I’m in training this week to stay up for the midnight showing of THE HOBBIT! WOOOOOOO! As you can tell, I’m VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS MOVIE ZOMG! Perhaps, that is why I’ve been singing this little ditty all week? 🙂 The cat version of this video was the best, but sadly I cannot find it. […]
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Musings and Opinions
A Hearty Thanks
Just wanted to pop in and say “Thank You!” today. I told you either late last year (or earlier this one) that my intent for this website was to focus on my publishing endeavors while highlighting some day-to-day aspects of my employment and life here in the Mad, Mad City. My goal, while not I […]
Food, Etymology, and Shakespeare
I just picked up Shakespeare’s Kitchen: Renaissance Recipes for the Contemporary Cook and I couldn’t be happier. Not only does this provide recipes, which are based off of original instructions from the time period, there’s a touch of history included with each and every section, dish prepared, and anecdote. My only critical comment is that […]
Success!
Every time I’ve accomplished something this week, I’ve been saying the word “Success!” This comes from the video game franchise Dragon Age. I recently replayed the first game and all the expansions as a cross-class ranger-rogue. (Cross-classers do it better!) That particular combination of cross classes was very useful — especially since you can summon […]
Truth In Less Freak-Outs
I’m finally getting back in the swing of “work,” and I’m falling in love with it again. Mind you, there’s a reason for this, and I feel that that was eloquently put here: When I shifted from my day job at Weekly World News to fulltime freelance, I was advised that 80% of my time […]