Gamers will. People may have heard of Child's Play, a charity of over 100,000 gamers donating to help children's hospitals all over the world. One group, LoadingReadyRun, has decided to get donations by playing a game for hours (or days in this case) based on the donations they received. The game? Desert Bus.



For those of you who haven't heard of it, Desert Bus is a game created by Penn & Teller for an unreleased package of video games for the Sega CD system. The objective is to drive a bus from Tuscon, AZ to Las Vegas, NV at a maximum speed of 45 mph in real time. This takes about 8 hours and there is no way to pause the game. Upon arriving you get one point, and an option to make the return trip. If you crash, the bus is towed back to Tuscon, AZ, again in real time.



LoadingReadyRun's team of four drivers "driving" in four hour shifts are approaching day three of driving. There have been three crashes and they are trying to beat their previous high score of six. So far they have earned over $11,000 for Child's Play. Good luck to them!

Christopher Walken reads Edgar Alan Poe's The Raven.



Enjoy.

I can't believe I have 5+ science books and no periodic table. And I swear I have copy of the Iliad in a box somewhere.

So, we just got back from seeing Stardust. I was disheartened to see it was only playing on one screen in our theater and that many more people were lined up for Rush Hour 3. That being said, by the time the movie started we had a full crowd, except seats here and there.



Yes, there will be comparisons to The Princess Bride, though this film is a bit more serious. It's an incredibly well-done fantasy movie. And Robert DeNiro is FABulous.



You may have already read the graphic novel or the book. It's been so long since I've read them that I don't remember specific details, but the movie captures the original source(s) very well.



I'm definitely going to see this one again on the big screen. I hope any of you who are interested will do the same.