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Campaign Pitches
I have not posted to this blog in about eight (8) months! No particular reason. No great crisis. Just no particular desire. I decided to break my silence because I do have something that I want to post ... as a means to help me work out the specifics. So, here I go ...
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel on our FATE of Magical Boston ( Read more... ) -
Lots of Wine Tasting (& Buying) and Good Food
I just got back from a wine tasting (and buying) trip to the Mount Hope Carriage House Wine Shoppe (where the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is held) with a couple of new friends from my alma mater who are now living in the area. We must have tasted over half of the available wines. We struck up a very friendly conversation with the woman behind ( Read more... ) -
Quick Movie Review: Philip K. Dick: The Penultimate Truth
Philip K. Dick: The Penultimate Truth (DVD / MPAA Rating: NR / Running Time: 1 hr., 29 min.) is a biography of the late, great science-fiction author. It is not a particularly good biography. I found the device of two guys in a room opening boxes marked as classified and then putting pictures and notes on a cork board to be rather annoying. However ( Read more... ) -
Quick Movie Review: The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (Blu-Ray / MPAA Rating: PG-13 / Running Time: 1 hr., 44 min. / Release Date: 25 July 2008) was a nice visit with an old friend†. It felt like an extended episode from the series. It did not really deal with any of the copious mythology. The movie focused on Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson). Mulder ( Read more... ) -
Quick Movie Review: WALL•E
WALL•E (Blu-Ray DVD / MPAA Rating: G / Running Time: 1 hr., 38 min. / Release Date: 27 June 2008) is a very enjoyable animated movie by Disney/Pixar. There is very little dialog from WALL•E but the robot is surprisingly expressive. The animation was great - as usual - it is Pixar after all. The story, while relatively straightforward, was fun. The ( Read more... ) -
Playing a Role-Playing Game
NOTE: This post was inspired by a re-reading of a post by Thor Olavsrud on his blog, Well of Urd, entitled "Technique: It's All About Teamwork."
Playing a Role-Playing Game
Playing a role-playing game should be more than just showing up prepared (hopefully, on-time), getting into character and advancing your character's agenda for you own pleasure. ( Read more... ) -
Quick Movie Review: Vantage Point
Vantage Point (Blu-Ray DVD / MPAA Rating: PG-13 / Running Time: 1 hr., 30 min. / Release Date: 22 February 2008) is a gimmick movie. The story is told from multiple perspectives. You see one perspective up to a point and then it rewinds - literally. You see another perspective up to the same point and then it rewinds. This happens eight times! It ( Read more... ) -
The Past Week ... Give or Take a Day or Two
I have been on vacation since Saturday, 22 November and will remain on vacation through Sunday, 7 December. Nice!
I flew to St. Louis on Tuesday, 25 November to spend Thanksgiving with my family. It was mostly uneventful. I did notice that TSA was performing random (?) security checks at the gates. Since I was flying Southwest, I was hoping I did ( Read more... ) -
Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game Pre-Ordered
I pre-ordered the Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game from Indie Press Revolution early this morning. In addition to an 8"x8" hardcover, the pre-order includes the pdf (which you can download shortly after completing the order) and an issue of Mouse Guard comic (the specific comic is unspecified). It was $35 plus shipping. The shipping on a 2 lbs. book is ( Read more... ) -
Electronic Geekery with a Gaming Application
This is a kind of "a-ha" - or, actually, more of a "why didn't I think of that before?" I knew that my laptop could display to another monitor but it had not occurred to me to display to my television. I found an S-Video cable and hooked up my laptop to my television. It works ... it works pretty well. Small text is difficult to read but everything ( Read more... )