with Flacco on guitar. Absolutely wonderful. :D

This one better be on the CD. :)

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:31:46 GMT

This movie is going to be totally sweet. Let's just hope they don't screw with the actual storyline too much. :)

Working on a header/banner for my LJ but at the moment I'm sort of stuck between which quote to use. These are the two I've narrowed it down to.

Quote 1:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/mljac3/Webboards/JohnSimmHeader_ag.jpg

Quote 2:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/mljac3/Webboards/JohnSimmHeader_afg.jpg

View Poll: #1072425

View Poll: #1072426

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:45:24 GMT

Just a few random things.

- I've decided I rather like fruit smoothies. Just made myself a banana and strawberry one and it is delicious. :)

- Interesting little Space Western Limerick contest - http://www.spacewesterns.com/contest/
Send in your best entries for the chance to win the Grand Prize of $25US. Can't wait to see what people come up with.

- A bit old but I've not heard it before. Hilarious! XD
Freema Agyeman meets Derek The Weirdo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLnSphQ88_w

Rules:
- Bold all of the following TV shows of which you've seen 3 or more episodes.
- Italicize a show if you're positive you've seen every episode.
- Asterisk if you have at least one full season on tape or DVD
- If you want, add up to 3 additional shows (keep the list in alphabetical order).

21 Jump Street
24
7th Heaven
8 Simple Rules
Adam-12
Aeon Flux
Airwolf
ALF
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alias
All That
American Idol/Pop Idol/Canadian Idol/Australian Idol/etc.
America’s Next Top Model
Angel*
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Arrested Development*
Babylon 5
Babylon 5: Crusade
Battlestar Galactica (the old one)
Battlestar Galactica (the new one)
Baywatch
Beavis & Butthead
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Geek
Beverly Hills 90210
Bionic Woman (new)
Blackadder*
Bonanza
Bones
Bosom Buddies
Boston Public
Boston Legal
Boy Meets World
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buffy the Vampire Slayer*
Bug Juice
Caitlin’s Way
Chappelle’s Show
Charlie’s Angels
Charmed
Cheers
Clarissa Explains It All
Close to Home
Columbo
Commander in Chief
Coupling
Cowboy Bebop
Crossing Jordan
CSI
CSI: Miami
CSI: NY
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dallas
Dancing with the Stars
Danny Phantom
Dark Angel
Dark Skies
Davinci’s Inquest
Dawson’s Creek
Dead Like Me
Deadwood
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Designing Women
Desperate Housewives
Dharma & Greg
Diagnosis Murder
Dinosaurs
Different Strokes
Dirty Jobs
Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who (2005)
Dragnet
Due South
Earth 2
Emergency!
Entourage
ER
Everwood
Everybody Loves Raymond
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Facts of Life
Family Guy
Family Ties
Farscape
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Felicity
Firefly*
Flash Forward
Footballers Wives
Forever Knight
Fraggle Rock*
Frasier
Freaks and Geeks
Friday Night Lights
Friends
Futurama
Get Smart
Gilligan’s Island
Gilmore Girls
Good News Week (all variations)*
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Greek
Green Wing
Grey’s Anatomy
Gossip Girl
Growing Pains
Gunsmoke
Hannah Montana
Happy Days
Hardcastle & McCormick
Heroes
Highlander
Highlander: The Raven
Hogan’s Heroes
Hillstreet Blues
Home Improvement
Homicide: Life on the Street
House
I Dream of Jeannie
I Love Lucy
Instant Star
Inuyasha
Invader Zim
Invasion
JAG
Jackass
Jem
Joey
John Doe (no DVDs to be had yet)
Just Shoot Me
Keen Eddie
Knight Rider
LA Law
Laguna Beach
Las Vegas
Laverne and Shirley
Law & Order
Law & Order: CI
Law & Order: SVU
Lexx
Life on Mars*
Life With Derek
Little House on the Prairie
Lizzie McGuire
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lost
Lost in Space
Love, American Style
M*A*S*H
MacGyver
Magnum PI
Malcolm in the Middle
Mama’s Family
The Man from U.N.C.L.E
Married... With Children
Melrose Place
MI:5
Miami Vice
Millennium
Miracles
Mission: Impossible
Mister Ed
Monk
Moonlighting*
Mork & Mindy
Murphy Brown
My Life as a Dog
My Name is Earl
My So-Called Life
My Super Sweet 16
Mythbusters
My Three Sons
My Two Dads
News Radio
Newport Beach
NCIS
Nip/Tuck
North Shore
Numb3rs
One Tree Hill
Oz
Perry Mason
Phil of the Future
Pokemon
Power Rangers
Prison Break
Private Practice
Profiler
Profit
Project Runway
Psych
Quantum Leap
Queer As Folk (US)
Queer as Folk (UK)
Red Dwarf*
ReGenesis
Relic Hunter
Remington Steele
Rocco’s Modern Life
Rescue Me
Road Rules
Robotech
ROME
Roseanne
Roswell
Salute Your Shorts
Saved by the Bell
Scarecrow and Mrs King
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?
Scrubs
Seinfeld
Sex and the City
Six Feet Under
Skins
Sliders
Slings and Arrows
Smallville (except this season)
So Weird
South Park
Spaced
Spongebob Squarepants
Sports Night
Star Trek
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Enterprise
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate SG-1 (three more seasons to watch yet)
Superman
Supernatural
Surface
Survivor
Taxi
Teen Titans
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
That 70’s Show
That’s So Raven
The 4400
The Addams Family
The Adventures of Pete and Pete
The Amazing Race
The Andy Griffith Show
The Apprentice
The A-Team
The Avengers
The Bachelor
The Bachelorette
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Biggest Loser
The Bionic Woman (the old one)
The Brady Bunch
The Class
The Cosby Show
The Daily Show
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
The Dead Zone
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dresden Files
The Famous Jet Jackson
The Flintstones
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Golden Girls
The Hills (except current season)
The Honeymooners
The Invisible Man
The Jeffersons
The Jetsons
The L Word
The Love Boat
The Lucille Ball Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mighty Boosh
The Monkees
The Munsters
The Muppet Show
The O.C.
The Office (UK)
The Office (US)
The Practice
The Pretender
The Real World
The Sentinel
The Shield
The Simpsons
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Sopranos
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Wire
3rd Rock from the Sun
Third Watch
Three’s Company
Threshold
Top Gear*
Torchwood
The Twilight Zone (old)
The Twilight Zone (new)
Twin Peaks
Twitch City
Two and A Half Men
Ugly Betty
Veronica Mars
The Vicar of Dibley*
The Waltons
The West Wing
The X-Files
Whose Line is it Anyway? (US)
Whose Line is it Anyway? (UK)
Will and Grace
Wings
Wiseguy
Without a Trace
WKRP in Cincinnati
Wonderfalls*
The Wonder Years
Xena: Warrior Princess
Yes, Prime Minister

I think having watched 112 shows off this list is more proof than ever that I need to get out more. What can I say - I've always been more of a TV-Girl than Movies-Girl.

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:51:53 GMT

Joke of the day

Q: What goes cluck-cluck-peck, cluck-cluck-peck, cluck-cluck-BOOM?

A: A chicken in a minefield. XD

Also hilarious is Shaun Micallef's new program on the SBS Newstopia. For anyone who missed it it's worth a look and will be up on the SBS website for the next week.
http://programs.sbs.com.au/newstopia/

Favourite line of the night:

"We just dig shit up and sell it to China." LMAO

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:06:48 GMT

From all over:
Rules: Upon receiving this tag, immediately perform a screen capture of your desktop. It is best that no icons be deleted before the screen capture so as to add to the element of fun.

My Current Desktop - my first real Photoshop effort. Just a little Life On Mars first series compilation. (Haven't seen the second series yet)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/mljac3/Webboards/desktop.jpg

And the one I had previous just because I love my little froggie. :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/mljac3/edc0ea6d.jpg

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:34:23 GMT

Haven't really been able to access the internet this past week so I've been getting a bit familiar with Photoshop instead.

Here are the fruits of my labour. (Some better than others)

A bunch of Life On Mars Wallpapers (1024x768)

What It Means To Be Sam
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/mljac3/Screenshots/Other/untitled_2d-b.jpg

Test Card Girl
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/mljac3/Screenshots/Other/untitled_2b-a.jpg

We're The Force - Version 1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/mljac3/Screenshots/Other/untitled_5a.jpg

We're The Force - Version 2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/mljac3/Screenshots/Other/untitled_4b.jpg

And also one Blackpool banner.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/mljac3/Webboards/untitled_ba.jpg

Ane speaking of Blackpool, much excitment in the house last night when I saw a mini ad on one of our free-to-air networks for the US remake Viva Laughlin.

I can't see any future for the show, other than one where it crashes and burns a few weeks in, but I'll be watching it anyway as an avid fan of the original series.

Now I knew the network had bought the rights and figured they show it at some time due to the 'Hugh Jackman' factor but I never dreamed we'd be seeing it only a week or so after the US premier.

Too excited - actually moreso than being able to see new episodes of Heroes and House without having to wait until next February (more than likely because I knew we were guaranteed to see those ones). Now if only one of the networks would pick up Pushing Daisies I'd be more than over the moon. :D

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:14:50 GMT

Dictation, dictation, dictation,
Three sausages went to the station.
One got lost, one got squashed,
And the third had a big operation.

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:54:12 GMT

Less than a week to go until we get new episodes of Heroes. To tide people over until then I'd like to draw your attention to a few videos that have been popping up on YouTube over the past month or so.

Wipeout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rcv2efdWKw

Grunny Goes Nuts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eh6AHI5LFs

Pit Stop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp7K6CANlp4

Primatech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGoIDOub5KE

Each one has been posted (and most filmed) by none other than Adrian Pasdar (who plays Nathan Petrelli) himself. I love TV folk who are not afraid of the internets and just love to spread the fun around. All props go to the rest of the cast too for playing along with Adrian and then allowing him to post vids of them acting silly.

Check out the rest of his vids as well if you want. They're all worth a look. ^_^
http://www.youtube.com/user/buckshotwon

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:44:56 GMT

Was fiddling around with some screenshots I'd taken from the first series of Life On The Mars on the weekend and despite being a total retard when it comes to Photoshop I managed to make a wallpaper sized image for my computer that I was quite proud of.

The problem is I wasn't completely happy with the first on - there's one panel I'm not sure about - so I made another than another than another. Now I have 4 different versions of the same wallpaper and I don't know which to use.

I thought I'd have ago at posting them up here and let public opinion decide for me.

Image links are posted below so check 'em out and poll away. :D

View Poll: #1056721

Version 1 - Woman in Red
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/mljac3/Screenshots/Other/Experimentb.jpg

Version 2 - Dropping Bullets
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/mljac3/Screenshots/Other/Experimentc.jpg

Version 3 - Ivanhoe 1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/mljac3/Screenshots/Other/Experimentd.jpg

Version 4 - Ivanhoe 2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/mljac3/Screenshots/Other/Experimente.jpg

Also some rather interesting Firefly mentions spotted this weekend.

This one amuses me because that site was my best friend at University. It was there me and a friend staved off boredom when we had free lessons and couldn't be bothered working. Good times. :)
http://community.livejournal.com/_the_firefly_/403413.html

Check out Number 23 on this list.
http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2007/20070909.php