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Today, at 6pm Pacific Time, a fantastic charity fundraiser began over at Desertbus.org.  In case you have no idea what it is (and many of you probably don’t), Desert Bus for Hope is where the Loading Ready Run crew plays the most boring video game ever created:  Desert Bus.  Basically, its a realistic, 16-bit simulation of a drive from Phoenix, AZ to Las Vegas, NV, and it drifts slightly to the right the whole time.  Oh yeah, awesomeness.  You can watch them play via live webcams, and interact with them via IRC, and see just how much they are tortured by this game.  They also do silly things in front of the camera to pass time.  And, what keeps them playing is donations from people like you.  Yes, you!

“Why?” you ask.  Well, all donations to Desert Bus are then donated to Child’s Play, a charity established by the creators of Penny Arcade, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, to help children’s hospitals with entertainment for their young patients.  Targeted to gamers and geeks, Child’s Play has generated millions of dollars in donations.

So, do you want to help the children?  Do you want to make internet comedians dance to your tune?  Do you want to see them play the most boring game ever made?  Then, go visit it Desert Bus and enjoy!  Remember, it’s for the children!

You give him the most awesome sidekick evar!

By Lindsay Holman on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

This is one more piece of evidence that the internet is awesome! Found via @raygun01 on Twitter

So, today, in beautiful Downtown San Jose, California, zombies will descend upon the masses. And it shall be Gore-ious! Yours truly, and a couple of my other fellow Procrastinators, will be there to join in with the macabre festivities! We’ll get back to you later with pictures (probably) and tales of the undead!

BRAINS!!!!

This image made its way to me via e-mail, and I found it very fitting:

Found this in a friend’s LiveJournal.  This particular map shows where in the United States I’ve been.

visited 12 states (24%)
Create your own visited map of The United States or Best time to visit South Korea

Feel free to give it a whirl and drop your maps in the comments section below. There are also maps for the entire world (minus Antarctica) and India.

Quick note to all of you Game Masters out there.  If you have a bunch of ladies in your gaming group, and they each build very feminine characters, be prepared for . . . adventures in shopping!  I kid ye not!  This is exactly what happened to me the other night.

Me:  Okay, so you’re in town, what do you want to go do?
Lady #1:  I’m gonna go shopping for candy and sweets.
Lady #2:  Ooh!  I go with her!
Lady #3:  I need more cloth and a sewing machine, so what can I find?
Me:  *slaps forehead*

True story.  Totally wasn’t ready for that.  At least two other PCs decided to go to the seedy bar!

In other news, look for some changes here at Professional Procrastinators in the near future!

So, recently, I’ve become addicted to a site that’s missed my notice (and the notice of far too many others) called LoadingReadyRun.com.  It’s by a bunch of guys (and a few ladies) from our neighbors up North.  No, not Alaska . . . that place inbetween . . . y’know, Canada.  Yeah, that place.  But, that’s not what this is aboot.  No, I’m here as a public service announcement, to promote these fine film makers.  They’re geeks, they play D&D, they play lots of video games, they’re into anime, and they’re just plain funny to boot.  They’ve been around since 2004 (at least) and their popularity continues to grow.  They’ve even gotten to interview Uwe Boll!

They’ve got quite the gamut of comedy videos, which includes various sketch comedy, such as “ArMEGAddon” and “How To Talk Like A Pirate“.  They report ridiculous real-world news stories via “The Phailhaus“.  And, they teach us how to cook like a man with “Man Cooking“.  Plus, they eat absolutely horrible things for the “Iron Stomach Challenge“.  So, didn’t like watching them eat something gross?  You think that’s bad? You think that’s bad?  Well, I’ve seen Skeletor’s Dick!.

Seriously, check these guys (and gals) out!  I think they’re hilarious.  To be critical, sometimes their sketch comedy is a little off (dare I say “not all that funny”), but for the most part, they always make me laugh.  They update every week (mostly), which makes them more reliable than us.  But, what kind of professional procrastinators would we be if we didn’t put off posting stuff?

Grade: A for Awesomeness!

Catch ya’ later!

Here is another awesome Top 5 List. This week I am making a list of my top 5 favorite stand-up comics. This is another one of those things that will change every now and then depending on what mental state I am in at the time. But I tried to do my best to make this one accurate. So lets go…

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It’s time again for another excellent Top 5 list. This week I am doing my Top 5 books of all time. This list was a little tough because my favorite books tend to change depending on what I am reading at the time or what I’m into at the time. But I think this is pretty close to what my ALL time favorites are. So here it is… Read more…

It’s that time again for another awesome TOP 5 list. Can you feel the excitement?! This week was a tough one. A lot of pain and suffering deciding which ones to put in the top 5, but here it is ,for better or worse, my top 5 action movies of all time. These are the action movies I can’t get enough of.

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