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Yes, I post rarely, and even seem as though I fall off the face of the earth. I actually find myself posting not to update, but to let people know all is well.
There are certain friends that I miss, that I long to know are ok. Some, I hear from, and others, I never do any more. A few a missed dearly. The rebel in me cries out for those that share a similiar mindset.
The gamer in me demands the time it takes to feed my addiction. The geek in me wonders why I don't have a true webpage any longer. The child in me wants to get out and play more. The... physical? side of me isn't patient in waiting until Jan to work out and get back in shape.
There's not enough time in the day.
I have finished up running Blitz for Wal-Mart ISD. A lot of visibility, a lot of fun, a lot of pressure.
I'm officially a Dale Carnegie Graduate, and now have a certificate that says I know how to socially engineer people. I also won an award for being the most motivational.
Anyways, I should get back to surfing and resting, and hopefully getting to feeling better before tonight's game.
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So, I finally got the last of my comp from Catalyst for GenCon and Dragon*Con ($70 cash and $70 in comp from their online store). It added to my thoughts that I should write more. There's not an open invite for people to submit for the Shadowrun tournaments for Origins and GenCon. I think I'm going to toss my hat into the ring. This will be my first real venture into something largely published. I get to set the standards, I get to set the scene, it's not just an adventure, but something that will first be judged, then if successful, it will be used to judge others (and thus judged again by those interested in it). I was told that I should develop story lines for games by a co-worker. The funny thing is, it was from me describe why I have issues with a class I'm taking, specifically one of their methods of memorizing things. It's too bland. You use numbers and words to associate the item, and thus can even do it in a list. For example, 1 - Run. If you remember that, then you remember horses at the races. And as a horse jumps from the gate, he has the object you want to remember either in his mouth or on his back. The problem I have? I see this: 1 - Run. It's race day here at Camptown RaceTrack. The regulars are sitting in their box seats, tickets in hand for who they know are going to win, be it by luck or mathematical calculation based on the horses, weather, track conditions, and jockeys themselves. A gentleman seems slightly more on edge, as if he shouldn't be here, but he has to be. Possibly for the sake of his daughter? If one of his horses doesn't win, he won't be able to afford the treatment for her that she needs. And the gates are open and the horses are off! But wait! This is the Centaur race, and it looks like the #7, Down-Trodden Swiftly, has taken the lead! His dark black coat obviously freshly shined for just this race. He's putting everything he's got into it, as if he knows something we don't. But look out, there's #4, Sandman-Come-Early, a brown and white coming up to try to take the lead. The gentleman in the stands looks anxious, then stands and boldly begins cheering on #7 with every bit of breath in his lungs. Oh, and I'm trying to remember a shopping list, and the first item is rice... While my story telling (and past speech/leadership classes) allows me to not have to do any home work for the class, I'm still slipping on some things like this. Kind of sad really. If asked in the future what the horses' names are, or if Camptown RaceTrack is 5 miles long, I could answer very easily. But, I would forget in a matter of an hour or so that I need rice for the Chicken Teryaki tonight. I would be more likely to remember it by remember the entire recipe and how to prepare it, and compare it with the image in my head of the pantry without rice. So, while I won't be posting my game stories (due to not wanting possible players to read them), I hope to start post randomness to be openly critiqued and eventually get away from programming for Wal-Mart (or for a living, honestly) in the future. Current Location: Home
Disposition:  hopeful
Rythms: Gwine to Run All Night
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So my normal work day should be coming to a close in an hour, however I'm at home posting. The reason for this is my chest and throat hurt when I talk. This makes it very problem-matic for someone who has nothing but meetings in which he must talk all day. So, I called in sick, kind of. I'm still working, doing needed documentation, sending out tons of e-mails, and I'm going to a lunch at Shoguns that I scheduled. Hopefully the warm fresh cooked food will help how I feel. The first update is for GenCon. For those unfamiliar, I go to Cons working for the owners of Shadowrun (the new wonderful owners are Catalyst Game Labs) and running games. I had a lot of compliments, and was informally made aware of the fact that I'm apparently one of the top 5 gamemasters. I feel that almost all of our GMs are great, so it was high praised. All of my games went well, and I got to spend a bit of time in the exhibit hall. This year I went with a group of friends that have never gone to GenCon. One was smart, and did his own thing. Another was with me (or the Shadowrun group) most of the time. The other two always wanted me to take what little free time I had and meet up with them. Needless to say, it didn't happen. Next year, I'm staying with the Shadowrun people (as this year I stayed with my friends). I only get to see the Shadowrun people once a year, and they are usually the ones I'm out with until around 2am. They also understand waking up at 7am to run a game, and don't complain if you want to take a nap or tour the exhibit hall during those two hours you managed to get for lunch. That, and Betsy and Stephen rock! Shadowrun g33ks unite! The next update is for Dragon*Con. Again, I went with friends (two that were with me at GenCon), and again I ran Shadowrun games. This con was a blast because of the people. Sooo many people dressed up, cosplaying a million different things. It was so great! Next year, I think I'll join the fun and Cosplay either Xigbar or Xaldin from Orginzation XIII of Kingdom Hearts II. I also plan on working with a friend and both of us going as Hunters (from the Metriod Series). This on top of much zombie antics should provide much amusement. We played in a D&D tournament called the Cheese Grinder. I played an Elan Psion (Shaper). Which translates into a powerful Psion that creates things (and creatures) out of ectoplasm. He had a ton of power points to fuel his powers and abilities, and could sacrifice power points to reduce damage (on a 1:2 pp to hit point ratio). It was us against 7 other evil teams, and the winner would fight against the champion of the 8 good teams. We tied with one other evil team. In doing so, our team sent out their champion, and chose me to fight for them. There's one slight problem... The finals for the tournament started at 10pm, and I wanted to be in line for a concert at 10:30, 11 at the latest. Neither was possible (meaning horrible positioning at the free open to all con goers concert) if I was to fight and win, then us fight as a group. I had the guy sweating (literally), but in the end, he won because I didn't negate enough damage from his very last attack (causing him to win by a 2% margin). The concert was The Cruxshadows (aka, The Crewshadows). It was beautiful. I realize I've talked about it before, but it was just that awesome!!!! I was sad to see their violinist leave, and I'm not sure if they've got a new one or what they are doing, as it seems like they wouldn't be the same without one... For news away from that, I'm sick with a sinus infection, and going in search of chicken soup. Current Location: Home
Disposition:  sick
Rythms: Cruxshadows - Birthday
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Wow... has it really been 33 weeks since my last post? I suppose it has. I'm supposed to be getting up and ready for work, but after hitting my second con in less than a month, I'm dragging pretty badly. The cons in question are GenCon (wonderful RPG gaming con) and Dragon*Con (fantasy/sci-fi con, with a little bit of gaming). I ran ShadowRun (16 hrs) at both, and was flattered by other people about how much they enjoyed playing it. I also had the pleasure of running into ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) vyoletnytmayre, a new friend based out of Seattle, and likely one that I'll abuse to crash at for PAX (Penny-Arcade Expo, an Electronics/Console & PC Con). Of course having now typed that, I wonder if I even did the user command correctly. There used to be a day that I never questioned the commands, I could LJ like the best of them. Of course, I also didn't have sponsors and advertisements either... I even remember when the sponsors and advertisements didn't exist; of course, neither did all of the really awesome features that they have now. As well, I should be heading to work to start earning money for next year's con season. Current Location: Home
Disposition:  sleepy
Rythms: Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
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... 2:30 am? Yes, yes it is. And I need to sleep for work. Which requires driving home. Oh, right, I'm at a friend's house after posting TWO Playstation 3s on eBay. I ended up getting a co-worker to take me up on a great business proposition that I get to reap the benifits from, and a friend that got one that I'm saling for him (that I gain a little profit from). Did I mention all this ended up costing me nothing! Well... if you call waiting in a store for 26.5 hours nothing. I garnered much respect from my fellow g33k community, which was great! And I LOVE Mario Kart on the Nintendo DS! My Blitz stuff has been coming along great. I start the 1.5 year program to finally get my Bachelor's Degree in Feb. I plan on buying a house in July. Before the end of Feb, I'm going to fly up and visit aleja. Oh, and Thanksgiving with my family, then I work Blitz day controlling and maintaining items starting at 3am, and ending 1pm on Friday. Then I'm supposed to be a crucial key part of planning what I'm calling 'Plan It Right 2.0'. I confuse people with the name, but it's my title. Of course I'm supposed to be working full time on support for both PiR 1.0 and ADS (an out of date system that puts me on a soap box I'm too tired to get on right now). I see no end to the ever busy life that I live, and I rather like that. It's still very flexible most of the time, but not so flexible that I'm not actually doing anything. Oh, and Guitar Hero II rocks my toe socks like you wouldn't believe. And yes, I own toe socks. And yes, they have penguins on them. Current Location: Craig/Jed's House
Disposition: very very sweepy
Rythms: Remedy - Seether (imh from the radio)
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So, I just realized that the Halloween party I'm going to be hosting on Oct 28th is going to have 10-15 people, at least. And I'm going to run a Murder Mystery game. I got one called Barbeque with a Vampire, because it sounded good for Halloween. The draw back is that it's for Teens, so I need to customize it, as well as create new characters and questions/facts for everyone. I wish I could run it once as a default to see what I like and what I don't, but alas, everyone I'll be running it with will be at the party.
So, if anyone has done a Murder Mystery game, please, let me know any comments, thoughts, or ideas you may have on it. And yes, Roleplayers, I want your input as well since 1/2 the group will be RPers and will have a slightly different perspective than the non-RPers.
Work is weird right now, as it's really slow, and then picks up for a few hours, and then dies all over again. I'll be so happy to get on something constant for a few months, but I don't know when that will be. I know at least for the Holiday Season I'll be on the Blitz team this year. Unfortunately they don't get started until closer to Thanksgiving :-(
Lucas also won Rockstar... I so don't like him. Yes, he sang a couple of songs really well, but he also bombed a lot of them. It works out better for Delana though, because she WILL have an album out and she will get to do her own thing, which will be brilliant. As for Toby... I hope he makes an album and tours, he's a great singer and performer.
And yes, since Delana will be touring, and even though Lucas will be leading Supernova, I'll still go see them in concert.
Time to head back to work from lunch. Everyone have a great evening!
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