This is pretty damn cool

National Geographic gallery of bionics and prosthetics.

This? Is what science fiction was made of 15 years ago. Ghost in the Shell had characters 'enhanced' with bionic eyes, jacks in their brains to connect to the net, and Major Kusanagi's entire cyborg body.

And now, it's getting close to science fact. How fucking cool is that?

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I haven't written a damned thing yet today. I played a good bit of Bejeweled Blitz, and I quit when I got a score of 360,000 points. I don't think I can beat that any time soon.

I'm also nerding about the upcoming Tekken movie, thanks to a post at racebending. They list a Hwoarang now! *is totally gonna see it, even though it'll probably be stupid* They don't have any pictures of him on IMDB, but google images gives me this adorably saucy kid, and I approve. Though they'd better bleach his hair; he ain't Hwoarang if his hair ain't orange. And this cheerful fellow is Jin. The actor has apparently studied wushu, even.

The plot looks like it takes place around Tekken 3 (Ogre killed Jun Kazama; Jin goes to find his grandpa & learn karate), but there are characters in the movie who weren't introduced then: Raven (5), Dragunov (5DR), Miguel (6), Dean EarwickerSteve Fox (4). Then there are the "who the hell?" characters, probably added as bullshit love interests or something.

But, in a move that's pretty damn amazing, the cast reflects the actual ethnicities of the people in the game. Holy shit, eh?

I need to focus in on this writing thing...

(Also, why the hell didn't I upload my Tekken icon to DW? :P )

Meager progress.

Today's word count: 700 (in <1 hr.)
Total word count: 38350

I wonder how much of the original version of this story I can cannibalize for this scene. I have a team of mercenaries taking an office building. The logistics will be different, but the concept may remain the same.

Tomorrow: quick grocery run for challah, egg nog, Martinelli's, and eggs. Brunch requires a champagne-like substance! Champagne's gross, so cider it is. (Spiked with Chambord or pomegranate liqueur, oh yes. I don't have proper champagne flutes, unfortunately, though I do have tiny wine glasses.)

After that, slog some more words. Friday is a day of hanging out with folks and going out for Chinese for dinner. (Probably ought to call ahead, since we'll be a party of 7 most likely, assuming everyone stays for dinner. Got a late RSVP today.)