By Jim on August 18, 2010
7 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Outbreak Would Fail (Quickly) | Cracked.com. Worried about the imminent zombie apocalypse? Don’t be.
Posted in Asides | Tagged humor, zombies |
By Jim on August 18, 2010
He works quickly, his deft hands flitting over the instruments with a skill that comes from a vast history of experience. He talks while he works. “You are my failure,” he says. “I blame only myself.” He sets one tool down on the tray, picking up the next. “I raised you better,” he sighs. There [...]
Posted in Stories | Tagged dark fiction, horror, psychopathy |
By Jim on August 18, 2010
As usual, xkcd knocks it out of the park. Just as my wife; I’ve complained out this very thing several times before. What troubles me is that, in all likelihood, a bunch of people must have sat around a table somewhere debating over the best way to lay these signs down on the pavement. On [...]
Posted in General | Tagged highway engineering, rants, webcomics, xkcd |
By Jim on August 17, 2010
Wil Quits w00tstock! – w00tstock. This… this is just such terrible news.
Posted in Geekery | Tagged w00tstock, Wil Wheaton |
By Jim on August 17, 2010
Claire found the hat half under a bush, half out. It was the sort of hat one might wear while working in the garden — woven straw and wide-brimmed. Claire turned the hat in her hands. The top had been torn out, leaving ragged edges and a large hole. She flipped the hat over — [...]
Posted in Stories | Tagged fantasy, magic |
By Jim on August 13, 2010
Reachgasm! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmT-jcTh1D8
Posted in Geekery | Tagged Halo: Reach, Ivory Tower, Reflection |
By Jim on August 12, 2010
He helped her up from the floor. She was bruised, bloody, and shaken. Whatever had happened here, it had been violent and traumatic. The room was a study in chaos. “You alright?” he asked. No response. Her gaze was distant, focused on something far from here. He tried again. “Hey! Look at me!” She did. [...]
Posted in Stories | Tagged dark fiction, Ficly, speculative fiction |
By Jim on August 9, 2010
I didn’t take nearly enough pictures at GenCon, but here are the handful I did manage.
Posted in Gallery | Tagged GenCon 2010 |
By Jim on August 9, 2010
I went to GenCon this year. This was my first GenCon and my first Con ever. GenCon promotes itself as the best four days in gaming, and I was not disappointed. I spent three of the four days wandering through the Indianapolis Convention Center, watching games in progress, looking at displays, checking out the various [...]
Posted in Geekery | Tagged Felicia Day, GenCon 2010, The Guild, Wil Wheaton |
By Jim on August 8, 2010
Stating the Obvious : If you don’t have a house you don’t need no sofa – Boing Boing.
Posted in Asides | Tagged economics |
