I have, albeit (I hope) briefly, overdosed on Skyrim. So it's back to trawling the internet for the wonders of the modern age, or whatever. Or maybe I'll just rant on about the cool shit I happened to see this week. THESE COOL THINGS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING!
The first weird awesome pants things: a man paid $16000 - real dollars - for a ritual sword. Wait, did I say ritual? I meant virtual. The guy was at an auction being held to celebrate the launch of a Chinese MMORPG called Age of Wulin. The game isn't even out yet, and he's banking on his gaming experience being worth at least 16k.
There's the lucky guy, clutching the case he was given to commemorate the fact that he's a frigging idiot.
Next, some Gary Oldman. Gary voiced Viktor Reznov in Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops. Conan O'Brien (you may have heard of him) talked with him recently about Viktor, and… holy crap. I love him so much. AND NOW… SO SHALL YOU.
Otaku. They freak me the shit out. Even more so when I watch time-lapse footage of them converging on a single spot like sweaty, pale locusts. Skip to the 1:20 minute mark, that's where things get hairy.
Mass Effect 3 is out in March (OH MY GOD OH MY GOD) and DeviantArt user TommyFilth mocked up his very own Mass Effect Monopoly set.
Monopoly is, of course, an evil game for evil people. It's even more evil when it's being played by people impatient for the release of the best frigging game ever.
And speaking of Steve Jobs, I… wait. That was weird. Anyway, if you like this sort of thing, here's a freakishly realistic Steve Jobs action figure which will set you back a hundred dollars.
Oh my god.
Sweet Jesus.
WHUUUUUU.
THIS IS JUST GETTING UPSETTING NOW. COME ON.
Actually, I think I'm a little turned on. Brb.
But here's some art for you: this guy took a crapload of stories about people's misfortunes and regrets, and turned them into a portrait of notoriously troubled Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. Awesome stuff.
And finally, some Etsy wonderment. This series of beanies by Miss Pamela evoke a certain… I can't quite put my finger on what she's referencing here.
Wait, I… Uh…
THERE WE GO. Sweet. I want one. Then again, I want everything I see, so maybe the problem lies deep within me.
And on that unsettling note, SEE YOU ALL NEXT WEEK!
/Paul