HAPPY FOURTH AMERICANS!
To my U.S. based readers, happy Fourth of July! When you think about it, the idea of a new world is something that sci-fi focuses on a lot, and I think the founding fathers would've loved to write or...
View ArticleMy (delayed) Response to the Expanded Endings of Mass Effect 3
Right when I just spoke to you guys about writing more and making time for it, my boss at work quit so now we're severely understaffed. Woo!Anyway, now we're talking about the ending of Mass Effect 3,...
View ArticleTwo ideals that help me plan an RPG game.
Getting back to planning a game as a Dungeon Master is fantastic. Part of the joy of running a game is that you get to see people directly react to your writing, and then add to it. It's a...
View ArticleMy brother plays Settlers of Catan? Why I'm a little shocked.
I think my brother is letting his inner nerd out more often. It might be because he's now at a school where you can be smart and cool at the same time, not just a party school. But he's always had it...
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How about a lady nerd talks about lady nerds?
A friend of mine actually introduced me to a bit of a controversy in the blogosphere via facebook. It started on CNN's Geek Out with an article by Joe Peacock, called Booth Babes Need Not Apply....
View ArticlePlanning Enough
I am so afraid for DnD I do not plan enough.Part of it is because I like to run my games with a plot line encased in a very open world. It's like Skyrim (which I've been playing a lot of these days),...
View Article"Fake Empire"--when LARP imitates art. P.S. don't f%@k with Chicago.
My character Ellen Peters was in kind of a slump for a while. She was serving a prince to Chicago who was kind of a dick and with the Invictus, who by definition in her head are all dicks. Before one...
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Some Similar Villainy
Sitting in my car listening to whatever comes up on my iPod, I realized something:One of my favorite villains from my childhood is extremely similar to one of my favorite villains of today.Oogie Boogie...
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The Art of Video Games: Why you should see it.
Part of the reason I haven't posted in what seems like forever (have you missed me?) is because I was getting ready for a trip to the D.C. area to see family there with Mystic. He met some family...
View ArticleBelated Birthday Wish for the future
Yesterday I celebrated turning 26 years of age. Woot! I did make a wish off my birthday cake that I did not share with anyone and refuse to until it comes true. But it's not the only wish I make.The...
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Guild Wars 2: Yes you should play it.
My asura had a tree climbing phase. It's really hard to write anything when you have a game as well made as Guild Wars 2 waiting for you to play. I didn't get a chance to play it's predecessor, but...
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Once Upon A Time: Something I should've written about months ago
Around the same time I was giving Grimm a chance was the same time that Once Upon a Time came out on the scene. I was more excited about Grimm just because of how one friend had described the premises...
View ArticleFantastic nerdy birthday haul!
I would've posted on Friday if it wasn't for me having a joint my birthday slash my mother's CPA party. Oh yeah, by the way my mother is a CPA! She passed every test!Since Friday was the party I...
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Finally watched season 2 of The Walking Dead
In fact I finished the season a little over a week ago but I just didn't get a moment to sit down and compose my thoughts. I wanted to do it before Season 3 premiered. Oops!Season two of The Walking...
View ArticleHappy Halloween or NanoWriMo Eve!
Readers, I've been having a serious case of writer's block, but it is actually a good time to do it--I'm going to try National Novel Writing Month again. I need to. Certain habits of mine have died...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo update: Life is such a distraction
At first I was not writing in the blog because of the fact I was actually making a lot of headway with NaNoWriMo, and didn't want to suffer burn out.And then out of nowhere, I did.I think it was a...
View ArticleI've been cheating on this blog with backstory!
So the real reason I haven't written since November of last year (seriously? I can't believe I did that but that happened) is because I have been caught up in the excitement that my LARP group has for...
View ArticleIndie Game Wednesdays--You Will Be Missed
For the last few months I was gaming with a great group of guys in Chicago which expanded my gaming knowledge. Now I have a promotion starting Friday and I don't know if my schedule will align with...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead needs some new writers
Dear producers of The Walking Dead,You have got to get a better writing staff.[For those of you reading this not a producer, FYI there are WALKING DEAD SEASON THREE SPOILERS AHEAD]Season Two obviously...
View ArticleIt can be so easy...
To lose yourself in the middle of a very s#!$ty job.I work in a business that involves a lot of energy during the day, so yes, it can be hard to write something once a week in the pursuit of becoming a...
View ArticleNerds in this day and age--an evolution thanks to media expansion.
I know that some of you were thinking I was such a friggin' liar for a post a week but that is still the goal. I even got a new chromebook to help me go back out and blog all the time.I'm watching...
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In defense of Candy Crush and other casual game
Mystical makes fun of me all the time for playing Candy Crush. I'm not one of those people who pays to get to other levels or shares on Facebook in hopes of advancing, but it's definitely a fun puzzle...
View ArticleCredentials, respect, and STEM fields diversity: How I relate to DNLee
I just read about what happened to DNLee, a blogger for Scientific American. Have you not heard what happened to her? Well you can read about it here on her blog. There's also a decent rundown of the...
View ArticleFiction: As Lady Quinn Rests...
Yes it has been quite some time since I paid attention to this blog. I'm trying to get back to my old writing habits, so while I try that please try to enjoy this fictional piece that is of on of my...
View ArticleFiction: A Disruption
Another fiction post everyone. Same character as before.I lay on the chaise in my long formal dress I wore to a few events in the late '20s. I have no shame in wearing classics again. I've been...
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