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A Halo Birthday
Hehe - last weekend, I attended the birthday party of Miguel Chavez's oldest son with my kids (Rafi turned 10). The party had a Halo theme... but I didn't put up any pics or a writeup because... well, because Rafi is 10. The cake, however, was designed by Gruntsbane, over at Halo Babies, and Mig sent THEM a bunch of pics... so go check it out! (Louis Wu 22:09:43 UTC) (permalink)
Xbox360: Dreamcast 2.0?
1Up has an article comparing (and contrasting) the Dreamcast and the Xbox360 - amazing similarities, in some cases. The differences are where 1Up thinks Xbox360 will get over the hump the Dreamcast never cleared - and one of the biggest is Halo (both older versions, and 'Halo 3' - yeah, we know it's not announced yet). Thanks, DHalo. (Louis Wu 20:47:33 UTC) (permalink)
Time-Sensitive Stuff
Though for the time being, the links are bold and in-your-face, I know how easy it is to overlook stuff that's been there for a while... even when it's glowing. So here's a news post to remind you. The Blow Me Away Charity Auction ends tomorrow - the first auction to finish (the Joyride figures) ends in one day and two hours from the writing of this note, and the last to finish (the I Love Bees signed commemorative DVD) is over an hour and a half after that. (There are roughly 5 minutes between auction endings, so there's always time to jump to the next one if you get sniped.) Total bids are a bit over $9200 right now... but a few items are fantastic deals, and might go up before closing. (Shishka started an interesting thread on our forum recently, wondering why the totally unique Bungie art is selling for less than the signed posters; the thread holds some suggestions for answers, but I'd agree with him that for Bungiephiles, stuff like the Jam Board is hard to beat.) Also closing soon, but not QUITE as soon, is the voting on the 343 Guilt O' Lantern pumpkin carving contest. 5000 of you have weighed in so far - but that leaves lots and lots and LOTS of Halo fans who haven't spoken up. There's no signin required, no email to fork over... all we're looking for is your opinion on carved pumpkins. Look 'em over, label your top 5... voting closes Tuesday night, late, so there are still a couple of days to think about it. (Louis Wu 14:43:29 UTC) (permalink)
It's shorter than the Oscars, I guess.
Wonga. That Weasel has posted a note explaining that the Rockets on Prisoner Awards ceremony is now downloadable. It's... pretty long. Almost an hour and a half long. Downloadable, in either WMP9 format (228 mb) or QuickTime format (291 mb). I tried to watch it... but my QuickTime player crashed. The forum post contains plenty of other links, including text versions of all the winners, if you missed them. (Louis Wu 14:21:07 UTC) (permalink)
Torn between two goalposts
Bungie's Weekly Update is posted - stuff on upcoming playlists, plus stuff pulled from user-contributed questions. And a really awful furry Mister Chief. Go read. (Thanks, Frankie. No, really. Thanks.) (Louis Wu 01:21:57 UTC) (permalink)
Friday's news in brief:
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