Synopsis
Half-crazed, introspective discourse on speculative fiction, gaming, social media and general geekery.
Episodes
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Kicking the Tires on 4th Edition D&D
05/10/2009The amount of vitriol being spewed all over the place over the most recent edition wars going on with Dungeons & Dragons – even more than a year after 4th Edition’s premier – is mind-boggling, but I try not to let it affect me. I’ve heard a lot of people say, “4th Edition ISN’T Dungeons […]
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Dragon*Con? That Is SO Last Month!
01/10/2009Okay, I know it’s been about a month since Dragon*Con, but I figured that since I actually DID get to go this year, it would be a good idea to talk about it. Back when I was living in Atlanta, Dragon*Con was something that I always tried to attend every year without fail. To be […]
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Podcast Addiction
28/09/2009Hello, my name is Jim and I’m a podaholic. “Hi, Jim!” I’ve been addicted to podcasts since some time in 2008. I’m not sure exactly when I started. It’s all become a kind of blur, really. I still remember that fateful day when that guy on the street corner waved an iPod at me and […]
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Running Around Pretending to be Vampires
25/09/2009“There’s a large group of people in the park all wearing black. They must be dangerous!” No, we’re not. We’re just playing a game. Thankfully, the stigma associated with live-action role playing looks to have diminished a bit over the years. I play in a Vampire: the Requiem LARP with about thirty to fifty people […]
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Another Blog? What am I THINKING?!!
22/09/2009A very good question! Don’t I already have TWO other blogs and a couple of podcasts to do? It’s not as though I’m exactly overflowing with free time. And why on Earth should I want to add a new blog to the millions already out there — surely it’ll have even less impact than pouring […]