Monthly Archives: August 2008

X-Ray Photos

Wired reports on photographer Nick Veasey who takes x-ray photographs. He takes photographs of everyday autographs as well as life scenes using cadavers or skeletons in rubber suits because x-rays would of course be harmful to humans. He photoshops photos together because he can’t take everything in one photograph. They’re really awesome shots. Check out the bus on page four!

Zoe’s Tale

Zoe’s Tale was very good but not as good as Scalzi’s previous works in the Old Man’s War series. Because this is aimed at young adults as well, that’s to be expected. It was very good at giving more details about the universe though. The book is told through the perspective of teenager Zoe. While I really love Scalzi, I have to honestly say that the sarcastic, teenage girl voice in Zoe did seem a bit unrealistic at times, but I know I certainly couldn’t do any better! She also made friends very quickly with her best friend. What I love most about this book is getting a closer look at the Obin, most specifically Hickory and Dickory, General Gau, and the Conclave. I do really hope that John Scalzi continues to write in this universe in the future. The Conclave is an exciting concept, and I look forward to hearing more!

Game Log

This past week I spent a lot of time on WoW again. The three of us did one final round in the 30-39 PVP bracket at level 40. Shadowform is nice! We also ran all four instances of Scarlet Monastery. I played some Pacman C.E. and beat Guitar Hero 3 in co-op as lead guitar. I’ve been playing some more of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games as well and just a little bit of Rhythm Tengoku Gold!

Body Parts in Songs

Wired reports that artists Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg have created a visual representation of how much each musical genre incorporates each body part into their lyrics. The eyes are sung about most with blues and gospel singing most about hands and hip-hop singing about, no surprises here, asses.