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  • Leaving the Den

    Those what know me know I suffer from SAD, or seasonal affective disorder. Long story short, lack of sunlight during winter triggers seasonal depression. I have several coping mechanisms to allow necessities (like work), but it does tend to leave me hibernating for much of the winter months, like a nerdy bear. This year’s hibernation…

  • Gaming Resolutions for 2014

    Gaming-wise, 2013 was a good year. I made a commitment to the blog, I attended Gen Con for the second year in a row (third time in four years), and I began work towards my own publishing company, Prairie Dragon Press. As I look back over the year I’m pleased with my achievements. I didn’t…

  • Gizmodo Saga Pt. 2: Who Are You Trying To Impress, Angry Nerdlings?

    I woke up this morning hoping I would get to write about something fun today.  I had it all planned out, it was going to be glorious.  But I can’t do that now.  Instead, I need to write another blog about disappointment.  You might ask, who could have disappointed me so much this time that…

  • Who Did You Think You Were Impressing, Alyssa Bereznak?

    Just when I despaired of having anything to write today, along comes this article from Alyssa Bereznak, entitled, “My Brief OKCupid Affair with a World Champion Magic: The Gathering Player“.  Please, take a moment to follow the link over and read it. I’ll wait… (For those that don’t want to follow the link, here’s a…

  • Why I Prefer to Hang with the FanGIRLS!

    There has been a lot of back and forth on geek acceptance and geek ladies recently.  I was originally planning to write a post promoting the “few” female blogs/sites I follow, intending to demonstrate that none of these ladies are poseurs in any way.  And I came to an interesting realization… Out of the 67…

  • Listen Up, Padawannabes!

    Let me start by saying, I would give my room mate’s right arm to have a lightsaber.  I don’t mean the replica Obi-Wan lightsaber I already have.  I mean an honest-to-Force fully functional lightsaber.  I would carry that baby every where!  The look on a mugger’s face the first time I fired that puppy up…

  • Three Ways to Make Your Game Master Cry…with Joy!

    If you are a gamer it shouldn’t be a secret that your Game Master does a lot for you.  For every hour of your playing time, your GM probably matches that time in session prep, adventure design and trying to anticipate every crazy thing you might do during the game.  They deserve our respect and…

  • New Site, Same Old Dork!

    Yes, it is true.  After years on Blogspot I decided it was time for a change.  Having heard such wonderful things from several people about the green, green grass over at WordPress I decided to give it a go.  The verdict so far?  Smoother, easier to use and a lot more writer friendly.  Plus, Blogspot…

  • I Want My Geek TV (Vulcans fo Nothin’ and my Dice for Free!)

    I love television. Growing up in an isolated northern community, television gave me a window onto a wider world. Where else would I have learned that cars could talk, school teachers could become accidental superheroes and scientists could leap through time in their own lifetime?  Later, I would never have learned that a college student…

  • Can’t Stop the Serenity!

    I’m nearing the busiest and nerdiest point in my week, but I needed to jump on here and remind you all about something fantastically awesome. In its sixth year, Can’t Stop the Serenity season is here again!  In support of Equality Now!, this is probably the best example of geek activism out there (No? Prove…