Spinneyhead

JOE074

2008-05-16T19:48:00.001+01:00

JOE074, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

Guarding my new studio.

The science of orgasms

2008-05-16T11:29:00.002+01:00

Achieving orgasm, brain imaging studies show, involves more than heightened arousal. It requires a release of inhibitions engineered by shutdown of the brain's center of vigilance in both sexes and a widespread neural power failure in females.

Vulcan Works

2008-05-16T11:25:00.001+01:00

pod130203, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

Another one for the Discontinuous Infill map. Yesterday I went past the place where this used to be. It's been replaced by posh flats.

Drivin' through Constant Spring

2008-05-14T17:31:00.002+01:00

See me in me heels and ting
Dem check sey we hip and ting
True them no know and ting
We have them going and ting
Nah pop no style, a strictly roots
Nah pop no style, a strictly roots

See me pon the road I hear you call out to me
True you see mi inna pants and ting
See mi in a 'alter back
Sey mi gi' you heart attack
Gimme likkle bass, make me wine up me waist
Uptown Top Ranking

See mi in mi Benz and ting
Drivin' through Constant Spring
Them check sey me come from cosmo spring
But a true dem no know and ting
Dem no know sey we top ranking
Uptown Top Ranking

Shoulda see me and the ranking dread
Check how we jamming and ting
Love is all I bring inna me khaki suit and ting
Nah pop no style, a strictly roots
Nah pop no style, a strictly roots

Watch how we chuck it and ting
Inna we khaki suit and ting
Love is all I bring inna me khaki suit and ting
Nah pop no style, a strictly roots
Nah pop no style, a strictly roots

Love inna you heart dis a bawl out fe me
When you see me inna pants and ting
See me inna 'alter back
Sey me gi' you heart attack
Gimme likkle bass, make me wine up me waist
Uptown Top Ranking

See mi pon the road and hear you call out to me
True you see me in me pants and ting
See me inna 'alter back
Sey me gi' you heart attack
Gimme likkle bass, make me wine up me waist
Gimme likkle bass, make me wine up me waist
Love is all I bring inna me khaki suit and ting
Nah pop no style, a strictly roots
Nah pop no style, a strictly roots

You shoulda see me and the ranking dread,
Check how we jamming and ting
Love is all I bring inna me khaki suit and ting
Nah pop no style, a strictly roots
Nah pop no style, a strictly roots

Althea and Donna- Uptown Top Ranking

Life on Where?

2008-05-14T17:27:00.000+01:00

Bloody football

2008-05-14T17:16:00.001+01:00

Bloody football, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

The city centre is full of foreigners I can't understand.

And that's just the Rangers fans.

(Thank you, I'll be here all week.)

Another T shirt idea

2008-05-14T15:09:00.002+01:00

He's Spartacus

Update

Maus Wein

2008-05-14T12:00:00.002+01:00

Maus Wein, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

A prop for the first few episodes of Venn. In the universe of Venn Ike, AKA The Mouse, is a huge media star and even has his own wine.
The label was designed by Meg from my brief ("It's a cheap white and it's got the Mouse on it.") I printed it on sticky label and put it on a bottle of cheap white wine. There will be two bottles of this, one full one empty, for continuity purposes.

Department of Free Ideas- Give me Liberty City Extreme

2008-05-14T10:19:00.004+01:00

Musing on my comment from the last post I went off on a tangent, thinking about the traffic in Liberty City. I came to the logical conclusion that, were the cross town traffic to increase, they might want to introduce bikes to the mix. The presence of BMXs and at least one mountain bike in San Andreas was fun. From these musings grew an idea for a game I'd love to see.

We've only tried one skateboarding game on the 360, and we weren't that impressed. Given the scope for expanding the environment that this generation of consoles gives, simply rehashing locations from an earlier game in the series didn't do a lot for us. Skate may address some of this, but casa Spinneyhead hasn't experienced it yet.

What I want to see is a city with the detail level of Liberty City with players given the freedom to grind, jump, tag and climb it. As well as the obvious stunt competitions there'd be other challenges. BMX bikes would be supplemented with single speed courier steeds- allowing players to earn cash rushing across town with packages or take part in Alley Cat races- mountain bikes for rides in Middle park and cruisers for trolling around looking cool. There'd be longboard skateboards and street luges for the speed freaks, and a couple of really good hills to set time and speed records on. You'd be able to tag and graffiti buildings, with notoriety points accrued based on a combination of artwork complexity and building profile. The rooftops, alleys and street furniture could be used for free running. Wannabe spider men could climb the Empire State building and Base jumpers could sneak their 'chutes past security and leap off the top of it. The online version could see graffiti swapping and virtual geocaching.

That's just ten minute's worth of ideas, No doubt I'll start coming up with more as soon as I post. This is a free idea, because I really want to play this game, but if anyone wants to pay me to brainstorm scenarios I'm always available.

New Liberty City

2008-05-14T09:16:00.001+01:00

Times Square vs Star Junction, originally uploaded by Matthew Johnston.

This Flickr photoset compares the design of Grand Theft Auto IV to the real New York City. I'm off to Star Junction next time I play

What isn't realistically modelled, I realised last night, is traffic density because any realistic amount of vehicles (for any modern city) would totally destroy any chance for GTA's fast and chaotic car chases.

Awol Studios

2008-05-13T17:22:00.001+01:00

Awol Studios, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

Soon to house the Spinneyhead workshop. The lifts are brilliant and very old school.

Give me Liberty

2008-05-12T21:23:00.002+01:00

A really useful interactive map of Liberty City. The points aren't all correct, but there are enough for those sessions when we want to go jump or pigeon hunting.

Now all you need to do is buy Grand Theft Auto IV.

From Thamina

2008-05-11T14:52:00.001+01:00

From Thamina, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

A new food store just opened on Burton Road. It's an ideal place to continue the household's fascination with food we don't fully understand.

No Smoking on the corridor

2008-05-11T12:26:00.001+01:00

pod010203, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

Another one for the Discontinuous Infill map.

The Platial interface has changed, giving you a larger map to look at.

Tshirt ideas

2008-05-10T21:59:00.001+01:00

Will be nasty for cash
Will beg for sex
Slut- group discount available
If you can't RELAX there's always poppers
There are more, courtesy of many village idiots.

Eiken Artois

2008-05-10T19:03:00.001+01:00

Eiken Artois, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

A sample to test opinion etc. A bit bland, rather like an inoffensive Wife Beater.

Woodstock

2008-05-09T18:21:00.001+01:00

Woodstock, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

Rather lovely and lush wallpaper outside the loos.

Tea

2008-05-09T09:26:00.000+01:00

via Warren Ellis

Rotorcycle one man helicopter

2008-05-08T10:46:00.001+01:00

Who wouldn't want a turbine powered personal helicopter.

Comic creator services

2008-05-08T09:12:00.001+01:00

Caleb Monroe has a useful list of links for comic creators which I'll be referring back to.

May the Fourth be with you

2008-05-07T13:24:00.001+01:00

Slayer and the Rat, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

I've just uploaded a bunch of pictures from Saturday's memorial collection and Sunday's get together. You can see them all in the May the Fourth be with you set.

The future of a Soviet past

2008-05-07T11:26:00.002+01:00

It would be neat to do a story where the Cold War spawned some of the madder things predicted and use resurgent Communists as the enemy for a change rather than the good old Nazis. So these illustrations from Communist pulp magazines make for neat reference.

How to make a spice mister

2008-05-07T11:17:00.003+01:00

I'm sure I shouldn't give Alex any more ideas on how to heat up our meals but- how to make a spice mister for evenly delivering capsaicin extract to your food.

Iron Sky

2008-05-07T09:23:00.001+01:00

From the people behind Star Wreck. More at http://ironsky.net/

via BoingBoing

Trailer Time

2008-05-06T10:05:00.003+01:00

I've been a little lax with the trailers so-

Gallowwalker. Wesley Snipes as a cursed gunman, all of whose victims come back to life. I don't like the pseudo comic thing that the trailer keeps doing, but the film looks interesting apart from that.

Kinta 1881. Malaysian martial arts.

Hancock. You never know, it might be good.

Babylon A.D. Complete with intro by the director.

The Wackness.

War, Inc.