The Gaming Den

Koumei wrote:*Other countries call it Summer. We name it as we see it.

I just call it "hot". Sometimes "too fucking hot".

Ah, turns out when she used the term "narcotics", she just meant it in the same way police mean it: great drugs


It's actually XanaxXanor, which in medical terms is a benzo, not a narcotic.

I got to see my pet tarantula fluff up her pedipalps today. It was adorable.

Publisher's Weekly reviewed my book: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-61498-088-9

Ancient History wrote:Publisher's Weekly reviewed my book: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-61498-088-9

Is Stanley Sargent actually important, or was he just the reviewer's favorite author?

Depends on how you reckon these things; he was a bigger deal ten or twenty years ago - his stories like "The Black Brat of Dunwich" are excellent, and he made probably the best argument that Lovecraft was a closeted homosexual that anyone has ever made (or will ever make). These days, there are more prominent and prolific homosexual writers in the Mythos, like W. H. Pugmire. In the end, I just didn't have the space to talk about everybody in depth.

We're at the in-laws for Thanksgiving. I was with my wife discussing her shopping plans for tomorrow, so away from prying eyes of the kiddos. The 4 and 5 year old were out in the living room with their Grandparents, apparently watching 42.

There's a scene where Jackie Robinson is getting taunted by some asshole saying n- n- n- over and over as a jingle-taunt. Just the kind of shit that kids pick up and repeat. I rushed out of our shopping planning session to declare "Okay, time for kids to go to bed!"

Grandma was like "Oh, already?" Yes. Already.

Fuck, I can only hope that the power of Flappy Bird that they were playing was enough to block out even subconscious learning there.

We're like 15 miles from Ferguson and I was at a Thanksgiving party where people were laughing about 'hands-up don't shoot', and telling disparaging stories about looters on welfare that were "No, this is a true story!"

Aaaand I just had to go out again to have em turn down the volume.
It may be a fine movie, I dunno. I'd just rather my kids watched something that will make me laugh rather than be mortified when they repeat it.

Whenever family gatherings happen with my kin, I typically end up teaching the kiddies in the clan some new things, and typically the parents are none to pleased.

Don't get me wrong. I'm usually quite lax. When one of my friends might accidentally say "crap" in front of the boys I will tell said friend "watch yer fuckin tongue, we don't stand for that shit here."

But even I have my limits.

erik wrote: Aaaand I just had to go out again to have em turn down the volume.
It may be a fine movie, I dunno. I'd just rather my kids watched something that will make me laugh rather than be mortified when they repeat it.

You missed a learning opportunity, considering the nature of the film its a decent way to explain what racism is and why its wrong, and specifically why you shouldn't go around chanting racial slurs.

Yeah. No thanks. The 4 year old needs several layers of foundation before I can begin that conversation. He wouldn't grok who is even being taunted or why, he'd just learn the rote cat call. I don't know if my 5 year old would pick up on it yet though he is aware people have different shades of skin from beige to brown. Each boy was late to the language development game, talking mid-year of age 3 which isn't hindering the elder anymore but younger is still catching up with peers.

But even when ready I can do it fine without that visual aid. Movies made for adults aren't very good teaching tools for preschoolers.

Anyway if I hadn't heard and interceded there would have only been soaking as a sponge with no filter at all or teaching at all. The stuff they soak up isn't the serious discussions between non-cartoon adults. It's the immature stuff.

I am apparently cursed this last week. First, my phone and laptop developed power related problems, and now I seem to have an intestinal blockage. Now I am in an emergency room waiting room at four a.m.

I'm sorry, name here. I hope things start looking better for you.

Fortunately, according to the Xray it's just an extensive case of constipation. I have been given laxatives and diet instructions.

Still, if one is not a doctor, any day which includes the phrase "according to the Xray" is generally a bad day. I managed to have constipation and diarrhea simultaneously. Also vomiting. Quite a lot of vomiting.

I hate the US and it's retarded laws.

So, recently there was a Japanese Transformer released called Exhaust, which has markings on it that are very similar to those of the Marlboro cigarette logo. For awhile, it was available from online retailers, and then this happened:

tfwiki.net wrote:... US retailers would soon come under fire from the parent company of Marlboro, Philip Morris USA, due to Exhaust's car mode featuring a marking strikingly similar to the Marlboro logo itself. Now, if that wasn't enough, the issue also falls under the rules of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement as well as the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which partly explains that specifically smoking-related markings such as Marlboro's could not be used on products that could be intended for children. And so, unless Takara-Tomy elects to change the vehicle mode deco to ensure a worldwide release, it is now technically illegal to sell Exhaust in the US.

So, instead of just paying the market amount of $75, I now have to go to eBay and get it from Japan for ~$100 or more. Jesus hell.

What's with the urn?

That'd be this thing.

Why this guy's got it, I don't know. Removes the need to make new accessories for a simple retool/redeco, I guess?

Bah, every time I meet a woman I actually feel any attraction towards she's involved with someone. Granted, at least this one told me before anything sinister occured (met a few that neglected to tell me that until after I had donated some genetic material, was not particularly pleased at that).

I'm 28 today!

Kinda weird to think that I've been a legal adult for ten years.

Eeesh...

Happy birthday!!!!

Why, thank you!

I'm in Berkeley, lot of helicopters and sirens tonight.

EDIT: Turns out if you are honest with people and admit your feelings are irrational, normal people will cut you some slack if you're not a dick about it. I'm still not used to being around people that aren't hooting dickholes yet, it seems.

Count Arioch the 28th wrote:EDIT: Turns out if you are honest with people and admit your feelings are irrational, normal people will cut you some slack if you're not a dick about it. I'm still not used to being around people that aren't hooting dickholes yet, it seems.

True story. Sincere congratulations on escaping the hooters.

So, it turns out Cranberry juice, gin, sugar, lemon juice and water aren't that great. But if mixed well and then you garnish it with some fresh crushed pepper then it is kinda okay. It isn't great but it wasn't horrible.