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  • Feature article: Nitpicker's Guide: Doctor Who #103: The Unquiet Dead
  • Lost Cause I - There's No Hope, Part V online!
  • Feature article: Nitpicker's Guide: Doctor Who #101: Rose
  • Feature article: 3D Development: Number Two

  • third (or second) nitpicker's guide!
    Posted by 8 of 12 at 08:13AM, April 16, 2005

    Okay, so I've fallen a bit behind already. I'll catch up, I'm sure of it. Just to make sure I don't fall behind any further... this one's up on time. Here is the Nitpicker's Guide to Doctor Who #103: The Unquiet Dead.




    See? It wasn't such a lost cause...
    Posted by 8 of 12 at 21:56PM, April 13, 2005

    Showing that I have to pull myself out of this blue funk I managed to get bogged down in, I decided to pull my finger out and make Lost Cause part 5!

    So, there you go! It's in the radio series, all uploaded and ready to go for your listening pleasure.

    I had a really whacked out dream last night, with me and a bunch of people on rollerskates doing co-ordinated dancing to Nelly's 'Tilt Ya Head Back'. I actually laughed myself awake. I take that as a sign.


    New nitpicker's guide online!
    Posted by 8 of 12 at 00:58AM, April 3, 2005

    Nitpicker's guides are somewhat a feature of my previous site, The Galactic Handbook, but watching the new Doctor Who episodes kind of made me remember why I liked writing them so much to begin with. So let's see how long I can keep up to scheduale: online now is the Nitpicker's Guide to Doctor Who #101: Rose.




    I can't believe you fell for it, Limpy
    Posted by 8 of 12 at 22:54PM, April 2, 2005

    Yeah, unfortunately, the previous story in regards to the rights of Carl the Swordmaster of Jamabalaya Island being sold to LucasArts is a complete April Fools joke. As if they'd make a business decision that smart!


    Nightlight Productions sells out
    Posted by 8 of 12 at 23:11PM, April 1, 2005

    I'm both extremely pleased and a little dismayed to announce that Nightlight Productions have sold the rights to one of its characters, specifically Carl, the Swordmaster of Jambalaya Island, to LucasArts for undisclosed use in future projects.

    'At this point in time, the future of Beneath Monkey Island is uncertain.' Matthew Smith, creator, achnowledges. 'And if Carl can go on to bigger and better things... then who am I to hold him back?'

    When asked who would voice Carl and be responsible for his material, all that Matthew would disclose is 'I hope that someone high profile like Eddie Murphy, Chris Tucker, or Martin Lawrence are contracted for the voice acting. I myself will retain creator rights, and all material will need to be met with my approval. Expect a fair amount of 'yo momma' jokes.'

    The decision to sell the rights of Carl also included an option to the rights of another Nightlight character, that of Valora DeCazador.


    Above: Artist's impression of Carl, next to his real life preferred counterpart.



    Uh...
    Posted by Metallus at 14:28PM, March 26, 2005

    Did you...did you want me to respond here or what? Just send me the damn image!




    New menu! See left!
    Posted by 8 of 12 at 04:52AM, March 26, 2005

    Now that the feature for Number Two has gone online, it's time to sneak preview a new character on the menu. Please marvel and drool at the debute of the fourth character, Death!

    Met... can you put 'sections' over the top again, please? I'll be stuffed if I can figure out how you did it right... Paint Shop Pro doesn't do shadowing.


    Finally, Number Two is 3D!
    Posted by 8 of 12 at 03:52AM, March 26, 2005

    A long awaited feature about the 3D character of Number Two is now in the feature section! This is something that has been hinted about, heck, you all even got a teaser in the form of the menu image on the left... but now you can finally see Number Two in all his 3D glory!

    Please post praise to the wonder that is Sal on the forums. Have a nice Easter tomorrow, everyone.


    I have a news account.
    Posted by Metallus at 06:27AM, March 16, 2005

    It's true! I've had one since the beginning seeing as I installed the news script. Being that this is not my website, however, I do not plan to use it often. Hi!


    Be right back
    Posted by 8 of 12 at 18:00PM, March 8, 2005

    Sorry about this guys... I'm going through a kinda traumatic break up with my girl and during the next couple of weeks will probably find myself moving across the other side of the country, to Sydney.

    After that., I have to pull together my will to live. So March might be written off as far as Nightlight goes.

    Wish me luck, everyone. Sal and Metallus can probably keep you apprised on the forums. Me... I don't know if I'll be able to look at the site for a while.

    You gamble everything for love...


    Welcome to my Life, Sunday edition
    Posted by 8 of 12 at 19:00PM, February 20, 2005

    Well that certainly was an eventful Sunday!

    Noddy: 1, Other Car: 0

    Yesterday, Noddy had his first (to my knowledge) major battle and came out victorious.

    With Bec and myself in the car after a morning at the markets, I made ready to leave the car park. Okay, so maybe I swung around a bit too wide when I left the parking spot and turned to the car park intersection. But hey, Noddy has no power steering. Easy mistake to make.

    A lady swung around the corner next to me when she really had no business doing it. She wasn't going to make it, but she tried anyway. Next thing I know I hear a crunch that honestly sounded like a tin can being crushed - the driver side of her car doors had hit the back corner of Noddy.

    I hit the horn. She actually tried to accelerate and made it worse. I think that Noddy's horn may have scared her more than anything, it does sound a bit like a constipated cow. Her husband was in the passenger seat next to her, and I could see him leaping out of the car already... but it clearly wasn't my fault. She had the right of way, she just took the corner too sharply. After the cars were pried apart, myself and the other guy inspected the damage. His car, a couple of years old, around $30,000 Aussie dollars worth of automobile, had a large dent in both the doors, and at least $3000 worth of damage.

    Pictured below is the extent of Noddy's damage.



    I think we can see who the clear winner was of that little argument.

    Damage control on the paint situation

    To add to the previous news update involving a rather worrying paint mark on the carpet floor, progress has been made: we picked up this rug from a garage sale, and it appears to be doing the trick


    For the sake of consistency, I made Oscar get in this photo as well. Next we might actually try getting the paint out of the carpet. What is more likely to happen is for it to stay this way until we need to move, and then start to panic.

    And then there were three

    Driving home from the markets yesterday (after Noddy's courageous battle) Bec happened to notice a garbage bag on the side of the road. A moving garbage bag.

    We pulled over, and on further investigation I really don't know how Bec managed to see it, she must have been looking out for it. But there was a plastic grey garbage bag, and inside, three dead kittens and one still alive.

    He was badly dehydrated, and had us worried most of last night. But he's a tough little guy. Been doing a lot of sleeping, but seems to be doing better. So if he ends up sticking around (and I can't imagine Bec letting go of him) that brings our cat total to three.


    I think he's around six weeks old. Tiny little thing. Bec has named him 'Pepper'. I wanted to call him Jonas, Pepe, or Sal.





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