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It was a peaceful Friday The 13th.

I had a nice peaceful Friday the 13th. I went for a walk and did some Japanese cooking. Was very sunny out today, felt really nice!

Also decided to install my kinect to my PC and play with some open source mocap software. I haven’t recorded anything. I’ll have to setup on one of the other computers (where I’ll have more walking room). But it recognized a skeleton, progress!

Meanwhile in SFM. I haven’t produced anything yet (can’t be arsed atm), but I have some pose pictures I put together for fun.

Hats. It’s all about the hats.

This Millar is for you, for all that you do! Beer Tram!

Welcome bork to the Drunken Gaming Corner and to the Tour de France!  Yes indeed, the riders have a challenging day of racing ahead of them as they head out for the longest stage of the year!  The riders will be leaving the beautiful Alps as they start off from Saint-Jean-de -Maurienne and head over to Annoy-Davezieux.  Today’s race should be interesting tram!

Here they go through a tunnel towards the beginning of the stage.  Wheeees!

The coverage picked up at the second climb at Col du Granier with a pack of five riders taking a nice lead here through the scenic Alps.  A bit further down the road are some epic wooded cliffs as they head to Entremont-le-Vieux.  Looks like a nice area to camp at perhaps!

Oh noes, we had a bad crash down the descent by David Moncoutie of the Cofidis team.  Looks like he needs a new front tire now and his leg is bleeding badly and was taken to the hospital!  I hope he will be OK!!!!

Now they are making their way through the food station in Saint-Joseph-de-Riviere as Bradley Wiggins cycles and munches.  nomnomnom!

Frank Schleck is grabbing the bag with the food and water in it, while Cadel Evans is having a nice chat with TJ Van Gardener as they pedal through a scenic valley with tall wooded cliffs on both sides!  Epic!

Oh mys, I was just reading that a sports writer for Cycle Magazine likes to call Cadel Evans “Cuddle”!  I love that name for Cadel!

Ooops, the TV screen rezzed out to a solid green – LOL!

Now they are pedaling through a farming valley outside of Marcilloles as they head towards the sprint area in a flat valley.  Not all the riders are participating in the sprint.   A pack of five leaders are hanging together through the sprint and they don’t seem to be sprinting.

Wow, they have a cool Castle of the Postman.  He built a huge stone sculpture in the back yard for his mausoleum.  I wonder if he was a bit nuts by the looks of it – LOL!

More fields of sunflowers!  Yays!  Awws, a couple of riders in the back are cruising along and having some fun as they smile and wave at the cameras!

Peter Millar won the sprint even though they weren’t really sprinting for it – LOL!

The five leaders are ahead by over 11 minutes with Millar leading the way at about 40 miles out at Drome.

Epic ancient castle at Anneyron where they used to make silk to support the Benedictine Monks.  I imagine that they made beer her toos!!!!! Benedictine beer is some of the best on the planet, so drink up meh hearties!!!!  And the beer of the Day is Chimay!!! I love Chimay!  omnomnomnom!

The cyclists have been riding for over four hours so far!  That is a heck of a lot of riding!

Anneyron is a beautiful ancient town with narrow winding roads as the peloton squeezes through.

I wonder if the winner of the stage gets a free baguette? LOL!

Someone has a bright yellow car with racing decals all over and a bicycle rack on top with two bikes mounted up there a couple of guys dressed in yellow jerseys pretending to ride along!  They are parked next to a big field of maize.

The peloton is over 12 minutes behind the leaders around Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire.

Anneyron is the home of the hot air balloon.  Wheees!  The road is quite narrow here but is no problem for the five leaders.

This guy is having the best time, sitting in his window!

There are many ancient castles in this area.  So epic tram!  One of the oldest suspension bridges in the world is along the route over the Rhone River.

 

As the peloton approaches Silon, the leaders are still about 12 minutes ahead.  There is a hill coming up towards the finish, so whoever wants to win should be ready to make their move!  David Millar is still in the lead with a pack of the same five.

No one attacked as they headed over the last hill, so the pack of five continues over the narrow and winding roads.

Bernard Isel needed a new tire.  Seems like a bad time to need to stop – LOL!

Still a pack of five leaders through Silon with a lead over 11 minutes with just a few miles left in the race.

Now they are zooming through Annonoy, and around the round-about as they pick up the pace.  Cool ancient house that is built into the side of the hill!

Now Millar has busted a move and taken the lead!  The leaders are pedaling like crazy as they cruise through a mix of old and new buildings with just a couple miles to go!

Now it’s down to Millar and  Jean-Christophe Peraud to the finish!  And after much frantic pedaling, David Millar barely wins!  Whew!  That was exciting!  Usually, the peloton catches the leaders, but not this time!  Nicely done Millar!  This Chimay’s for you!  For all that you do!!!

 BREAKING NEWS!  Matt Goss has been relegated by race commissaires following his sprint that almost took out Peter Sagan and will lose points from finishing sixth in today’s stage!  Bad Matt Goss, Bad!!! 

Tomorrow we head towards the Mediterranean in another long stage.  Wheeees!

One of the toughest days yet on the Tour! Have a Savoy Wine!

Hello once again meh hearties!  Today is Day 11 of the Tour de Underpants, and a difficult race day is shaping up in the Alps!  Although the route from Albertville to La Toussuire – Les Sybelles is shorter stage than most, today’s course has several challenging hills and promises to separate the winners from the mere finishers!

Since we are in the Savoy Region of France, the Wine of the Day is any Savoy wine you can find in a store near you!  Many are affordable and delicious, but can be difficult to find in the States.  Your best bet is seeing what your local wine shop or grocery store with a large selection has in stock since not much of it exported.

The riders have split off into two distinct groups as they ride through a nice wooded area close to the start outside of Albertville.  The group that is leading is trying to get a head start on the large hills that are coming, and the group that is following is just going at their normal pace.

Now they are going through some switchbacks as they appear to cling to the side of the mountain.  The hillsides on the Col de la Madeleine are a beautiful lush green due to plenty of rain this spring.  So beautiful as they snake their way up the mountain.  Some people were camping out along side the road here.  Looks like epic funz!!!!

LOL!  Some guy is running along side the leaders and almost blocked their path.  Stay out of the way, crazy dude tram!!!!

Peter Velits just barely beat out Kessiakoff on the hill climb by a tire length or so, with the peloton about 2.5 minutes behind.  Now the two leaders are flying down the backside of the hill.  The road surface isn’t that great here as they fly around some very sharp corners!

Epic jagged mountaintops at Saint-Colomban-des-Villards!  Now they are climbing again through the wooded area at La Chal, with over 6 miles to the top of hill at Col de la Croix de Fer.  Cause it’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll!!!

The roads are very narrow here as they wind up the mountainside towards Col de la Croix de Fer.  Roland managed to win this hill climb, while the peloton is still struggling up the hill.  One of the mechanics had his entire upper body leaning out the car window to oil some gears as they were cruising down the road.

Watch out for the corners as you fly downhill, peeps!

Looks like the ruins of a bunker from one of the world wars there, close to some cool chalets.  Rolland also won the Col du Mollard hill climb.  Nicely done!

Down the other side, someone lost their water bottle as the lid went flying one way and the container portion went flying the other – LOL!  Now some other guy is running along with the cyclists.  Wheeees!

Oh noes, Rolland took the corner a bit too fast and crashed! He quickly got back on his cycle and continued on downhill.

The cyclists are starting to pick up the intensity a bit in Le Suel.

Le Villard is a very old town, based on the architecture, as they continue uphill towards the finish.

Cadel Evans is struggling up the final hill as Bradley Wiggins pulls ahead.  TJ Van Gardener came back to encourage Cadel along.

Rolland is holding onto his lead with just a couple miles to go.  Can he hold onto his lead as the road gets even steeper as the town of La Toussuire comes into view!  Bradley Wiggins is grimacing up the hill.  Oh my, that spectator was really excited as he ran along uphill waving a big flag and yelling at the top of his lungs – LOL!

Rolland is smiling all the way towards the finish since he is in the lead.  As the finish line is in sight, he is smiling so much that his face might break – LOL!

Someone is blowing bubbles over the course a few hundred feet from the finish – LOL!

Well, it looks as though Cadel Evans has fallen back and stands no chance of winning the Tour, and it’s written all over his face.  Awwws, sorry Cadel!!! I’ll always love ya!!!!! Yays!!!!

What an exciting and scenic day of racing!  Thank you for once again joining meh here in the Drunken Gaming Corner, and see you tomorrow for more racing funz!!!

 

Early Morning Open Thread

Got a full day of work in (and did surprisingly well considering I woke up 15 minutes before having to actually be there). Aside from that I played around a bit in SFM with human models. Now I understand how to animate their limbs and faces (if they have them). Speaking of SFM, I talked with a person via PM at SPUF. We were both puzzled as to why certain models were transparent. It actually has something to do with any phong string in the vmt data. So I got out VTF Edit and went to town getting rid of the phong strings (while keeping backups of course).

So now I can use a smaller core (in case anything human sized needs to pick my character up in anything) for my videos if need be. I’m also going to look into finding some way to get Blender to do motion capture with my Kinect.

Of course compared to Yutram’s character, mine looks almost microscopic!

Macon Bacon and Rhone Wines on the Tour de Underpants, Stage 10!

Welcome back to the Tour de Underpants!  I hope that the riders involved in accidents in the first week had a good rest day so they can perform well in the Alps!

 

Today’s segment, Stage 10, starts in Macon (I like to call it bacon!!) and finishes in Bellegard-sur-Valserine.  Since today’s stage begins in the northern Rhone Valley, The Wine of the Day is Chateau de Beaucastel from the Chateanuneuf-du-Pape region of the Rhone Valley.  Chateau Beaucastel is the go-to wine as far as Rhones go because they are always well-made and have more flavor than the other Rhones wines.  Also, Chateau de Beaucastel has an epic history with Pope John XXII moving the Roman Catholic Church to Chateau de Beaucastel in 1321 (yes indeed, I said 1321 A.D.!)

 

Quality Rhone wines have the coat of arms as part of the bottle as seen below, so if Beaucastle is not available or is too expensive (which it is in today’s world!), look for a Rhone with the coat of arms on it.

Red and rose Rhone wines are made primarily from the Syrah grapes and usually are blended with other grapes such as Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier (white grapes).  White Rhone wines are made from the same grapes, only with no Syrah.

One of the latest fads in winemaking here in the States are wineries specializing in producing Rhone varietials, and they call themselves Rhone Rangers.  Domestic wines made from Rhone grapes are very different in flavor and character than wines from the Rhone Valley, just as domestic wines made from Bordeaux grapes are very different than Bordeaux wines.  If you are looking for something different, give the Rhone Rangers a try.  Often pairs well with beef and other full-bodied dishes.

And here they go through the beautiful French Alps!  The TV coverage begins at the sprint and Michael Goss wins it in Beon by a spoke or two!  Nicely done tram!

And they ride on to Cozon along the Rhone River, past the big rail yards with cars and containers.  This is an industrial town with the air conditioning company CIAT located here.

And up the big big hill towards the small town of La Seppette.  This is a challenging section, the  Grand Colomier, as the peloton stretches out up the hill.

Oh wow, the switchbacks on top of the large hill are sooooo epic with views down to the Rhone River.  I would love to take pictures there!  France is such a beautiful country!

Oh mys, the picture is rezzing out so it looks as though one of the riders doesn’t have any skin – LOL!

The peloton is about 6 minutes behind with 30 miles to go.  The riders are really working here with their shirts open and such.  Pedal pedal pedal!

Oh mys, a spectator was waving a huge flag on a long stick and was draping it over the peloton so that the riders in the back of the group couldn’t see where they were going!  Don’t impede their progress, please!!!

Nice Norsk flags as they approach the top.  What a great crowd here!

Awesome Huge French flag over a field.  Acres and acres of French flag!

The peloton is about 5 minutes behind the leader as they fly down the backside of the hill.

Nice sculpture of a pig by the fine food producers with some people waving flags in the middle!

Now they are in valley in the scenic town of Sothonod with the peloton behind by a couple of minutes.  They are approaching the final hill with 4 riders in the lead.  Oh mys, more Norsk flags!

Nice stretch!  One of the riders bent his leg back and gave his hamstrings a nice stretch as he was pedaling down the road.

And now Thomas Voeckler is taking off towards the finish!  He’s busting a move as the other four leaders struggle to keep up with him in the agricultural town of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine.

Zoom Zoom Zoom as Voeckler zips underneath the rail bridge and on toward the finish!  And he digs deep as he huffs and puffs to the finish.  Three riders are desperately chasing him as they all grimace to the finish!  They are all looking back at each other as Voeckler holds them off for the finish in Bellegarde-sur-Valserine.  All of riders were so exhausted by the finish that they had one of the slowest finishes seen in many years.  Nice job at digging deep!!!! 

Cadel Evans is leading up the peloton as he also digs deeps and holds off the peloton except for Thibot Pinot.  Great job everyone!

The Bulge of the Day Award once again goes to Peter Sagan for the way his protective cup was bulging as he was sitting on his bicycle seat as he pedaled over the finish line.  I can’t help but wonder sort of protective cover he keeps wearing through the Tour – LOL!

Awwws, Thomas Voeckler is so happy to be on the podium!  He jumped up and down from excitement and is beaming more than even the sun!  The French peeps really dig him!

Bradley Wiggins retains the Yellow Jersey, with Cadel Evans almost 2 minutes behind, and Chris Froome a few seconds behind Cadel.  Paul Sage is leading in Points for the Green Jersey, while Thomas Voeckler also leads in the hills for the red polka dot shirt.   Thomas Van Garderen leads the youth for the White Jersey, and the Radioshack-Nissan Team is ahead of the pack.

Tomorrow’s stage features some serious mountaineering in the Alps, including two of the most difficult climbs of the entire tour!  Tomorrow’s stage promises to truly separate the men from the boys.  Good luck to all the riders tomorrow tram!!!!

Thank you meh hearties for following the Drunken Gaming Corner on my epic journey through France’s Underpants!   Take care and have fun!

 

The Engine Room Episode 2?

Due to technical difficulties that were technically unforeseen, I’m technically stuck trying to fix the next episode before I release it. Technically, it was supposed to be released yesterday.

I guess what I’m technically trying to say is:

TECHNICALLY DELAYED!

I figured you technically deserved to know that the next episode is on it’s way, and should technically be live any day now.

Stay tuned for Episode 2: Electric Boogaloo!

Bendilin Spurr of Ontario Canada, the guy that will be forever known for wanting to beat up Anita Sarkeesian

For those who don’t know. Anita Sarkeesian is an American feminist media critic who focuses on depictions of women in popular culture. She talks about how women are depicted in movies and games. She also had a kickstarter project for a Tropes Vs Women video serieswhich you can read about here. She received some flack for this (even beforehand) and has been labeled such things as “slut” “whore” amongst other things by guys who are offended by someone who wishes to point out the obvious about how women are portrayed in games. One of these “men” by the name of Bendilin Spurr of Ontario Canada, decided on a “spurr” of the moment to make a game where you can hit her. I’m not sure what’s more stupid, Bendilin Spurr of Ontario Canada actually doing this or the latest comments on his steam profile from friends telling Bendilin Spurr of Ontario Canada to fight the good fight, and that Bendilin Spurr of Ontario Canada is a hero for doing this. Nothing says you’re a hero like making a flash based game where you hit a woman. Classy.

It’s a shame that Anita can’t be more like Bendilin Spurr of Ontario Canada, he’s a real winner! Especially with his erotic Sonic The Hedgehog drawings and his epicly awesome YouTube account.

Winning material from 2 years ago.

After sharing this with Yutram, we both have to ask. When did the shamwow guy have a love child?

So anyway… The comments on his steam page backing him up. Here are my faves.

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3631390/

Bring it the fuck on Feminsts, I fucking dare you, flat out fucking dare you

I’m here day, noon and night

Translation: I have no life.

The way that you have been harassed is wrong to the point that it should be criminal. Please don’t give in them. Get your twitter account back and just ignore the throng of idiots.

Yes, the harassment which started from creating and releasing a flash game about hitting a woman is just criminal.

Ah, misery enjoys company. And they’ll have each other for a loooooooong time.

Edited to add: If you run a server and wouldn’t want this creep on your server, here’s his Steam ID STEAM_0:0:20040426

Update

His twitter is back up if you want to say hello. 🙂

Stage 9 Time Trials on the Duh Planet!

Good morning meh hearties!   I hope you are all doing well out there!  I’m feeling a bit foggy-headed today after putting a couple of coats of porch paint over my bath tub tiles, so now my house smells like a chemical factory or something, even with lots of windows open and several fans going!  So I’m hoping that today’s update makes sense while I’m feeling on the Duh Planet!  Wheeees!

Yes, and the Wine of the Day is none other than Oil-Based Porch Paint!  Let the good times roll!

The 9th stage of the Tour is a Time Trial from Arc-et-Senans to Besancon, and takes a bit less than an hour for the cyclists to complete.  A beautiful agricultural area just outside Arc-et-Senans.

Cheers to you toos, German spectators!!!  Yays!!  Oh wait, the New Wine of the Day is Whatever They Are Having!  Wootz!!!

 

 

Fabian Cancellara is taking his turn and pedaling hard uphill.  The team car and the camera crew must stay behind the cyclist at all times in the individual time trials segments.  He has taken the lead at the first time check at Abbans-Dessus.  Nicely done!

That was a nice scenic shot of the Oscar Meyer WeinerMobile!  And a nice sculpture featuring a boat mast with lots of different colored bicycles attached all over it!

Now Sylvain Chavenel is climbing up to the first time check area.  There goes Team Radio Shack warming up on their stationary cycles.  Chavenel was having a great run and was nearly able to catch Canellara but not quite.

 

 

Nice performance by Sandy Cesar!  Meanwhile, Peter Sagen lost about 5 minutes on his run compared to the leaders of the stage.

Fabian Cancellara has taken a couple minutes off the second time check.  And he continues to haul ass through the town of Avanne-Avene.  Cancellara has overtaken Tony Martin after he had to stop and change his tire just a few minutes into his run.  Now Chavenelle has taken over the #2 spot for today’s time trial.

Besancon is a beautiful hilly city, with the remains of the Citadel sitting high upon a hillside, looking down on the city below.  Epic!

Oh mys,  TJ Van Gardener has taken over the lead after a strong final segment!   What a surprise!

There goes Chris Froome!  Wheeees!  I love the start house area in Arc-et-Senans! 

Cadel Evans is now waiting to start in the blow-up starting house section – LOL!   He’s moved up to the starting line now.   This is a small picture of someone at the starting line:

 

 

Oh mys, a spectator had really wet pants, I wonder if he couldn’t make it to the restroom in time or what – LOL!

Cancellara still has the lead despite strong runs from a few other riders.

Frank Schleck had a good run for someone who normally doesn’t do well in the individual time trial.  Good job tram!

There goes Cadel!  He seems to be working hard here!  Wiggins has the best time at the first time check point so far!  Get out of the way, photographer with the long lens!  He almost got clipped!

Cadel Evans is shaving off the corners and lowering his weight as he flies downhill towards the Doubs River.

Chris Froome had an excellent finish and is the new leader!  He is wearing a specially designed skin suit, so perhaps that is helping him out. Can he maintain his lead as Cadel Evans and other riders have yet to complete the course?

Wow, Cadel Evans is pedaling his ass off towards the finish, as a fountain of sweat is pouring down his chin!  Go Cadel Go!  He performed well but it wasn’t enough finish in the top 5 for this stage.

OK, here comes our final rider, Bradley Wiggins!  He is flying towards the finish, will he win the stage?  He’s flying along as he turns the final corner and yesss!  He wins it!  Yays!!!  He has never won a stage before!  Like a virgin tram!!  Wheeees!

Froome is second in Stage 9, with Cancellara, Van Garderen and Chavanel rounding out the Top 5.

Overall in the Tour, Wiggins is now wearing the Yellow Jersey, with Evans a couple minutes behind him, and Froome a couple seconds back from that.  Great job everyone!!!! Yays!!

Amazing town of Besancon!  Thank you for hosting the final stage!  Beautiful!

I didn’t see any good candidates for the Bulge of the Day, so hopefully I can see something worth reporting on down the road.

OK meh hearties, tomorrow is a well-deserved Rest Day, so I won’t have an update for you here in the Drunken Gaming Corner!  I could use a break too from all these typing words! 

We will pick things back up on Wednesday in the Alps!  Wheeees!  Have fun out there everyone!!!!! Yays!!!