Having talked to Cerys about it, I now definitely can't make it to Strom. Spending even the train fare would be inadvisable, assuming work don't get their act together next week, which is a risk I can't afford to take.

I apologise to everyone I'm letting down with this.

On the plus side - 5 day weekend with Bethan!

1 day before the event, and I have £100 left of my overdraft, and no money about to come in.

My isn't this fun.

Wow. Remember the saying "No-one sues in LRP"?

Well, clearly someone does.

In the tabletop game Exalted, which I know a few readers are familiar with, there is a supernaturally addictive pastime called the Games Of Divinity, to which the entire higher pantheon of Creation is hopelessly addicted. I have come to the conclusion that said game consists simply of a series of laptops and a server running a forum.

Jupiter: lol ( Read more... )

Here's how I feel about politics right now:

victory
instinct over intellect
victory
it erupts from deep inside
history
history is laughing at us
plotting its discovery
victory, victory
blame it on the victory

(Bad Religion, as usual)

I'm currently listening to the "Penny Arcade vs PvP" D&D podcasts (the old ones, not the new ones with Wil Wheaton) and it's actually making me want to play 4th Ed. Quite an achievement, no? I suspect 4th Ed is going to be a sort of "Constantine" thing for me - it's not actually D&D, but if I ignore the fact that it's called D&D and just enjoy it ( Read more... )

Guess what - I got my WoW account suspended!

Yeah, y'know, my account on a game I don't play any more, suspended for goldfarming or trading or something (it's a very broad accusation - "trading activities"). I've sent a snotty email back demanding to be told what the hell I'm supposed to have done. Not cos I want to play WoW again, just cos I'm not ( Read more... )

Yet more Aphelion braincheese.

( Aphelion Musings Pt 4 - Skills and Suchlike )

The starlings are back early this year. It's always a beautiful sight, even more so because they fly level with the studio windows. The sheer numbers are just mind-boggling.

S'funny. I was just watching the Four Horsemen videos and although I get a little annoyed at how Christopher Hitchens insistently hogs the speaking role, I keep getting all fanboyish over him.

I mean, I shouldn't squee over Christopher Hitchens. That's just wrong.