Over the last 4-5 nights, I’ve been playing Chronotron (another flash game featured on Kongregate.com - same group that brought the world Desktop Tower Defense).

The basic idea is that you are a robot trying to pick up pieces of your busted-up time machine.  In order to acheive the goal on each level, you have to interact with your past selves.

For example, if you need to get on a lift to get your piece and the only way to activiate the lift is to stand on a switch, your first self would go and stand on the switch… then your next self would go and stand on the lift.

Confusing?  It is.  Kinda.  But that’s the way time travel works, you know.

The game isn’t hard, but does take a bit of thinking and a bit of trial and error.  I only had to use their provided walk throughs twice.  Both times I was happy to see that my idea on how to complete the level was correct, but my timing was only a bit off on when certain things needed to be done.

Play it on http://www.kongregate.com/games/Scarybug/chronotron

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I’m totally digging Wall-E, the new Pixar movie that is coming out. On top of that, I’m totally loving this real robot that is going to make his way into the theme parks.

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Holy cow it’s been a long time since I’ve written a post.  Blame my non-cyber life for that.  A series of unfortunate events (death of family members and friend’s family members), huge projects at work, and the baby learning to be mobile have really put a damper on any free time that I have.

Haven’t even had a good Mai Tai in months.

Gotta get that corrected.  The blogging and the Mai Tai.

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You know that saying about stopping when you are ahead?  You know that saying about thinking before you speak?

Well, both of those apply here.  Not sure in which order.   A “K”?!?  Are you kidding me? Pat needed to walk over there and smack her.

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Well, sort of.. in a one-night-only-for-charity-fundraiser-pr-stunt type of way.

The dynamic duo of animal magic and other flamboyance are returning to the stage next year to raise funds for the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute. Tickets for this year’s event were $1500. I’m going to take a stab in the dark and say the tickets for next year’s event are going to be even more.

Siegfried & Roy had an early retirement in October 2003 after Montecore the white tiger decided he had had enough and attacked Roy during a show.

There is no word from Montecore or his people on if his disputes with the couple have been worked out and if he will be returning to the stage for a complete reunion. Maybe he will and carry out phase II of his master plan.

CNN Story

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