So, about 6 months ago, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea (I woke myself up not breathing) and got a CPAP machine. While I dislike the indignity of wearing it at night, and there are certain design flaws (the vent blows air up and into my partner’s hair/neck all night when I spoon him), I  do appreciate […]
A Video Game Review for #nerdy9th
For #nerdy9th, I’m going to talk about my recent video game obsession! As you may know, I am not much of a video gamer. I tend to get “hooked” and obsess over games for a few months before dropping them. I played the Sims online last year for about 6 months. I play Minecraft, but […]
#nerdy9th: NaNoWriMo is Coming! And World-Building!
It’s #nerdy9th, and that means time to share some geek-deep love of something! I’ve been participating in NaNoWriMo since 2002, and have written several unpublished novels in the program. Sometimes, I write with a hope of publishing, but mostly, I write for the sheer joy of writing. It’s like when I was a kid and […]
Santicore 2014 Delivers
This is my #nerdy9th post. So, you know how around the holidays every year there’s some kind of Secret Santa exchange? In the OSR/gaming world, that exchange comes in the form of Santicore, a swap of adventures, monsters, treasures, NPCs, and ideas that get requested, created, and then published online for everyone to read and […]
Oh. Dear.
Well, I got to casting-off the cuff last night. I had to stop and spin more yarn twice in the process, because picot edges take a lot of yarn. I was down to the last 5 picots when I ran out of yarn. Not just out of yarn. Out of yarn and fiber, altogether. I […]