Every now and then, just for laughs, I go through my spam folder and see what the idiot scammers are currently trying out on their intended victims. While the specific language varies, the scams are largely unchanged since I began paying attention about ten years ago: help me get money out of my country, I’ve been robbed and need your …
In this age of beautiful Dwarven Forge terrain, full color Dungeon Tiles, and more game-ready combat maps than you can shake a +1 Staff of Map Shaking at, sitting down to draw out a dungeon on graph paper may seem like a throwback to a bygone era, but it’s how I roll.
Er, well, it’s how I prepare to roll, anyway.
While it’s …
The first time I went to Comic-Con, the entire thing fit in about one half of what is currently the exhibitor’s hall. It wasn’t quite a longbox show, but it wasn’t that far removed from it, either. There was no viral marketing, no multi-story booths, no Hollywood presence at all, and though it was a lot of fun, it didn’t feel …
I am really late to the party, but since I saw my first series in 2007, I’ve been crazy about Doctor Who. My Netflix queue is almost entirely old Tom Baker stories, and all four New Who series. (The remainder is mostly MST3K, if anyone was wondering what kind of stuff I like to watch in my spare time.)
I’m still working my way …
I just got home from performing two w00tstock shows in Chicago and Minneapolis. w00tstock is a sort of nerd variety show that I produce with Paul and Storm, and Adam Savage. We and an ever-changing lineup of invited guests perform geek-related material for people who are just like us, in an environment we hope feels like the This …