Oct. 13th, 2008
For the video gamers in the audience.
Oct. 13th, 2008 01:39 pmBlizzard's posting new snippets of DIII background and fiction, all written from the IC perspective of a historian and scholar.
His name is Abd al-Hazir.
Arabic is my sixth language, meaning I speak only about two dozen words of it and can mostly get by with "Hello" "Do you speak English?" and "there is no God but God and Mohammed is his Prophet"[1], but my best guess on translating that is "Servant of convenience".
Which is an AWESOME name for a character mouthpiece. It's like naming your authorial insertion character Baron von Schadenfreude.
[1]: A surprisingly useful phrase! And certainly very common, and thus very easy to learn.
His name is Abd al-Hazir.
Arabic is my sixth language, meaning I speak only about two dozen words of it and can mostly get by with "Hello" "Do you speak English?" and "there is no God but God and Mohammed is his Prophet"[1], but my best guess on translating that is "Servant of convenience".
Which is an AWESOME name for a character mouthpiece. It's like naming your authorial insertion character Baron von Schadenfreude.
[1]: A surprisingly useful phrase! And certainly very common, and thus very easy to learn.
Stephen Harper's own audio expert confirms that his defamation suit against the Liberal party is baseless, and that he really did attempt to bribe a dying MP into taking down the government in 2005.
PS: Vote, tomorrow. De-elect Gordon O'Connor! And if you're voting CPC, you're stupid and should punch yourself in the neck eight or nine times. And then read the news. And then, if you still want to vote CPC, punch yourself in the neck a few more times.
PS: Vote, tomorrow. De-elect Gordon O'Connor! And if you're voting CPC, you're stupid and should punch yourself in the neck eight or nine times. And then read the news. And then, if you still want to vote CPC, punch yourself in the neck a few more times.
Look familiar?
Oct. 13th, 2008 06:49 pm
Back copy: "THE DARK EMPIRE STRIKES BACK!"
(Published *after*. So you know who was ripping off who.)
For the fans of British TV.
Oct. 13th, 2008 07:09 pmDo you recognise this man?
You should. This is Paterson Joseph, a quite excellent actor whose past roles include the Marquis of Carabas in Gaiman's "Neverwhere", and several Doctor Who episodes.
Well, rumour has it he's got ( a bit of a spoiler about a future Doctor Who appearance )
You should. This is Paterson Joseph, a quite excellent actor whose past roles include the Marquis of Carabas in Gaiman's "Neverwhere", and several Doctor Who episodes.
Well, rumour has it he's got ( a bit of a spoiler about a future Doctor Who appearance )