...made even more sticky because of the whole FBI thing I just now learned that my pal John Kovalic and his totally great wife, Judith, have become the parents of a shiny new baby girl. WAY TO GO, TEAM MUSKRAT! Congratulations to the three of you. Grace and I are just all smiles right now.
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Scarlet Dreams
...on a sleepless night Ok, so maybe the shit that needs fixing around here will have to wait until Our Adventure In Poverty comes to an end. Time to switch to Plan B: Go buy groceries, then mess around in the garden before commencing the househusbandry. But first, the Significant Other Meme (ganked from delazan) … Continue reading Scarlet Dreams
It’s All Fun And Games Until Somebody Gets Buggered By A Mutant Echidna
...like, OW! Just A Big Ol' Bunch O' Stuff 1: Watched the debate...decided that, besides being an out of touch old motherfucker, McCain has something wrong with him, possibly of a neurological order. 2: I've been thinking a lot about the basic premise of City of Ember and I'm damned if it couldn't be ported … Continue reading It’s All Fun And Games Until Somebody Gets Buggered By A Mutant Echidna
A Child’s Book Of Very Squishy Things
...with special extra squishy cover padding Village Poll #3 But first, some facts about our village... 1: The village name is Brewerton, due to the fact that it is a near perfect place to brew beer. Additionally, the native yeasts make it a darned fine place to be a baker, too. 2: The Mayor, one … Continue reading A Child’s Book Of Very Squishy Things
Chapter 432: In Which Our Hero Wrestles The Devil, Greases A Pig And Rescues Young Lucy From Ninjas
...all while avoiding the evil duke's men Great Gobs O' Stuff Happy Birthday to robin_d_laws, who is, I assure you, as fine a fellow as you'll ever meet and one of the best game designers in the history of the art form. The Second Village Poll is closed and megdeon and boundfate missed Last Call. … Continue reading Chapter 432: In Which Our Hero Wrestles The Devil, Greases A Pig And Rescues Young Lucy From Ninjas
How To Care For Your Pet Xorn
...with many color photographs Game Day In about 90 minutes, my gaming group will arrive for the next installment in our ongoing "The Return Of Magic" series. There should be action and adventure aplenty in today's episode. Steampunk Reading Yesterday, as part of a mystery shopping obligation, I had to buy a paperback book at … Continue reading How To Care For Your Pet Xorn
The Five Blue Budgies At The Earths Core
...where they are promptly eaten by dinosaurs LAST CALL TO TAKE VILLAGE POLL #2! This is for... mechanteanemone megdeon robin_d_laws sammywol boundfate , who have yet to take the Second Village Poll yet. Please do so before Sunday night, or else I shall do it for you, which will no doubt cause you no end … Continue reading The Five Blue Budgies At The Earths Core
Tales Told ‘Round The Campfire
...heavily edited by a big bottle of scotch In a few minutes, I'll be off to my mom's house to pick up a few things of mine that she has had for the last 25-30 years. I'll be taking The Girls, who will no doubt have great fun sniffing around mom's garden and interacting with … Continue reading Tales Told ‘Round The Campfire
A Golden Girl, A Box Full Of Trouble And A Very Inventive Guy
...in The City My oh my, it would seem that we might want to name Our Village "Testosteroneville", since the first 10 (of 16) villagers are male. Well, at least they are a racially diverse lot:) In other news, I walked 5.3 miles yesterday, at a pretty brisk pace and without sitting down once during … Continue reading A Golden Girl, A Box Full Of Trouble And A Very Inventive Guy
Silver Eyed Flying Gerbilspiders
...a product of too much rum The Village Creation Poll, Part 2, Is Open
Doc Tempest: The Moscow Monstrosity
...from the very first graphic novel, March, 1980 A Game Setting Idea Submitted for your nitpicking... On an otherwise typical RPG fantasy world, there is a large expanse of land where the surface world, aside from many small kingdoms protected by powerful magical domes, is so deadly dangerous that even the most powerful of adventurers … Continue reading Doc Tempest: The Moscow Monstrosity
Ham Grenades
...made from explosive hogs The Village Creation Poll, Part 1, is closed The poll is closed and we have the major movers & shakers in our village. But fear not, those of you who were too timid/lazy/afraid to participate in the first poll: You'll ALL be able to do some voting soon enough. However, the … Continue reading Ham Grenades
Sparky The Tubeworm
...way down under the sea Stuff Blindness: Well done and well acted, but rather predictable. Not a bad movie, but not one I would pay money to see. The VP Debate: Despite the spinning of the Republican talking heads, it was Biden for the win. Palin was a spokesperson/pimp who dodged really answering most questions … Continue reading Sparky The Tubeworm
The Totally Crazy, Yet Morally Uplifting, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And Angus The Dancing Ox
...costarring her pet carpet viper, Amos According to an email I just received from My Sweet Little Orange Cupcake Of Love, we have gotten complimentary tickets to a screening of Blindness tonight at 7:30. Cool. In the ever lurking Other News, I'm about to go out and start planting my fall veggies...FINALLY. Spinach, radishes and … Continue reading The Totally Crazy, Yet Morally Uplifting, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And Angus The Dancing Ox
Attack Of The Faceless Zombie Aliens
...presented in Creepovision Stuff 1: According to the spiffy new LJ profile thingy, this is my 1,131st post since 03/06/04...and all of them with different subject lines. Wow! 2: The Poll Based Village Project is coming along nicely. We seem to be a favorite village for brewers and bakers, so I'm thinking that the village … Continue reading Attack Of The Faceless Zombie Aliens
Captain Redbeard Versus The Army Of Neat & Tidy Robots
...a thrilling tale of action, adventure and good hygiene Ok, so I've got another Poll Based RPG Experiment in my head. This time, it's all about populating a village. So anyway, here goes...(it should be pretty self explanatory, at least in this early part)
The Rare And Beautiful Yellow Crested Horny Moose Of Potawango Island
...under no circumstances must you bend over if horny moose are about (not applicable to Canadians) I just posted this on RPGnet... Originally Posted by Lazarus: That said... the Savage World of Alton Brown. Hmmm...that one could work... Alton roams the country on his big bad motorcycle...accompanied by the American Iron Chefs...backed up by various … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful Yellow Crested Horny Moose Of Potawango Island
Blue Goats
...but not clinically depressed goats Stuff 1: So, walking meltdown John McCain decided to "suspend" his presidential campaign to rush back to Washington and help stave off our imminent economic collapse. That is, if by "rush" you mean stay in New York long enough to do an interview with Katie Couric and then appear at … Continue reading Blue Goats
The First Church Of The Winkerdog
...featuring hot dog flavored communion wafers and holy gravy Game Session Report On Sunday, we gathered round ye olde gaming table and played the second session of 200 Years After and things went well. Below, a few of the high points. 1: All 5 of the PCs went down the tunnel that was found in … Continue reading The First Church Of The Winkerdog
Confessions Of A Used Turtle Salesman
...143 weeks on the New York Times Worst Seller List Ok...I saw this halfwitted meme over on cappadocius LJ and decided to give my answers. The Controversial (if you are a fucking moron) Survey [01] Do you have the guts to answer these questions and re-post as The Controversial Survey? Well, considering that I'm doing … Continue reading Confessions Of A Used Turtle Salesman
They Arrived Just In Time For The Monkfish Festival
...and stayed until after the big Dung Fair Oy, I haven't been Mr. post-O-matic lately, have I? Well, here is some new stuff, in the form of Open Letters. Dear Fall, I know you're feeling a bit put out with me, seeing as how in the past I've let my bitter hatred of Winter taint … Continue reading They Arrived Just In Time For The Monkfish Festival
The Horticultural Whore Set Sail For The Spanish Main
...on his ship, "The Cruel Cuttlefish" Yarr, ye salty sons o' sea lions! Today be Talk Like A Pirate Day and I been tryin' me best ta get First Mate Daisy an' Bosun Winker inta the spirit. They's a couple of ol' seadogs, dontcha know. Earlier t'day, when we was all rovin' about the garden, … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Set Sail For The Spanish Main
A Last Long Kiss Before Fading Away
...she did the fade, he stayed behind Five Lives Meme (ganked from em_gumby) If you had five other lives to lead, what would you do in each of them? 1: Naturalist/zoologist 2: Professional thief (jewels and cash, most likely) 3: Farmer with an organic sustainable farm 4: Masked vigilante in the Shadow/Spider mold 5: Father … Continue reading A Last Long Kiss Before Fading Away
Pie For The Children
...schnozzberry pie Today was a busy day for your old Uncle Doc, kiddies. Let's look at the list... 1: Tended to my two Canine American Princesses 2: Tended to my neighbors three amped up terriers 3: Gave a blood sample that my Urologist ordered 4: Went to fill out a job application 5: Went to … Continue reading Pie For The Children
Aardvark-Man, Archenemy Of Evil
...with his sidekick, Hyrax Boy Slice 'O Life Stuff: Still unemployed, but I'm tending my across the street neighbors 3 sweet doggies for a week while she and her hubby are gone. Pay should be good. Got two new tires on the car, plus rotating and getting an old tire mounted as my spare. $182.00, … Continue reading Aardvark-Man, Archenemy Of Evil
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