I could have had this wedding

Ok so my wedding was pretty great, church, flowers, family, you know the whole nine yards. But how awesome would it have been if I could have had my dream wedding, the Star Wars wedding!

Most Star Wars weddings you see on-line look kinda lame, or if they make the Luke/Leia Bride/Groom mistake looks extra creepy, but Tiger and Issa's is super classy. The Storm Trooper inspired dress is great looking, and the Death Star centerpieces are really awesome. And who wouldn't love a lightsaber showdown after exchanging vows?

More pictures can be found on the photographers website.

Michael Ballack has a polite discussion with a referee

Even though I ended up watching the entire thing in fast forward last night, I could tell the champions league game between Chelsea and Barcalona was pretty epic. There were lots of great moments (Essien's goal was redonkulous) but my favorite moment by far was when Michael Ballack pleaded with the Ref for a PK. It's a pretty impressive act of begging. I think it was the hardest he ran the entire night.

Update!

Drogba had far less polite discussion with the viewers at home.

I've had just about enough of your vassar bashing young lady

Apparently playing Ultimate Frisbee and attending amateur poetry readings are to 1990s for today's college students. These days its all Quidditch all the time...

Every generation has its embarrassments. Mine has to live down flannel shirts, baggy overalls with only one shoulder strap, Kid n' Play, and the original 90210. But thank goodness we don't have to try and explain to our kids how much fun we used to have chasing a soccer ball around the quad while straddling a broomstick.

Gears of War 2: The Search for More Money

When did I become a sucker? Microsoft and Epic Games just announced seven new multiplayer maps and a new single player chapter to Gears of Wars 2. It's called the All fronts collection and it should be available in stores and on x-box live in june for about 20 bucks.

20 bucks for new maps? That seems kinda stupid and a bit insulting. I'll admit it's been about 4-5 years since I've done any real PC gaming, but there's no way I would have paid any ammount of money for new Team Fortress maps or an hour long "expansion level".

Think about it this way, for 20 bucks would I rather have a handfull of new maps or a used game? Last time I was at Gamestop 20 dollars could buy you BioShock, Assasins Creed, Mass Effect or the Orange Box. Heck you can pick up Dead Space for about 30 dollars and that game's not even a year old.

When X-box live launched this was one of my big fears. That game makers were going to find a way to nickle and dime gamers to death. The scary part is it totally works. The second a big title hits the shelves developers are already working on DLC. Oh well, maybe I just need to put down my buggy whip and stop complaining. I hear they're coming out with new games for the Atari Jaguar anyway.

Crooked Little Vein; the book review!

Every once in a while I put down the video games and actually read a book. I picked up Crooked Little Vein in the bargain pile at Barnes and Noble the other day based off nothing but Warren Ellis' (the authority, transmetropolitan, astonishing x-men) reputation. I'll be snookered if this book didn't have me hooked right from the beginning. It's not a very long book. It's only about 220 pages, but Ellis sure uses those pages to mass effect.

The basic plot revolves around a hard luck private detective who is hired by the president's heroin addicted chief of staff to retrieve the Constitution of the United States. Not the regular old boring constitution but the "real" constitution (the one with invisible amendments) created by some of the Founding Fathers as a fallback for their great experiment.

Saying this book is a "seedy journey across America's underbelly" sounds cliche, and doesn't really prepare you for what's in it's pages. There's some really messed up stuff in the book, but somehow Ellis is able to tackle subjects like tantric ostrich parties or godzilla porn with humor and a bit of empathy for the participants.

Anyhoo its a good book, if you're thinking about picking it up just read the first paragraph in the store. It'll be painfully clear if this is your kinda book after that.

Merry Star Wars Day!

In honor of Star Wars Day I present you some fun star wars pics I've been saving for when I run out of ideas.

Sven has the Pig Flu

Last weeks episode of Special 1 TV was kinda lame, so I decided to skip posting it. However, this week they're back with a vengence.

Hot Links!

In all honesty I didn't really bring it this week. Of course neither did any of these guys, but if you have some time to kill check out a few of these posts.

Free Comic Book Day! (io9.com)


Ten Cars That Crashed Chrysler Into Bankruptcy (jalopnik)


Seven Cars That Killed Pontiac (jalopnik)


The Ten Greatest Pontiacs (yes jalopnik again)


Brazilian Soccer Players, what's wrong with you guys!? (the spoiler)


In defence of playing defence (the offsides)


The 10 Most Shameful RPG Dice (topless robot)

Have a great weekend!