Someone left a really lovely comment on one of my AO3 pieces commenting on the differences between what we the audience want to see/use when we're talking about a playable character in a video game vs. what is narratively satisfying in a book or other work of written fiction, and I was thinking about that today and also about some conversations I' ( Read more... )

So I finally sketched out the plot arc for my Mage: the Ascension game. Robbie made his character. Melzer is possibly going to work on his. This means I need to send out the invite/character-gen email ( Read more... )

So, apparently there are tons of interesting things to do in Chicago! Who knew. Certainly not I, who have lived here for 8 years and have yet to go to:

-Museum of Science and Industry
-Field Museum
-Art Institute
-Shedd Aquarium
-Adler Planetarium
-Chicago Botanic Garden

what, I fail at Chicago. am making lots of fun plans though. I like ( Read more... )

I have fucked up NaBloPoMo by about 10 minutes :( I forgot to post this entry before I went to DCP, and now it is too late. BOO. But it is still Saturday to me, since I've not slept, so does that count? Or did it literally have to be in the 24-hour period? I think for my purposes it totally counts. *nod ( Read more... )

There'll be another, separate entry later for more Harry Potter; this one is free of anything remotely spoiler-like.

So it's been a pretty good weekend. wrenbow and I went to get sushi on Friday night, preparatory to going to the HP party. We decided on the way down that we are definitely rooming together for the foreseeable future; we make great ( Read more... )

So I spent all of last night playing Kingdom Hearts II. Overall I like it a lot better than the first game. The controls are smoother for the most part (except the freaking impossible camera oh my God) and I really like that the reaction commands and special stuff are with triangle instead of having to jump around the menu. I'm really enjoying ( Read more... )

• Write nightmares for sabrielrose and herod_the_nut for Exalted tomorrow.
• Write up what a_leprechaun translated from her book for Exalted.
• Finish writing the Jewel Tower for Exalted
• Get another ~2000 words for NaNoWriMo; finish the wedding scene
• Go to the grocery store/cook dinner

So today was Melzer and Carol's birthday, and it was duly celebrated by going to Benihana. Delicious delicious teppanyaki. Mmmmm.

I ran a Mage one-shot tonight, which I shall post up to the gaming LJ whenever I decide on the journal username. There was only one good quote of the night, which wasn't even game-related. herod_the_nut said something about a ( Read more... )

I just planned out my entire Mage oneshot for tomorrow night ( Read more... )

Yeah, title has nothing to do with the entry. I just find that quote completely hilarious.

I didn't end up going to see Snakes on a Plane last night; I was way too tired, and just zonked out at 9:30. Feeling a little better this morning except for a nagging headache. Bleh ( Read more... )