This Would Have Been Naomi’s Birthday Post, but I Wasn’t a Flickr Pro
Posted By steve on July 2, 2009
Eventually Clever
notes from an avid reader and player of games
Gone Pro
Posted By steve on July 2, 2009
It took me - what? - six years or so, but I’ve finally had to sign up for a Flickr Pro account.
I didn’t mind the limited number of sets, uploads or videos per month, but a total display limit of 200 items drove me over the edge (well, mildly).
Where Was I?
Posted By steve on June 30, 2009
Hellacious work week. Don’t want to talk about it.
The Graduate
Posted By steve on June 22, 2009
More Touch Trouble
Posted By steve on June 21, 2009
Remember when I wrote that things were working out with the iTouch? There’s been a frustrating turn.
I had loaded up the Touch with about 4 Gigs of podcast tunes. Everything ran swimmingly. Then I powered down the device. When I turned it back on the next morning, all the podcasts were gone.
The apps, as usual, were untouched.
Gah!
Happy Father’s Day!
Posted By steve on June 21, 2009
A couple of mornings ago, Naomi stomped into the kitchen with a big grin while I was emptying the dishwasher.
Naomi: “ROAR!”
Me: “Ooh! Are you a scary dragon?”
Naomi: “No, I’m a Daddy!”
Me: “What do daddies say?”
Naomi (dropping her claw hands): “I love you.”
Me: “Daddies roar and say ‘I love you’?”
Naomi: “Yes. Bye!”
Exeunt, giggling, pursued by roaring Dad.
The Free RPG Day Haul
Posted By steve on June 20, 2009
I dashed off to Le Valet d’Coeur to pick up the the Free RPG Day goodies, and I missed out on all the dice, the software and two books. All the gaming tables were filled with people actually playing the free games, which is much better for the store and the industry than having a bunch of people lining up to grab the freebies and then run away.
You know, people like me! (Though, in my defense, I did have to get Maggie’s birthday gift and pick up a new-to-me TV from Tal & Erik [thanks, guys!]).
Here’s the haul:
- Corporation: Grab the Cache, Dragon Warriors & Paranoia - a trio of digest-sized books from Mongoose Publishing. I’m a sucker for anything pocket-sized.
- Geist: The Sin-Eaters - ghosts and busters from White Wolf. Full-sized, glossy cover. Up to their usual gorgeous standards, and chock full of session-specific advice for novices.
- Hero’s Bane - a quickstart from a new gaming outfit called Claymore Entertainment. Looks sharp.
- Kidnapped in Hollow Earth - I am going to have to pick up the complete rules for this game. Two FRPG offerings have me sold.
- Khyber’s Harvest - an introductory adventure for the 4e Eberron. I’ve never played Eberron, so it’s all-new to me. I gave the Adventure Tile to Naomi to play with.
- Pathfinder RPG Bonus Bestiary - Gorgeous art. Paizo’s monster books are top-notch.
- Rogue Trader: Forsaken Bounty - a quickstart set in the Warhammer 40K universe. This is one of my huge gaming blindspots. Slick and full-colour.
I missed out on the Castles & Crusades Primer. I’ll have to pick that up on eBay when they start showing up.
Month+1 Day Ben Photo
Posted By steve on June 19, 2009
Ben’s just like a worg-rider, except he’s not an orc and that’s not a fantasy-lit wolf.
Yee-haaa!
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