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Xmas card gratitude, Kratos's speech origin stories, Boglin, and Constructoid
Jonathan Holmes | 11:24 PM on 01.11.2011 30 comments


I GOT A CHRISTMAS CARD

Thanks to Dtoid TEHMORROW. He sent me a Christmas card. I still can't believe it! I was so God damned touched that he bothered to send me something.

Pics attached.





If he had sent me his address, I would have sent him something in return. If you're reading this TEHMORROW, PM me so I can get your address and mail you some crap.

BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE DESTRUCTOID SHOW AWARDS SHOW

Did you see The Destructoid Show Awards Show 2010 part 1? If you didn't here it is. Checking out the first couple of awards will give the proper context for this next bit.



See the Kratos acceptance speech? That was me! Weird, right? I barely recognized me myself.

It was never the plan for me to be Kratos. We shot the awards show the morning of the day that I had to start my cross country drive from San Fransisco to Boston. The idea was that a Dtoid staff member (who shall remain nameless) was to do Kratos's acceptance speech, and send the video to Revision3 while I was on the road.

Well, when I got back to Massachusetts, I found out that the Dtoid staff member in question was having technical difficulties, so they couldn't get their video done in time. Revision3 needed a Kratos acceptance speech in a few hours.

I was freaking out.

With no other recourse, I decided to try to do it myself, because I couldn't expect anyone else to snap to it, not on that short of notice. To make matters worse, I had left my hair clippers in San Fransisco, so I had to shave my head with hair clippers that aren't meant for clipping hair from your... head. It took a while, and it was fairly painful.

To save time, I didn't even shave my whole head. See if you can see the hair in this picture.



Anyway, after shaving my head as much as I could, I dug up as much make-up as I could find from under the sink (where I keep my make-up),and then tried to think of something to say.In case you couldn't tell, I didn't come up with much, but hopefully it still turned out OK.

I really hope Kratos wins something again this year, and that they let me take another crack at the speech. I know I could do better next time!

Also, I had to do the old man dog shadow puppet speech at the last minute as well. Here's the unedited version.



I have no idea what I was going for on that one.


CONSTRUCTOID IS COMING



So, we've got two episodes of Contrustoid in the can. Like with Sunday's with Sagat (the weekly series I was doing for a while), time constraints were an issue in terms of production. I just didn't have the time to put as much into these as I wanted. Deadlines for reviews and previews are breathing down my neck. It would have been irresponsible for me to abandon those responsibilities for this experimental little show we've been working on. That said, I know that there are a few parts of the show that are definitely awesome (at least to me).

Also, Constructoid doesn't have the technical issues that Sunday's with Sagat suffered from, at least, not so far. No Green screen mishaps, no bad sound, etc. Just now, I found a few seconds in one episode where an animation was missing, but I'll probably be able to get that fixed before it gets posted.

Speaking of that, it's still not determined if Constructoid will be a segment on the Dtoid show, it's own thing, or both. Either way, I'd really watched it whenever it appears, and telling me what you think of it. Like everything I do, I do it solely to interact with you guys; my chosen videogame community.

And I hope you're watching the Dtoid show! It's reached new heights of late. I can't wait to visit the set in San Fransisco, if not just to watch Max and Tara do their thing. I probably wont be able to get down there until summer, but that's OK. It give me something to look forward to.

I FOUND MY BOGLIN

Awesome, right?



Also, is "cool story bro" still a thing that internet people are doing all the time? If so, I imagine a few of you will be commencing with that in the comments below.



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BS3 Owner's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2011 23:43
BS3 Owner
cool story bro
Tony Ponce's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/11/2011 23:51
Tony Ponce
I see no Boglin.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 00:22
Jonathan Holmes
Crap!

Time to make the donuts.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 00:26
Jonathan Holmes
OK, Boglin and second Xmas card photo should be properly added.
Stevil's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 05:35
Stevil
Well, it was a good job you were on that Road Rules TV show. It prepared you for real life manly challenges such as these, no doubt.

*consults IMDB*

Holy shit! You were on BBC Breakfast too?!

That Limbo dog cracks me up. Don't ever change baby!
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 05:48
Jim Sterling
Boglins were my favorite toys when I was a young kid. I am envious that you found yours. Mine were lost to the winds years ago.
T3HM0RR0W's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 06:27
T3HM0RR0W
That's awesome, man! I'm really glad you liked the card. : )
rexwolf2's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 06:33
rexwolf2
Fantastic. You are missed on the show, but Max is doing quite a fine job in your stead.

Also, you misspelled "constructoid" as "contrustoid." Just saying.

Also, Cool story, bro.
ZombiePlatypus's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 08:04
ZombiePlatypus
Is he the Rob Morrow? Like, 'Northern Exposure' Rob Morrow?
Kylius's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 08:07
Kylius
Looking trim in that Kratos photo J-Holme!

Clearly the annual Christmas gorging was no match for your Herculean metabolism!
T3HM0RR0W's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 08:48
T3HM0RR0W
@ ZombiePlatypus -- No, but that guy totally stole my name. LOL
Handy's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 10:02
Handy
That Kratos impression was incredible! I’d suggest making it a full on feature but I bet pulling that face really hurts your chin and neck.
Occams electric toothbrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 10:35
Occams electric toothbrush
Ok, first off T3HM0RR0W is good peoples. That is a fact. Another one of the shining chrome star children that make this e-house an e-home for me.

Second off, where did you find that Boglin? I have been hunting for one for many moons now. It's up there with Earthbound and a prosthetic limb on my list of Golden Fleece thrift store finds.

Thirdly, your Kratos reminds me of some kind of Liquid Sky cocaine demon version of Kratos. I love it.

Seriously though, that Boglin. Ack. Love it.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 10:49
Jonathan Holmes
@ Occams- That's the original Boglin that I bought when Boglins were a new thing. He still "works", though he's missing a hand.

I'll have to take more detailed pictures of him and the box he came in. It has quite a bit of awesome stuff adorning it.

@ Handy- Thanks you for saying that! Maybe Kratos will show up on Constructoid. I'd like to do more live action Kratos acting, but I'm not sure if I'm up for shaving my head all the time.

@ rexwolf- That was for Dexter.
Caitlin Cooke's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 10:55
Caitlin Cooke
cool robe bro
Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 11:14
Mr Andy Dixon
I still have my Boglin as well, though he isn't in the greatest shape:



Also, T3HM0RR0W is the bomb! He sent me a Christmas card and two Dtoid shirts over the holidays (thank you blog coming soon!), and all I had to do was have phone sex with him a few dozen times! SOLD!
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 11:35
Elsa
Nice card!!

I'm a little puzzled though... how come all the travel? Why did you leave the show? What are you going to be doing now? (and I kinda liked some of the Sundays with Sagat episodes!)

... yes, I'm nosy!
Occams electric toothbrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 11:39
Occams electric toothbrush
@Holmes: Gah. Mine died a tragic death at the hands of misspent youth and the family dog. Been looking for a new one for years now. Impressed you kept yours in such good shape and in the original box.

@Marshall Andrew Lancaster Reginald Dixon: Your boglin infuses me with jasmine and jealousy.
T3HM0RR0W's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 11:47
T3HM0RR0W
@ mrandydixon -- You are the reason speed dial was invented. : )
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 11:57
DaedHead8
I guess at 24 I'm too young to know what a Boglin is, off to google I go! I'm excited to catch this new Constructoid show of yours. I'm conflicted though, part of me wants to see it on the Dtoid show because we all miss your smiling face on there, even if Max is doing a great job. But the other part of me thinks you might be more free creatively if it was its own stand alone series. For instance, you wouldn't have to worry about time constraints. Either way, I'll be sure to catch it, I can't wait!
Stevil's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 12:36
Stevil
Boglins - THEY'RE THE NEW POG!

Sadly, I never owned one as a kid. They creeped me out. Instead, I owned The Wuzzles. Bumblelion was my favourite.



Jeeesus, no wonder I'm camp as tits nowadays.
Spencer Hayes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 12:47
Spencer Hayes
Holmes, we need to have a chat. I drove my ass all the way down to San Francisco the other day, and you weren't there. I was heartbroken to say the least.
Occams electric toothbrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 14:35
Occams electric toothbrush
@Stevil: I had Bumblelion as well. And a My Pet Monster. Which I still have and possibly sleep with on certain nights when the darkness and the quiet gets to be too much.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 15:15
Jonathan Holmes
So, I spelled T3HMORROW's name wrong.

That sucks.

The good news is, I'm going to just go ahead and post the first episode of Constructoid in about an hour. At least, I think that's good news...
Kaggen's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 15:30
Kaggen
Cool cards! And Kratos Holmes sure is scary, I want Constructoid now! Shesh , so that´s what a boglin looks like!
T3HM0RR0W's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2011 15:52
T3HM0RR0W
It's all good, Holmes. : )
Moltar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/14/2011 04:54
Moltar
Awesome Boglin. Mine only has one arm these days..
Bill Zoeker X's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2011 02:04
Bill Zoeker X
Everyone getting dat Boglin. Don't you know it's wrong to keep Boglins in captivity? :p
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