2013 marks the twentieth anniversary of the film Groundhog Day, directed by Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. Since the movie’s release, the real-life holiday has been inextricably linked with Sonny, Cher, and temporal disturbances. But there’s more to Groundhog Day than Groundhog Day, isn’t there?
Author Archives: Ryan
Westerado: a Roguelikesque Spaghetti Western
I haven’t played all of the games in adultswim.com’s online catalogue, but for the most part they seem rather slight. Burrito Bison Revenge is the best “launch-an-object-as-far-as-you-can” game I’ve ever played, but it’s still a launch-an-object-as-far-as-you-can game. It’s an arcade game.
Westerado is not an arcade game. Westerado, created by the Dutch studio Ostrich Banditos, is an open-world Western that you play in a browser—and I’d say it beats quite a few console and PC open-world games for depth, immersion, and freedom.
Another Doll
A new project has been added to the Felt Dolls page or whatever it’s called. “Plush Toys”. Whatever.
More Cute Things: LIZARDBROS
I added pictures of three more Lizardbro dolls to the Plush Toys page. They are way at the bottom.
New Cutesy Page
I got a new page up in the menu bar there, displaying a selection of plush toys that I have made with felt and stuffing. Do not feel embarrassed if you find any of them to be adorable; that is the intended effect.
Interview: Alexandra Niehlan
Hey, it’s me, Ryan. I have to explain a couple things first: I recently found out about this incredible opportunity to interview Alexandra Niehlan, the famous voice actress that you’ve definitely heard of. I’m a huge fan of Niehlan’s work, as I’m sure you are, and talking to her in person felt like it could be a turning point for me, a career-shaping experience. Continue reading
Love and Lust Beneath Earth’s Crust
Shag’s beat-up old magrunner, old and beat-up though it was, still and yet managed to slice through the molten rock of the planet’s mantle like a hot knife through butter. It was a good old magrunner. It had a few years left in it. If it didn’t melt first. Continue reading
“MOTORCYCLUS” Portrait Series
Plaid Peacock is this place here in Waterloo that sells neat arts and gifts, including my goofy book of scary stories, and this Saturday they’re hosting a reading/signing event for the aforementioned book. It’s gonna be spookdacious.
We decided to have prizes for people who come in costume as characters from the book, and it fell to me to figure out what those prizes should be. Luckily my friend Heidi came up with a great idea.
Time to Laugh, and Shiver, and Cry
Hi, this is the blog for Ryan Veeder and rcveeder.net. I should get around to adding more stuff here but there are some other things I have to take care of first.
Thank you for your interest.