I haven't seen any other role playing dorks post about this yet, so for those who didn't know, Gary Gygax, co-creator of the Dungeons & Dragons game, passed away today. Guess you can only pass your save vs. death roll so many times.http://games.slashdot.org/article

I've been meaning to post this for a while, but I never seem to get around to it. Well, if y'ain't doin' nuthin' tonight, why not come round to Brixton's Pub at 210 Sparks Street around 8:00 for the Coffeehouse Showcase and Open Stage, featuring none other than Linda Grenier and ME, Steve Sauvé. There's a $5 cover, but if you go here and sign up ( Read more... )

They're making a sequel to The Dark Crystal! Check out the press release here.

Greg "Ritallin" Frankson (pill75) has just released his first collection of poetry entitled Cerebral Stimulation. You can order it through BeWrite Books or Amazon.ca. Congratulations, Greg! I look forward to getting a copy of my own.

I just checked and apparently the CBC Poetry Face-Off page has finally been updated for this year, so if you've been wondering who else is competing this year, you should go check. Some cool surprises that I wasn't expecting: Doretta Charles is in the Ottawa bout, and Tommy Buick is going for the win in Toronto. Edmonton has already had their Face- ( Read more... )

So, geek_girly sent a "nudge" to wake me up and get me to make a post to LJ again. I've actually been thinking recently about trying to start posting regularly... I haven't done much writing of any kind for the past several months, and I think getting into the habit of making regular journal entries might help me get that creative energy fired up again.

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The Ottawa slam team (which includes yours truly) heads out Saturday morning to go spend a week in Vancouver for the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. Sigh, it's a hard life... If you want to get a chance to see us and wish us luck before we go, you've got two more chances:

Wednesday, October 5, 2005 ( Read more... )

I already have a blog (http://bwanageek.blogspot.com), but I use it for spoken word/poetry related news. I wanted to set up a separate journal where I can talk about whatever the hell else comes to mind. Hopefully I can do this without turning into a whiny emo kid ( Read more... )