Okay, so I think that my Masquerade idea is coming together.

( Nicolo Mastelli )

So, I set up a google group based on the idea I published last night. I called it the "Masquerade character web," to try and be as neutral as possible while still making it clear that the ethos of the group was interconnectedness above all else ( Read more... )

I have certain tastes insofar as RP is concerned. Some share these tastes, while others don't - I accept that as totally natural, and in fact encourage it. Everyone should be able to find their fun in game, and the game itself should encourage a broad range of play styles. But I think that there's room within the game for a player to work with ( Read more... )

Today is a thoughtful day, for some reason. I've had a few lightning bolt moments that I think are worth recording.

{Cam}

There is no right play style, but there are a whole lot of wrong ones.

Role-playing is, in large part, wish fulfillment. If you have fun playing characters who do something in the context of the game*, regardless of what that ( Read more... )

Something's bothering me. I'm waking up in the middle of the night, remembering the feeling of having a dream that bothered me without remembering what the dream itself was. It's nagging at the back of my mind. Not a fun feeling.

I'd like to figure out/remember/recall what it is, so I can deal with it. Hopefully that happens soon.

When grants dry up, jobs disappear. I've got a few months before it becomes critically important, but I guess it's time to start looking for jobs in the event that Hart's grant isn't re-upped by the NSF.

A grad school app is looking much more attractive now, also.

Wow. Haiti got hit hard by that quake.

I really hope that we get some doctors, (un-)construction workers, and rescue personnel there with a quickness. Those people really need it, and they're only just about 700 miles out from Miami.

Recently, I've noticed an odd trend about myself that I'd like to change. If any of you have advice in that direction, I'd appreciate the help. What I've noticed is this:

I like to constantly be challenged in some area of my life. If I'm not being challenged then I will create a situation that is more challenging for me, to light a fire under my ( Read more... )

Showing so much of what's wrong with Christianity as practiced in the world today, by displaying religious intolerance, ignorance, and selfishness all at once.

Buddhism doesn't offer forgiveness because it has no concept of sin against a higher power. Instead, Buddhists seek forgiveness and make redress to those they wrong on earth, and let the ( Read more... )

I had a recipe idea pop into my head while coming into work today. I thought I'd share.

( Chicken & wild rice roulade )