So my life has proceeded in an unexpected direction recently and, as an effect of that, my journal has fallen into disuse. So perhaps the best thing to do would be to either begin anew or hang up the pen. Since I don't plan on hanging anything up, I figure I shall just begin again and try to perform more to my own unattainable expectations ( Read more... )

So it's been a couple days longer than I'd like since my last update. I've been working on the Forgotten Realms adventure my group is expecting and also been working on building their characters. I'm trying to do more in this session towards Character Development and have it be less "Mobile Statblocks" and more "David Shiel, Wizard of the Azure ( Read more... )

Even in the Darkness one can find the Light. Sometimes its a funeral pyre ( Read more... )

A series of rooms and tunnels carved into the side of a mountain some centuries ago by a small clan of dwarves. Hired to do their best work, the dwarves excavated and mined into the mountain, their craftsmanship unparalleled by human hands. It was only as they finished their work and laid their pickaxes and chisels down for the last time that they ( Read more... )

The steady hoof-beats of a half dozen draft horses mix with the quicker yet softer rhythm of rain on the wooden cart's linen cover, a deceptively powerful lullaby that keeps the mind foggy and the blood sluggish. The merchants who own the caravan of four carts sit beneath the canopies and mutter about the poor conditions and the sloth's pace they' ( Read more... )

Atop a throne of polished wood sits a medusa in fine silk robes wearing a veil of gauzy cloth. Her presence is awe-inspiring, as her very company sends shivers of power through the air. Her voice is like crystal-clear notes from a harp, melodic, musical, and able to draw forth any emotion one could feel. Her words are pure, her eyes bright, and her ( Read more... )

Hidden in the depths of the Derefan Desert is the oldest city in the World of Beasts, hidden by the power of a sleeping deity from the ravages of time and man and even beast. It rests in a cavern covered by the great sea of sand, only the subconscious will of the slumbering god keeping it intact ( Read more... )

Day 4 done. Work was ok, my day was short and boring. And d&d is kinda ... bleh for the moment. It figures I get a medium to let some creative juice leak out and bam, blocked. It's bad. Real bad. Oh well.

Another simple day. Hung out with Allen and Scott, enjoyed their company immensely. Tried to contact Julie, but eh, no luck. Oh well. Got a lot of errands done. Tomorrow, Laundry and Kitchen duty! ... bleh! Oh, picked up Martial Power for D&D 4E. Gonna look that over tomorrow at work, give me something to read for entertainment. I had a second day ( Read more... )

So I made myself a promise. I made myself a commitment, to update regularly and to not idle. So, Day 1 of '09, here goes ( Read more... )