So I've had the 4th edition PHB for a week now, and I've had all three main books on PDF for a little longer than that. I still haven't played the game, nor have I even had the chance to make a character. But as I've read the PHB twice over, and since I've got the itch, I'm gonna talk about it ( Read more... )

So, for the past few days I've been feeling weird. I was feeling really run down. I was tired most of the time, and I didn't really feel like doing anything. I had to almost force myself to get out of bed on Sunday. As a result, it was only natural to conclude that I was fighting off a depressive episode. And I probably was. However, when I ( Read more... )

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Also, I think Lee, Melissa and I have found a house. Woo!

Two weeks ago this Thursday, my rear right tire blew out on me. When I went to NTB, they told me it was gonna cost over $100 per tire. I could only afford two. Today, my left front tire went out. I have no idea what I'm going to do. I spoke with my mom yesterday because I was barely gonna make my bills this month, and so I'm gonna have some ( Read more... )

I realize it's a day late, but RIP Gary Gygax. You know, I always thought he didn't really understand the game he made; I always thought the way he designed dungeons, the way he built campaigns, spoke of an adversarial relationship between GM and players, which I think is a very unhealthy outlook. I think roleplaying games should be built on a ( Read more... )

So one of the guys at my office has been spreading contagion hither and thither. On Tuesday, they were passing around disinfectant wipes, because of that. Well, low and behold, on Wednesday, I have a bit of a sore throat after getting up. I think nothing of it; sometimes when I'm a bit stuffed up (as I often am during winter) I end up breathing ( Read more... )

The trend for today was people calling in about Blizzard's pay by phone option. I probably took around 40-50 calls today. As usual, easily 1/2 of them were people whose accounts had been "hacked." Usually, this is because they gave their account info to someone else, and then either that person, or someone else they told, was able to get into ( Read more... )

So today I noticed that, so far, many of my days at Blizzard have been marked by specific things. For instance, yesterday was the Day of AOL Email Addresses. Before Monday, I had never dealt with a customer who had an AOL email address. That day, I dealt with 12 customers with AOL email addresses. Today was the day of Nonverifiable Names. I ( Read more... )

Man, things were going along so well. Work is awesome! But then I get home from hanging out with Lee, Melissa, Katie, Dustin, Jen, and Jay, and I check my bank account. There, I find out that the quizno's that's near work (that I have, at this point, been to TWICE), has charged me $79.99! It's fucking bullshit, and I called Bank of America ( Read more... )

Nights like this stir the soul. The sky weeps, suppressing all sound but its own. The stillness of the world is brought forth by the rhythm of the rain, reaching realms of quiet, bringing a cleansing peace to everything. The wind, chilled by the gentle touch of the heavens, caresses you like new love, playful and whimsical, with passion lurking ( Read more... )