I just got home from the Friday night of Endgame (3:13AM, oy) - I was one of only FOUR NPCs, not including staff! If you have a few hours tomorrow to stop by, they would deeply appreciate the help! O_O

The latest TED Talk is Jessica Jackley: Poverty, money - and love. (2010)

What do you think of people in poverty? Maybe what Jessica Jackley once did: "they" need "our" help, in the form of a few coins in a jar. The co-founder of Kiva.org talks about how her attitude changed -- and how her work with microloans has brought new power to people who ( Read more... )

Not ONLY are these neat in and of themselves, but I kinda think Meg needs a set, to divine what sort of Crazy New Gun to make next...

Science Tarot Cards! :)

...no, really - lookit the cards!

*happy little SCIENCE! dance*

*spends CP*
*makes cheat-sheet*
*stares*

My new PC? Is a RAGING ENGINE OF USEFULNESS.

(Now to see if I can play her without mucking up her stats.)

THAT IS ALL, MOVE ALONG CITIZEN.

- Character history: Completed, turned in. (FINALLY. Sheesh: this thing was like PULLING TEETH. Straight-up boring human PCs: WTF ( Read more... )

Because I care:

5 Popular Zombie Survival Tactics (That Will Get You Killed)

...and now we know.

I heard a RUMOR that, if you go NPC the upcoming Endgame event (next weekend, June 4-6), that annthemun will make you CAKE.

You like cake, right?

Moist, delicious cake. And getting to beat me and a bunch of other Madrigal staff types up! WHAT COULD BE BETTER, I ASK YOU?

(A: Ponies with machine guns. BUT I DIGRESS.)

( NPC-type information, stolen from an old email! )

An archaeological mystery in a half-ton lead coffin: In the ruins of a city that was once Rome's neighbor, archaeologists last summer found a 1,000-pound lead coffin. Who or what is inside is still a mystery, said Nicola Terrenato, the University of Michigan professor of classical studies who leads the project---the largest American dig in Italy in ( Read more... )

So, y'know Helen at EndGame?

SHE'S A PRETTY PRETTY PRINCESS!

...no, really! She's the Princess of the East Kingdom in the SCA! And? She's gonna become QUEEN!

( Clicky for more info! )

It's times like these where I wish I played an Artificer...

SHINY THING #1: Hair tinsel (longer lengths can be found here) - saw these on someone at InterCon, and my GOODNESS the photos do them no justice. Tied or glued individually to your hair (no clips), all sorts of colors, incredibly SPARKLY when you move. Dude. *grabby hands ( Read more... )