Happy birthday, ammitnox.

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I lost my father-in-law to depression today. I am going through the seven stages of grief more or less randomly; I've accepted and un-accepted it several times today, been mad at his psychiatrist and the world in general once or twice... I haven't bargained yet. I think the girls are going through it the same way.

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I voted. It was my duty and my privilege. Thank you, my forefathers, for the blood you spent so that I can do this, and thank you, my countrymen, for finally pushing the political parties into nominating candidates amongst whom I could actually choose someone to vote for.

So, a charity I will not name (but its initials are CCF) was sent $17,000 from a GenCon charity function to feed starving kids as a memorial to Gary Gygax. This charity, which I still will not name (but it rhymes with Brishtian Bildren's Gund), turned down the money because it came from roleplayersFor more details (and links to make your ire known ( Read more... )

My copy of John Dies At The End is apparently worth like $150 on the open market.

That's a lot of money for a book that is neither very old nor outstandlingly good. I mean, it was fun, but it wasn't the "To Kill a Mockingbird" of 21st century horror.

I am a little late in finding it, but thanks to Snopes, I have. And I think everybody should read it; not because I think it should necessarily change your vote (it isn't changing mine; I knew much of this and decided Obama was the lesser of two evils anyway), but because you should be aware that many of us live in a bubble, created by voices that ( Read more... )

Not too surprising. On the other hand, not the way I will actually be voting, barring a certain VP candidate being eaten by a grue and replaced with somebody who does not make me queasy when I consider the possibility of them becoming President.


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I'd like to thank everybody who came out to watch me overindulge in beestings at Renfest on Sunday. I had an awesome time. It was totally worth the hangover.