...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
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Scorpion Girl And The Invasion From Jupiter
...it's action packed adventure Mind too fuzzy tonight...Body tired...will write Story entry tomorrow...until then, I wrote this earlier... Doc's new TV season review: Part 1 Heroes: Nice first episode. Some interesting stuff has been foreshadowed. The "no commercial" commercials sucked ass, but a PVR renders the suckage nil. Journeyman: This totally failed to engage me. … Continue reading Scorpion Girl And The Invasion From Jupiter
Junior Muskrat Goes To The Big City
...and gets run over by a taxi Ok, so my blog here has gotten pretty boring. Far too much suburban domesticity reportage has appeared lately. Time for a change. Note: All of the following are personal opinions. Just because I feel one way about something and you may feel differently, it does not mean that … Continue reading Junior Muskrat Goes To The Big City
Doc Tempest And The Invisible World
...from the January, 1992 issue And so another Sunday goes down for the count here at the D&G Cross Home For Spoiled Basset Hounds. After our vist to the dog park, we undertook many housekeeping and gardening chores. Once that tired us out, Grace and I rested. Later, I did some more work on the … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Invisible World
Doc Tempest And The Prehistoric Peril
...from the May, 1965 issue Garden Update I spent three hours in the garden today. Plants were transplanted, weeds were pulled, water was doled out, dead prunings were piled up and a short tour of the garden was given to a couple of pretty hot looking 30 something soccer moms who stopped during their walk … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Prehistoric Peril
Happy Little Dinosaurs
...dancing about the garden Meanwhile, I'm Still Thinkin'... 1: Despite my weeklong GenCon trip, I still have a strong desire to go on a long road trip. I love driving and seeing the sights North America has to offer. I blame this love of the open road and travelling on my parents, who would pack … Continue reading Happy Little Dinosaurs
The Dangerous Dormice
...I've got yer twinkle twinkle right here Well hellfire, I thought I'd do posts on Friday and saturday, but the laziness hit me. Actually, the laziness is still hitting me, so I'll do a short post now, then something longer after we take The Girls to the dog park. Watched Torchwood last night on BBC … Continue reading The Dangerous Dormice
The Very Creepy, Yet Surprisingly Romantic, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Halloween House
...costarring her worst enemy, Almost Yellow Yolanda Doc Update 1: The game room is coming along nicely. Pix to come on Sunday or Monday. 2: The Giant Hawaiian Gourd seeds I planted have resulted in two smallish gourd vines and one humongous vine. How humongous, you ask? Try 73 feet from the tip of one … Continue reading The Very Creepy, Yet Surprisingly Romantic, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Halloween House
Super Meerkat Justice Squad
...yeah, too much watching of "Meerkat Manor" Chapter 99: In Which I Reclaim My Game Room from Indifferent Hounds Once upon a time, we had a game room/library combo. Then, we got dogs and I thought "Hey, we'll move the games and books and stuff into the Room of Doom and then make this room … Continue reading Super Meerkat Justice Squad
Alice, The Flying Orangutan
...no photographs, please There has been much laziness here at Chez Cross today. Grace did a bit of grocery shopping and I did about an hour of weed whacking, but other than that, it's been all about naps and watching tv and messing about with computers and eating and such. Later, there may be a … Continue reading Alice, The Flying Orangutan
He Was Searching For A Danger Girl
...and then she found him On The Subject Of One's Name The ever cool and interesting iamnikchick did a post about her name and it has inspired me to do the same. The first thing you need to know is that I have three first names. Well, ok, my given name of Robert and two … Continue reading He Was Searching For A Danger Girl
Zany Wharf Rats
...not those other kind Doc's Day Hoo Boy, my little friends, today was a busy action filled fun ride. First, it was all about Grace & Doc finishing the garage cleaning I started yesterday. Hard work, but now you could actually park a car in it. After the cleaning of the garage, it was shower … Continue reading Zany Wharf Rats
Naked Coed Hot Tub Roleplaying Sessions With The California Kid
...with wine, Guinness and gourmet munchies Man, those were the days:) Saturday Madness Due to getting out of bed later than we expected, My Sweet Little Apricot Pie of Love and I decided to do the "large trash pickup day" garage cleaning tomorrow. This still leaves plenty of action and excitement for today tho. Within … Continue reading Naked Coed Hot Tub Roleplaying Sessions With The California Kid
The Five Blue Budgies Come Home
...and they're looking for trouble Cool Stuff Here's a link to a very cool looking online tabletop gaming system that I just might try using to game with my far flung roleplaying buddies. iTabletop Other Stuff I'll have some sort of review up for each of the products I got at GenCon (most of which … Continue reading The Five Blue Budgies Come Home
The 75 Ways To Avoid Becoming A Zombie
...if, ya know, you don't want to be one The Big GenCon Wrap Up So, GenCon was fun. Seeing my friends is what the whole going to GenCon thing is about for me and I certainly got to see them. Some more than others, true, but still there was the visiting and the going out … Continue reading The 75 Ways To Avoid Becoming A Zombie
Aaaaaah….Wham Bam Thank Ya, Ma’am!
...yep, too tired to be original. Thank you, Mr. Bowie. Been home for about 7 hours now...was very happy to see My Sweet Angel and The Girls...took forever to read blogs and emails...very tired now...bigass GenCon recap and shit tomorrow...bed now. NOTE FROM THE FUTURE: I miss David Bowie, Daisy Ann and Winker.
On The Subject Of Golden Haired Faeries
...and their wild ways GenCon 2007: Another One Bites The Dust Went to a couple of writers seminars. Bought the new version of Og, which rocks. Bought some dice for My Sweet Little Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrel Of Cuteness. Cruised most of the con area within the convention center (which is by no means all … Continue reading On The Subject Of Golden Haired Faeries
I Was There When Billy Shot The Sun
...and then we did a fade Mini Review: Stardust Simply put, this movie is made out of fun. It doesn't hit a single bad note in it's telling of a good old adventure filled tale of magic, action, evil and love. If you don't go see it in the theater, you'll regret it. Pre-GenCon Update … Continue reading I Was There When Billy Shot The Sun
All Hail The Queen Of Aslin Way!
...and the greatest dog mom in the galaxy HAPPY 49th BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET ANGEL, GRACE! The girls and I love you, cutie. A quick review of the Sci Fi Channel's new Flash Gordon series It sucks! It sucks like a $2.00 whore during Fleet Week. Black holes at the center of galaxies suck less … Continue reading All Hail The Queen Of Aslin Way!
The Second To Last Supper
...when Jesus ate the last biscuit, Paul drank one to many martinis and Judas stiffed the waiter These dreams... So, last night I had a dream that I was driving along a highway way up on the Sierras. The only passenger in the car was Daisy and she was about twice her normal size. She … Continue reading The Second To Last Supper
Bats Wearing Hats And Rats Wearing Spats Shooting Gats At Cats
...and that's that Stuff (GenCon Edition) Due mostly to the hassles of flying/airport security. I've decided to pack lightly for this years GenCon. No laptop, few clothes, the bare minimum of toiletries,a couple of books, my trusty & battered digital camera. Maybe an el cheapo prepaid cell phone. Oh, and only 6-8 bandanas. Should all … Continue reading Bats Wearing Hats And Rats Wearing Spats Shooting Gats At Cats
The Fourteen Secrets For Becoming Comfortably Numb
...with apologies to Pink Floyd Watched Feasting On Asphalt: The River Run last night. As expected, it was good and seeing Alton and his crew chowing down across Louisianna only reinforced my desire to some day visit that state for a few days of culinary excess. As some of you may or may not know, … Continue reading The Fourteen Secrets For Becoming Comfortably Numb
The Profoundly Silly Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Dalek Invasion Of Willows, California
...co-starring her new neighbor Bartholemew Cork and his pet wombat, Dennis Still alive! Just a quickie to let y'all know that despite my lack of activity here in the blogosphere, I'm not dead or sick or under arrest or anything. Mostly, I've just been Thinking Deep Thoughts, Goofing Off, Being Lazy and Dabbling In Things … Continue reading The Profoundly Silly Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Dalek Invasion Of Willows, California
Something Is Waiting In The Fairy Tale House
...for you Oy, the last few days have sucked. First off, work has been slow and boring and not very lucrative. Secondly, some heretofore unexperienced allergen has been making me feel terrible, both physically and emotionally. Bleah! Assorted Geeky Stuff 1: Karen Allen will be reprising the role of Marion Ravenwood in the new Indiana … Continue reading Something Is Waiting In The Fairy Tale House
The Kitty Cats Get Into Big Trouble
...and they had to escape in a catamaran Doc's Weekend Plan 1: Finish breakfast 2: Join Grace in taking The Girls to the dog park 3: On the way home, stop by PetCo for dog food and pig ears 4: Stop to buy Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 5: Commence reading said potter book … Continue reading The Kitty Cats Get Into Big Trouble