I've decided to create a dice-based game. I do not have nearly enough dice with which to do this, however. Once I have derived the rest of the major rules, I will require the following dice to play-test ( Read more... )

So, some of you know of the unspeakable horrors that come from dealing with the flaky inhabitants of craig's list. Some of you have had a better track record with the same site. It's true, however, that there are people who post so-called "jobs" and offer insulting wages (or none at all) and sometimes get away with it. This is especially true of ( Read more... )

Wow I've been away from the LiveJournal a long time. And, since I can't sleep...here's some random ish.

I just tested my connection speed over at C|Net: 2.6Mbps

This right here is the greatest thing that has ever happened to the Internet ( Read more... )

The pilot episode of Veronica Mars plays with genre "lines" or "definitions", incorporating the textures of science-fiction, teen drama, and noir to illuminate certain common themes. Fittingly enough for a modern teen drama, the music is varied and carefully selected, but taken song-by-song it is a patchwork of the minimalist electronics common to ( Read more... )

In contemplating how these shows represent television as a medium a few other questions arise, such as how television is represented as a cultural force or how television is indirectly represented (perhaps such obvious representations within the text refer to a meta-textual argument along another path). To answer simply, both shows (Angel and The ( Read more... )

My girlfriend just threatened to fire me...

Since no one cares about TV anymore, it is no longer cool to shun it. Time to shun the internet instead.

D'oh!

The following things are up for grabs ( Read more... )

The lyrics to "New World Water" by Mos Def ( Read more... )

( Tales of our trails )