For your reading pleasure:

Happy Birthday, Harry: We Have A Targetand ( Read more... )

Since I'm home sick today (coughhackwheeze), I figured I'd spend some time talking about the PDQ# Space Opera Hack (which I'm using for pick-up games at cons) I ran for animadversio and ladylyonesse at DC Gameday this past weekend, while I wait for the Q to kick in. (Guys, if you wanna post your character write-ups in comments, I won't complain.)

Part of the fun of PDQ# ( Read more... )

I have been thinking about the fictional romances that have meant something to me: I blame Battlestar Galactica (at the moment) for bringing these ideas up ( Read more... )

This past weekend was Camp Nerdly 3.

Short form: Had great conversations, played fun games, drank regional sodas (Cheerwine and Dr. Enuf FTW!), and made silly faces at well-behaved babies. An all-around win.

Also, for the vid-inclined, Jason Morningstar's One Cool Thing I Saw At Camp Nerdly 3 on YouTube.

Otherwise, the ( long day-by-day breakdown behind the cut... )

I've been playing video poker all day, and this thought suddenly hit me --

How would you like to play a poker table where your opponents are:
* Captain John J. Sheridan (B5)
* Oliver Queen (Green Arrow)
* "Captain" Han Solo (Star Wars)
* Captain Matthew Gideon (Crusade)
* Captain Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly)
* Captain James Tiberius Kirk (Star Trek) ( Read more... )

River:rive::Reaver:reave

Rive (Am. Herit. Dic.)
1. To rend or tear apart.
2. To break into pieces, as by a blow; cleave or split asunder.
3. To break or distress (the spirit, for example).
To be or become split.

Reave (Am. Herit. Dic ( Read more... )

Totally yoinked from skzbrust -- two great tastes that go great together: Dinosaur Comics and Firefly!

(yoinked from thebitterguy)

Random Turkey-fuelled thought: WKRP in Cincinnati. Firefly. Compare and contrast.
(I can come up with character-to-character mappings quite easily, provided you count Mr. Carlson as the ship. I bet you can, too.)

(yoinked from gmskarka)

For Firefly/Serenity fans:

Serenity Tales: Notes on a Fridge [On a Starship]

Click through them, and enjoy.

(I need some Firefly icons.)

(yoinked from corwinofamber)

Vis-a-vis this post, I point you to:

Snakes on a Mother-rutting Firefly-class Transport
(aka "Snakes on Serenity"; aka ""Snakes. Gorram snakes on my gorram boat!")

http://community.livejournal.com/snakes_in_a_fic/1190.html

Enjoy!