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The Edmonton Nerdery Continues!

Last Friday I posted about nerd events happening around our fair city. Since then, several other events have come to my attention, and now I am bringing them to yours. So much nerdery, people; there really is no excuse to stay cooped up in your house. Get on out and let your geek flag fly!…

September 29, 2011
Humpday Links for September 28

Oh, the links I have for you today! Yes, much linkage, a veritable cornucopia of linking pleasure…yeah, I got nothing. To the links! – As a DM, when a player behaves badly it is always nice to get an apology. And it sounds like this guy had a lot to apologize for… – Want some…

September 28, 2011
Odds and Sods

I have a few things that have caught me eye recently, that I find interesting but don’t really warrant a post all their own. So today I offer you a bowl of my brain candies! …that didn’t sound nearly as creepy in my head, I swear… ** So @Kiala wrote a piece over at Nerd…

September 27, 2011
5 Resources Every GM Needs

I have been playing RPGs for a very long time, compared to many of my peers. It is likely, though I haven’t conducted a poll, that I have been gaming longer than many of my players have been alive (first person to call me Grandpa GM gets shanked). And while I do sometimes get to…

September 26, 2011
Nerd Events Around Edmonton

You might think, with summer winding down and the leaves turning, that geek-friendly events would dwindle as well. Well, my friend, you couldn’t be more wrong. There is plenty of geekery happening in our fair city, if you know where to look. Luckily, I’m the nerd version of the kid from Sixth Sense: I see…

September 23, 2011
How I’m Keeping Busy

When I was laid-off back in April, I had mixed feelings. At first there was a moment of “I HAVE NO JOB! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!”, which luckily soon passed (sustained screaming makes my throat bad-tingle). Once that moment was gone, I realized that my old job had made me…not miserable, that’s too strong. It made me enervated;…

September 22, 2011
Humpday Links for September 21

Good morrow, fair gentles! Wednesday has arrived, and we needs must get through it to enjoy the slide into the weekend. Please partake of these links which, if not enjoyable, should at least fill a few long minutes of the day: – Let us start with some crazy! According to this gentleman, when Lucas messes…

September 21, 2011
A Vision of the Future for D&D

While enjoying my morning cup of joe, what should catch my eye but the announcement that Monte Cook is once more teaming up with Wizards of the Coast! Needless to say, the internets are abuzz and ablaze with congratulations, ululations and prognostications. If you are a follower of Dave “The Game” Chalker and Stephen Radney-MacFarland,…

September 20, 2011
Speak Out with your Geek Out: Feedback

So the first Speak Out with your Geek Out has drawn to a close, and overall I think it was a great event. It was certainly a nice change to speak in an unashamedly positive way about my hobby, as well as reading the posts from everyone else. I had hopes that this might do…

September 19, 2011
Speak Out with your Geek Out, Day Three: Links to Things I Love

A little late in the day, but I thought I’d get a Speak Out with your Geek Out version of Humpday Links. These links will take you to things that are close to my heart, and make my geeky heart happy. Follow and enjoy! – Project Gutenberg is one of my favourite sites for reading…

September 14, 2011