The 75 Ways To Avoid Becoming A Zombie

...if, ya know, you don't want to be one The Big GenCon Wrap Up So, GenCon was fun. Seeing my friends is what the whole going to GenCon thing is about for me and I certainly got to see them. Some more than others, true, but still there was the visiting and the going out …

Aaaaaah….Wham Bam Thank Ya, Ma’am!

...yep, too tired to be original. Thank you, Mr. Bowie. Been home for about 7 hours now...was very happy to see My Sweet Angel and The Girls...took forever to read blogs and emails...very tired now...bigass GenCon recap and shit tomorrow...bed now.   NOTE FROM THE FUTURE: I miss Davide Bowie, Daisy Ann and Winker.

On The Subject Of Golden Haired Faeries

...and their wild ways GenCon 2007: Another One Bites The Dust Went to a couple of writers seminars. Bought the new version of Og, which rocks. Bought some dice for My Sweet Little Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrel Of Cuteness. Cruised most of the con area within the convention center (which is by no means all …

Kill All Of The Evil Penguins

...and just slap around the good ones GenCon Reportage Ate again at Buca de Beppo and emerged fully stuffed Attempted (joined by my pal Avis Crane) to watch the most excellent silent film Call of Cthulhu, but the dvd player being used by the con staff crapped out 3/4 of the way thru the movie. …

The Fantastic Adventure Of Doctor Tempest Versus The Dragon Sorceror

...from the August, 1897 issue Quick GenCon Stuff Flight to Indy went ok, tho lack of sleep kicked my ass. Checked into Sheraton hotel, rested, then visited with friends. Went into Dealer's Room today, came out $200.00 poorer, but bearing cool goodies. Said Dealer's Room is roughly the size of Ecuador. Feet and legs nearly …

All Hail The Queen Of Aslin Way!

...and the greatest dog mom in the galaxy HAPPY 49th BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET ANGEL, GRACE! The girls and I love you, cutie. A quick review of the Sci Fi Channel's new Flash Gordon series It sucks! It sucks like a $2.00 whore during Fleet Week. Black holes at the center of galaxies suck less …

Fuckfuckfuckfuck!!!!!

I spoke too soon about a leg infection not being connected to my aching muscles. Turns out that a couple of hours later, Grace noticed redness on my leg. SHIT! Well, once before we caught the infection early on and kicked it's ass without resorting to antibiotics. Hopefully, the current regimine of propping the leg …

DocAnd Grace On The Road: Home at Last

Got home last night (Friday) about 9:30, roughly a day ahead of schedule. Good to be back. Roscoe was glad to see us. Lots of unpacking to do soon. Had a very fun trip home on Route 66, but Grace and I agree that we will take no more long driving trips (long being more …

Doc and Grace On The Road: Update

Quick update before I collapse into bed. 1: The trip TO GenCon had about a 85% suck rate 2: GenCon itself, all 7 hours total I got to spend at it, was ok. Still, my boredom with things gaming has infected GenCon and I have decided not to return for at least 3 years. Next …

Doc and Grace On The Road: Part Four (Saturday, August 14th)

In which Your Humble Narrator posts a brief note about the NEXT posting. Well, my friends, today started out well...but then the Gods of Vacation decided to piss merrily upon us. Not like they did on John Kovalic on his recent Air Canada Fun Day, but a healthy whiz nonetheless. I'll post the whole sad …

Doc and Grace On The Road: Part Three (Yes, Still Friday, August 13th)

In which we arrive at days end tired, hungry and NOT camping I’m writing this from a motel in Provo, Utah. Grace and I decided that getting up way early and then driving all day thru the desert was not conducive to setting up a camp for the night. So just call us lazy old …

Doc and Grace On The Road: Part Two (Still Friday, August 13th)

In which we finally practice our videography, deal with the heat of the desert, see wildlife and enter Utah. We have finally gotten some video footage under our belts and when the eventual 2004 Road Trip DVD appears, some of you may get to see our handiwork. Actually, a few of you may get to …

Doc and Grace On The Road: Part One (Friday, August 13th)

In which we leave late, find our video attempts confounded and cruise across America’s loneliest road. Well, friends & neighbors, despite my getting out of bed at 1:30 this morning (and Grace arising a half hour later), we still managed to hit the road 45 minutes late. Which isn’t bad for us, I might add. …

You Can’t Escape From The Spy Dogs

Busy busy busybusybusy weekend. Grace and I both had many errands to run and things to take care of here at home in preparation for the Big Trip. We worked our asses off on Saturday, then did more stuff (including packing up enough supplies to outfit a journey up the Nile) until we fell into …