Its cold and dark and i hate everything.
Cold: I cannot run outside. Just being outside is painful.
Dark: The sunlight is weak even at noon, and 7 am is before daybreak.
Hate everything: Every email, every project makes me want to scream bloody murder. Or cry.
I know this is SAD. But, i can't care about that because SAD. I know it'll be better in a month, but I cannot comprehend it being better because SAD. I've managed to get through this every year. I know I will again this year.
But Christ.
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
#BadlyExplainYourHobby
#BadlyExplainYourHobby
I write about worlds that never existed as cover to talk about real-world politics.
I bait catholics, lawyers, and others who posses religion.
I sit in water and move my eyes across hundreds of pieces of stained pieces of wood, rarely the same one twice.
I go hundreds of miles to talk to strangers about worlds that don't exist, using arbitrary and arcane rules to decide what happens.
I almost fall as fast as I can across the same few hundred meters over and over again, hoping each time for a different result, all while engaging my mind and ears in with Tony-award winning musicals about insurrection popularly miscategorized as revolution.
I sit with a warm mammal touching me, covered in sheep's discarded hair while watching other mammals pretend to be different mammals who touch each other.
I write about worlds that never existed as cover to talk about real-world politics.
I bait catholics, lawyers, and others who posses religion.
I sit in water and move my eyes across hundreds of pieces of stained pieces of wood, rarely the same one twice.
I go hundreds of miles to talk to strangers about worlds that don't exist, using arbitrary and arcane rules to decide what happens.
I almost fall as fast as I can across the same few hundred meters over and over again, hoping each time for a different result, all while engaging my mind and ears in with Tony-award winning musicals about insurrection popularly miscategorized as revolution.
I sit with a warm mammal touching me, covered in sheep's discarded hair while watching other mammals pretend to be different mammals who touch each other.
The Caliphate of Azithan needs a new name.
The Caliphate of Azithan needs a new name.
It needs a new name for two reasons:
1. There is no way I'm going to make "Caliphate" sound acceptable. Not never. Its only associated with anything positive in my mind because of the later Ender Wiggins books, and that's not an association I want.
2. Azithan sure sounds a lot like Azkaban.
I'm tempted by the Malik Republic, though I'd prefer a word that seems religious over Republic. I've never found a name that quite fits.
Suggestions?
It needs a new name for two reasons:
1. There is no way I'm going to make "Caliphate" sound acceptable. Not never. Its only associated with anything positive in my mind because of the later Ender Wiggins books, and that's not an association I want.
2. Azithan sure sounds a lot like Azkaban.
I'm tempted by the Malik Republic, though I'd prefer a word that seems religious over Republic. I've never found a name that quite fits.
Suggestions?
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
New Yorkers!
New Yorkers!
I am fantasizing about moving to your fine city. This is very unlikely!
I went and looked up brownstones in Brooklyn. I found this:
https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/abo/5943327153.html
The question: Is this a terrible price, or a pretty typical price?
If you are not currently conversed in the new york city housing market, feel free to comment and talk, but please leave the poll for those in the 5 to 8 Burroughs area.
I am fantasizing about moving to your fine city. This is very unlikely!
I went and looked up brownstones in Brooklyn. I found this:
https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/abo/5943327153.html
The question: Is this a terrible price, or a pretty typical price?
If you are not currently conversed in the new york city housing market, feel free to comment and talk, but please leave the poll for those in the 5 to 8 Burroughs area.
Monday, January 2, 2017
Failure!
Failure!
The stats so far:
Successes: 3
Tentative Successes: 1
Failures: 8
Winter + Parties + Indigestion puts me at a pretty severe disadvantage. Fat is coming back on, and I do not like it.
The stats so far:
Successes: 3
Tentative Successes: 1
Failures: 8
Winter + Parties + Indigestion puts me at a pretty severe disadvantage. Fat is coming back on, and I do not like it.
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Novel: Full Share
Novel: Full Share
Author: Nathan Lowell
Rating: 5 out of 5
Something weird happened towards the end of this book. Maybe something got in my eye -- some grit?
Our protagonist proves himself once again and continues moving up the ranks.
These first three form a natural trilogy. It'll be a few days until I have the fourth.
And time I read one of these, I get new ideas for my pirate game, too!
Author: Nathan Lowell
Rating: 5 out of 5
Something weird happened towards the end of this book. Maybe something got in my eye -- some grit?
Our protagonist proves himself once again and continues moving up the ranks.
These first three form a natural trilogy. It'll be a few days until I have the fourth.
And time I read one of these, I get new ideas for my pirate game, too!
2016 Year In Review
2016 Year In Review
Overall, 2016 has been a terrible year. All trumped up.
Let me clear about that: nothing good that occurred for me can counteract that harm.
Personally: We went to Australia! I've loved my wife, read 30+ books, and lost 20+ pounds. My sister visited, and had a surprise wedding when we visited Oklahoma to surprise mom for Thanksgiving. I was unironically described as "woke", picked up a 5k habit, and expanded my technical skills. I've gained new friends, and lost a few.
Gaming: I've played a lot of cool games, and written a decent game or two. Went to Dreamation for the first time, Camp Nerdly for the nth. We're on the end of a Space Wurm versus Moonicurn campaign, which is a sequel campaign to a super hero game, with microscope in between. My gaming Thursday nights continue to be fruitful, both in terms of games and in providing support for the crew.
Books: 32 were fiction, 4 were non-fiction, and 1 was a memoir. 27 were written by men, 10 by women. 13 had male only protagonists, 20 had women as protagonists, or as shared protagonists. 4 had no protagonist -- non-fiction. 33 (!) were by US authors, four by identifiable non-US authors. Twelve involved a WoC, whether as author or as protagonist.
I'm stretching those definitions a little -- I'm counting The Expanse because Naomi, and the coin & dagger series as the protagonist is not from the dominant type of human. Of those 12, only two were by a woman of color: The Best Of All Worlds, and The Summer Prince
Health: I'm down 20 pounds, thanks in large part to an economics experiment. My 5k time got down to below 34 minutes before it got cold. I'm hopeful I can get down to below 30 minutes before 5k season.
Financially, the long game: Roughly a 1 in 4 chance of retirement before age 50, 7 in 10 chance before 55, and ~100% before 60.That's lower than I want, and fixable by finishing my roth for the year, and increasing my 401(k) savings.
The medium game: I've got less cash on hand than I like. This is probably solveable through 2017 by, well, not going to Australia.
The short game: Monthly obligations are satisfied. That is: rent is paid, checking account is positive, and debts are under control. I continue to have a job.
Gifting: Between the campaign and give directly, I've given away more money than in any previous year. Given the long game, I'm likely to give away less this year.
These were some of my major projects for the year. What did you work on?
Overall, 2016 has been a terrible year. All trumped up.
Let me clear about that: nothing good that occurred for me can counteract that harm.
Personally: We went to Australia! I've loved my wife, read 30+ books, and lost 20+ pounds. My sister visited, and had a surprise wedding when we visited Oklahoma to surprise mom for Thanksgiving. I was unironically described as "woke", picked up a 5k habit, and expanded my technical skills. I've gained new friends, and lost a few.
Gaming: I've played a lot of cool games, and written a decent game or two. Went to Dreamation for the first time, Camp Nerdly for the nth. We're on the end of a Space Wurm versus Moonicurn campaign, which is a sequel campaign to a super hero game, with microscope in between. My gaming Thursday nights continue to be fruitful, both in terms of games and in providing support for the crew.
Books: 32 were fiction, 4 were non-fiction, and 1 was a memoir. 27 were written by men, 10 by women. 13 had male only protagonists, 20 had women as protagonists, or as shared protagonists. 4 had no protagonist -- non-fiction. 33 (!) were by US authors, four by identifiable non-US authors. Twelve involved a WoC, whether as author or as protagonist.
I'm stretching those definitions a little -- I'm counting The Expanse because Naomi, and the coin & dagger series as the protagonist is not from the dominant type of human. Of those 12, only two were by a woman of color: The Best Of All Worlds, and The Summer Prince
Health: I'm down 20 pounds, thanks in large part to an economics experiment. My 5k time got down to below 34 minutes before it got cold. I'm hopeful I can get down to below 30 minutes before 5k season.
Financially, the long game: Roughly a 1 in 4 chance of retirement before age 50, 7 in 10 chance before 55, and ~100% before 60.That's lower than I want, and fixable by finishing my roth for the year, and increasing my 401(k) savings.
The medium game: I've got less cash on hand than I like. This is probably solveable through 2017 by, well, not going to Australia.
The short game: Monthly obligations are satisfied. That is: rent is paid, checking account is positive, and debts are under control. I continue to have a job.
Gifting: Between the campaign and give directly, I've given away more money than in any previous year. Given the long game, I'm likely to give away less this year.
These were some of my major projects for the year. What did you work on?
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