Behold, Stache, Bane of the Fallen KingFor those of you who either don't know or don't care, "Bane of the Fallen King" is the title awarded to game characters who defeat the 10-man "Heroic Mode" version of the Lich King in World of Warcraft ( Read more... )

From Charles Stross's current blog entry:

"[...] steampunk is nothing more than what happens when goths discover brown."

That is all.

I has one.

This is not an April Fool's joke.

That is all.

I had jury duty today. First time for me. It was a moderately interesting experience, but it really could have used a fast forward button ( Read more... )

The last few weeks have been full of significance for me, for various reasons. A friend in town, a friend married off, some other things more private.

Over the last few days I have reread The Book of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe. It is one of my most favorite works. My boy cat Severian is named after the protagonist ( Read more... )

Had an odd dream last night ( Read more... )

I don't generally post much about my work. Mostly because it's not very interesting much of the time. 90% of my job is Code Plumbing. Unsexy work designed to distribute data, or collate it into a usable form so that the other 10% of the system can do its job ( Read more... )

Who says I always wait till the last minute?

I had four whole hours left!

I'm down in Atlanta, collaborating with my boss. It's been a productive week. The weather's been chilly, but by "chilly" I mean "only 30 to 40 degrees", so I don't expect much sympathy from the Chicago crowd. And it's supposed to be in the 50s and 60s for the weekend, too ( Read more... )

So, I'm at a nice little guest house in the French Quarter of New Orleans, and how am I spending my afternoon ( Read more... )