...and then trade it away for a cuttlefish bone. Wow, was it ever rainy and windy and stormy here last night! I'm surprised that the trees stayed standing and the power stayed on. Unfortunately, it was not windy enough to blow the weeds out of my garden. I was too tired last night to continue … Continue reading The Ten Blue Budgies Find The One Ring
Month: February 2006
We Only Like The Nice Monkeys
...not the evil monkeys I know what yer thinkin': "Gee, I wonder how the weekend goeth for Doc & Grace?" Well, it goeth like this: Saturday was pretty lazy except for Spring Curryfest 2006 (which went very well indeed, tho I was forced to use beef instead of lamb) and my 2 hours of sitting … Continue reading We Only Like The Nice Monkeys
Crazy Hot Rock & Roll Daddy
...with a bad urge to boogie You're probably wondering why I called you all here. Well... Gaming Stuff I'm finding myself all taken up with the writing fever. Mostly, as usual, this writing is for personal use...BUT...it could have some potential for sale...SO...I'm not gonna say much about it...BUT...a few of you will be getting … Continue reading Crazy Hot Rock & Roll Daddy
Mrs. Wangdoodle Gets Down And Funky
...she's a disco sex machine Well, my little tuna salads, DunDraCon is over and we got home about 1:30 this afternoon. It was a fun con, tho not as fun as in previous years. This is entirely due to my gaming malaise and my general cranky old fartyness, not the actual way the con is … Continue reading Mrs. Wangdoodle Gets Down And Funky
Curse Of The Werevole
...It'll take him about a month, but he WILL kill ya Ok, so I'm reading the Con Quest Sac message group and I see two things about the con that bug me. Thing 1: They apparently hold their Flea Market at midnight. Midnight...for what will be a first time, probably fairly small, con? I'm not … Continue reading Curse Of The Werevole
Anime…Anime Not
...ya never can tell about that Ani Not a hell of alot to report from DunDraCon today. Watched some anime, bought a deck of Dungeoneer cards and a couple of new game boards for both Kill Dr. Lucky and Save Dr. Lucky (sold in the aptly named "Dr. Lucky Ambivalence Pack"), played in a short … Continue reading Anime…Anime Not
Young Gaming Geeks In Love
...in love with dice and games, that is. Well, I'd love to say that this years DunDraCon is a magical festival of incredibleness, but in point of fact, it's pretty much just the same great gaming con it has been for the last 30 years. No really huge changes, good or bad. Last night I … Continue reading Young Gaming Geeks In Love
Return Of The Geek Weekend
...with free elephants for the kids! Ok, so I lied about the elephants. Still, it is time for the Big Winter Geek Gathering that is DunDraCon. Grace and I will be leaving to pick up our friend, Arn, in about 2 hours. We should hit San Ramon about 12:30 or so. There will be con … Continue reading Return Of The Geek Weekend
Yeah, He’s Cool…But His Mother Is A Bitch
...as are his sisters, grandmothers, aunts, daughters... Of course, I'm talking about Rufus, the Colored Bull Terrier that won Best In Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. He's a fine looking guy and was part of a really great looking bunch of Group winners. Alas, none of them were Basset Hounds, but then, … Continue reading Yeah, He’s Cool…But His Mother Is A Bitch
The Nuclear Prawn Cannon
...and other stories Today was, for the most part, a lazy day. I did no gardening, no chores, nothing of any major importance. Hell, I didn't even step outside the house until 2:30 when I took a 2 mile walk. Speaking of that, I found out that I've lost me edge over these past few … Continue reading The Nuclear Prawn Cannon
Dinosaur Meatballs
...one brachiosaur will make about 250,000 of them. Serve with spaghetti. Doc's Day Update Worked about 4 hours total in the garden. Started digging up the stray and very invasive California Roses. Man, was that a mofo of a job. Gave my 5 huge lemongrass clumps a haircut, which was pretty easy and smelled great, … Continue reading Dinosaur Meatballs
Time Travel For Dummies
...includes a CD full of paradoxes you'll want to avoid So anyway, I'm awake and about to scarf down my brekky and tea. Then it's gardening, the resumption of my long dormant walking program, some inside chores, cooking dinner, working on the Kingdom Building Game, working on my DunDraCon TOON game, starting Art Project X-33 … Continue reading Time Travel For Dummies
Happy Dancing Pooch Dogs
...woof woof! I've decided that I'm gonna go back through my LJ entries, starting with the first one, and put in comments about what I wrote back then. In most cases, these comments will just be reflections or observations on the topic, but in some cases I might be doing some expanding on the topic … Continue reading Happy Dancing Pooch Dogs
Dancing With Possums
...'neath the pale moonlight. Stuff I've been thinking about 1: At some point within the last 10-15 years, I lost my fear of death. Not that I have a reckless disregard for my own safety, but I no longer fear the inevitable. In fact, I kind of find the fear of that most certain of … Continue reading Dancing With Possums
The Horticultural Whore VS Gamera And Mothra
...and Tokyo once again takes it up the ass I knocked out a couple of hours in the garden, mostly pruning and transplanting. Now I'm taking a break and catching the Puppy Bowl. This years teams are heavy on the Hound and Sporting groups, but they do have a little Shiba Inu quarterback and a … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore VS Gamera And Mothra
Bucky And Squint Press The Red Button
...and end up summoning Our Alien Masters If, like me, you hate the SuperBowl, but love puppies (and kittens)... Puppy Bowl And this year, they'll have kittens for a half time show! You'd have to be one coldhearted motherfucker to not find this show incredibly cute.
Magenta Mice
...chased by turquoise cats What's Up, Doc? Reading: The Mother Earth News Watching: Surface (where the shit is about to hit the fan) Listening: Michael Nesmith - The First National Band Albums Writing: The latest goings on in the Kingdom Building Game Preparing: TOON characters and Stuff Eating: Shrimp Thinking: About creating a new game … Continue reading Magenta Mice