Beards are gross.

Back when I played World of Warcraft I used to keep a blog for my adorable gnome warlock. Every Saturday I share another of her adventures here. The following was originally posted February 19, 2006.

Beards are gross.

The thing that bothers me most about Azeroth is that every guy has a beard. Let […]

Survivor: Tocantins, week 1

Survivor’s back! Hooray!

So yeah, two things real quick, I guess:

Yes, I watch Survivor. I won’t apologize for it. Yes, I’m a few weeks late. I won’t apologize for that either.

I’ve got the first few episodes of the new season (pronounced “token cheese” if Jeff Probst is to be believed) on the ol’ […]

Thumping of the decidedly non-tub variety.

After five years of apartment living I’ve gotten my very first noise complaint. At first it was just a vague “keep the noise down” thing, but since Girlfriend and I are essentially the quietest people on the planet we couldn’t figure out what they were talking about. If I have my door closed I can’t […]

How to get a negative player review from me on Xbox Live.

Xbox Live gives you nine reasons to choose from when you’re giving a negative review to another player. Personally, I only care about one, though: players who quit before a game is over.

Most of the other reasons you’re allowed to give are handled in other ways. Dude using too many cuss words? Mute him […]

An open letter to the guys from Ghost Hunters.

Dear Grant and Jason,

I want to start by saying: I really respect what you guys do. Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of 21st century life it can be easy to neglect the people doing dangerous or unseemly jobs, poking around in places of the world most folks would just as soon avoid. You […]

Hay poco rock & roll.

If you would have told me a year or two ago that my favorite game was going to end up being Rock Band, I would have called you crazy.

What a crazy world we live in.

I had never played Guitar Hero, but I had watched a few other people play it. They looked like […]

Sign in, please.

From 2005 to 2008 I maintained a blog about my experiences working in the drug test industry. Every Sunday I revive one of those experiences here. The following was originally posted July 19, 2005.

Sign in, please. People don’t know what to do with my sign-in sheet. I’d say about 75% of my […]

The internet is pretty fantastic.

Back when I played World of Warcraft I used to keep a blog for my adorable gnome warlock. Every Saturday I share another of her adventures here. The following was originally posted February18, 2006.

The internet is pretty fantastic.

I’m pretty impressed with this whole internet thing. It’s full of bored, lonely people; exactly […]

Things ciphers can do.

One of the first things I did when I got it into my head I wanted to re-make my RPGMaker game from scratch was come up with a set of rules governing what, exactly, a cipher was and what they could do with psionics.

Except you’ve never played my RPGMaker game so you don’t know […]

Because I’m just crazy enough to drink something like this.

You look at the ingredients above and think, “How cute! Brick likes to make milkshakes.” Which is absolutely true; I do like milkshakes. They are my favorite dessert, and the sole reason I own a blender. Of course, your next thought is “Wait a minute. Why is there a red bell pepper in that […]