...and the first taste is free Doc's Day Despite having the day off, I've been surprisingly busy. To whit... Woke up at 8:30, ate, drank tea, read email, watched Sarah Moulton on Food Network Started a load of laundry, straightened up living room Worked on maps for the Kingdom Building Game Did more laundry, washed … Continue reading Sweet Tasting Evil
Author: Doc Cross
I'm Doc. I live in Sacramento, California with my wife, Grace, and two dogs named Yoyo and Duke. I've been blogging for 22 years. I'm a TTRPG gamer, a gardener, dog lover, cook, and unrepentant scalawag. I write things that I think people might enjoy reading, especially if they are roleplayers or just strange. I hope you enjoy reading my stuff.
It Was Never About The Cheap Thrills, It Was About Moderately Priced Thrills
...and the odd Luxury Thrill So, today I'm 52 years old. Odd as this may seem to my younger friends, this is no big deal. See, after you hit 50, only the odometer rollover birthdays are important...and even then, just because they are milestones. So, in 8 years when I hit 60, I'll be excited. … Continue reading It Was Never About The Cheap Thrills, It Was About Moderately Priced Thrills
The Rare And Beautiful Leaping Turtle Of Potawango Island
...they have BEAUTIFUL PLUMAGE January 27th is the Second AnnualLiveJournal Rabbit Hole Day!Because we can pretend that the world makes sense the other 364 days of the year. Oh yeah, this day is starting off well. Woke up with a kink in my tail (that Grace fixed by giving me a shot of muscle relaxer) … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful Leaping Turtle Of Potawango Island
Here Come The Beer Monkeys
...hide your brewskis! Not a lot to report on here at Castle Cross. I've decided that my birthday cake will be devil's food with chocolate raspberry frosting, with Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough on the side. Birthday dinner will be Thai, at one of Sacramento's many Thai restaurants. I have no idea what … Continue reading Here Come The Beer Monkeys
The Horticultural Whore Dives In
...to digging the dirt First off, let me tell ya that one hour of hardass labor ion the garden is AT LEAST equal to walking 5 miles at a good clip. I did just over 2 hours of gardening today. I transplanted plants both large (a bigass Autumn Sage) and small (about 60 garlic plants...which … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Dives In
The Horticultural Whore Is Going Crazy
...and it's all the weather's fault I may be able to get some gardening done tomorrow, but after that there is a prediction of very cold fuckin' weather for the coming week. Cold as in down into the upper 20's a couple of nights. Time to mulch the spinach again. So anyway, I've got a … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Is Going Crazy
Hot Blue Power Blasts
...ZZZZZAAAAPPPPP!!!! Got up at the totally wretched hour of 6:30 to get ready for a 7:45 doctor appointment. Found out that, despite 21 pounds of weight loss and drastic changes to my eating habits, my blood pressure is still a bit high. The doc gave me some mild BP medicine to take for a month, … Continue reading Hot Blue Power Blasts
With Me, You Get Beauty And The Beast All In One Package, Baby!
...said the Doctor to his Wife:) Doc's Day After dealing with idiots all day yesterday, today I got nice intelligent customers today. Plus, they tipped pretty well, which is always a plus. Both Grace and I got off work early today, which was pretty nice. Turner Classic Movies is showing anime films by Hayao Miyazaki … Continue reading With Me, You Get Beauty And The Beast All In One Package, Baby!
Wandering In The Desert Of Dreams
...but not dreaming Wow...almost 5 days between posts. I'd have written something sooner, but times have been a bit boring here at the old homestead. In fact, I don't really have much to write tonight. Just figured I should check in so y'all didn't think I was up to no good:) And now to bed.
The Kitty Cats Open A Brothel In Juarez
...who better to run a cathouse? DUNDRACON UPDATE Here's the official blurb for my game at DunDraCon. 125 The Great Cartoon Race Type: RPG System: TOON Friday 8PM in 379 for 4 hours GM: Doc Cross All characters provided by GM Power Level: Wild & Crazy Variations: Plenty Ladies and gentletoons, start your engines! The … Continue reading The Kitty Cats Open A Brothel In Juarez
Kangaroo Mafia
...Hey, Joey, hop outta tha pouch and have some lasagna Life here at Castle Cross hums along smoothly. I've been playing Diablo II and have yet to finish the first act, mostly because the final big boss (Andariel, the demoness) keeps handing me my ass when I try to fight her. I'm gonna level up … Continue reading Kangaroo Mafia
My Muse Is Dry Humping My Leg
...and she's wearing a cheerleader outfit One more note on the Iron Chef Aslin Way theme. My Sweet Little Pileated Woodpecker Of Sweetness, _lythande has requested that you, My Gentle Reader, go to her LJ and suggest mystery ingredients. Now, one of next months ingredients is already chosen (it will be chicken, to help dispell … Continue reading My Muse Is Dry Humping My Leg
Oh, Baby, You Know My Lies Are True
...and if you don't believe me, just ask me Well, Iron Chef Aslin Way (January 2006 Edition) is over and done with. Once again, the Iron Chef pleased the Iron Wife and won the people's ovation and fame forever. And this time, the Iron Wife even shouted "Allez Cuisine!" Our mystery ingredients were: flat iron … Continue reading Oh, Baby, You Know My Lies Are True
Bucky And Squint Goose a Moose
...the moose was not amused Oh, my droogies, it will be a Foodaliscious Weekend here at stately Cross Manor. On Saturday, we'll have another episode of Iron Chef Aslin Way. Grace will buy three mystery ingredients and I will use all my culinary skill to create dishes around them. Kinda like Iron Chef, only no … Continue reading Bucky And Squint Goose a Moose
Lusty Romps With The California Kid
...or not I'm not dead...or sick...or anything bad. My life is just getting sucked away by one of my rare dalliances with a computer game. (in this case, Diablo II, which I only just got a couple of days ago) Once I kill the evil bad guys, I'll be ok:) Oh, and the Fiction Experiment … Continue reading Lusty Romps With The California Kid
Subjectivity: 2005
The annual review of Subject Lines lies beyond the cut. When I first started blogging, lo these years ago (on Blogger, then on LJ), I decided that my subject lines would have little or nothing to do with what I intended to write. Just one of my little idiosyncrasies, like not wanting any dishware that … Continue reading Subjectivity: 2005
Finding Things Before They Are Lost
...Aaah, those were the days. Well, nights, actually. Well, since none of you chose a favorite subject line for me to write about, I'll be spending the next few days preparing a somewhat different New Years Day Subjectapalooza. It'll be a HUMONGOUS honkin' post, so I'll put it behind a cut. Look for it New … Continue reading Finding Things Before They Are Lost
Tipsy Piglets
...they've been drinking fine swine wine Doc's Xmas Report Xmas Eve: Grace and I drove up to Marysville and spent a couple of hours with my family at the home of my niece, Molly, and her fiance, Nick (and their dog, Thor). It was nice and my mom gave us $100.00. Now we've got to … Continue reading Tipsy Piglets
Candy Cane Confidential
...an X rated Xmas To all of you, regardless of your holiday affiliation... MERRYHAPPY! HAPPYMERRY! See? I found the perfect non-offensive holiday greeting:) Not that I've ever given a fuck about offending people:)
Walking Hand In Pseudopod On A Starry Night
...when the stars are right Doc's Holiday Greetings Post To all my Friends and LJ Friends: To you all, a INSERT FAVORITE HOLIDAY GREETING HERE! I'll try to keep amusing y'all in the coming year. I hope Santa brings you lots of loot. To the rest of the world: HappyMerryWhatever to you. Please try not … Continue reading Walking Hand In Pseudopod On A Starry Night
Teenage Mutant Ninja Reindeer
...ho, ho, ho, dude! How Grace And I Will Spend The Holidays Friday: I'll get off work early...to go to the doctor (nothing serious). Grace gets off work at her usual time. We'll do our regular Friday stuff plus eggnog. Saturday: Wake up...do regular Saturday stuff AND buy gifts for my families pets, in memory … Continue reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Reindeer
Live Nerd Girls
...and they do larp dances Oh Laziness, thy name is Doc. I know, I missed the fiction entry for last week and am a day late for this week. I'm a baaaaaaad boy. My Wand Is Quick: Part 5 "What do you know about my fix?" Pete said as the elevator came to a stop … Continue reading Live Nerd Girls
Harry Potter And The Dildo Of Fire
...Professor Snape better watch out! Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe Grace and I saw it this morning. In my opinion, it's a good movie, but not a great one. The acting was fine and the fx were well done, it's just that the whole story was...not different enough. I've seen … Continue reading Harry Potter And The Dildo Of Fire
The Lair Of The Purple Prawn
...Ooooh, spooky Arrr, maties...another meme off the port bow! FOUR JOBS YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE: 1. Sous Chef 2. Manager/Projectionist at an adult theatre 3. Pizza Delivery 4. RPG Writer FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER: (only four???) 1. King Kong 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Lord of the Rings … Continue reading The Lair Of The Purple Prawn
Ok, So I Borrowed A Cop Car
...but I had a REALLY good reason. Note: The above quote courtesy of my friend, Spider. King Kong and I About King Kong (1933 version)... It's the movie I've seen more than any other (about 150 times, including 3 times in theaters). It's my favorite movie. I cried when Kong died (the first 25-30 times … Continue reading Ok, So I Borrowed A Cop Car
