It's weird looking at this thing after two years of not posting to it - I was re-reading some of the stories I told, and spent about an hour just sitting and remembering the events surrounding them. I blame chaosette, of course, for reminding me of the existence of LiveJournal this weekend ( Read more... )

No, I'm not dead. Just wanted to get in touch with folks - I've got lots of good news to tell, but it's late. More later.

There's an old Zen story that's been stuck in my head all evening...

A young monk was approached by one of his elders, who sensed his pupil was troubled. He asked the young man what disturbed him so ( Read more... )

It's a very simple game, really. Post replies to this message in the style of someone famous (actor, writer, musician, whatever) running Monte Cook's adventure "The Orc and the Pie" (http://www.montecook.com/arch_lineos11.html). You may have your celebrity running the ( Read more... )

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I came in second place - the Hellsing design beat me after taking the lead on Wednesday. The site has an anime forum, and most of the posters there don't wander over to the Photoshop forum. The winner went over to the anime guys and provided a link to the contest and asked them to vote for his entry. The anime fanboys boosted his score quickly. I' ( Read more... )

I'm playing with an idea of creating a "Sabbat Venue Soundtrack" CD - something that I could play for someone who asked "What is this venue supposed to feel like?" I want the glamour and violence as well as the struggle with lost humanity, alien mindsets, the ritualism, and the rebellion ( Read more... )

My picture made the cut, and is one of the five pics up for voting. Only an hour or so has gone by since the poll opened, but three of the entries don't stand a chance - they were definately among the best of those submitted, but it's gonna be a showdown between "Call of Cthulhu" and "Helsing". The general "feel" I've gotten for the people who ( Read more... )

I entered into a contest held by one of my favorite Photoshop / Humor websites. The contest was "Create original video game packaging art, and make it look as much like the real thing as possible."

Here's what I came up with over the course of a couple hours:


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1. WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND YOUR LJ USERNAME ( Read more... )