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| Thursday, April 9th, 2009 | | 12:32 pm |
Another Portmanteau
Anthrapology The study of the few occasions when Humanity has said they were sorry to the rest of the world. | | Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 | | 8:53 pm |
List of Opposing Virtues
Faith vs. Reason Justice vs. Mercy Wisdom vs. Courage Prudence vs. Loyalty Duty vs. Freedom Love vs. Honor Judgment vs. Tolerance | | Thursday, February 19th, 2009 | | 12:17 pm |
| | Monday, February 16th, 2009 | | 7:59 am |
Portmanteaux
Apocallipses: The awkward pause right after the world ends. | | Sunday, January 18th, 2009 | | 10:06 pm |
Best idea I've had in a long time. Private Tears A Soap Opera about Pirates C'MON!! That should win "best idea of the century!" | | Friday, October 3rd, 2008 | | 4:39 pm |
RIP
Professor Tom Davis passed away. He was one of the most brilliant, inspirational, encouraging and wonderful men I have ever met. I couldn't write enough words on an endless number of pages to express how good a person he was. In the course of a lifetime, an innumerable number of events affect the nature of a person's character. Tom Davis' influences on my life were countless and universally positive. An unabating love for philosophy, an appreciation for wisdom and the truth, and a resolve to always learn more, are gifts that he gave to me and to those I cared for. When you lose a teacher like I had in Tom Davis, it's hard to stomach. Not only because of all the opportunities I missed to speak with him. In four years since graduating from SUNY Ulster, I did not sit down to lunch with a man who greatly and fundamentally changed my life. I guess I was perhaps too busy, or maybe assumed there would be time after all my plans had been executed and my goals achieved. Foolish assumption, in hindsight. Regardless, I always imagined that after a long journey, I would be able to brag about what I had learned to a man I so deeply respected and regarded as a mentor. What is harder to stomach, perhaps, is that this man is irreplaceable. Losing someone to talk to, someone to admire, is passable. He taught me so much, and in a sense, I can still talk to him in memory. His hands, though invisible, continue to guide my life. What shocks and hurts more than I could have expected is that now those hands will be absent from the lives of generations of students and pupils that could have followed. This man defines the word irreplaceable. He was like Merlin, Bugs Bunny and Buddha all rolled up into one. A unique individual. I love Tom Davis, present-tense intended. Anyone who met him loves him too. The tragedy here, for me, is only partially in losing a loved one, but moreso in the missed chances for so many others to know and love him as well. Tom Davis, I already miss you. I'm sorry I didn't get to say goodbye. | | Monday, May 19th, 2008 | | 9:23 pm |
| | Thursday, May 15th, 2008 | | 3:37 pm |
Haven't updated in a while! So let me tell you a story about how dumb I am. Recently, I traveled upstate with my vital laundry, (vital laundry being, in my humble opinion, a pair of jeans, 5 button-down shirts and every sock I can find) whereupon I laundered them at Jack's grandmother's house. Upon getting home, I stupidly left my clean socks on the floor for days, saying to myself, "Self, this is a good idea. Things on the floor tend to stay clean." By now, I'm sure many of you are wondering where this story is going. Seeing as most stories concerning socks and laundering are rather boring (Though most stories with grandmothers and Jacks are awesome). However, the crux of my tale is that my floor is ALSO where I store my dirty socks, primarily after I take them off and throw them on it. It referring to the floor. So for the past hour, I have been traipsing around my absurdly dusty room, smelling every sock in my apartment to see if it's clean or not. Not only is this an odious task, both literallly and figuratively, but the dust that has built up in my footwear is now lodged by the ton in my nose. I have been sneezing and weeping and smelling dirty socks for forty-five god-damned minutes. On a separate note, I rescind what I said earlier. It is possible to own too many socks. | | Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 | | 9:35 pm |
Remembering a Great Man
Here's to a man who brought a lot of joy to the world. Wayfinder would not exist without him, certainly. I haven't been this sad in a long while. Dungeons & Dragons co-creator dies at 69 By EMILY FREDRIX, Associated Press Writer MILWAUKEE - Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69. He had been suffering from health problems for several years, including an abdominal aneurysm, said his wife, Gail Gygax. Gygax and Dave Arneson developed Dungeons & Dragons in 1974 using medieval characters and mythical creatures. The game known for its oddly shaped dice became a hit, particularly among teenage boys, and eventually was turned into video games, books and movies. Gygax always enjoyed hearing from the game's legion of devoted fans, many of whom would stop by the family's home in Lake Geneva, about 55 miles southwest of Milwaukee, his wife said. Despite his declining health, he hosted weekly games of Dungeons & Dragons as recently as January, she said. "It really meant a lot to him to hear from people from over the years about how he helped them become a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, what he gave them," Gail Gygax said. "He really enjoyed that." Dungeons & Dragons players create fictional characters and carry out their adventures with the help of complicated rules. The quintessential geek pastime, it spawned a wealth of copycat games and later inspired a whole genre of computer games that's still growing in popularity. Born Ernest Gary Gygax, he grew up in Chicago and moved to Lake Geneva at the age of 8. Gygax's father, a Swiss immigrant who played violin in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, read fantasy books to his only son and hooked him on the genre, Gail Gygax said. Gygax dropped out of high school but took anthropology classes at the University of Chicago for a while, she said. He was working as an insurance underwriter in the 1960s, when he began playing war-themed board games. But Gygax wanted to create a game that involved more fantasy. To free up time to work on that, he left the insurance business and became a shoe repairman, she said. Gygax also was a prolific writer and wrote dozens of fantasy books, including the Greyhawk series of adventure novels. Gary Sandelin, 32, a Manhattan attorney, said his weekly Dungeons & Dragons game will be a bit sadder on Wednesday night because of Gygax's passing. The beauty of the game is that it's never quite the same, he said. Funeral arrangements are pending. Besides his wife, Gygax is survived by six children. | | Monday, January 21st, 2008 | | 8:27 pm |
| | Sunday, January 6th, 2008 | | 2:55 pm |
| | Friday, December 21st, 2007 | | 6:10 pm |
| | Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 | | 9:27 pm |
| | Monday, November 12th, 2007 | | 9:03 am |
Links to the better parts of the Internet!!
Am I correct in the assumption that two exclamation points has an appropriately distinct meaning from a single exclamation mark? Firstly, another person who can''t help but unknowingly steal the ideas of myself and my friends. http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/Society-Quail-57386252Second, CONOR and FLYNN. This is Corporate Zane. I gave Flynn a much better description of... Conor never checks his LJ. FLYNN! Next you see that rascal, explain to him what the deal with this is, and if you don't feel like doing that, call me and I'll do it instead. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhPrzjyUiZEThird, this is a twenty minute explanation of a great idea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3YOIImOoYMFourth, Flynn showed me my anthem. Thanks, Flynn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7EONScLrHgAnd last, but not least, I watch this video AT LEAST five times a day, if not more. Why do I like this so much? Obviously because it's great, but why, of all the great things out there, do I like THIS so much? http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/augustrush/filmclip/ Current Music: So don't give up, when pressures come down... | | Sunday, November 11th, 2007 | | 3:40 pm |
Would it be a good idea or a bad idea to run online games set in the Finalsverse? | | Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 | | 6:43 pm |
| | Saturday, November 3rd, 2007 | | 7:25 pm |
Look at this Bizarre Conversation!
This happened like ten minutes ago. I replaced screen names with their appropriate monikers. Creepy AIM Guy: hi Brennan: Hello? Brennan: I don't believe I know you Creepy AIM Guy: who is this? Brennan: Brennan Brennan: And yourself? Creepy AIM Guy: you guy or girl? Brennan: Not really an answer to my question so much as a separate question entirely Brennan: Who are you? Creepy AIM Guy: gothica Brennan: That's your name? Creepy AIM Guy: you girl? Creepy AIM Guy: yes thats my name Brennan: I'm not a girl, as indicated by my name, and I don't believe I know you Brennan: I'm sure I'd remember someone named Gothica Creepy AIM Guy: i'm new on here? Brennan: Are you? Brennan: Why are you asking me, I have no idea, I just met you Brennan: I'm going to block you now Brennan: Have a nice day | | Sunday, October 28th, 2007 | | 3:39 pm |
gunnerkrigg.com Go read it now from beginning to end. It'll only take you like two hours, and it'll be one of the most worthwhile things you will have ever done. | | Monday, October 22nd, 2007 | | 5:45 pm |
Sometimes I like listening to smart people...
I like Sam Harris, partially because I agree with him, and partially because he's funny. And I like Reza Aslan, partially because he makes a lot of really smart points, and partially because he uses the word "numinous" ... also, his last name is Aslan. I disagree with Aslan's distinction between Fact and Truth, (Truthiness, anyone?) but on the other hand, this ties into a conversation I had with Reed Mollins recently. He confessed to me at Route 66 Diner over a round of milkshakes that he had come to believe money truly was the root of all evil. Here's what he said. "I used to love money and think there was nothing wrong with it. I still want to have it. But now I see it's main flaw. Money is just another form of understanding, another mode of viewing the world, it's a system of assigning value to everything. The problem with how it assigns value is that it doesn't take into account things outside it's scope. Thing likes air quality, or the quality of lives of our children's children, can't be put into the system. Things that can't be assigned value don't have any..." He started grasping for words, so I finished my onion ring (delicious) and chimed in. "Things that are Priceless become Worthless?" "Bingo." | | Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 | | 1:09 pm |
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: 1. Become President of the United States of America. 2. Win an Oscar in three separate categories. 3. Have a family. THREE NAMES YOU GO BY: 1) Brennan 2) Polar 3) Moon Rabbit THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD: 1) Warlokk Jojo 2) Admiral Jojo 3) Pensive Jojo THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF: 1) My arms 2) My legs 3) My head THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE: 1) Irish 2) Sicilian 3) Southern THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU: 1) Powerlessness 2) Isolation 3) Apathy THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS: 1) Water 2) Air 3) Writing THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW: 1) Brown O'Neill Shirt 2) Nautica Jeans 3) I'm not wearing a third thing THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS/MUSICAL ARTISTS (RIGHT NOW): 1) James Morrison 2) John Stephens 3) Chuck Berry THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS: 1) The House That Jack Built (Aretha Franklin) 2) Lucifer (Jay-Z) 3) Kiss The Girl (The Little Mermaid) THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP: 1) Convenience 2) Comfort 3) Relaxation (I'm a great nineteen year old) TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order): 1) This questions is easy to answer 2) Ideas can move mountains 3) There will always be hope THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE PREFERRED SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU: 1) Litheness 2) A nice smile 3) Being soft THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES: 1) Role Playing 2) Spectating the hilarity of cats 3) Sleeping THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW: 1) Finish all my projects 2) Read more than I do 3) Hang out with friends THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING/YOU'VE CONSIDERED: 1) Director/Writer 2) Politician 3) Teacher THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION: 1) London 2) Dublin 3) Home THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL: 1) I literally can't think of a way in which I act like a stereotypical girl that won't be sexist... 2) ... 3) ... THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY: 1) I eat food like it's going out of style. 2) I'm terrified of commitment. 3) I love movies about things dying more than words can say. |
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