Category: Livejournal


  • I hate the video game industry. First, they stole “RPG” from us, now they’re gonna bury the LARP. Let me explain. I’m here at GDC talking to a ton of people. One of the folks I talked to was Jan Libby, one of the women responsible for the breakout “Lonlygirl15” Youtube craze. We were talking…

  • “I hate this game.” That’s what mattcolville  said to me, his hands holding the combat wheel. His eyes were wide with concentration, considering acceptable losses. His voice and face had that look of sincere comic insincerity that only a few men can do. Matt does it very well. Then, he looked up at me again,…

  • (from a thread on RPG.net) How do you handle the Nuremberg Defense? You know it. You’ve seen it. It’s been used on you. You’ve used it. It goes something like this… Jerk Player (after killing/robbing/screwing over another player’s character): “Sorry, I’m only playing my character!” This selfish asswipe thinks his fun is more important than anyone else’s fun…

  • Investor Group Poised to Back Oakland Entertainment Producers Oakland — Oakland’s Incubate Group Corp. is planning investments of up to $1 million each in several local women- and black-owned multi media gaming, video and other digital entertainment companies. The group has signed letters of intent to invest between $200,000 and $1 million in each of…

  • One day…

    … someone will love me enough to tell me the same thing.

  • Friends Only

    I’ve updated my journal to “Friends Only.” I’ve attracted a lot of attention and comments from people I don’t neccessarily want to associate with, and while I allowed my patience to be tried, the last couple of days have really killed any patience I had left. Also, lots of big changes are coming down the…

  • … but I’m sure someone is going to tell me. 🙂 (Inspired by ) Asha Greyjoy You scored 0 Adaptability, 0 Humor, 0 Integrity and 0 Activity! My mother raised me to be bold. You are Asha Greyjoy. Also called The Kraken’s Daughter, you’re as bold as they come… and as clever, too. You’re adventurous…

  • What is John Doing?

    This.

  • 48 Hours Earlier

    Mr. L John, what would it take to get you to help us out here? Me (thinks for a moment) Health insurance. Full autonomy. Ownership of my IP. Pay me triple my current salary. And all in writing. Mr. L (without knowing my current salary and without missing a beat) Done. I’ll have the papers…

  • I may not end up voting for any Democrat or Republican, but here’s one of the many reasons I didn’t vote for Bill and I won’t vote for Hillary. Not because of the issue, but because of the blatant lying. Thanks to nikchick for the headsup.