The Somewhat Ambitious

Tomorrow is the finale for Nerds of a Feather on the 2008 run of the Triple J Breakfast Show with Robbie, Marieke and The Doctor (aka. he who cannot go into space). I’ll be discussing all manner of weird shit, including squids with elbows (seriously, they have elbows), celebrities who play World of Warcraft, and [...]

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Well, just when you thought that the unending rape and pillage of our childhoods that has been the past decade of Star Wars films must surely be at an end, George Lucas has to go and outdo himself once more. Not content with simply castrating Han Solo by having Greedo shoot first, recent revelations on [...]

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In a break from nerd news and the general whimsical idiocy which characterises The Somewhat Ambitious, some relatively breaking news: Mumbai is officially caught up in a shitstorm. A group calling itself the Deccan Mujahedeen has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks targeting luxury hotels and various highly populated public places, which is good, [...]

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About a month back, I linked to some do-it-yourself papercraft Marvel superheroes. Well, good news! If you emerged from that encounter peppered with papercuts and clutching your tiny Wolverine, wilting on account of all the blood you’ve lost, and you STILL want more, here’s more! The papercraft guys (I’m assuming they ditched their real names [...]

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As discussed this morning on the Breakfast Show, pictured above is my Death Knight Estelle Getty. And ON todays show, I discussed:
- The new Bandai gun alarm clock (which quite flustered Marieke’s inner fangirl)
- An incident in Louisana involving a phone, a bullet and God.
- The midnight launch of Wrath of the Lich King, and [...]

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IF you happen to be a fan of Lost, and IF you happen to play World of Warcraft, and IF (furthermore) you aren’t deterred by the word IF being repeated pointlessly in upper case, then congratulations, you have chosen the right blog post to read. This screenshot, from Wrath of the Lich King, was posted [...]

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1001 Rules for my Unborn Son is the kind of whimsical, jittery and sprawling blog that not only sets you off down various pop-culture lined avenues, but genuinely gives you a kick in the inspiration gland (or “pineal gland”, if my medical training serves me correctly). Here are a few highlights:
291. Don’t stare. People-watch.
289. Address [...]

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Wowinsider has just reported that soon-to-be-president Obama’s FCC transition co-chairman (whatever the fuck that is) plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, but he’s apparently a resto shammy, has played in two different endgame guilds, and has the “Jenkins” title. Is it too much to hope that Obama logs on? I’d bet good money he’d [...]

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Morning readers! Apologies for the sporadic posting over the past few days, but WRATH OF THE LICH KING has been pummelling me about the face and neck, and I’ve been busy attempting to spank it into submission (with no success). How are we all? Good?
In a tasty piece of news, I shall be interviewing Kevin [...]

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Given the post-Obama rush we’re all being swished around in, it might be a little hard to quantify exactly why we love him oh so much. The UK Telegraph has compiled an amazing list of things you might’nt be aware of about Zeus. Yes, I called him Zeus. Let’s not fuck around with aliases anymore. [...]

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