I read a quote from Jim Henson a long time ago that I wish more people could have heard and understood, it really helps. I've forgotten the exact wording, but the sentiment is what stuck with me; When it comes to all the evils and politics in the world, the starving children in China, the wars, the environment... there's very little you can do. ( Read more... )

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As I was driving around by myself today listening to an oldies station (80's and 90's = "Oldies" - uhg), I realized that some day - some day SOON - Molly will demand that I explain to her how my generation thought we were such Dangerous, Bad-Ass Hooligan Rebels because we listened to such "Heavy Metal Rock N Roll" as Van Halen, Warrant, Bon Jovi, ( Read more... )

I'm officially a Grown-Up I guess - I woke up and saw a stream of terrible things on The internet so decided that today would be one of those days where i just turn off the computer and focus on the important things in life, like watching a ton of 70's cartoons. Unfortunately, my cartoon marathon today was interrupted THREE TIMES by pollsters ( Read more... )

Since the theme of OraCon (a local tabletop gaming convention) is "Race & Accessibility", I came up with a vague game idea and I'm not sure if it's racist or not ( Read more... )

Trust me, there's a classic pay-off at the end of this, I swear ( Read more... )

Since we just committed to one of our "The Only Way We Could Go If *This* and *That* and *The Other Seventeen Things* Happen But There's No Way Those Things Would All Happen At Once So Why Even Bother" trips to Disneyland, I'm officially on one of my Self Improvement kicks. Diet, Exercise, Cleaning, Making Lamps... all that stuff that I would ( Read more... )

When it comes to Christmas Episodes of TV shows - That is, TV shows that exist year long or in a historical context such as Sit-Coms, Soap Operas and Saturday Morning Cartoons, as opposed to Christmas Specials such as Rudolph or Frosty - there seem to be only four main options:

• A CHRISTMAS CAROL, where they attempt to put their own spin on the ( Read more... )

I'm a HUGE fan of horror films. Not "Torture Porn" or "Grossout Cinema", but real, honest-to-gosh HORROR FLICKS. All the classics and not-so-classics of the 70's and 80's, all the genre-defining moments of the silver screen, the brilliance of the 1960's Hammer Films... LOVE THEM ( Read more... )

Just found out that a person I never met but changed my online life dramatically is most likely dead and had tried to reach out to me before it happened. I have no word for how that makes me feel. Is there one ( Read more... )