Archive for April, 2006

A Feminist Gaming Manifesto

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Although it’s more directed at RPGers, the essay “A Feminist Gaming Manifesto” (part one, part two) makes some excellent points about the nature of gaming as applied to men and women, as well as the basic differences between the genders. He has a list of 20 points where his “gender privilege” of being male [...]

H is for I Heart Sue Grafton

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

I’ve been on a major Sue Grafton kick lately. In the past month or so I’ve read all her alphabet series, from A is for Alibi to R is for Ricochet which I finished about 10 minutes ago. I need to pick up a copy of S.
I love her writing. Her metaphors [...]

Excuse me, ma’am, you have a beet on your face

Friday, April 14th, 2006

The weirdest thing happened to me tonight.
About an hour after I ate dinner (Mangia Pizza Jeff’s special stuffed on wheat), I felt like my face was being stung simultaneously by hundreds of bugs. At first I thought it was just me, but after I mentioned it, hub said, “Wow, are you red.” [...]

Running the numbers

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

1.64 - My GPA when I left UT.
3.32 - My GPA when you take out all the classes I failed because I quit going to them.
192 - The total number of college hours I’ve taken including fails and drops.
60 - The number of college hours I failed because I was too lazy to go.
48 - [...]

What have you done for me lately?

Monday, April 10th, 2006

I finally got around to dusting it off and polishing it up.
My resume.

Stuff that shouldn’t be there

Saturday, April 8th, 2006

We went to the Louisiana Swamp Romp today. At the gate there was a security guard. She stopped me and asked to look in my fanny-pack. She was taken aback when I asked, “And what are you looking for?” Her response: “Stuff that shouldn’t be there.”
Thank you for that enlightenment.
Ironically, it [...]