http://www.maunderlust.com maunder | verb [ intrans. ] talk in a rambling manner Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:19:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [Updated] How odd. This post was hijacked by spam full of spurious links to various prescription medications. I guess that's what happens when you let a blog lay fallow for over a year. It should have been a link to the classic "Strong Kids, Safe Kids". Strong Kids Safe Kids My sister and I ... http://www.maunderlust.com/strong-kids-frightened-kids/ Residents of Oakland and labyrinth enthusiasts the world over have known for years that there exists a maze just east of San Francisco. This "[tag]MacArthur Maze[/tag]", as it has come to be known, was designed centuries ago to keep would-be adventurers from discovering the treasure trove of affordable Swedish furniture ... http://www.maunderlust.com/my-people-call-it-corn/ I just found some sort of spammy site on the internets that includes snippets from this very blog. I feel somewhat inadequate, as this post is far more interesting than anything that I've actually written: After a long hiatus Maunderlust group returns to Oprah s Debt Diet Step Create a Monthly ... http://www.maunderlust.com/outclassed/ Through [tag]Netscape[/tag]'s usually abominable news aggregator, I stumbled across this article: Seven Creative Tips for Amateur Video Game Makers. Though it's targeted at [tag]amateur designers[/tag], there's a lot of solid advice that could be applied to professionals as well. Most notably: design on paper, continually reward players for playing, and broaden ... http://www.maunderlust.com/the-7-habits-of-something-or-other/ I just upgraded from [tag]wordpress[/tag] 2.1 to 2.1.3. Now there's some strange white space at the top of the page above the header. Maybe it was always there, but I don't remember it. I'm not web savvy enough to guess at what may have changed. I didn't do anything to ... http://www.maunderlust.com/wordpress-upgrade-weirdness/ The other day somebody pointed out to me that [tag]Sanjaya Malakar[/tag] from [tag]American Idol[/tag] has the same haircut as [tag]Anakin Skywalker[/tag] from [tag]Star Wars: Episode III[/tag]. And as it turns out, it's totally true. Now I understand that during his rendition of Bésame Mucho he wasn't trying to seduce me into ... http://www.maunderlust.com/sanjanakin-skywalker/ SnakeWesker at the Worst. Blog. Ever. has taken a look at how game graphics have evolved in the last 20 years. The two examples used are The Legend of Zelda and the Metal Gear series. Both are pretty dramatic examples of franchises that started in the early 80's as a ... http://www.maunderlust.com/this-is-not-a-moblin/ I got Warioware: Smooth Moves for the Wii yesterday. It's a great example of how creative developers can get with the Wii remote. The game employs a number of unique stances, known as "forms", that instruct you to hold the remote a particular way. Often these forms require you to move ... http://www.maunderlust.com/wario-moves-in-mysterious-ways/ With the help of some flattering lighting and a dark and mysterious pubus area, the producers of Equus have managed to make Daniel Radcliffe crazy hot. You can see the sexy horse mutilator in all his well-lit glory on the Broadway World site. It looks like all the writers of Harry ... http://www.maunderlust.com/harry-potter-got-way-hotter/ Last night I dreamed a dream. In this dream FrankenBerry, Count Chocula, and Michael Clark Duncan came over to my house. My house was a cave, but it was decorated like a palace. They wanted refreshments, so I made them the following cocktail: 1 cup frankenberries, ground in a blender 1/2 cup chocolate covered ... http://www.maunderlust.com/i-dream-of-frankenberries/