...they like to sit in the trees and croon to one another Sunday Game Day We played Session 2 of the Wierd Shit series. This time out, our intrepid government agents were sent to Aberdeen, Washington, to investigate reports that the town was overrun be "little people". By "little people", I mean fairies, pixies, pookas, … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful Red Crested Pygmy Yak Of Potawango Island
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Not Responsible For Random Genital Failure
...so try not to have random genitals Just got back from seeing Iron Man. As all the reviews have said, Robert Downey Jr. absolutely nails the role of Tony Stark. Best movie portrayal of a superhero ever. The ever delightful and blue jeans tightening Gwyneth Paltrow is excellent as Pepper Potts. The story, overall, was … Continue reading Not Responsible For Random Genital Failure
How To Disarm An Antimatter Bomb In 43 Easy Steps
...with illustrations Gaming Related Stuff 1: I'm very much enjoying having one gaming group to GM and another to play in. The dynamics of the two groups is way different, which is good because the group I GM can sometimes go off on tangents that have me doing the GM equivalant of herding cats. The … Continue reading How To Disarm An Antimatter Bomb In 43 Easy Steps
Zombie Cyborgs From Planet 14
...an Ed Wood film I have had, for the past couple of weeks, a pinched nerve or something in my neck. The left side of my neck will start hurting and that will lead to a headachce and that will make Doc a cranky and unmotivated boy. Which is a long way of saying that, … Continue reading Zombie Cyborgs From Planet 14
It’s All Fun And Games Until Somebody Gets Their Eyeball Stepped On
...by a high heeled shoe Weekend Update On Saturday, Grace and I hit the ASPCA book sale as planned and bought a bunch of books, mostly about gardening, pet care and such. After lunch and a bit of shopping, it was into the garden for me. I finally got all my veggies planted (with the … Continue reading It’s All Fun And Games Until Somebody Gets Their Eyeball Stepped On
Frank And His Zombie Woof Poodle Go To Montana
...to raise up a crop of dental floss with Nanook Ok, yeah, I'm listening to some Zappa:) Gaming Stuff For the upcoming Modern Day Weird Shit series, I'm creating the characters for my players. They will get a few extra points to add onto skills and such, but 95% of the character creation is going … Continue reading Frank And His Zombie Woof Poodle Go To Montana
The 15 Things You Must Never Say To A Pissed Off Woman
...under peril to your life Gaming Stuff Yesterday, our game day consisted of a totally fun game of "Kill Doctor Lucky" using the S.S. Afgang board from the "Doctor Lucky Ambivalence Pack". In the end, Paul managed to take out the lucky old S.O.B. in the Lilac Room with the Big Red Hammer. As previously … Continue reading The 15 Things You Must Never Say To A Pissed Off Woman
Super Yummy Raspberry Pickles
...they're pic-cool-licious! So, it's Saturday and by now y'all know what that means here at Chez Cross: Gardening, Amusing/Exercising Dogs, Running Errands and other Suburbanite Adventures. Actually, now that I think of it, Grace and I are getting a bit predictable. I must throw a large monkey wrench into those works. I see a spur … Continue reading Super Yummy Raspberry Pickles
The Rare And Beautiful Carnivorous Fig Tree Of Potawango Island
...tasty figs, but they bite Stuff...on a cloudy day 1: Decided not to attend ConQuest Sac this year. I really can't afford it. I'll go next year...IF the con is still around then. 2: My gaming group was supposed to meet tomorrow for boardgaming, but I'm putting that off until next Sunday. After that, I'll … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful Carnivorous Fig Tree Of Potawango Island
The Sad Ballad Of Junior Muskrat And The Mean Weasels
...as sung by Tom Waits To All My Friends Of A Non-Religious Leaning: Happy Undead Jesus Day! To All My Friends Of Various Religious Faiths: Happy Whatever Day! All you religious folks need to standardize yer holidays, so as to make things easier on us heathens. Today at Chez Cross there will be relaxing, house … Continue reading The Sad Ballad Of Junior Muskrat And The Mean Weasels
The Horticultural Whore Sees Red
...and green This morning, one of the local garden centers has 4 inch pots of veggie plants on sale: two for $1.29. This is a good deal, so I went to check it out. I found that by "veggies" they meant about a dozen varieties of tomato, 5 varieties of pepper and 1 variety of … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Sees Red
Give Me A Rockin’ Piano Solo With A Side Order Of Saxaphone
...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
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
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
The Last Lap Dance Of Candy The Cat
...no, she wasn't a real feline Television Note Next Monday, the History Channel is going to show a 2 hour program called "Life After Us". The basic premise is what would happen to all of the human artifacts if we all disappeared from the planet. It looks to be a pretty fascinating show. I'm not … Continue reading The Last Lap Dance Of Candy The Cat
Chapter 4: In Which Our Hero Saves A Virgin, Climbs The Stairway To Heaven And Battles The Evil Duke
...saves the virgin? For later, maybe. (Note on the above: I, personally, have always found virgins to be far more trouble than they are worth. Give me a woman with a bit of experience any day.) Gaming Stuff The fantasy series I'm running now is of the "the magic returns" sort of sub-genre. The players … Continue reading Chapter 4: In Which Our Hero Saves A Virgin, Climbs The Stairway To Heaven And Battles The Evil Duke
Zeeba Zabba Zeedlybop
...yeah, that's right I was going to do a Violet post last night or this morning, but the headache that popped up late yesterday afternoon is still with me, so maybe I'll get the post in tonight. In other news, while listing the characters I wanted to use in my Dundracon TOON game ("The House … Continue reading Zeeba Zabba Zeedlybop
The Land Where Babies Play With Eyeballs And Old People Crawl On Walls
...ewwwwwww! All Aboard The Random Stuff Express I'm still lovin' me some Heroes this season, but the writers/producer need to learn three lessons: (1) If you kill somebody, at least let them stay dead awhile (preferably all/most of a season) before you bring them back. Sylar should have not appeared this season. (2) You don't … Continue reading The Land Where Babies Play With Eyeballs And Old People Crawl On Walls
Chapter 81: In Which Our Hero Steals A Ship, Becomes A Pirate And Teaches A Parrot Rude Phrases
...and a rude gesture or two Future Doc here, commenting from 2017. The previous version of this post was done on LiveJournal and the pics I had put in it never transferred, so I'm replacing the whole post with Some Random Gaming Ideas. 1: Set a campaign at the very end of a millennia (or … Continue reading Chapter 81: In Which Our Hero Steals A Ship, Becomes A Pirate And Teaches A Parrot Rude Phrases
Gidget Goes Apeshit
...poor Moondoggie Yo, dudes & dudettes, I added more game room pix to my last post! Go check it out again. Meanwhile, here's a pic of Owsley, the bad bear that guards my games. He's a hard drinkin' Harley ridin' kinda bear.
Bugs On Drugs Under Rugs Giving Hugs To Slugs Who Are Thugs
...with ugly mugs More pix of the game room.
Them Chocolate Dipped Box Jellyfish Is Good Eatin’
...once As I promised many moons ago, here is a pic of part of my recently completed game room. I'd post more, but LJ is not latting me. Perhaps tomorrow. Mind you, this is not a room for gaming, just a room to store my games and gaming stuff. And to write in, free from … Continue reading Them Chocolate Dipped Box Jellyfish Is Good Eatin’
The Rare And Beautiful Flying Mudworms Of Potawango Island
...they glow in the dark Oh, my little friends, today was an unexpectedly relaxed day...except for the bleeding. What was supposed to be Game Day was rendered "Doc & Arn Play Empire Earth On The Laptop Day" due to Sam & Paul not showing up. While that was a bit annoying, it took a distant … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful Flying Mudworms Of Potawango Island
The Incredible Adventures Of Doctor Tempest In The Land Of The Eyeless Men
...from the July, 1887 issue It's Game Day today and my players will get another few steps along the path to finding out What Is Happening To Them and Why Some People Want Them Dead. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. In other news, sometimes I get a big reminder that, as the sole … Continue reading The Incredible Adventures Of Doctor Tempest In The Land Of The Eyeless Men
Electric Witch Princess Suki
...everyone's favorite manga cutie Well, today was certainly a mix of fucking annoying and pretty good. It started off with the Dish Network guy not showing up. When I called the place to find out what was up, the pinheaded little hosebag that took my order earlier in the week told me that, gee, she … Continue reading Electric Witch Princess Suki
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