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My job is driving me nuts. My brother is coming out to visit next week, as he does every year for the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival. Over a month ago, I requested 3 days off during his visit. And yet I still don't have an answer, though the last I heard is it doesn't look good. Did I mention he gets here in less than a week ( Read more... )

Your
Ultimate Roleplaying Purity Score CategoryYour ScoreAverageHacklust39.62%
Has conversations in between massacres53.6% Sensitive Roleplaying10.13%
There is no player. There is only.... Zuul. 54.7%GM Experience75.36%
Ran a module once or twice 69.6% Systems Knowledge83.47%
Played in a couple of campaigns 90.4% Livin' La Vida Dorka54.02%
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I'm trying to decide if I should laugh at the absurdity of my present situation or cry at the waste that is so frequently a part of any company with a government protected monopoly ( Read more... )

A United States District Judge, Northern District of Illinois ruled on Wednesday that the state of Illinois must pay the video game industry over half a million dollars in attorney's fees for its unconstitutional effort to enact a law banning the sale of violent video games ( Read more... )

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Go to Wikipedia, enter your date of birth with no year, and then post five events, three births and one death.

Events

1888 - The poem "Casey at the Bat", by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, is published in the San Francisco Examiner.
1953 - Billy Joe McAllister jumps off the Tallahatchee Bridge, according to the 1967 hit song Ode to Billy Joe by Bobbie ( Read more... )

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My brother was in town visiting for the Thanksgiving weekend, for two weeks around the Thanksgiving Holiday actually. The time was filled with lots of good food and many movies. One of the benefits of having a brother that is single, makes good money, and has a passion for good food. A pleasant surprise during his stay was meeting his friends. They ( Read more... )