Loose Ends.

Sometimes things are left open. Cliff hangers remain unresolved. Questions have no answers. It's nice when things can be wrapped up in a neat little package. Closure is good.

Last Sunday, I posted the final gang of Blogroll Villains. These rogues may be identified as follows:

26) Captain Eucalyptus.
27) MCF.
28) RC of Strange Culture.
29) Dosetaker.
30) Wil Wheaton.

And so the world is safe...for now. On Saturday, I also ran a second movie meme in which sequels had to be identified solely on their plot keywords. Those films were:

1) The Empire Strikes Back.
2) Superman II.
3) Spider-man II.
4) Army of Darkness.
5) Saw III.
6) Shrek 2.
7) Back to the Future Part III.
8) X-Men 2.
9) Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan.
10) U.S. Marshals.

Excellent! Resolution is a good thing. And now, I can get back to sleep and shake the cold or allergies that seems to be knocking me out...

Blogroll Villains: Gang Six

Have the Blogroll Villains been defeated...for now? No one guessed this week, and so I get to keep the fragment of the Mysterious Master Prize™ that was at stake.

Heroes transform into villains, thanks to the power of Heromachine, and here's who we faced last time:

21) Kristine.
22) Big Orange Michael.
23) Jeff.
24) TV Goddess.
25) Spaceman Bill.

Leave a comment correctly identifying all five of this week's Blogroll Villains and you'll receive a piece of the rare Mysterious Master Prize™! Can this be the final gang?

Blogroll Villains: Gang Five

Before we begin, some points of interest:

1) My mom is feeling fine. As of Saturday, her temperature was down to 96 degrees, which is normal for her. The doctor expects her to come home on Sunday, though she wants to stay at least until lunch because she liked what was on the menu. She's ok.

2) Saturday night found me attending my first Nebula Awards ceremony, a very cool experience. I may go into more detail later this week, but highlights included unexpected subway construction causing me to walk a great distance, some low quality photos due to bringing my old digital camera because it was more compact and fit in my suit pocket, and some very funny hosting by Ron Moore. Also, I got a robot.

3) Wendy does it again! On her first try, she correctly identified all five of our last batch of Blogroll Villains. Now that she's the first reader to win more than one fragment of the Mysterious Master Prize™, I may have to make these harder. I'm running out of blogs though, so there will only be one or two more of these. Meanwhile, Aerelon.jpg is on its way to Wendy.

Heroes transformed into villains, thanks to the power of Heromachine, and here's who we fought last time:

16) Diana Prince.
17) SwanShadow.
18) Jamie Dawn.
19) FawnDoo.
20) Sean.

Will one of you successfully leave a comment correctly identifying all five of this week's Blogroll Villains and receive a piece of the rare Mysterious Master Prize™? Will I find a way to make “froom” a running joke? Will I win Best Geek Blog and post my real face as a result?

And who are these people?

Blogroll Villains: Gang Four

Alas, we had no winners with our last gang of Blogroll Villains. Oh, both sets of guesses were close, but in each case one of the five villains escaped unidentified, and a piece of the Mysterious Master Prize™ remained out of our heroes' grasp. Perhaps this week will see greater vigilance, or I'll offer better clues.

Peter Parker aptly muses, “Where do all these guys come from?” in Spider-man 3, and at least here we know the answer to that same question. Heroes transform into villains, thanks to the power of Heromachine. Last time, this is who you were up against:

11) Rhodester.
12) The Unseen One.
13) X-tine.
14) Kev Bayer.
15) Otis.

Will one of you successfully leave a comment correctly identifying all five of this week's Blogroll Villains and receive a piece of the rare Mysterious Master Prize™? Will this become easier or harder as more villains are captured and the list grows shorter? Will I ever get more than 8 votes as the Best Geek Blog and fulfill my obligation to post my real face should I win?

I don't have all the answers....do you?

Blogroll Villains: Gang Three

Wendy came the closest in guessing our second batch of Blogroll Villains. She actually got them all right, with links, although at one point she changed one guess incorrectly. I'm going to let it slide though, and send her a piece of the Mysterious Master Prize™, because she made the effort and the answers were all there. Going forward I'm going to relax the “with links” bit, but I will ask that each comment contain a full set of five guesses. Will it be easier or more difficult? Time will tell. Wendy, check your inbox soon for Caprica.jpg, and congratulations.

Before I unveil which Heroes are now villains, thanks to Heromachine, let's find out who comprised our last gang:

6) Cube
7) Jerry
8) Lorna
9) Janet
10) Lyndon

OK Cloakfriends, here we go again! The first person to leave a comment correctly identifying all five bloggers will receive a piece of the rare Mysterious Master Prize™! Let's see who we'll be facing this week:

Blogroll Villains: Gang Two

Well, no one guessed who our first batch of Blogroll Villains were. Careful comparison to their heroic counterparts might have yielded some clues, something to consider for the Heromachine creations I'll unveil shortly. First though, in order, here's who we had last time:

1) Curt
2) Wendy
3) Rey
4) Darrell
5) B13

As you can see, many of you got 4 out of 5, but no one got all of them. There's no time to lose though, because below you will find yet another dastardly quintet of villains, each based upon my blogroll. The first person to leave a comment correctly identifying all five bloggers, with links to their respective sites, will receive a piece of the rare Mysterious Master Prize™!

How will you fare this time?

Blogroll Villains.

There is, in each of us, the capacity to be great heroes. But we all have a capacity for evil as well. Spider-man must face his dark side soon on the big screen, and so now must each of you.

Heroes from my blogroll have been corrupted with Heromachine. The only way to save them is to identify their true, pure identities. Below you will find five newly minted villains, each from my blogroll. The first person to leave a comment correctly identifying all five bloggers, with links to their respective sites, will receive a piece of the Mysterious Master Prize™, something you could previously only win from conquering five consecutive rounds of MCF's Perilous! Is this a gift, or harder than it seems?

Face front, face evil, and face victory....or defeat...