Geek Out With Mainframe 9 – Interview with Christiana Ellis – Part 1
Download: GOWM_009.mp3
Episode 9 is the first half of my interview with Christiana Ellis. I’m in the running for Christiana’s biggest fan and this was a totally treat for me, and I hope for you listeners too.
You can find all things Christiana Ellis at:
Web site: http://christianaellis.com/
Twitter: @ChristianaEllis
On Podiobooks.com :
“Nina Kimberly the Merciless” – http://www.podiobooks.com/title/nina-kimberly-the-merciless
“Space Casey” – http://www.podiobooks.com/title/space-casey
Book:
Nina Kimberly the Merciless – http://www.amazon.com/Nina-Kimberly-Merciless-Christiana-Ellis/dp/1896944957
Mentioned:
Christiana’s Children’s Miracle Network donation page – https://www.hospitalshelpingkids.org/ExtraLife/m.aspx?i=209568C94E02F+042
“Down From Ten” – http://downfromten.jdsawyer.net/
“Empress Sword” – http://empresssword.com/
Sonic Society – http://sonicsociety.org/
Requiem of the Outcast – http://www.requiemoftheoutcast.com/wordpress/
I can be found and contacted at:
Web Site: http://gowmainframe.blogspot.com/
Twitter: @mainframe (or @gowmainframe for tweets just about the podcast)
Email: gowmainframe at gmail dot com
Voice Mail: 206-350-0528
Songs used are “Space Ride” & “Around”, from the album “Around” by Oursvince at http://www.oursvince.com
The podcast is distributed via Libsyn.com & Feedburner
Thanks for listening!
PodCastle 133: And the Blood of Dead Gods Shall Mark the Score
by Gary Kloster.
Read by Christiana Ellis.
Originally published in Fantasy Magazine.
Huck smiled, and his smile stretched the pink rift of scar tissue that ran up from the corner of his jaw, across the twisted pit of his ruined right eye and onto his broad forehead. Before Nikolai’s betrayal, Huck’s face had been sternly handsome and the blood tatted into his dark skin had shone like lightning. That tat’s magic had made him beautiful and terrifying, like a storm rolling, and with a look he could make all the world his bitch. Now, left with just the scar and the spark of rage that still burned in the depths of his remaining eye, he had to be content with just scaring people shitless.
“Tribals are crap, redneck poser ink. Do yourself a favor and piss off.”
Two minutes after Huck banged in and my only customer that whole damn day was sulking out, a black dot of ink no bigger than a pimple hidden beneath his shirt. “Follow him out, Huck,” I said as the door rattled shut and I trashed the ink that I’d laid out for the job. “We’re done, remember?”
Rated R for: violence, language and adult themes.
This week’s episode is sponsored by METAtropolis: Cascadia
Extra Life 2010 24-Hour Videogame Marathon!
Hello everybody!
Today is the big day, and my sponsors have raised $672 for the Children’s Miracle Network. I am ASTOUNDED! Go you guys!
And it’s not too late to send a donation! Just make sure that you open this blog post and follow this link to MY Donation Page
Anyway, as the 24-hours progresses, I will be live-tweeting, and I will also be uploading pictures and video to my Flickr Feed Extra Life 2010 set.
I will also be recording audio, but that will be assembled and posted once I’ve gotten some sleep. That is also when you sponsors will get your bonuses!
Keep checking both those sites throughout the day, starting 8AM, October 16th through 8AM, October 17th! I’ll be playing videogames!
Sponsor Me for Extra Life – A 24-Hr Videogame Marathon for Charity!
UPDATE: For every $24 worth of pledges, I will do a new episode of Christiana’s Shallow Thoughts!!! Already at 14 new eps!
Hello everybody!
Christiana here. I’m here today because I have decided to participate in something really exciting and special. I’m talking about the Extra Life Charity Event. Started as a Community Charity Effort at The Sarcastic Gamer, Extra Life is a 24-hour Videogame Marathon, where all proceeds go to the Children’s Miracle Network. Each participant chooses a local hospital to receive all donations. I have chosen the Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center.
So here’s the plan. On October 16th, starting at 8AM, I am going to be playing videogames for 24-hours straight. The only time I won’t be in front of the TV with a controller, or at the computer is when I need a bathroom break, or I need to take Luna outside for HER bathroom break. Those are what iPhone games are for! I’ve got a big selection of games to choose from, all the way from classic NES titles to brand new PC and PS3 games. Throughout the day, I’ll be tweeting, as well as recording the occasional audio, picture, or video update, to keep you all informed.
So here’s where all of you come in. I need sponsors. I need people who are willing to donate at least $1 per hour, at $24 total, to help me support the Children’s Miracle Network. So of course it’s a good cause, but why should you sponsor me instead of just donating the money straight to them, or sponsoring someone else?
Well! I have prepared a short list of incentives, to encourage you!
If you are willing to pledge $24 ($1 per hour), you can choose one of the following options:
1. You can choose a half-hour period during the day to have me play any game you want from the list of games I have available. You can find the list below. Choose anything from that list, or any downloadable game or demo that I can get for free, and I will play it for at least 30 minutes of my twenty-four hours, and I will record 30minutes worth of audio commentary and review, to be posted after the marathon is done and I’ve had some sleep!
2. Choose a time, and any available game with online multiplayer capabilities, and I will play multiplayer with you for at least an hour. If there is no particular reason to stop, we could potentially play longer, but I guarantee at least an hour, at whatever time you choose. Of course, times are first-come, first-serve.
3. And if you don’t really care about videogames that much, if you choose, I will email you a special sneak-preview of the first chapter of my current work in progress, the sequel to Nina Kimberly the Merciless.
If you are willing to pledge $48 ($2 per hour), you can choose one of the following options:
1. Choose any two of the $1 options.
2. You can choose to have a character named after you in “Victory”, my science fiction novel, which is currently in the rewriting phase, and which I plan to podcast sometime in the second half of 2011.
If you are willing to donate $72 ($3 per hour), you can choose from the following:
1. Any combination of the $1 or $2 options.
2. An autographed copy of Nina Kimberly the Merciless
3. A Space Casey “Casey’s Cadets” Lapel Pin
I am also happy to announce that Brand Gamblin, creator of Calls for Cthulu and Tumbler, has offered to donate three mini-cthulu plush toys, which I will give away to three lucky random sponsors during the big day.
So there we have it! I hope I can count on your support! If you would like to sponsor me, simply find the link at the top of this post that says “Sponsor Me!”
Thanks everybody!
List of Available Games (M – Indicates multiplayer available):
PC Games
Civilization V (M)
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Awakenings
Left 4 Dead (M)
Left 4 Dead 2 (M)
Dead Space
MineCraft
World of Warcraft (M)
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Legend of Zelda
Metroid
Snake Rattle and Roll
Metal Gear
Metal Gear 2: Snake’s Revenge
Super Nintentdo (SNES)
Super Metroid
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past
Super Mario All-Stars
Gamecube
Resident Evil 4
Bomberman Generation
Mario Kart Double-Dash
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Super Mario Sunshine
Legend of Zelda: Wind-Waker
PS1
Metal Gear Solid
R-Types (R-Type 1&2)
PS2
Metal Gear Solid 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
Shadow of the Colossus
PS3
3D Dot Game Heroes
Bioshock
Bioshock 2 (M)
Burtal Legend (M)
Demon’s Souls
Fallout 3
FIFA 11 (M)
Final Fantasy XIII
God of War III
Heavy Rain (with Playstation Move)
Infamous
Little Big Planet (M)
Metal Gear Solid 4
Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Resistance 2
Sports Champions (with Playstation Move)
Uncharted
Uncharted 2 (M)
Valkyria Chronicles
Playstation Network
Super Stardust HD
flOw
LocoRoco Cocoreccho
Bionic Commando Rearmed (M)
Mega Man 9
Super Street Fighter 2 HD: Remix (M)
Echochrome
Noby Noby Boy
Flower
Worms (M)
Battlefield 1943
Bomberman Ultra (M)
Fat Princess (M)
Critter Crunch
Braid
Pixeljunk Shooter
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapters 1&2
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
Nintendo DS
Bomberman
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! 1&2
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Dragon Quest IX
MarioKart DS
Nintendogs
Animal Crossing Wild World
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
Scribblenauts
Lux-Pain
Harvest Moon DS
The World Ends with You
Final Fantasy IV
Castlevania Portrait of Ruin
Chrono Trigger
Rhythm Heaven
Cooking Mama
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Brain Age
Elite Beat Agents
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Pokemon Diamond
Escape Pod 256: The Mermaids Singing Each To Each
By: Cat Rambo
Read by: Christiana Ellis of Nina Kimberly the Merciless and Space Casey
First appeared in Clarkesworld
Discuss on our forums.
All stories by Cat Rambo
All stories read by Christiana Ellis
“Laura,” a speaker said, as though I hadn’t been gone for six years, as though she’d seen me every day in between. “Laura, where is your uncle?”
I used to imagine her disintegrated, torn apart into silent atoms.
“It’s not Laura anymore,” I said. “It’s Lolo. I’m gender neutral.”
“I don’t understand,” she said.
“You’ve got a Net connection,” I said. “Search around on “gender neutral” and “biomod operation.”
I wasn’t sure if the pause that came after that was for dramatic effect or whether she really was having trouble understanding the search parameters. Then she said, “Ah, I see. When did you do that?”
“Six years ago.”
“Where is your uncle?”
“Dead,” I said flatly. I hoped that machine intelligences could hurt and so I twisted the knife as far as I could. “Stabbed in a bar fight.”
Rated R for violence, language, and memory of sexual violence. And Spar feedback.
Show Notes:
- Feedback for Episode 248, Spar
Next week… Union Dues!
PROMO – Requiem of the Outcast
A monthly dose of sketch comedy from Christiana Ellis and Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit. Check out the promo and then head to the website at http://www.requiemoftheoutcast.com
Or just subscribe!
Pandemic Survival Kit!
This morning, I received a mysterious package on my doorstep. In this video, I investigate!
It’s all related to http://jointhecolony.com and J.C. Hutchins’s project #StillHere
Check them both out and protect yourself from the Nuclear Flu!
Murder at Avedon Hill in Print May 15th!
Listen to this audio skit promoting Murder at Avedon Hill‘s print release on May 15th or BEWARE THE WRATH OF MERCURY!
Merciless Storytellers Staff Round
The staff demonstration round is now live at http://mercilessstorytellers.blogspot.com !
You can listen here, but then head over there to vote for your favorites!
An Intro to Merciless Storytellers
I’m involved in a new podcast-based competition for audio storytelling!
You can listen to this introduction episode here, but then head on over to the main website!
That’s where you’ll vote when we actually get things rolling!
