Just a Day in My Life

“Skips Awkwardly”

Every now and then when I visit my parents I like to dig through my old report cards. It’s kind of interesting, looking back and seeing my academic progress through the years. I definitely had my ups and downs, good years and bad, which makes me astonishingly average.
What struck me most, though, was the one [...]

A question for the women

This is a research question for a new story that I’m working on. So please indulge me, if I’m not being too offensive.
When you notice another woman, particularly a woman who might be a romantic rival or someone who might somehow threaten your steady relationship with your partner of choice, what physical traits about her [...]

Vocalization

In other news, I’ve signed up with Skype. My handle there is, naturally, Underpope.

Recently arrived in the mail

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On the left, Don’t Turn the Lights On: A Fictional Take on Urban Legends(available at Amazon.com, or directly from the publisher, Stone Garden Press. And my short story, “Who Remembers Molly”, is on page 41. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah. [...]

Sporadic Update

I haven’t got anything interesting to say at all, so here’s a LOLCat that I really like, because I like cats and I like giant monsters.
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My moment of fame

I just want to say that I think it’s very cool that if you do a Google search for "evil gnome video", the number one hit is currently my blog entry about it.
My work here is done.

More Obama

I mentioned Obama’s brilliant and moving speech earlier today.  I’d like to mention it again, and provide you with the video right here.

My friend Keith says that this may be one of the most important and visionary speeches of the past twenty years. I agree.  And I suggest again that Obama’s vision for America [...]

RIP: Sir Arthur C. Clarke, 1917-2008

The Associated Press is reporting that Sir Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, among many other seminal works, has passed away at the age of 90.
First Gary Gygax, and now Arthur C. Clarke.  This is turning into a bad month for nerds.

Politics, Gygax Style

Once again, Charles Stross proves that for a Scot, he has a pretty good grasp of American politics, as he digs into his 1st Edition D&D Monster Manual to find the descriptions of the various critters we’re encountering this election season.

Man-Squee

Via the newsfeed from Slice of Sci Fi, I found this bit of spiffy news:

Noah Wyle (”ER”) is set to return as Flynn Carsen in the third installment of TNT’s Librarian franchise, The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice, producer Electric Entertainment announced. Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin will also reprise their roles, with [...]

My boss won’t let me take a bereavement day

And it’s truly a sad day for nerds everywhere.
In case you haven’t already heard, Gary Gygax, the creator of a wee little game called Dungeons and Dragons, died today in his home in Lake Geneva at the age of 69. Regardless of whether you consider Gygax an inspired genius and creative mastermind or a drugged-out [...]

Strange Little Dream

First, I wanted to remind both of my regular readers that several of my stories are available online here, including links to stories that have been published online. Read, then share and enjoy (according to the terms of the Creative Commons license under which they’re licensed).  Also, please visit Underpopetown. Unemployment is on the rise!
So [...]

Best commercial ever (or at least for today)

I’m not a big fan of Skittles candy, but I have to say I love some of their commercials.  This one has me laughing right now:

Hoo!

Minor Events of No Consequence

I lost 1.6 pounds this week. I can only attribute this to Barack Obama’s increasing popularity in this round of primaries.
I successfully moved my NaNoWriMo blogs over to WordPress µ .  This will make updating them much easier.  Thanks to my friend Dale for pointing out that WordPress µ would be [...]

Aargh!

Hillary Clinton took California, and I gained 3.5 pounds.
This has been a very bad week indeed.