Mockropolis: Archive

Nov 23rd

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Ultimate Chocolate Martini

Ultimate Chocolate Martini Vanilla Vodka, Crème de Cocoa, Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur, Chocolate Syrup & Cream ($12) We braced ourselves to be disgusted by the Ultimate Chocolate Martini, yet we were pleasantly surprised. It turns out the martini is much lighter than expected. It was creamy and delightful, but the ultimate part of the Ultimate Chocolate Martini was the sugary hooks that...

Oct 29th

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Ginger Spice

Ginger Spice Canton Ginger, Bärenjäger, Orange Juice & Sparkling Lemon ($12) The Ginger spice is nice. It had to be said. In all truthfulness, I was scared, and it kind of rocked my world. The combination of ginger and orange was satisfying and refreshing. We tasted a hint of honey, which puzzled us. We learned that Bärenjäger is a honey liqueur. It was sweet but not too...

Oct 27th

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Paris in Spring

This is the result of a great experiment to try and evaluate all of the specialty drinks at Koberl at Blue in San Luis Obispo, California. While all of these reviews are based on the experiences of myself and my friend who requires anonymity for her job (how’s that for intrigue?), we definitely consult with a rotating assortment of other special guests and friends to come up with our...

Oct 26th

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Oct 23rd

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Oct 22nd

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Oct 7th

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Metropolitan

This is the result of a great experiment to try and evaluate all of the specialty drinks at Koberl at Blue in San Luis Obispo, California. While all of these reviews are based on the experiences of myself and my friend who requires anonymity for her job (how’s that for intrigue?), we definitely consult with a rotating assortment of other special guests and friends to come up with our...

Sep 29th

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Blue Fin Martini

This is the result of a great experiment to try and evaluate all of the specialty drinks at Koberl at Blue in San Luis Obispo, California. While all of these reviews are based on the experiences of myself and my friend who requires anonymity for her job (how’s that for intrigue?), we definitely consult with a rotating assortment of other special guests and friends to come up with our...

Sep 22nd

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Sacred Frequencies

The connections we make with people and places are sacred. I cherish every one, and moreover, I learn from those I can. Including and never forgetting those I reconnected with tonight. There is a card on my front door that reads: “There is no one I cannot teach something to, and no one I cannot learn something from.” - Source Unknown and I truly believe that. There is nothing in...

Sep 18th

Aug 27th

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Honey Grapefruit Martini

This is the result of a great experiment to try and evaluate all of the specialty drinks at Koberl at Blue in San Luis Obispo, California. While all of these reviews are based on the experiences of myself and my friend who requires anonymity for her job (how’s that for intrigue?), we definitely consult with a rotating assortment of other special guests and friends to come up with our...

Aug 17th

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Smash Mode - Rapture Protocol

Hello all, In the likely event that myself and several key guild members are raptured tomorrow, I wanted to make sure there were some protocols in place so that the guild can continue to thrive. 1. TRANSFER OF LEADERSHIP - Guild management should be transferred to the most senior active guild officer that is not assumed into heaven. 2. RECRUITMENT - We have 2 current short-term goals that...

May 21st

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Cataclysm Pretty Much Nailed It

I’ve been a resto druid since vanilla when someone in my old guild told me “druids have to be healers.” Well, not sure that was 100% accurate at the time, but it certainly isn’t now, yet I cannot stray from the path. When I heard about the healing changes coming in Cataclysm, I was filled to the brim with anxiety. Both excited and terrified, I knew I wasn’t about give...

Jan 13th

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Cataclysm Beta: Bastion of Twilight, Halfus...

I had the opportunity today to test out one of the two available raid encounters for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. The encounters available included the Omnitron Defense System in Blackrock Descent and Halfus Wyrmbreaker in the Bastion of Twilight. My group chose to go to the Bastion of Twilight first, and that is where we remained, wiping for 3 hours on end. But we learned a lot, or at least...

Oct 18th

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Blizzard & Real ID Integration on the Official...

UPDATE 7/9/2010: When they say they listen, they mean it: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25968987278 ORIGINAL POST: I like Real ID. I absolutely love being able to connect to real friends through the game on their alts, cross-realm, cross-server. When I had the opportunity to test StarCraft II and the integration with Facebook, I thought that was pretty nifty too. I am...

Jul 7th

Jul 4th

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Swarm Light by rAndom International / Design Miami / Art Basel 2010; discovered via my wonderful father, Keith Mockford.

Jul 2nd

Poly Live: Episode 1 Airs This Thursday

Poly Live is a project that I am very excited to introduce to the Cal Poly community. It’s a brain child I had back in January/February, but really came together with the help of a whole ton of people on campus (you can check out the credits for the show here) and the Admissions office. We’ll be featuring nine episodes about campus life, answering questions from a live chat, all on a...

Jun 22nd

Electric Expedient Evacuation

you may quench what you want of me you may read between bold lies you may crack, a crying crystal christ one last shard to cleave my soul for you for you and you and you i stand alone all my thoughts and deeds destroy divine desires isn’t it strange? how all people change? and how your words will someday spite your tongue? isn’t it strange? summer’s sad soliloquy? it’s...

Jun 20th

Corporate Twitter Review

Over the past several weeks, I’ve had a few situations that inevitably led me down the not-yet obvious path of contacting some corporations for customer support via their Twitter accounts. The philosophies behind how these services should work for each account are clearly very different. Some worked (for me) and some appeared to be just for show. There are also some corporate Twitter...

Jun 19th

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Too Close for Comfort

“Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are.” - Marcus Aurelius Comfort. Every single day I hear about someone’s inconceivable, unfulfilled need for comfort. And I wonder how much is too much. Don’t get me wrong, I love feeling...

May 12th

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Warcraft Loot Mechanics Predictions

We’ve seen how the developments in World of Warcraft have impacted Blizzard’s philosophies in developing StarCraft II and Diablo III. And vice versa. One example would be the achievement system in Warcraft, which we will soon see in StarCraft II. In the other direction, the revolutionary introduction of the Dungeon Finder system in Warcraft was in some ways a beta of sorts for...

May 5th

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Apr 29th

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Futurescript 2015

I’m not quite sure why, but lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the fact that one of my favorite movies, Back to the Future Part II, takes place in…just 5 years. 2015. It’s not really that far off, is it? I always wanted a hoverboard. That would be pretty nifty. I remember trying to come up with a prototype for an elementary school science fair once. Also, they had some...

Apr 28th

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How to Land a Job in 8 Easy Steps

I am currently reviewing resumes and applications and interviewing potential web designers to add to my team. We’re also hiring some staff for other areas, so most of my life the next few weeks is going to be taken up by interviews. Some of these applicants are fusing synapses in my brain. Let’s take a minute and walk through how to get a job in just a few simple steps. Step 1: When...

Apr 21st

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Cal Poly Open House Press Round Up [UPDATED]

Just wanted to drop by and say hi. I’ve been a little crazy with work, big event, 30k+ people. Cal Poly Open House…you might’ve heard of it. Maybe not. But it is probably the biggest (and I believe best) college Open House in the great Golden State of California. But maybe that’s because of the beautiful, hard working committee. We’ve pretty much taken over around...

Apr 18th

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Apr 14th

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Aviary First Impressions

If you follow me on the Twitterz, you are probably aware that I’ve been playing with Aviary. I’ve gathered my thoughts here for you, and I’ll post a sample that I made in a brief time. I’ve probably spent about 10 hours or so on the software so far, and the sample I have for you I made in about an hour. First, do not throw away your Photoshop yet… Aviary is not in a...

Apr 14th

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Come As You Are

“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” - Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain was a hero of mine growing up for his creativity, and the way he challenged the status quo. I guess in many ways, he was an Elvis or John Lennon of his time. This quote has been attached to my email signature for well over 6 months now. Someone this week finally asked me what it was about, and...

Apr 12th

Apr 7th

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The Clone Wars: Saving the Universe?

I fired up the ol’ DVR yesterday and watched the latest episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, “Bounty Hunters,” and boy oh boy was I impressed. I’ve seen all of the series to date, and I am hooked. This show is what the Star Wars universe was missing. And I’m talking about the Star Wars video universe. I will admit that I’ve always wanted to get into the books,...

Apr 7th

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10 Things I Love About Torchlight

If you haven’t heard about Torchlight, I wouldn’t be surprised. It seems to be marketing-lite. It seems it was developed by at least a few of the crew that came up with the classics Diablo and Diablo II. The game itself is a similar concept to Diablo in play style and story. Substitute Tristram with the town of Torchlight and the cathedral with a mine and you’ve pretty much got...

Apr 4th

Apr 1st

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Sweet Finds

UPDATE: Tumblr made all my links disappear. I think I’ve got them all back up. Here are some interesting things I’ve found or had sent to me recently. The Great Honeybee Extinction You might’ve heard about this development over the last few years. Rather scary. I wonder if we’ll start seeing bee farms along the lines of those in the first X-Files movie, but with the...

Apr 1st

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Mar 31st

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Rites of Passage

Welcome to Mockropolis! My name is Jason Mockford, and I’ll be your host. I plan to put lots of neat things up here, including artwork, portfolio, blog, and whatever other crazy ideas I have in the shower. We’ll talk about games, art, psychology, news, tech, movies, TV, the works. This is pretty much my Blog 2.0 if you used to follow me over on MySpace back when I used that thing. I...

Mar 30th