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04:10 pm
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A sobering day...
This entry may go on a bit. Apologies for that.
( Read more... )
Current Location: Home, one last time...
Current Mood: mourning
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05:19 am
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Yeah, I'm finally posting again. Good reason.
Feast 'yer eyes on this!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8003077.stm
Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait...
Can you tell I like to travel a lot?
Current Mood:  excited
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05:53 am
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So I'm at the Midnight showing of Watchmen...
... and there's a scene with several generals.
And I will swear up and down that General David Patraeus was one of them!
Looking for a list of extras to confirm, and can't find one for that scene. Coming up empty, but it just looked too much like him for me to say, "nah, couldn't be."
Current Mood:  curious
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04:08 pm
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Sometimes, I'm glad for pictures in obituaries.
Farewell, Wendy Richards.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7912668.stm
One by one, the icons of my childhood fall.
Current Mood:  depressed
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01:14 pm
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SQUEEEE!
It takes me 3 months to finally see something worth making me post.
Today's link is courtesy of Aaron Williams at Nodwick.com.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqR8A8ecKWo
Yeah, it's fan work, but John Pertwee was always my favorite Doctor.
Current Mood: hopeful
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06:23 am
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Vote!
Right fucking now!
I'm headed over to the 14th district. If you don't know your polling place, I refer you Shampoo-Banana folks to the following.
https://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/polling_places.html
Current Mood:  anxious
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06:03 pm
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The End is Near!
Of the Tenth Doctor, that is...
http://io9.com/5070684/david-tennant-explains-why-hes-crushing-your-doctor-who-dreams?autoplay=true
Not a complete video, but it gives you what you need to know.
Worst part? After 11 and 12, the Doctor would technically become a Skeletor look-alike.
Current Music: Emergence - Blue Muse (Razed in Black remix)
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06:10 am
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And again...
Happy second impact, Adin!
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07:05 am
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About time I posted again.
Predictably, this is about politics.
In 2000, I liked McCain. If Bush hadn't beaten him in the primaries, I might've considered voting Republican (yes, I know his views had flaws; you could say the same of Gore).
Since 2002, McCain's platform has changed enough that I could not bring myself to vote for him against all but the most backward candidates. Even his views on "enhanced interrogation techniques" have been altered to fit the Bush administration line.
But you know what? Even then, I still respected him as a person. He was a veteran, a POW, an experienced senator...
And then he nominated Palin. Let me sum up my views on Palin as best I can: Ann Coulter has more business running than her.
As I spoke to a friend today, he said what should be plainly obvious.
"McCain's proven with this that he doesn't want to run the country effectively. He just wants to win the election."
I've actually lost ADDITIONAL faith in a GOP politician. I didn't think that was possible...
Current Mood: disappointed
Current Music: PIG - Prayer Praise & Profit
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05:38 am
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Yes, I've been posting more often.
And I just had to share this that made it on to a forum I visit.
Gotham Knight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyp-jqjgoL4
From the artwork, it looks like Yutaka Minowa is behind this (Ninja Scroll, the second Vampire Hunter D, and a couple of other movies with similar character design). There's some more video on this at YouTube, but I think I'll watch that after I wake up.
Current Mood: chipper
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06:51 am
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Took the words right out of my keyboard!
So I went around looking for reviews on 4th ed, to see what others thought. I searched both the good and bad, looking for some sort of objective balance.
So at RPG.net, I think I found the review that sums everything up perfectly.
http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13842.phtml
Give this a once over. I think this reviewer's made the best commentary yet.
Current Mood: Interested
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06:11 am
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It's Early/Late
While I'm up and posting, I figure I'll rant a little.
Now, before you click on the link below, be forewarned. I'm a nerd. If you friended me, you undoubtedly know that on some level. This is a great time to remind you of that. We nerds geek out from time to time. This is one of those times, and unless you're prepared for a good deal of geekery, don't follow the link.
( D&D 4th Edition Critique )
More to come. I need to do some playtesting.
Current Mood: critical
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05:48 am
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At Eleanor's request...
... and partially because it's a good idea to keep your LJ entries in context for people.
( Current Status )
If you feel you haven't updated in a while, or might have missed updating for a major change (new job, new place, etc...), wipe out my answers, fill in your own, and post.
Current Mood: awake
Current Music: Robyn - Handle Me (OrtzRoka Remix)
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05:04 am
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Get Dick-rolled already
One of my favorite webcomics just won the Internets!
http://lfgcomic.com/page/144
There's call on their forums to put this page of "Looking for Group" into an animated form.
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Rick Astley, of course
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05:38 am
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I'm the most oblivious man in the world
I kept hearing today that there'd been an earthquake, but assumed I'd slept through it. Then I ask what time it was.
"Around 3 or 4 this morning."
Realizing I'd have been awake then, I remembered I was at Marry Ann's at the time (my internet was down, and their wireless access is pretty damn fast!). I'd gotten one of my vertigo spells, then felt SEVERE tremors. But because of where I was, I'd assumed it was just another train going over the diner, magnified by the queasiness.
Funny thing is, I felt a tremor fainter than that back during 1995, and the next day California took a major quake (haven't looked up the dates to confirm this).
Current Mood: amused
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06:41 am
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Illinois Weather
I look out the window at 6:30 am. I'm expecting rain, since it's been a damp past few days. But what do I get?
Snow.
"Spring begins on March 21st" my ass...
Current Mood:  annoyed
Current Music: Utada Hikaru - Beautiful World
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07:39 pm
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Tuning in on the PC
So I'm playing around on my speakers, and after a minute I hear faint music. Turning the volume up, I starting hearing a song I don't recognize with some heavy static. It's easy to hear through after a minute, and then I hear the station ID as 97.5.
Now, I've heard of equipment being able to do this, but for crying out loud... Couldn't I have gotten 90.1 or something instead of the light rock station?
Current Mood: discontent
Current Music: Faint echos from the speakers
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03:48 pm
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Fare thee well, Gary...
Today, Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, passed away. At age 69, he leaves behind six children and seven grandchildren.
I found out today around 3:30, when Derek gave me a call. I'm looking around now for where to send condolences.
I only got speak to Gary once, at GenCon 2000, Milwaukee. He was signing my 3rd Edition PHB, and seemed a little upset that his input on it had been limited.
If you want to learn more about Gary, I heartily recommend checking his Wikipedia entry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: Resigned...
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03:43 am
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Sunday Night Mage
So, I'm in Nick's Mage game on Sundays (alternating with Angela's D&D game), and I'm in character, conversing with one of his NPCs. A bit into the conversation, I notice everyone seems a little perplexed. Afterwards, Grace comments...
"It's very surreal to see two young, white men play a couple of portly, middle-aged black women."
That took a bit to sink in.
In hindsight, that's gotta be a first in tabletop, at least in this state.
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: XTC - Living Through Another Cuba
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02:04 am
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Why I can't bring myself to read comic books anymore
Continuity. It just doesn't exist.
( Warning:Spoilers )
Current Mood: irritated
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