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Quoted from Times Online:
CHRISTIAN groups led a furious campaign against Hollywood yesterday, accusing the Golden Globe Awards of promoting films with gay or ?leftist? themes to serve a political agenda.
The criticism was made after Brokeback Mountain, a film about the forbidden love between gay Wyoming cowboys, won four awards. Other winners included Philip Seymour Hoffman, named Best Actor for his portrayal of the homosexual writer Truman Capote; and Felicity Huffman, the Desperate Housewives actress who played a transsexual with a gay prostitute son in Transamerica.
?Once again, the media elites are proving that their pet projects are more important than profit,? Janice Crouse, of Concerned Women for America, said. ?None of the three movies ? Capote, Transamerica or Brokeback Mountain ? is a box office hit. Brokeback Mountain has barely topped $25 million (?14.2 million) in ticket sales. If America isn?t watching these films, why are they winning the awards??
Fucking gay-bashers. They're no better than racist pigs.
CHRISTIAN groups led a furious campaign against Hollywood yesterday, accusing the Golden Globe Awards of promoting films with gay or ?leftist? themes to serve a political agenda.
The criticism was made after Brokeback Mountain, a film about the forbidden love between gay Wyoming cowboys, won four awards. Other winners included Philip Seymour Hoffman, named Best Actor for his portrayal of the homosexual writer Truman Capote; and Felicity Huffman, the Desperate Housewives actress who played a transsexual with a gay prostitute son in Transamerica.
?Once again, the media elites are proving that their pet projects are more important than profit,? Janice Crouse, of Concerned Women for America, said. ?None of the three movies ? Capote, Transamerica or Brokeback Mountain ? is a box office hit. Brokeback Mountain has barely topped $25 million (?14.2 million) in ticket sales. If America isn?t watching these films, why are they winning the awards??
Fucking gay-bashers. They're no better than racist pigs.
Who would've thought that gaming can help me gain skill related to my line of work.
But having played HL2 and CS:S, I am very quick with pressing keys on the keyboard (crouch-jump, switching weapons, etc) and I have very good aim with the mouse pointer. All of these skills help me at work when I use the computer to order lab tests and x-rays. I am by far the fastest doctor in electronic documentation--I can finish ordering all the tests and medications and write the entire note for a typical visit in under twenty seconds.
No one else in the hospital comes close to my speed.
Game on!
But having played HL2 and CS:S, I am very quick with pressing keys on the keyboard (crouch-jump, switching weapons, etc) and I have very good aim with the mouse pointer. All of these skills help me at work when I use the computer to order lab tests and x-rays. I am by far the fastest doctor in electronic documentation--I can finish ordering all the tests and medications and write the entire note for a typical visit in under twenty seconds.
No one else in the hospital comes close to my speed.
Game on!
Damn! I am trying to watch a .vid file, but I don't have the WMP codec for it at work. I don't have enough privilege to install one either.
All these technology, yet there's no way around it.
All these technology, yet there's no way around it.
Interesting...Eli Vance in HL2 was Rafiki from Disney's "The Lion King".
It was just one of those interesting days, when my patients seem to share all the same interests as me.
I saw a high school football player this morning, and he was seeking advise on weight lifting and supplements. About an hour later, this sixteen year old boy was talking up a storm about World of Warcraft. He spends more than eight hours a day playing WoW.
I saw a high school football player this morning, and he was seeking advise on weight lifting and supplements. About an hour later, this sixteen year old boy was talking up a storm about World of Warcraft. He spends more than eight hours a day playing WoW.
I'll be out of town from the 21st to the 27th. So don't fret if you guys don't see me for a few days.
I must congratulate the administrators running TWHL. There have been lots of nice updates lately, and everything seems to be moving for the better.
I went to IGN Live today. Read about the experience at my blog: http://www.livejournal.com/users/youngmd
I also too some pictures.
I also too some pictures.
I just got back from a whole day of paintball. We went to a small establishment near the foot of the Angeles Forest. My friends had invited over a hundred people, but only four of us made it there. We actually got there late, but nothing has started yet. I guess it's tough for young people to get up early on the weekend.
After donning up our face masks and tested our guns, we started the game. I was inexperienced enough to have a jammed gun right from the beginning. Fortunately, a teammate showed me how to unjam the gun barrel. It didn't help much though, because I got shot before I fired a single bullet.
The second round, I learned my lesson, so I fired pretty much constantly at my opponents who were well-protected behind some barricade. Before long, my ammo ran out, and I was forced to use my gun as a bluffing tool, firing just blanks. I didn't have any reserve ammo with me.
I became smarter and smarter throughout the day. We skipped lunch and played on. The adrenaline was just feeding us. More and more people arrived, and the battles became quite chaotic. During each round, bullets just flew in all directions. And some of the times, I got hit by a sniper that I didn't even see.
When it came down to the last game, I got pretty brave. It was all or nothing. So far, I only shot one guy out. I was going to be either the hero, or go out in a blaze of glory. I made gradual advances toward the other team's flag, and surprisingly, I wasn't hit. I was just crawling around in the sand by that time. My face gritty with sands, my knee skinned raw from skidding on rocks, my brow dripping with a mixture of sweat and paint, I was running on my last leg.
Then I got to just a few feet within the opponents' flag. Bullets were flying in all directions. I said my prayer (even though I am an atheist), and made a dash for their flag. Shockingly, I got there and captured their flag without being shot, unlike the guy before me who tried the same thing.
I thought the game was over. I raised my gun, and shouted "game over". My enemies must have been pretty stunned, because for about ten seconds, there were no shots fired anywhere. Then, one of my teammates ran to me and said "give me the flag". Someone suddenly clued me that the game wasn't over until I bring the flag back to our base. I started running back, but then half a dozen shots hit me on the back. I felt like a victim in a John Woo movie.
What a way to end a day of paintball. I learned the meaning of "capture the flag", and earned some red badge of courage in the process.
After donning up our face masks and tested our guns, we started the game. I was inexperienced enough to have a jammed gun right from the beginning. Fortunately, a teammate showed me how to unjam the gun barrel. It didn't help much though, because I got shot before I fired a single bullet.
The second round, I learned my lesson, so I fired pretty much constantly at my opponents who were well-protected behind some barricade. Before long, my ammo ran out, and I was forced to use my gun as a bluffing tool, firing just blanks. I didn't have any reserve ammo with me.
I became smarter and smarter throughout the day. We skipped lunch and played on. The adrenaline was just feeding us. More and more people arrived, and the battles became quite chaotic. During each round, bullets just flew in all directions. And some of the times, I got hit by a sniper that I didn't even see.
When it came down to the last game, I got pretty brave. It was all or nothing. So far, I only shot one guy out. I was going to be either the hero, or go out in a blaze of glory. I made gradual advances toward the other team's flag, and surprisingly, I wasn't hit. I was just crawling around in the sand by that time. My face gritty with sands, my knee skinned raw from skidding on rocks, my brow dripping with a mixture of sweat and paint, I was running on my last leg.
Then I got to just a few feet within the opponents' flag. Bullets were flying in all directions. I said my prayer (even though I am an atheist), and made a dash for their flag. Shockingly, I got there and captured their flag without being shot, unlike the guy before me who tried the same thing.
I thought the game was over. I raised my gun, and shouted "game over". My enemies must have been pretty stunned, because for about ten seconds, there were no shots fired anywhere. Then, one of my teammates ran to me and said "give me the flag". Someone suddenly clued me that the game wasn't over until I bring the flag back to our base. I started running back, but then half a dozen shots hit me on the back. I felt like a victim in a John Woo movie.
What a way to end a day of paintball. I learned the meaning of "capture the flag", and earned some red badge of courage in the process.
If you're wondering exactly what happened on my honeymoon, you can read my comprehensive travelogue in my blog. I have a tendency to document obsessively after I return from my trips, and I apologize for not having a Cliff's Note version.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/youngmd/
P.S. Don't look for any juicy parts in the text. I am not ready to share all my honeymoon experience with everyone.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/youngmd/
P.S. Don't look for any juicy parts in the text. I am not ready to share all my honeymoon experience with everyone.
I am back from my honeymoon in Italy, and I have some pictures to share. You can see them at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sherryandleslie/album?.dir=/69e5&urlhint=actn,ren%3as,46%3af,0
It seems that not everyone is behaving while I was gone on vacation at the TWHL.
It seems that not everyone is behaving while I was gone on vacation at the TWHL.
TWHL has its own server now? What's the address? Is it password protected?
Quiet_girl, just start with something extremely simple. Dare I say it...a killbox. I wouldn't even worry about making a DM map at first. Just make a SP map with a info_player_start, a light entity with default setting, a rectangular box surrounding everything, and perhaps a weapon.
Once you got the hang of compiling your map (and make sure that you turn RAD on when you compile), then I would proceed to more complex things. Just use one texture for all the surfaces at first. Worry about beautifying your map later.
My first map...you wouldn't want to look at it. It might cause your retina to detach.
Once you got the hang of compiling your map (and make sure that you turn RAD on when you compile), then I would proceed to more complex things. Just use one texture for all the surfaces at first. Worry about beautifying your map later.
My first map...you wouldn't want to look at it. It might cause your retina to detach.
I finally got around to it. I have been wanting to update this map for a while now, but I haven't had the time. I finally did it.
If you have played the previous version before, this new release should be much improved (especially in gameplay). I hope you'll enjoy it.
http://twhl.co.za/mapvault_map.php?id=3358
If you have played the previous version before, this new release should be much improved (especially in gameplay). I hope you'll enjoy it.
http://twhl.co.za/mapvault_map.php?id=3358
Congratulations, Kasperg, on your most recent award.