I'm normally a fan of Garrison Keeler and think he's a pretty insightful guy in a lot of ways. With this? Not so much.

I don't believe that more people writing is a bad thing. I don't believe that anybody needs to be 'anointed' to do it. And I do believe, strongly, that anything that takes an art form back from the corporate stranglehold that is ( Read more... )

Not sure how I missed Rhode Island back in the day. Or really, if I did. But that part of my wanderjahr(s) was particularly alcohol-soaked and I can't swear with any degree of authority that I did or did not visit. :p


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 So I wrapped up my D&D 4E mini-campaign yesterday. Player feedback was good but I'm kind of unhappy with how I did, overall ( Read more... )

 I have seen worse writing... but the standards outside of the Turkish porn industry are somewhat higher.

 Musical skill. Sex. Gentlemen Bastards novels ( Read more... )

Because I am a total nerd and had a passing fancy, I set down and explored our D&D time/money investment and return for a few minutes this afternoon. Interesting numbers.

We have invested about three hundred bucks or so (including an ongoing D&D Insider account, good for up to five computers) in D&D. In Topher and my campaigns thus far, we have ( Read more... )

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Trying really hard not to laugh hard enough to wake up your roomies when the mother figure in a gay themed movie refers to the sex-romp comedy situation in said movie as an 'orgiastic kerfuffle' while pulling off a perfect Marion Cunningham impersonation.

I avoided posting over the last month or so because I hate whining on LJ about being sick. And I was sick as a dog, with well over a week where I basically dragged myself out of bed long enough to drink water, shower (and one occasion, play D&D) and then go and die again ( Read more... )

These guys are really into Lady Gaga and fonts. It's a combination that makes me laugh.

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Warning: loud pop-music parody. Work safe if your boss doesn't mind that. :P