Someone mentioned, in my goodbye thread, that I should try to get some of my work from this season published somewhere. I'm liking this idea, but the question is, which ones? And where?

Here is a link to all of my pieces from the current season. I don't want to hassle with setting up a poll, but which pieces should I try to publish/expand upon/ ( Read more... )

So, the topic of discussion in this week's Work Room centers on the question, "What do you bring to the table?" From talking to fellow Idolers (Idolists? Idolaters?) in prior weeks, it seems that my strength lies in a uniqueness of perspective and a upbeat, whimsical approach.

The problem, at least from my perspective, is that I don't bring these ( Read more... )

"You and Me"

( What are we doing here? )

Inspired by recent conversations:

Poll Foreseeable Future

( Cut to spare the non-Scrabblers )

Scrabble opponents, according to this site, whom I have faced at least 10 times in tournaments (and my records againts them), plus notes:

Michael Baker (10-10): This was 1-7 at one point. They've almost always been good games, though.

verbophage (9-9): Including some absolute craziness (I believe at least three times we've both cracked 430), and the win that ( Read more... )

The movie meme, stolen from just about everyone on my friends list:

1. It hurts doesn't it? Your hopes dashed, your dreams down the toilet. And your fate is sitting right besides you.
ROUNDERS (

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Blame

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9-7, +218 was good enough for 22nd place and a 47-point rating gain. I could inundate you with stats, bingo lists, stories, and whatnot. Instead, I'm going to tell one quick story, then go in-depth on one game in particular.

First, the story: On Saturday afternoon, 
verbophage and I went with another Scrabbler to Lloyd Center, a mall a few blocks from the ( Read more... )