First: Since I know there is currently another round of "holy crap back up EVERYTHING" going around due to the string of DDoS attacks that LJ is currently suffering from, I will mention, as others have been doing, that I have the same name on Dreamwidth as I do here, that all of my LJ content is mirrored to DW, and that you are all welcome to add ( Read more... )

I finally beat Dragon Age 2 on Saturday. A brief, spoiler-free overview: I posted on Facebook already that I imagine there was an additional epilogue to the game that stated, "And when Maggie Hawke finally left Kirkwall, she did so laughing and giving the entire craphole place the finger." So, yeah, I found certain things about the plot to be a ( Read more... )

Oh, Bioware. Not only do you make really enjoyable video games, including Dragon Age 2 which is currently on a crusade to consume every bit of my free time and then some, sometimes your developers and head writers go out onto the internet and say things that are ridiculously unbelievably awesome, such as:

Bioware Tells Straight Men to "Get Over" ( Read more... )

I am alive! Really! I promise ( Read more... )

Here are some things I have been watching, reading, and playing recently:

Supernatural: I thought that the season 5 finale was pretty resoundingly mediocre. There's a part of me that wishes they had just killed everybody off for good and ended the show, since it would have made for a much more exciting conclusion - but at the same time, there's ( Read more... )

Dear LJ/DW, this is what I want for my birthday: If you believe that women and men should have equal rights, for the love of all that is holy then call yourself a feminist. Every time you say, "I'm not a feminist, but..." and then state an opinion that is in perfect alignment with the beliefs and and goals of mainstream feminism, Valerie Solanas ( Read more... )

This is the week I found out that I am going to be attending approximately five bazillion sci-fi conventions in the near to semi-distant future, for music promotion purposes as well as for fun. I knew about a bunch of them already, of course, but for whatever reason a lot of details shook down this week and caused me to realize that this is ( Read more... )

I mentioned on facebook earlier that I beat Dragon Age on Tuesday night. I also mentioned that I can't remember ever feeling worse about having saved the world. ( spoilers and also CAPSLOCK )

First off: Beth Kinderman & the Player Characters will perform an electric show at the St. Paul Eagles Club on Saturday, February 6 at 9 p.m. Music starts at 8, the show is 18+, and the suggested donation at the door is $5. Once again, we've had relatively low fan response for this show so far, so please make it out if you can ( Read more... )

Posting this on a Saturday night means I won't get a lot of response, but what the heck: I updated Beloved Porcupine Music with a demo of a brand new song ( Read more... )