I have some mixed feelings about Diablo 3, and as is the custom among my people, I will now share those feelings with you in annoyingly granular detail.
Category: Personal
Happy birthday to me: Restarting Darkened Heart
My birthday was this week, and as a present to myself I’ve decided to give me a ton of extra work!
Dear Esther…
I have walked the path Dear Esther laid out for me twice. Once, back when it was a free fan-made modification for Half-Life 2, and again, when it returned renewed as a fully realized work of art, released on Steam. The world is bigger this time, and significantly more beautiful. But even if the game […]
An adorable, sweet, and wonderful story
Sometimes, visiting the geeky corners of the internet can make me downright glad to be alive. This is one of those times.
The taxman maketh weird lists
My favorite things from the Comptroller of Maryland’s taxable businesses “Miscellaneous” section: Morticians, Monuments, Markers Itinerant Vendors, Peddlers Horse, Cattle, Pets, and Taxidermy Aircraft, Space Vehicle, Missile Mfg. I want a peddler’s licence. I want one. But it’s not the most accurate listing for me, and I don’t want to screw with the comptroller. Sigh. […]
The internet makes me better by making me feel stupid
I just had an eye opening moment of Privilege awareness. Yes, that’s with a capital P, you can start your dismissiveness glands salivating, as I’ve a nice chewy thought for them to dissolve before it reaches your brain where it might infect. This particular moment comes to us from the Scalzi Cloudmind: the amalgamated intelligence […]
My leg is full of holes… (Part 2)
and I’m very happy about it. I’ve cut this in to two parts for brevity. Click here for the rest of the story. Finally, what happened today: I went in for the first of four procedures today. It hurt, but not a lot. Somewhere worse than a toothache, but not as bad as a root […]
See through money like it’s paper…
Oh, hi there Poverty! How’ve you been? I haven’t seen you since… what? Like back at the PTF when I was living in DC on $1600 a month. Wow, it’s been quite a while hasn’t it? Me? Oh I’m good. Yeah, just moved into a new place this year. Same job. No raise for 2011, […]
Thoughts on Spellwright
I finished reading Spellwright during my weekend trip to Vermont back in April. The book was a very fast read for me, which means it only took me twice as long to finish it as it would a normal person. Normally, I hardly notice the delay. It just comes with the territory. People like me […]
Safe spaces, or why dickwolves are only sometimes hilarious.
Okay folks. It’s time to recenter and refocus this discussion. Let’s be blunt, my old article is long, rambling, and easy to misinterpret. I find that a lot of the comments focus not on my core point, but on some aside or small element that surrounds the main point of the article. So, let’s take […]