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Fantasy Series: Warships!
Bring on the big guns, baby!
The Argo. The Nautilus. The Negh'Var. All great warships. All feared throughout the seven seas - or even throughout the vastness of space!
In this contest, we want you to depict a fantastic warship. It can be anything from a traditional ship with amazing ordnance to a spacefaring gunship. Your limit is your imagination!
As fantasy art is rarely photographic in nature all images are "to be judged on consistent style not necessarily photorealism", the goal of the contest is to create cool art, not a hoax.
Submissions begin on July 28!
June 20: Chop a Worth1000 Juror (PS)
We've been dropping a few hints but it's time to finally announce it: a week from now we'll have out first ever Chop a Worth1000 Juror PS contest!!
This will be pretty much the same as the CHop an Admin contest in most ways. We'll post a list of the jurors who have volunteered to take part in this and you will only be allowed to use those jurors in your entries. Do not use photos of any other jurors or your entry will be disqualified.
We will also post links to the photos the volunteering jurors have supplied for your use. Do not use any other photos except the ones linked.
The volunteer jurors can also request that certain things NOT be done in entries based on them. We will enforce those requests most stringently.
Okay, submissions open on June 20 so you've got a week to work on your entries. Have fun!!
It's perfect for butts of all sizes
I first had the opportunity to review Sumo's first offering, the Sumo Omni, back in 2006, with mixed results (I declared it uncomfortable for adults to sit on, but a wonderful playmat for kids). That review still stands - as does the Sumo Omni in my children's playroom. (My staff has since tripled from one 2-year-old testing assistant to an additional 2-year-old and 2-week old reviewer).
Given my original mixed review of the Omni, I never expected to hear back from Sumo. So imagine my surprise when a huge box showed up at my door from Sumo with their new product, the SumoSac, asking for another review. I was actually not that surprised, but it is a good literary device intended to increase the drama of this review.
The box was huge and heavy: weighing in apparently at 55 pounds. The UPS driver had lugged it up the steps and looked slightly annoyed, so I offered him some cookies. He accepted my signature instead.
The contents inside were packed tightly, with clear instructions on how to assemble the bag. It comes as tightly packed foam inside of a plastic sack. The instructions are quite fun: You are supposed to kick and punch the foam into little pieces, then leave it in a warm area for 24 hours to expand. Everyone in my office immediately got to work. Aside from the occasional "accidental" punch on our compatriots and an immediate counter-punch, the destruction process went very smooth and was quite cathartic.
By the time we were done, we had a nice pliable black sac full of chunky foam and only slight bruising. The instructions indicated that the foam would expand and soften over the next 24 hours so we let it sit.
The next day we came in and whoa: the SumoSac had become HUGE. It was approximately 6 feet in diameter; was round, firm and supple. The material was soft to the touch (kind of like a synthetic suede feel). Unlike the Omni, the SumoSac was really enjoyable to lie down on and sit in.
The SumoSac comes with 2 modes, both excellent: 'slouch-mode' and 'nap-mode.'
To turn on slouch-mode, you simply sit in the SumoSac and keep your eyes open. Slouch-mode is excellent for (but not limited to) the following scenarios:
- Sitting
- Shifting position
- Being comfortable
To turn on nap-mode, you simply sit in the SumoSac and close your eyes. Nap-mode is excellent for (but not limited to) the following scenarios:
- During conference calls.
- During meetings.
- During nights my new 2-week-old research assistant is conducting loud vocal research into the depths of parental sleep-deprivation levels. Every hour of the #
$ing night.
I give the SumoSac and hearty two feet up in the air and encourate everyone to head to their website to buy one now.
It's perfect for butts of all sizes. 
http://sumolounge.com