The Somewhat Ambitious

I just introduced myself to Nichelle Nichols. And it wasn’t until several minutes later that I picked up on why she looked momentarily confused/embarrassed.
My fly was undone.
Uhura totally saw my Mr. Perfect briefs.
Incidentally, Jewel Staite (of Firefly fame) was neck-deep in Whedon fans (a group I respect but have never been able to mesh with), [...]

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I’ve just been informed that there’s a chance NICHELLE NICHOLS WILL BE AT SUPERNOVA. You think representing Triple J will impress her enough to marry me? Now I’m faced with a dilemma. Do I go with Jewel Staite (Kaylee) or Nichols (Uhura)? This is assuming that they do, in fact, accept my proposal to join [...]

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The latest Jmag to hit the stands has my write-up on Erik De Nijs’ new Keyboard Jeans. Basically he’s designed a pair of hipster jeans with a keyboard woven across the… crotchal… region. But yeah, it’s out now, so go check it out!
Also, it turns out Perth DOES have something here to keep me busy. [...]

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In case you missed this mornings’ episode on Triple J, here is what I covered.
- A brief rundown on how Ned duped me into coming to Perth (he convinced me Terry Pratchett, who is notoriously good with fans, lives here nowadays. He does not).
- A discussion about Sega’s new Eternal Maiden Actualization project, helping lonely [...]

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Having just gotten back from a writing trip in WA, my Google Reader was filled to bursting point. Incidentally, if you ever get a chance to play or get engaged to the Adams Family pinball machine, do so.
Seriously. If it had hands to hold and a heart with which to love (the latter which i [...]

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“You’ve been levelling all day. Haven’t you.”
Remember Ang Lee’s spin on The Hulk, with Eric Bana? Remember finding it hard to watch Jennifer Connelly without visualizing that last scene in Requiem for a Dream? Remember thinking how much better a film you could have made? Well, in regards to that last point, Louis Leterrier got [...]

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Ned was being a whore and needed help with a quest (in case you haven’t picked up on it yet, i’m talking about Warcrack). I logged in, got on the griffon, went to make soup with my girl, and came back ten minutes later to find this on my gmail chat.
Ned: dude we are gettng [...]

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So, if you’re here you’ve either been sent here by gremlins, or you’ve been listening to the Nerds of a Feather segment on the JJJ breakfast show (if it’s as a result of the former, may i recommend LESS huffing of paint). Ned (or Oz, as we’ll be referring to him, partly because he pulls [...]

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The Somewhat Ambitious is Paul Verhoeven and Luke Ryan (with a little help from Ned Dwyer). It’s all about cool and interesting stuff that we think about and do and we think you’ll like it.
Expect to see plenty of writing, videos and links as well as the occasional animated gif.
Paul and Luke (and Ned)

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