Aeth Wolf

loganberrybunny gave me 5 questions. I can try to come up with 5 for you dear reader if asked.

In a prize draw you win a single-use time machine which allows you to attend one live gig, anywhere in the world, any time in history. Which one do you go to, and why?

Since I can't decide on which particular concert from a single band, I'm gonna have to go with Live Aid, specifically the Wembley half. However, I'm also eyeing the JFK Stadium half and kinda waffling, but I gotta go with the fave to see Queen live at their show stealing set.

 If money was no object, what would be your dream cosplay outfit?

Currently, my "grail cosplay" is a Ghostbusters one, but that's more a matter of time and logistics than money. Owning a 3D printer really drives down the hardware costs at the expense of time. For GB, it's largely a matter of figuring the specifics of how I'm going to do the Proton Pack and Neutrona Wand. With that in mind, something I am far more limited by funds is a fursuit. I don't think I have anywhere near the skills to pull that one off to the level I'd want. Funds also severely limit how accurate I can make props. 3D printed stuff hits visually, but that's not on the level of accuracy of, say, using a Graflex flash for a lighstaber hilt or a Mauser C96 as the base for a DL-44 blaster. M41A Pulse Rifle from Aliens would be another expensive one, needing a Thompson machine gun, Remington shotgun, and part of a SPAS-12, and that's before figuring out the legality of cutting down the Remington real short.

What's a time when you were gaming that you really felt accomplished?

Actually getting match wins back at the beginning of my TF2 Highlander career was a pretty big deal. The team had been getting stomped pretty bad in scrims up to that point. This was only the end of the first half, but pulling ahead was pretty satisfying, especially with as close as that was. 






How do you feel about the makeup of the furry/pony (you choose) fandom now compared to when you first encountered it?

Why not both?
Furry is definitely bigger now than way back in 2002. I do feel like there's a portion of the fandom that's more in it because of independent queer artists than for the anthropomorphic animal aspect.

As far as pony, I do think it's smaller than it was at it's peak. Probably still bigger than when I got into it summer 2011, but certainly down from the peak. It also feels like there's a lot of trash that needs to be tossed out. It never did sit well with me that the fandom had 4chan origins, and meme lords are always a red flag for me. Feels like a lot were just here for the memes and ignored all that the show stands for.

What's the most breathtaking natural sight/feature you have ever witnessed in person?

I always love getting away from the light pollution and seeing the full starfield, Milky Way and all. The utter vastness of it all plus my own sci-fi addled brain seeing millions of worlds with sights to see and, with any luck, some life to meet.

Still alive, just dormant on longer form blogging. I did get to see the eclipse, but I wasn't in the totality area, so it didn't get super dark, but I did get to see it.

Been dicking with Quake 3 today.

https://boingboing.net/2017/04/08/six-to-end.html

I mean, yeah, I mostly just lurk anymore even if I don't post much, but I think it's time to finally cut it entirely. It's not like much happens anyway (aside from my little stint with a girlfriend who ended up being a liar and cheater)

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As I utterly fail at several NES games:


Actual live stuff at WolfGaming whenever I bother to stream.

And the crowning moment of win from this year's Dragon*Con was this: http://twitpic.com/2l88kg

I got Brent Spiner's autograph. The only thing that could've made that more awesome would've been for me to have nabbed Levar Burton's as well, but he wasn't at his table any of the times I checked. Adam Savage's Q&A was just as awesome as last year's. The whole con seemed more alive than last year, and I think the better weather was part of the cause. I really wish I could've been there the entire weekend this year. There was so much life left in the con for the night when I left.

Dragon*ConTV warns that younger attendees may not like public yiffing.

Gah, one week to go. I need either a TARDIS or a DeLorean to get all my preparations in now.

So, the Empire Strikes Back Vintage collection from Hasbro apparently dropped this month instead of August. I freakin' love the retro packaging, and the mail away is pretty sweet. When I get another of the Luke in Bespin fatigues, I'm gonna do a photo comparison of the new one and the original 1980 Kenner one. The only thing I dislike about them so far is that they're priced at $9.99 instead of $7.49.

While at Toys 'R' Us today, I discovered that the newest wave of Star Wars figures is out. The new dark packaging is far more interesting than the previous wave's mostly white look. The figures themselves seem to be of the same sculpt and build quality as the previous ones. The new bonus thing is a card game thing where the figures are used to battle. I'm not too excited about that, but I am excited that each figure includes a base for use in that game. I'm not entirely fond of the design of the bases, but I'll take a free stand. All you have to do is leave out the card thing and they make a pretty decent stand. I'm not sure why they included 2 pegs on each one. I haven't tried them out on my older figures (they're already on bases from Entertainment Earth), but, of the 3 new ones I have, only 1 of them has a wide enough stance to utilize both pegs at once, General Grievous. Like the previous waves of Saga Legends figures, these include a bundle of "secret weapons". They've changed them up and seem to be semi-customizing these weapons based on the character within, but I still find this frustrating. I have enough spare weapons to arm the entire Imperial Army. Just give me the base as the extra. I'll even take the card game thing. Just stop giving me a dozen guns for every figure (the previous wave even included them with R2!).

Blah, another month until the vintage collection starts, which will see me keeping more of them in the packaging. I'm looking forward to the mail-in offer, too. Retro-Kenner-style Boba Fett with a rocket that actually launches, which was originally promised back in the '70s/'80s, but it never materialized, just the standard Fett. I'm also looking forward to the giant-ass AT-AT they'll be debuting. I want several of them so I can re-enact the Battle of Hoth on snowy days.

I also picked up Black Lantern and White Lantern pins to stick on my messenger bag and may move the other DC pins I have from my jacket to the bag until cooler weather rolls around.

If I were to research, write, and record a podcast about the history of fandom in general, how many of you would give it a listen?