...yum yum, it's two dishes in one On The Road With Violet: Turtle Raiders As the turtle pitches about, everyone grabs hold of something to hold on to. Lavender, squealing in fear and anger, wedges herself under a chair. Hercules, now fighting to retain control of the turtle, shouts, "We're under attack! Looks like road … Continue reading Coconut Cream Chicken Pot Pie
Month: October 2007
Cats Who Rob Banks Never Leave A Clue
...except for the odd hairball Well, well, well...once again, I had to cast the tie breaking (and randomly determined) vote on the latest Violet poll. That was quite the 3 way race y'all had going there. Anyway, new Violet entry up tonight. All goes well here at Basset Hound Manor, with Grace in her usual … Continue reading Cats Who Rob Banks Never Leave A Clue
It’s All Fun And Games Until Your Face Explodes
...and we all know how much that hurts. The Weekend That Was Saturday was another "Doc throws himself headlong into gardening until he is exhausted" day. I made a great many weeds my bitch, did some pruning, swept/raked up tons of cuttings/clippings, hauled same to a new bigass compost pile (on the driveway, near the … Continue reading It’s All Fun And Games Until Your Face Explodes
The Flying Spanaducci Sisters
...Stella, Frieda, Maxine and Hortense (Directors Note: Since the City of Glass tied with Earth As Seen From Space, I flipped a coin to determine the winner) On The Road With Violet: Picture This Upon seeing the photograph of the City of Glass, Violet leaps to her feet so that she may examine it closely. … Continue reading The Flying Spanaducci Sisters
Sleeping Hounds Seldom Howl
...but sometimes they let out a little "woof" Ok, so I'm feeling a bit better. Still hate civilization, but I'll survive. Honestly, sometimes I wonder how you Good Citizens manage. Will post the next Violet entry tonight.
Not About To Make Nice Anytime Soon
...grrrrrr AAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I fucking hate civilization and all that goes with it! Fuck everything and everybody!
The Robot Pirates Versus The Ninja Zombies On A Zeppelin In Dinosaur Land
...somewhere, gamers heads are exploding Well, my little porkchops, due to computer glitches and a couple of unavoidable errands, my plans to submit a zine to A&E got buggered. still, I'm way ahead of the NEXT deadline:) And now, garden pix! First, one of my Giant Hawaiian Gourds. That baby is as big as a … Continue reading The Robot Pirates Versus The Ninja Zombies On A Zeppelin In Dinosaur Land
The 5 Ways To Hypnotize A Woodchuck
...should you need to do it LOLBassets
Klingon Cats, Vulcan Mice, Betazoid Dogs
...yikes! Pretty mellow weekend so far. The weather is nice, so we are off to the dog park soon. Gotta get an A&E zine off later. Might garden a bit. More bloggage later.
A Small Glass Of Fruitwater
...with a big slice of fun Ok, so every time I think I'm feeling better (and I'm not like, on death's door or anything...just feeling drained, mostly), I sort of slip back. I suspect this weekend will find me sleeping and resting. Anyway, despite feeling like a mere shadow of my usual manly self, here's … Continue reading A Small Glass Of Fruitwater
The New Adventures Of The Cupcake Faeries
...now with extra frosting Well, I'm feeling better. Amazing what 8 hours of sleep, plus some general resting and medication, will do for you. Still not 100% tho, so no heavy writing until maybe tonight. By the way, in case I haven't said it recently, I hate the fucking fall and Winter.
Braiding Snakes
...not as easy as you might think Blah. BLAH!, I say! Not in a good mood. It's dreary and overcast outside, so my S.A.D. is activating. Got a low level earache. Not getting enough sleep (my fault). Feeling generally like crap. Will try to write more on Violet tonight.
Seaweed Passion
...lust among the kelp Dociverse 21st Century Update Ok, so we were discussing the magical/fantasy aspect of the modern day Dociverse. Here are some random thoughts on the subject, since it's early and my tea has not quite kicked in. 1: As I stated way earlier, the Dociverse Earth is really two worlds. They occupy … Continue reading Seaweed Passion
Bucky & Squint Enter The Amazon
...and the amazon quite enjoyed it Naughty Doc! Bad boy! Ok, so I fell asleep last night and didn't post any Dociverse or Violet stuff. I shall try to make up for it tonight. On The Road With Violet: Woah, Nelly! It would not at all be overstating things to say that both Violet and … Continue reading Bucky & Squint Enter The Amazon
We Shouldn’t Have Taken The Giant Rabbit
...but it looked so cuuuuuute Return Of The Dociverse: 21st Century Update Ok, so after a few months off, I'm getting back to this piece of writing/world building. I'll start off by reprinting everything I wrote in the first three posts. New content will start appearing tonight. For those of you who are uninitiated to … Continue reading We Shouldn’t Have Taken The Giant Rabbit
Squeaky Clean Evil Gamemasters
...as opposed to the dirty stinky kind On The Road With Violet: On The Air "The conquest of the air? Why, I thought the great airships had conquered the air.", Violet says in reply to Sir Rupert's little speech. She can't help noticing that both Sir Rupert and Nigel are quite good looking men, each … Continue reading Squeaky Clean Evil Gamemasters
It’s All Fun And Games Until Somebody Gets Covered In Cold Fondue
...I hate when that happens So, here we are with no Violet post. How might that have happened? Read on. How My Sunday Plans Got Royally Fucked Oh, my droogies, I had such plans for yesterday. Some weed whacking, some housework, some writing, some reading of "White Night", the Harry Dresden novel that came out … Continue reading It’s All Fun And Games Until Somebody Gets Covered In Cold Fondue
The 9 Secrets Of How To Milk A Moose
...15 secrets, if you're Canadian Yesterday: Scribbled ideas and outlines, gardened, did housework, wrangled basset hounds, smooched wife, laughed madly, plotted Today: Dog park, writing, weed whacking, cooking, more plotting, secret stuff, cooking, more wife smooching Tonight: Next entry in Violet's adventures, more mad laughter
The Fruit Train Is On Schedule
...all aboard Zounds! My brain is so full of deep fried creative goodness that my head may well explode in a beautiful (albeit bloody and brain mattery) fountain of gamerish/writerish/fanboyish geekgasm. Or I may just lock myself in my writing room, have Grace shove food and drink thru the door every few hours, and go … Continue reading The Fruit Train Is On Schedule
Undead Jackalopes Frightened My Donkey
...it was all very traumatic On The Road With Violet: Director's Diary The story continues to go well and the pig (whose real name is Antigone) is one of the more talented animals I've ever worked with. In an earlier entry, I completely forgot to point out that Violet's Granny Ingrid is being played by … Continue reading Undead Jackalopes Frightened My Donkey
The Great High Speed Downhill No Brakes Disintegrating Wagon Ride
...which I survived, tho not unscathed On The Road With Violet: Fly By Knight Violet is walking down the road, trying to guess the name of her new traveling companion. "Katrina?" The pig gives an negative grunt. "Kelly? Kim? Lily? Lucy?" Grunt, grunt, grunt, grunt. "Well, am I at least close to the right letter?" … Continue reading The Great High Speed Downhill No Brakes Disintegrating Wagon Ride
The Heartwarming, Yet Politically Incorrect, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Happy Kitten
...co-starring her pet emu, Yvette Mr. Cross Goes Mad Well, really, that's pretty old news. What I really mean is that, due to reading vast amounts of Narbonic recently (in order to have read the entire 5 years worth of strips), as well as reading that Atlas Games has THIS coming out, I've been thinking … Continue reading The Heartwarming, Yet Politically Incorrect, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Happy Kitten
Antimatter Just Like Mom Used To Make
...homebaked goodness for your warp drive On The Road With Violet: Pig Out For a few minutes Violet walks along as if nothing is amiss. Then, suddenly, she spins around to face whoever is following her. There, in the grass at the side of the road, she sees a small red pig. Both she and … Continue reading Antimatter Just Like Mom Used To Make