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Historical Strategy Games - Crusader Kings 2
So, friends of mine recommended Crusader Kings 2 to me a couple weeks back, and I have to say, while it has many things in common with Medieval II Total War, I'm finding it far more engrossing than the latter. The Total War series spends a lot of time and development cycles on the tactical maneuvers in individual battles, which I've frankly never ( Read more... ) -
An Email From My Wife
My wife? Insane. In a good way.
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 19:37:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: swan_tower
To: kniedzw
Subject: ( A Special Report from the Castle N Laundry Commission... ) -
Kim Philby Honored
Thanks to moonandserpent for the link that Kim Philby just got a plaque at the FSB headquarters. This tickles me. -
No Useful Content For You!
Cleaning up the tabs on my webrowser, while I do actual writing elsewhere.- Via my friend Ken, San Francisco documentary filmmakers were apparently looking for time travelers. Skeptics need not apply.
- For those math geeks in the audience, a Klein bottle bottle opener, for the cheap cheap price of merely $78, plus shipping and handling! (Still looks ( Read more... )
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Food Thoughts: Journeyman Restaurant
So, my lovely wife and I were in the Boston area for a primarily family-oriented trip, though we did make one side-trip to our friends' recently-opened restaurant, Journeyman. They have past menus up on their site, so I suspect, as a result, that they'll have this past week's menu up soon enough. ( Detailed breakdown of the meal follows ) -
Cross-Genre Interactions in oWoD White Wolf
...are remarkably messy. I just finished a first draft (barring a few bits about geographical concerns) of a document aimed at storytellers who want to introduce Changelings into their oWoD game. The working title, of course, was "Why You Shouldn't Use Changelings In Your Game, But What You Need To Know When You Ignore This Advice." -
The Grandparents
Today was a trip to my paternal grandparents' grave with my parents, my sister, and my three month-old nephew. There were a lot of emotions to unpack there for various reasons.
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The CIA and Abstract Expressionism
I didn't know this until this morning, or if I had previous to then, I had forgotten, but apparently the CIA funded abstract expressionist exhibits during the Cold War. Surreal, that, but not entirely surprising. -
Free Books! (Good ones, too.)
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Apparently Baen Books has released a CD with Lois McMaster Bujold's Cryoburn which includes the entire Vorkosigan Saga in various eBook formats. Personally, I've gone through the audiobooks for several of the Vorkosigan books, and while I occasionally have moments of, "Oh dear god is this a Gary Stu / Mary Sue moment," they're quite ( Read more... )
