Jason Ellis
RandomStringOfWords.com
a space for sharing ideas, reflections, and the occasional strong opinion. If you're here, you're probably curious about something I've built, said, or am working on. Either way, I'm glad you found your way here.
Most Recent Blog Posts
Wacom Bamboo Graphics Tablet
I have been getting back into 3D modeling lately and ran into my old nemesis -- texturing! For whatever reason, I had never really been...
Thorim is hard! Don't nurf him blizzard!
Yep.. This is a World of Warcraft post.. And one in which I plan to complain to Blizzard about the recent rounds of nurfing.. But...
World of Warcraft and PETA
So, on Saturday the 11th of April, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) held an awareness gathering in World of Warcraft where they...
2009 Penny Redesign
So I wasn't terribly shocked to find a brand new penny in my hand upon receiving change for the breakfast I purchased this morning.. I...
Cruise Photos
So I have been asked repeatedly when am I going to get these photos posted.. I have to apologize that its taken this long.. My...
Mercedes-Benz CLK350
So I have been in a the market for a new car for a while now. I haven't really pushed for it with my wife...
jQuery and Browser based games
I have been playing with the jQuery animate functionality a bit today and it occurred to me that jQuery would likely be the perfect library...
jQuery Lightbox
I have been playing with the javascript library jQuery for a couple days now.. My intent is to learn the ins and out's of it...
Game Review: Empire: Total War
So I have long been a fan of the Total War franchise created by Creative Assembly.. Their games have always been pretty fun -- but...
Software Review: Windows 7 Beta
I'm generally slow to change operating systems.. When it comes to making one of those sweeping changes, traditionally I was the equivalent of an old...
Game Review: Dawn of War 2
I love Warhammer. I have played Warhammer table top war game both fantasy and 40k pretty much since they came out. I also have the...
World of Warcraft, #134 Error -- Fixed
It's fixed! The dreaded 134 Error is no more! And for the most part the Blizzard tech support people are completely worthless.. But I...