… treating your friends like an asshole. I forgot to mention one of the drugs the doctor gave me for my bronchitis. He gave me a steroid shot. He told me, “This may alter your mood.” Yeah. I’ll say it did. Drugs have always had a powerful impact on my body’s chemistry. It’s one of…
For those who don’t know, November is National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. That’s an average of 1667 words per day. I’ve chosen to write my fantasy caper novel. I don’t have a title just yet, but I do have a character. A doozy of a character.…
There’s a book coming out called The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived. I love this book. It demonstrates so much about American ignorance. Santa Claus is on the list. (He was a real saint in the 4th Century.) Dracula is on the list. (He was a real person.) Robin Hood is on the…
The World Famous recently played Cat at a SF con. He called it “the best convention gaming experience I’ve ever had.” Click on the link and hear him say it himself. (And make “Have Games Will Travel” your weekly gaming news stop.) You rule, Paul.
I am now on three different medications: Amoxicillin (3x per day) Pseudoephedrine (4x per day) Promethazine/Codeine (4x per day) This will make me feel better. What’s more, because of health insurance (yay!) the entire trip (including the $4.00 parking charge) cost me under $50. Here’s to modern medicine!
Matt Forbeck is one of the Three Nicest Guys in the Game Industry. (The other two are and .) Whenever he stops by the Wicked Dead booth, Matt always insists on buying our books and we always insist on giving them to him for free. There’s usually a cordial compromise. In the midst of two…
Keith Olbermann gives us a real demonstration of “waterboarding” as demonstrated by military personnel. Now, here’s the deal. Waterboarding is not allowed by the US Military Code. It is not allowed by Federal Law. It is not allowed by International Law. Except the President just signed a bill that says he defines what torture is…
When I wrote in my journal that I ran out of DVDs to watch from my sickbed, Cowboy Ron drove down from the Valley and dropped off two Ray Harryhousen boxed sets, the first two seasons of Lost, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and Clash of the Titans. When I wrote in my journal…
I haven’t slept for a week. I have bronchitis. A persistent, violent cough. During the day, it’s bad. The coughing is so hard, I bend over. I nearly threw up today, standing in line at the bank. My voice is a gravelly whisper. I’m on a regular diet of chicken soup and orange juice. I…