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So long, LJ. Thanks for all the fish.

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I genuinely didn't feel better about my performance in sword class today until I said to myself, 'I am wiping on heroic mode.' And I don't feel bad about wiping, I don't beat myself up about it. I just learn the strat and do what I have to do ( Read more... )

Today's 'lol japan discovery: Jesus/Buddha slash.

My, the earth is full of things.

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So Sunday we finished building our swords. It's basically a length of PVC pipe and wire covered in foam and a shit-ton of strapping tape, with an outer layer of decorative and protective duct tape ( Read more... )

Listening to the Lord of the Rings trilogy during my work commute sparked a peculiar memory:

My first encounter with the word faggot was in Tolkien ( Read more... )

I've been walking and standing very carefully lately.

After Penguicon, I signed up to take basic swordsmanship with Aegis Consulting. Franny signed up as well - and after roughly a month of this, I realize how hard I'm depending on her to keep me going ( Read more... )

I had a mopey entry all ready to go about how I have this tendency to sabotage myself with procrastination and laziness, and how I undermine my best efforts for creative endeavors.

Then I spent all day Friday knocking out long-overdue items on my to-do list, and I'm feeling a lot better.

There's a lesson to be learned in that.

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The subculture of RPers and people performing as WoW NPCs on Twitter is such a massive circlejerk

...so of course I'm enjoying the hell out of it.

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Jets! The HAIR. The CHIN. And Arisia! AND HITTING A GUY WITH A CONSTRUCT FOLDING CHAIR!

Excuse me, I will be in my motherfucking BUNK.

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I would have such a bromantic crush on Rachel Maddow if it wasn't for the fact that she's

uh

me

like in a slightly different universe

Earth-2, maybe

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