How to Make Toast (2006) is the first in a series of instructional videos we will be posting.
Yearly Archives: 2006
Holiday Brown Recluse WARNING
This was forwarded to me and I thought I’d post it here. Have a safe and happy holiday from everyone at Protozoic.
Forwarded Message Below
WARNING PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!
Holiday Brown Recluse WARNING
Holidays are an important time of year, meant to be spent with friends and family and no one wants theirs spoiled. To ensure that your holidays are happy, please take extra care in the winter months and WATCH FOR BROWN RECLUSES.
Brown Recluses are one of the most deadly spiders in the world. Last year a well known university disclosed, “Proportionally, one drop of Brown Recluse venom is 10 times more potent than a King Cobra, and 5 times more deadly than cyanide.”
In winter Brown Recluse females give birth to spider litters. Recluse spider litters are often found in domestic areas near heating units and paper sources. The females use the paper to construct their nests, which house anywhere from 500 to 1000 baby spiders. This year alone, over 200 cases of Brown Recluse attacks occurring around home computer printers have been reported to the Surgeon General.
More alarmingly, however, have been the number of Brown Recluse bites which have occurred in the bathroom. Because of regular usage and small area space, bathrooms are frequently the warmest and coziest places in any home. Toilet paper in the bathroom provides an excellent cubby hole for spider litters. Since October, 982 bites have been reported, 306 of these fatal. Because Brown Recluse venom has a numbing agent, many victims have reported not knowing they had been bitten until hours after – generally after a friend or family member noticed symptoms.
Two signs to watch for are:
1) Extreme swelling and bruising of anus
2) Profuse bleeding from rectal area
Ask your GP about other signs.
Bite victims generally don’t even know until it is too late.
This year, rather than making a list and checking it twice, check the toilet paper twice before you wipe.
Protocon 2.0 Gallery
Here’s the pictures from Protocon 2.0. If any one wants high res photos for printing, let me know.
The Wicker Man II: Fowlpurgisnacht
The Wicker Man II: Fowlpurgisnacht, completed during this year’s Proto-con 2.0, is the sequel to the 1973 classic The Wicker Man, directed by Robin Hardy. The Wicker Man II: Fowlpurgisnacht follows Pete, who while in search of duck, discovers more than he bargained for, namely the Wicker Man 2.
Protocon 2.0 vs Web(b) 2.0
In case anyone wanted the transcript of the closing remarks made by me during Protocon 2.0, I have posted them here. Thanks to those that attended, if we continue to have such a huge turnout, we will need to find a bigger venue next year!
Protocon 2.0 Live Update 2
I know this is odd, but Live Update 2 is getting posted before Live Update 1. Yell at Pete and Mike. I did my part.
Anyway, we spent most of the day filming Wicker Man 2: Duck for Cover. Here’s a couple stills from it.
Protocon 2.0 Live Update 1
So Protocon is now well and truely under way.
Last night saw a screening of the cinematic classic “Manster”.
Official Itinerary: Proto-Con 2.0 November 17th to 19th, 2006
Official Itinerary: Proto-Con 2.0 November 17th to 19th, 2006 Friday Night 6-9 PM Arrivals 9-10 PM Shopping for Food with Bob the Butler 9-12 PM Movie: Vanishing Point (1971), dir. Richard C. Sarafian 12-? Late Night Discussion Saturday 8-9 AM Breakfast: Beans and Toast 9-10:00 AM Duck and Robot Shopping 10:00-1 PM Wicker Duck Construction 1-2 PM Hors d'oeuvres served by Bob the Butler 2-4 PM Wicker Man II: Duck for Cover - Filming 4-5 PM Food Sculpture 5-6 PM Dinner: Food Sculpture & Wild Game 6-10 PM Fiat (RPG) 10-12 AM Movie Madness (Movies TBA) 12-? AM The Nightwalkers Jaunt of Fear: The Snipe Hunt Sunday 8-9 AM Breakfast: Bagels and Lox 9-10 AM Excelsior & Papers 10-12 AM Project: Penning of the Proto-Con 2.0 Ballad 12-1 PM Lunch: Funk and Junk - "That's pretty punk." 1 PM Goodbye Speech: "Protozoic 2.0 vs Web 2.0" (To be given by Thom Webb)
If you need directions to Webb Manor, please leave a comment. See you fools there.
Enlarging
I’m interested in setting up a darkroom in my apt. Photo film equipment is dirt cheap nowadays, so I typed in “enlarger” on Ebay to see what I could find. I guess I didn’t think about my search phrase enough — I got a lot of results for penis and breast enlargers. On Ebay. I’ll ignore the obvious question of who would buy a penis enlarger, but I will raise another one. Who would be a (potentially used) penis enlarger on Ebay?
Fiat: Diceless Roleplaying
After weeks of sporadic tinkering the role-playing system I was hoping to run for Protozoicon is finally at a usable stage. Still not polished to the sleek and glossy shine I’d prefer but workable at least and including all the necessary components. Also, at six pages, it’s mercifully brief.
You can find it here in PDF format.
For those really interested there’s more commentary available here on the design philosophy behind it and such.