FROM THE “MISSING THE FUCKING POINT” DEPARTMENT The Camarilla has a Wiki these days where players can post information about their characters. As trekhead pointed out to me, more than a few of them are a bit… well, wankery. Take the example of Julian Medeina. He describes himself as “Gigalo (sic), Rogue, Gentleman Thief, Adventurer,…

You’ve seen the set. Now, let’s talk about cymbals. You’d think the most expensive part of being a drummer would be the kit proper. You’d be wrong. Yeah, replacing heads can get expensive, but the most expensive part of a kit are the cymbals. My kit was a steal. I picked it up at Guitar…

Tough to tell from these, but the color is wine red. The color really brings out the grain in the wood. Next stop, cymbals!

Fuck Wells Fargo.Fuck them for their liberal interpretation of time.Fuck them for their $33 overdraft fee.Fuck them for their $9.95 “friendship fee.”Fuck them for the teller who hung up on me before I could fully explain how they fucked up my account and then charged me for their mistake.Fuck them for fucking existing. Fuck Wells…

September 27th is an Auspicious Day. In 1540, the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) were made official on this day. Almost two hundred years later, the Consitution of the United States of America was delivered for ratification from the states. Mexico gained its independence from Spain nearly fifty years later, and the enigma of the…

I was putting my change through the CoinStar machine and one of my quarters kept getting rejected. Finally, I took a look at it. 1947. Any coin collectors out there?

“And, of course, when discussing the Pirates vs. Ninjas debate, one must consider John Wick, author both of L5R and 7th Sea, which makes John both Pirate and Ninja.” Yeah. My rum is inscruitable.

(from the BBC News) Healthy cells have a built-in process which means they commit suicide if something is wrong, a process which fails in cancer cells. The University of Illinois team created a synthetic molecule which caused cancer cells to self-destruct. Cancer experts said the study, in Nature Chemical Biology, offered “exciting possibilities” for new…

If you haven’t seen anything from Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme’s new show, you should check this out. Wow.

Turns out my new kit isn’t made by Pearl. It’s made by Ludwig. Guitar Center had a special on the Ludwig Accent CST Fusion Kit. Wine red. Gorgeous. I played them for about ten minutes, tested them out for another twenty, and then looked at the price. The price is what got me. Big Fat…