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(Sorry, Dave.) I love Dungeon Bastard. His videos are well-written, impeccably done, and downright hilarious. If you don't subscribe to his channel on YouTube, go do that now. His newest "Ask The Bastard" is on Edition Wars and he echoes my feelings on the subject: "Does it have dragons? Does it have dungeons? I want to play it!" … [Read more...]
As we discussed two weeks ago, jobs in anime tend to suck. But there are worse things to be than a teacher or idol singer or salaryman. When reality gets chucked out the window, watch out… there are some occupations or roles that guarantee misery of the sci-fi or supernatural kind. Here are the worst non-RL things to be in anime! As always, take with a grain of salt; there are always exceptions to every rule! 5. Robot Okay, it’s not a job, and okay, it’s not an anime-only thing, but … [Read more...]
That there E wantit me t’ take up her datin’ advice No-No Box fer t’day. Hain’t one t’ say no t’ payin’ work, so Ah said ah reckined Ah’d be up fer it. Found out weren’t no pay to be had, but Ah’m supposin’ that’s just me not askin’ what I otter. Anyhows, she opint up her No-No Box so’s there’d be queckshins fer me. Ah looked fer only the most shortest ones in thar. Figgered Ah’d do more ‘n one since Ah ain’t lazy like that ol’ E. Fer some reason, none … [Read more...]
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season with your friends and/or family. I'd like to share with you my favorite Christmas story, taken from LOLCatBible, Luke Chapter 2, verses 1-21. Oh hai, Jebus iz bornd 1 'Roun dis tiyem, Caesar Augustus wuz like, "I can has cenzus?" 2 ('Coz while Quirinius was Teh Boz of Syria, is invisible census!) 3 And all teh doodz went home for teh saying, "I is heer!" 4 So Joseph went from Naz'reth to Judeeah to Bethlehemm whar David wuz borned, 'coz … [Read more...]
As we all know, anime can feature not only amazing characterization and fantastic plots but gripping, well-written dialogue. Emphasis on “can.” When that doesn’t work, a lot of anime prefers to go with plan B: stuff in as many tired and overdone lines and speech patterns as you can and stand back. Even the best anime in the world can start to sound very, very familiar once the characters open their mouths and start speaking. Here are my top five picks for common speech patterns … [Read more...]
Dear Y, I've been dating this girl for a few weeks now and really like her. We're going out at least 2 or 3 nights a week and have started to get physical. But I'm not sure how to start the conversation about whether we're "exclusive" or "official" or "going steady" etc. Do you have any advice on how to broach the subject? - Is She "My Girl?" Dear ISMG, There comes a time in every relationship when the dreaded question must come up... "Are we exclusive?" How though, do you GET … [Read more...]
You know that list of things you'd like to avoid in life? The "I hope that never happens to me" list? I think I've experienced them all now. At least, I thought I did... I don't have a coat (unfortunate, but true). Most mornings, I suck it up and just withstand the cold since you only really need a coat one day a year here in North Carolina. Until, of course, this morning. My boyfriend and I were getting ready to walk out the door when his extra coat (that's been hanging in our closet) … [Read more...]
The fine folks over at KnockKnock.biz have some nifty and funny products that would make great stocking stuffers this holiday season! My favorite items are the notepads for all situations. I own the ALL OUT OF Pad where you check off food and household supplies during the week so you're not doing the shopping list dance five minutes before going out the door to the supermarket. But the coolest thing are the awesome products for folks in relationships. Here are a few of my favorites for … [Read more...]
DaveTheGame and I attended a D&D event at the Westminster Public Library on Saturday afternoon and had a blast teaching 4e to new (and returning) players. The wife of one of Dave's players is a librarian and she set up the D&D event at the library. If it went well, there were plans to continue it on a monthly basis. Dave and I were recruited to help, either with DMing if there were enough for multiple tables or just helping newbies during the game. (I was secretly hoping I … [Read more...]
You're psyched about this online dating thing. You're gonna get LAID, baby! You bought a bunch of ebooks giving you the tools to be a dominant male uber pickup artist extreme, or better yet, you skipped paying this month's electric bill so you could buy a really expensive course with videos and mp3s and a self-hypnosis track. Every morning you wake up feeling like more of a MAN! *grunt!* Now it's time to get out there on Plenty of Fish or OkCupid. (As a dominant male, you pay NO … [Read more...]
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