As those of you who read this blog are probably aware, last Friday was a bad day at work. It marked the third round of large-scale layoffs in the past year. I’ve already gone into as much detail as I care to on the subject, save for one additional point. Unlike the other layoffs, the [...]
To say that I’m a min-maxer would be a bit of an overstatement. Whenever I’ve got the time to worry about maximizing my D&D characters’ effectiveness, I do it more as a mental exercise than anything. Occasionally I make a decision based on such number-crunching, but more often than not I opt for the in-character [...]
The only thing I hate more than looking for work is losing a job in the first place. Thus, I tend to wax emotional when I have to watch good friends get laid off. It’s like a mortar shell narrowly missing you. On the one hand, you’re relieved that it didn’t hit you, but you [...]
Awhile back, a fellow D&D-loving coworker linked me to this hilarious collection of RPG motivational posters. The concept here is, “If every gaming concept had a subtitle, what would it be?” If you’re a geek to any degree, there’s something here for you. Seriously, there are 272 posters to look at, all of which make [...]
Like most World of Warcraft players, I heard about Blizzard pushing back the release date of Burning Crusade early this morning. I met the news with a mild pang of disappointment. When I called my wife to fill her in, starting the conversation with, “I’ve got some bad news,” she was relieved that I hadn’t [...]
Most people aren’t at their cognitive best on Monday morning, and this short trick question quiz does a great job of proving it. Since it’s only 11 multiple choice questions, it shouldn’t take very long to complete, although you’ll probably end up wishing you’d given it more thought when you get the results. See if [...]
It seems our good friends over at X Fire have done it again, this time with a parody of Michael Jackson’s song Bille Jean. For those who may not remember, they’re some of the same folks who helped put together Illegal Danish Super Snacks awhile back. I have to say, World of Warcraft machinima doesn’t [...]
I rented this movie on the recommendation of an old college buddy. In fact, we were once in the same sci-fi/fantasy movie club, proving that we have at least somewhat similar tastes when it comes to movies. Thus, I’m inclined to trust his judgment on the occasion that he takes the time out of his [...]
I’ve had my fair share of trouble with web hosts in the past. Having worked for a bad web hosting company, I know how shady and negligent they can be on the back end. The poor consumer is often left with little to do but file a support ticket and hope someone pays attention to [...]
I love Final Fantasy. I have ever since the bygone days of Final Fantasy II, which is to say I’ve been playing the genre for the better part of my life. Naturally, I was excited when they started remaking my all-time favorite installment, Final Fantasy VII, into a movie, Advent Children, and a spin-off game [...]