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Heading to Belgium.

Saturday morning, I’m off for Antwerp the diamond capitol of the world. I was told to bring my swimsuit because it has been so nice there. It’ll be a nice change from Portland. One of my old pals from Portland is going to meet me out there too! My friend Carrie has been working inContinue reading “Heading to Belgium.”

A Tribute to Gary Gygax: Father of Dungeons and Dragons

It was 1982 when I was introduced to Dungeons and Dragons at Camp Longhorn when I was in Boy Scouts. My friend Brian was my first Dungeonmaster (this was a year before I learned what BDSM was from Oui magazine). The game was a revelation for a pubescent boy. It was a world where youContinue reading “A Tribute to Gary Gygax: Father of Dungeons and Dragons”

Facebook loves me.

My inbox has been filled with notifications from facebook. Superheroes, superpokes, add a word, likenesses, you name it, and I get notified about it. I’ve even gone in and reduced what I get notified about, and they still keep on coming. It’s time to start cleaning off extraneous apps. Sheesh!

When online quizzes get it right.

I Am A: Neutral Good Human Druid (6th Level) Ability Scores: Strength-15 Dexterity-15 Constitution-15 Intelligence-15 Wisdom-16 Charisma-15 Alignment:Neutral Good A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. Neutral good is theContinue reading “When online quizzes get it right.”

Collaboration Celebration

As my time in Rochester winds to a close, I’m becoming romantic and reflective. Nate Halloran and I just finished a short run of shows by knocking it out of the park last night to a great crowd. We ended up pushing a piano out onto the stage on a whim before the show, andContinue reading “Collaboration Celebration”

Uncle Trouble

Nate and I are doing a show whose title is taken from a short play about good and bad touch. See what happens when we’re left to ourselves.

This was an actual online personal ad.

“Remember not everyone has walked in the same shoes. I was raped at 13 by a family member. Blamed him for my feelings about men for many years thinking what he did made me want men and his raping me made me feel attracted. After my rapist’s death 4 yrs ago I crashed and burned.Continue reading “This was an actual online personal ad.”

Rochester, aka “The Pit of Despair”

Let me start by saying that my research here is going great. Living with family is as you would imagine to be (well maybe better than you imagine if you don’t get along with your family). I haven’t lived in the east in over a decade, and the thing I’m being reminded of is howContinue reading “Rochester, aka “The Pit of Despair””

On being a Jet-setter.

So Monday I drove up to Toronto to see the Catch 23 show (competitive improv with three teams that get 23 minutes over 4 rounds). I stopped at Niagara Falls for a quick lunch. I arrived at Kurt Smeaton’s place where Taz VanRassell was hanging out and Kevin Gillese soon arrived. Kurt runs Catch23. IContinue reading “On being a Jet-setter.”

Bee Siege at Harmony Acres!

We’re in day 5 of the great bee siege here at my parents’ place in NY. We won some ground yesterday when we opened a wall and found a HUGE hornet nest complex. It was like a mini-version of “Aliens” without the machine guns and explosions (but lots of chemical pesticide). The portion that weContinue reading “Bee Siege at Harmony Acres!”