There’s something particularly creepy about watching the national news and seeing the realizing you’re across the street from the scene of the story. I’m in a motel, and before going to sleep last night I turned on the TV to flip channels. Nearly every news outlet was running the YouTube footage attributed to Jared Loughner, … Continue reading
Last night we played the pilot episode of our irreverent, late night cable, non-canonical Doctor Who spin-off show, Bachelor Who. Another glorious Primetime Adventures roleplaying game, with a group of people who’d never done any indie-gaming, shared-gamemastering type stuff before. It was tremendous fun. The Bachelor is the Doctor’s younger brother, played by Bradley Cooper … Continue reading
This is not about money. This is about identity. The society I live in is not one of hunter-gatherers, nor is it an agricultural economy. I don’t find or grow my own food, and trade the excess for other goods and services. To survive, I need to purchase goods and services. To buy these things, … Continue reading
Being an annoying pragmatist, my Christmas present to myself was a new bag. Although I have bags in good condition, they weren’t meeting my needs. I have a purse*, about the size of an original-series Star Trek tricorder, that’s good for when I only need a few things. I have a messenger bag, but it’s … Continue reading
This is how it works: I’m stressing out about my hair and I’m presented with a dead body. Yeah, I like living a low-maintenance lifestyle. I hate using product in my hair. I hate having to do more than run a comb through it when I get out of the shower. A few days ago … Continue reading
