...and some extra heavy bass guitar Ok, folks, I'm finally feeling ready to resume the saga of Violet and her pals. I shall attempt the writing of a rather long entry tonight. In other news, the ever creative robindlaws has posted his quite cool idea for running a mix of seminar and audience participation RPG … Continue reading Give Me A Rockin’ Piano Solo With A Side Order Of Saxaphone
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The Rare And Beautiful Squishy Rhinoceros Of Potawango Island
...and they're neon colored STUFF 1: My health level is almost back to normal. Yay! 2: Grace's health, however, is not so great, mostly due to having caught my cold. In fact, even as I write this, she is at Urgent Care getting looked over by a doctor who can hopefully prescribe her some meds. … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful Squishy Rhinoceros Of Potawango Island
Mexican Jenny And The Trip To Portland
...during which nobody was arrested, hurt, ill or left behind In Meme Yet Green: 1982 So, as part of that "tell us about your life in the year XXXX" meme, I was assigned the year 1982. Of all the years that could have been picked, 1982 is one of the top ten most interesting years … Continue reading Mexican Jenny And The Trip To Portland
Just Keep Walkin’, Ambrose
...yeah, that's a very obscure reference, Dementoids A Remembrance Of Games Gone By As some of my LJ friends have done today, I hereforth tell the tale of my first encounter with Dungeons & Dragons. It was late November of 1976 and my first wife and I had been living in the Eugene/Springfield, Oregon area … Continue reading Just Keep Walkin’, Ambrose
Lolcats Ran Off With My Favorite Hamster
...and they ate my cheeseburger Well, my little pals, I finally had a night of more than 4 hours sleep. True, it came in a 4 hour chunk, followed by a 2.5 hour chunk, followed by two 1 hour chunks, but what the hell...it was sleep. My head still aches, but my nasal passages are … Continue reading Lolcats Ran Off With My Favorite Hamster
Goodbye, Mr. Gygax
...RIP So I get home just a few minutes ago and the first thing I see on my Friends List is that E. Gary Gygax, half of the duo that created Dungeons & Dragons, has died. I met Gary twice. The first time was at my very first GenCon, when I got on an elevator … Continue reading Goodbye, Mr. Gygax
The 9 Things You Never Want To Say To A Rabid Mink
...of course, if you speak mink, there are 14 more Despite being brought to a state of near death by allergies, I shall still attempt to entertain you via the following IM exchange made earlier tonight. DocCross [7:05 P.M.]: I, on the other hand, am being skullfucked by a dedicated team of allergy goblins. DocCross … Continue reading The 9 Things You Never Want To Say To A Rabid Mink
Dogs Eating Sweet Potatoes, Cats Eating Turnips, Mice Eating Asparagus
...actually, dogs love sweet potatoes Doc's Day Well, going out in the wind today had it's good points and bad points. Good point: got a fine dining room table and chairs. Bad point: the wind grabbed an allergy hammer and gave me a helluva beatdown. I am SO glad I have an early morning appointment … Continue reading Dogs Eating Sweet Potatoes, Cats Eating Turnips, Mice Eating Asparagus
The Dog Who Thought She Was A Lap Warmer
...a 42 pound lap warmer Well, boys and girls, Uncle Doc had a rather sporadic 3.5 hour (4:00 to 7:30) nap this afternoon. It's hard to sleep for long at a stretch when you get coughing fits from a goddamned tickle in your throat. No cold...no fever...no runny nose...no phlegm...just a friggin' tickle in my … Continue reading The Dog Who Thought She Was A Lap Warmer
The Incredibly Strange, Yet Somehow Comforting, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Green Zebra
...co-starring her Uncle Floyd and his trained toupee The Horticultural Whore Is Not Ready Yet Ok, so today and tomorrow were both going to be all about me gardening. Nice weather? Check. Tools ready? Check. Ground mostly drained of recent rainfall? Check Gardener in good shape for tackling a mess o' work? Nope. After slightly … Continue reading The Incredibly Strange, Yet Somehow Comforting, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Green Zebra
Devil Pigeons With Laser Eyes
...they crap on a statue, then melt it The Letter Meme This is the meme where you list 5 things that start with the same letter that have meaning to you. I was tagged with "R" by the world famous mylescorcoran. If you want to be tagged, reply to this entry and ask for a … Continue reading Devil Pigeons With Laser Eyes
Attack Of The Pasta Men From Mercury
...as usual, they've come to steal our women Doc Update #3,965,471 1: I'm finally feeling almost entirely human again. Man, I REALLY hate being sick. 2: Last night's Call of Cthulhu game was huge fun. Bigfoot...crazy old miners...suspicious townsfolk...aliens doing vivisection on still living humans...it was the bomb. 3: Now that I'm feeling better, my … Continue reading Attack Of The Pasta Men From Mercury
A Big Old Magnet For Crazy White Girls
...and the random off her rocker latina No, that doesn't refer to me. So, yesterday I bought ANOTHER friggin' cell phone, to replace the El Cheapo one that died just before Dundracon. Since the chip from my old phone doesn't work in my new one, I've had to plug in phone numbers manually. Which leads … Continue reading A Big Old Magnet For Crazy White Girls
Super Hero Ninja Girl Mizumi
...more faux anime that popped into my head Not Dead Yet! I still live, tho it is indeed as a pale ghost of my former self. Still no onset of real sickness. I'm beginning to wonder if a vampire or phantom lover is not visiting me in my sleep. Still, despite feeling like 5 pounds … Continue reading Super Hero Ninja Girl Mizumi
Fear And Loathing In Munchkinland
...we were halfway to the Emerald City when the lollipops kicked in Ok, so I've not posted as often this month due to feeling crappy. Well, the crappiness continues. I'll go into more details when I feel better. I can't say when the next Violet post will go up. Perhaps not until March. Sorry for … Continue reading Fear And Loathing In Munchkinland
A Big Hot Bowl of Ant Soup
...the kind with crunchy ants Dundracon 2008 Part 5 It was Grave Robbers From Outer Space that we played, not what I wrote earlier...the Saturday afternoon Call of Cthulhu game was mucho fun...ate dinner at Baja Fresh with friends...played the Arkham Horror board game until midnight...it has about 35,000,000 tokens, cards, etc...very fun game...went to … Continue reading A Big Hot Bowl of Ant Soup
Fishburger Soup
...with extra roe Dundracon 2008 Part 4 Flea market has so far offered nothing I want to spend $$ on...bought the Inn Fighting card/dice game for $5.00 in the Dealer's Room...played the Graverobbers from Outer Space card game and it was mucho fun...eating chow as I type this...CoC game in a short while...hot food for … Continue reading Fishburger Soup
It’s All Fun And Games Until A Head Goes Up A Butt
...TOON, ya gotta love it Dundracon 2008 Part 3 Toon game went very well...actually ran 2 adventures...many violent interactions of an anally intrusive nature in both...much laughing...finished up at 2:00 AM...fell into my bed...woke up at 7:15 AM...eating my Cap'n Crunch before tea...will hit flea market in half an hour...more blogging soon
French Toast Served On A French Girl
...ahh, memories, memories Dundracon 2008 Part 2: Got here at 1:30...waited 45 minutes for our room to be cleaned...for some reason, my computer decides to fart in the general direction of the hotels high speed access...after 4 attempts, finally got a decent connection using dial up...ate sammies and chips and such in room...met many friends...contemplating … Continue reading French Toast Served On A French Girl
Doc Tempest VS The Robotic Dinosaurs Of Doctor Loveless
...from the June, 1957 issue Dundracon 2008: Chapter 1 Ok, so I'm awake, fed, relaxed and about to start the last bit of packing before I load up the Docmobile. I reckon I'll be outta here about 11:30 so I can gas up before driving to woodland to pick up my pal, Arn, and then … Continue reading Doc Tempest VS The Robotic Dinosaurs Of Doctor Loveless
It Was Like Stuffing A Marshmallow Into A Piggy Bank
...mostly because they were drunk nervous virgins AAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dundracon is tomorrow and I still have 5,391 things to do! My fucking cell phone chose today to die! I'm still feeling blah, but not sick! I have to deliver a shitload of pizzas to a crazy bitch today! My head is exploding! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In other news, … Continue reading It Was Like Stuffing A Marshmallow Into A Piggy Bank
Thundering Herds Of Pig Faced Orcs
...lots of XP there, my friends Hells Belles, I haven't exactly been Posty McPostypants this month, have I? I shall try to get back up to speed. I should have daily posts from Dundracon this weekend. Anyway, on to the reportage about my Sunday. It was all about the roleplaying, baby. The CoC game was … Continue reading Thundering Herds Of Pig Faced Orcs
Bucky & Squint Take A Ride On The CatBus
...and then go drinking with Totoro This Just In: California Man Almost Feels Great. No Film At 11:00 Well, my week long session of "feel yucky, but never really get sick" seems to be winding down. I suspect that most of this was caused by a combination of low grade ear infection, several nights of … Continue reading Bucky & Squint Take A Ride On The CatBus
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Scorched Mirth Policy
...blah blah blah Just a quickie here to let y'all know I'm not dead or abandoning LJ. For whatever reason, I've felt drained and kinda crappy these last 3-4 days. No energy, but also no real illness to speak of. It's like I'm running on half power. Hopefully, I'll be powered up soon and able … Continue reading Scorched Mirth Policy
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