Sullivan!

Sullivan would like to join this man's website.

"Actually, I already just post to Matt's Facebook & Twitter."

Strange Dreams

Last night, I dreamed I was some sort of mystery zoo wrangler. This included recapturing a platypus [with wings] as large as a mid-sized sedan, a winged Komodo dragon that could camouflage itself and one escaped, suicidal giant [in which I mean, eight-foot tall] panda.

The thing that sticks out to me the most? "A suicidal panda? That makes sense; they are the Charlie Browns of the animal kingdom." I don't know who or what said that in my dream, but it was such an insight into the mind of the panda, I wanted to share.

Psychoanalyze at your own peril.

Pandas

In trying to avoid the more depressing and/or offensive news stories (Syria/Private Schooling Your Kids Makes You Evil), instead, read this. Which, were pandas not cute and cuddly, may not have caused such vociferous disagreement or been published at all. But, at least it gives me an excuse to link this.

More substantive posting will return once I have a new writing project.

Squirrel!

For all your distraction needs.

Squirrel!

Birds!; Mice and Mystics; NaNoWriMo

Birds!

I apologize for lack of blogging, especially for the next few weeks. Here is my one-paragraph review of Mice and Mystics. First, the minis, rulebook and physical stuff is pretty awesome looking. The cards and map tiles aren't extremely durable feeling, but they held up to a day of play just fine. The rules are crisp, easy to pick up and relatively intuitive. Having only played through the first two scenarios (and only partially through the third), one thing I thought was odd was not letting everyone have access to all six heroes in the first scenario to pick from. Splitting the party in the second scenario also was awkward feeling because the player who played Lilly had a pretty boring experience until we got there. Overall, I approve. Next time I play, I'll try and take some pictures of the board and give you some more important thoughts. Below the fold is my NaNoWriMo update.

Fergie Goes Home

I haven't blogged recently due to work and a special guest.

She was deciding if she should stay or if she should go.

ABC News: Man Steals Puppy... in His Pants

What the heck people? Can't I go to sleep without the world going crazy? I don't think it is asking too much for people not to stuff merchandise down their pants.

Especially when that merchandise is living, breathing puppy. Look, this is not the most heinous crime in the world. No one died, so, it really isn't even that high of a priority crime in the grand scheme of things. But, a person who will steal a puppy? That's... the lowest kind of person.

Oh, also, ABC seems to have fixed its habit of auto-playing videos.

Oh, and Gore Vidal is dead.

Geese in Chantilly

I was in Chantilly today to see a show, which if you are in the area, I suggest you try and see it too. Less impressively, I saw geese. Clearly, it is time for some goose poetry.

Unexpected Geese!

Apparently, Macy's at Fair Oaks Mall did not get the memo about meter sockets. Some geese have apparently decided that, much like zombies, they will hunker down at the mall to multiply and hope for free eats (provided by people!) As before, here are some goose-y couplets.

A goose took wing and sought savings and deals.