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the day the record store died
We just took a trip out to Addison to visit CD World to find that it's closed. Gone. Checked online, and the Dallas Observer says that both locations are closed ( Read more... ) -
I continue to miss Molly
"And when the going gets tough for the press in America, the press fudges, the press jellies. That's what we're doing now. We are retreating to a fine old American press cop-out we like to call objectivity. Russel Baker once described it: 'In the classic example, a refugee from Nazi Germany who appears on television saying monstrous things are ( Read more... ) -
my GenCon haul
It seems like many bloggers who attended GenCon this year are posting their lists of what they picked up. Since it's easier to post a list than to try to sum up the experience of the convention itself, I'll do the same.
( It really is just a list of games. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't want to read what's after the cut. ) -
A problem of scale
I received this spam just a few minutes ago:
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results of ( Read more... ) -
post-GenCon blues
I am a geek. My life is filled with boredom and awkwardness and frustration. But for four days last week...- People saw my t-shirts and asked where I got them instead of asking me to explain them.
- No one asked what was in my Crown Royal bag.
- Just about everyone around me knew who H.P. Lovecraft and Gary Gygax were.
- I could strike up a ( Read more... )
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single point of failure
The absolute biggest drawback to the iPhone: encapsulating your phone, camera, and MP3 player into the same device as a computer means that when the computer part goes insane, you have effectively lost access to your phone, camera, and MP3 player ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
My wife IM-ed me with this question this afternoon: "so, do you think all this flooding in the Midwest is a direct result of global warming?"
( I guess I was just in a ranting mood, because I gave her everything after the cut as an answer. ) -
magical, out from blown speakers
I have friends that don't listen to music anymore. Instead they listen to memories ( Read more... ) -
RIP, E. Gary Gygax
I just found out that E. Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, died today. I feel like I should say something, even though it's strange to find out that someone whose contributions have shaped my life significantly, and whom I've never thought much about, has died ( Read more... ) -
Savage Worlds, part two
If you're not interested in game mechanics, you might want to avert your eyes for this journal entry ( Read more... )