The Rugged Rock of Craig

Replacing Our Front Door Security Gate Lock (aka How to Remove Pop Rivets)

Craig Lotter — Wed, 30 May 2012 06:00:13 +0000

I enjoy the small, self-contained DIY jobs around the house, and my toolbox was called into action a couple of weeks ago, when inexplicably the lock on our metal front door security gate seized, leaving us with no way of … Continue reading →

Comic Book Art: Akira’s Tetsuo by Dave Rapoza

Craig Lotter — Tue, 29 May 2012 06:00:39 +0000

Dave Rapoza is one heck of a talented digital freelance artist, known perhaps best for his hyper realistic depictions of classic cartoon characters, like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for example. Using his trusty Wacom Intuos 4 tablet and Photoshop … Continue reading →

Another Market Weekend

Craig Lotter — Mon, 28 May 2012 06:00:59 +0000

Two weekends ago was my first official full market selling experience, which admittedly went pretty damn well, with Chantelle’s Cookies & Cakes experiencing a bumper day of sales at the Willowbridge Food Market. Of course, two weekends ago also happened … Continue reading →

Cosplay Sundae: Uncanny X-Men | Rogue (Gabriella Orefice)

Craig Lotter — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:00:42 +0000

Another great Italian cosplayer doing the rounds on the international cosplay scene, Miss Gabriella Orefice dons a skintight green and white bodysuit, puts a streak in her hair, and transforms into everyone’s favourite mutant Uncanny X-Man and southern belle – … Continue reading →

Mat Broome: The End League #2 Cover (2008)

Craig Lotter — Sat, 26 May 2012 06:15:33 +0000

2008 saw Dark Horse and writer Rick Remender team up with penciller Mat Broome and inker Sean Parsons to deliver stellar The End League superhero saga. Issue 2 shipped with the following synopsis: Lobotomized and insane with rage, Thor returns … Continue reading →

Joke Factory: The Bungling Blonde Bank Robber

Craig Lotter — Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:47 +0000

A blonde and a brunette decided to rob a bank. They quickly devised a good plan and before long, put it into action. The brunette drove up to the front of the bank that they had decided to rob. Turning … Continue reading →

My Opinion Download… Burnout Paradise (2008)

Craig Lotter — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:00:24 +0000

Burnout 3 and Burnout Revenge were probably the first ever car games that I actually enjoyed, meaning that Criterion’s Burnout franchise will always have my interest and more importantly, a place in my heart. When Burnout Paradise was first released … Continue reading →

Cape Town Traffic

Craig Lotter — Wed, 23 May 2012 06:26:14 +0000

Wow, it’s much colder these mornings now that I’m not sporting my fluffy, rugged beard anymore. Chantelle’s hinting and the fact that Jessica was in real danger of forgetting her daddy’s handsome face prompted an impromptu shave-off on Sunday evening, … Continue reading →

Jessica Lotter Crawling on All Fours Outdoors

Craig Lotter — Tue, 22 May 2012 06:00:59 +0000

I can’t remember if I ever mentioned it at all, but Jessica did eventually drop her leopard crawl style in order to replace it with a more conventional and clamber-friendly all fours crawling style. In order to prove this statement … Continue reading →

A Normal Weekend for a Change

Craig Lotter — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:00:03 +0000

What a pleasant weekend this past weekend was, what with it being our first “normal” weekend in literally months! Our new schedule of doing three markets in a month, two of those being handled by Cheryl and myself on Chantelle’s … Continue reading →