Okay, guys, Beowulf 3 is definitely underway. We brought you Beowulf, and we brought you Beowulf 2, and it's time to round out the trilogy. (By the way, if you didn't see those two, I suggest that you watch them now as they are quite awesome, and you'll be thanking me later.) A second sequel (that is, a sequel to the sequel) has been in the works since the first sequel (the sequel to the original) was in the works, so this has been a long time coming. It still might be a long time coming, but now I've actually had some time to think about what Beowulf 3 should have, and I feel that we're ready.

The current plan for Beowulf 3, I think, is that it will follow the format of its predecessors by being both silly and epic at the same time (but mostly silly). If you've read the original Anglo-Saxon poem in your high school English class, it might have been divided into three parts (they cut out the juicy stuff), and that's where our trilogy comes from. The third part, as we studied it, involved Beowulf, having been King of Geatland for 50 years, facing a dragon who has been awakened from his slumber while guarding a treasure that someone stole something from. And that's about as much as I can give you at this point because there's still a lot to discuss, although it seems to be in the process of being finalized. Hopefully, we'll do the filming next weekend, and I expect to edit it throughout next week. But, of course, you have to be flexible with these things, so don't be surprised if it comes out a little late.

On a totally unrelated note, the multi-protocol instant-messaging client Gaim, which I reviewed extensively last year, has changed its name. The reason sounds simple enough: AOL, the maker of AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), threatened legal action repeatedly over the use of three letters in the name of this third-party client. While keeping threats secret and trying to fight them off, the Gaim developers released only beta versions of their 2.0 branch for years -- a detail which is causing Gaim users around the world who were mystified by the succession of seemingly stable "beta" releases to scratch their heads and say "Oooooh..." So, that's all fine and good... except that Gaim was called "Gaim" before AOL Instant Messenger called itself "AIM." But don't try telling that to AOL, 'cause they've got a trademark to protect.

So, what did the Gaim developers secretly decide to change their project's name to? Pidgin. Not pigeon, but pidgin. A pidgin, as Wikipedia says, is "any language created, usually spontaneously, out of two or more languages as a means of communication between speakers of different tongues, and usually a simplified form of one of the languages." The connection here is that Gaim allows you to use multiple protocols with one buddy list -- I use it for AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, and Jabber. Although the name sounds ridiculous, I'm sure I'll get used to it, and I'm looking forward to the final release of Pidgin 2.0, which, they've finally announced, should be out before next week.

Over the years, I've gotten some relationship questions in the Ask Jordon mailbag that I haven't felt qualified to answer because, well, I've never been in a relationship. Or on a date. But my Canadian friend Natasha has decided she's willing to help tackle these weighty questions, and so I bring you From Canada with Love. See, it's about love, and she's from Canada. So, if you need any relationship advice, just send it to us, and we'll answer it in a future blog post.

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