Three awesome short films cataloguing experiences in 11 countries. Move is my favourite.
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Geraldine Cox is an inspirational woman, the subject of my second blog, and guest on the 7pm Project this evening. If you didn't get a chance to watch, take a few minutes to do it now.

Read my latest game entry here

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Woot! Listen!
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"I poke my stick in the ground till I find a mine.
Then I dig around it, to make sure that it is not booby-trapped.
Then, I unscrew the detonator.  And the mine is safe."
Sometimes one persons efforts just need to be seen to be believed. Aki Ra, after being enlisted as a child soldier under the Khmer Rouge and being forced to lay hundreds of landmines, has taken it upon himself to clear those same landmines and more, to make the land safe once again.

While there may be plenty of people taking on this noble and dangerous task every day, Aki Ra is the man who does it armed only with a stick, some rudimentary tools, and his bare hands.

He is the currently featured 'Badass of the Week', and an all out legend.
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Join over 3,500 blogs in the Climate Change discussion for Blog Action Day 2009. You can register your blog to participate in Blog Action Day 2009 on October 15.
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The new ad campaign for 2 degrees in New Zealand, featuring Rhys Darby. Gold.

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Though it may be cheesy, Lucky by Jason Mraz is a really sweet song. Well,  believe it just got a little bit sweeter... Check out Ximena's music: www.myspace.com/ximenamusic
 

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I hadn't heard this story until I saw the group pop up on my Facebook home page. I searched for the story behind Jason Napier, to see what all the fuss was about before joining the group (and to make sure that the mention of 'chk chk boom girl' was not an indicator of the story content). 

Courage in the face of adversity is the hardest to muster, but Jason Napier is doing it in style. You can read one of many articles on Jason Napier's story here, and then join the group to help make Jason Napier famous.

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Image courtesy of mikew4 at TradeMe

This link crossed my path this week, from New Zealand's version of eBay, www.trademe.co.nz (thanks Hayden). Not only is the auction quite humorous (even down to the seller's question and answer section), you can now also buy a tee shirt from the 'Scary Washing Machine' range at Mr Vintage. The pictured dinosaur is also for sale on TradeMe.

Check out the auction, it closes on the 18th June and the bid at the time of writing was already $241 - a jump from the $15 bucks I saw it at yesterday!

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I interviewed for a position with local game developer Krome Studios here in Brisbane a wee while back, and after a call to say that the position had been filled internally, I was left wondering if I would ever be able to break into the gaming industry again.

Then, the HR Manager called back about a week later out of the blue, offering me the position. Success! And then... panic stations. I felt like I had been so out of touch with the gaming industry, particularly for entertainment. I started feverishly reading through news posts and reviews to try and get back in the headspace.

Two days in, and I know that I have got some serious gaming time ahead of me.

My dive back into gaming has been more of a 'dipping of the toe in the water', with the first game I have played in ages being 'Fishdom H2O: Hidden Odyssey'. Its a popular hidden object game which I got through Big Fish; the follow up to the original bright and shiny Fishdom which was a Match 3.

I love these games. It's another Playrix special, and they have beefed up the story element. The coolest thing about this game is how easy it is to get started - there are practically zero barriers to entry. It could be a little more difficult - the only point I really felt challenged was trying to spot 50 gold items in 30 seconds, but that was basically the 'let's test your tendancy for RSI' level. 


The cut scenes are nice, although you can't speed them along (I still like to read them rather than skip them completely). On the whole the look and feel is similar to Fishdom, though I prefer the new menu/tank screens and transitions to them. It's a nice touch that you can use your aquarium as a screen saver in these games - sometimes its nice to just watch the fish swim by.

I'll gradually work my way up to a current FPS - baby steps.  

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