Mon, Nov 21, 2011 – 20:03
For about a month now I’ve been playing this ASCII game called Dwarf Fortress. I realize that I’m late to the game, and most people have already tired of playing it. The game takes me back to the days of playing Oregon Trail on the public library computers in the 90s. Except with a worse [...]
Sat, Nov 12, 2011 – 20:06
Last night I went to see the opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) by Mozart at Krannert. It was by the U of I school of opera (most of the performers seemed to be masters’ students), with a pit of what I assume were also U of I music students. I thought they all did [...]
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 – 19:03
So this is a little out of date as I’ve been busy with some stuff lately. Last month I went to the They Might Be Giants concert in Chicago that Jonathan Coulton opened for. I love both groups, as they produce wacky lyrics with upbeat, catchy music, so I’d say that probably ranks as one [...]
Sat, Jun 18, 2011 – 09:19
Some weeks ago I started a country on NationStates.net. It’s been quite interesting, and I’ve been really enjoying the mix of bizarre situations on which I have to pass legislation combined with political education. It’s fun running my own country and seeing how my tax rate, civil rights, and so on respond to what I [...]
Sat, May 28, 2011 – 15:09
I couldn’t resist, it’s too awesome. [Meanwhile meme, in case you don't know it]
Fri, May 27, 2011 – 10:42
Lately I’ve been watching some German TV shows to keep up my language skills. My favorite so far is “Heute-Show” from the ZDF channel, which has the same premise as the Daily Show – political news review. Sadly, Heute-Show is only once a week, but the great commentary on the country’s politicians is very entertaining [...]
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 – 08:49
What do I want from an RPG? Abe, my DM from home, asked me to post a discussion of what I like in my RPGs. I know that a number of my readers play RPGs of one kind or another, so hopefully this will appeal to more than just him. I can count the number [...]
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 – 06:55
I got back from Italy Monday night (the 28th) and then it was time to start packing things up and getting my last memories in before it was time to go. I went to the Cologne Opera on Thursday night with Patrick to see “The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny” in German, [...]
Thursday opened the Karneval celebration proper in Cologne. Several of my coworkers took Thursday and Friday off, either to spend more time celebrating or to run away from the city-wide party. So things were really busy while we struggled to make up for the missing people, so it was pretty much all work and no [...]
Thu, Dec 23, 2010 – 08:45
The RPG this week was cancelled, so no news on that front. Things have been kind of quiet at work getting ready for Christmas and working on my designs for TEAMGOLD. So instead of fight scenes, this week you get to hear my thoughts on English comic opera. Abe sent me a copy of the [...]
