I want a chair-slinky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0AppYCt8MI.

Totally.awesome.product.

Stuff to check out

The new(ish) Game Damage trailer. Okay so I’m a month late on it but it seems cool :) Yahtzee looks like he’s got some great acting skills going on there, but I find his actual commentary to be a bit dry. It works for talking over animation, but not so much on the television. Yug seems to be pretty good at presenting though, and Matt has a good talent for arguing points. So we’ll see how it turns out (when it *finally* gets aired, that is).

The other thing is you all should go buy a copy of this quarter’s Ethereal Tales.

mock-up

Okay so some pictures I took whilst I was making the mock-up for the dress :) Of course, it’s not quite the right proportions so I’ll have to do some work before the *real* one gets made…

A good excuse for not posting

G and I got engaged :D It’s very exciting and very stressful! I am right now working on my mock-up dress (I plan to make my own wedding dress) so I will post progress on that as well as my Bible notes when I get around to it, and possibly highlights from the DnD game tomorrow. Way to mix the genres!

Genesis, and other beginnings

The week leading up to my birthday, my medication finally kicked in! So I’m feeling so much better :) not 100%, and not all the time, but the difference is still huge! Anyway praise God, because it was prophesied that this particular period would be over by the time I was 20, and true to his typical timing, it came to be the week before.

Also I think you should all check out Earthborne Online Poetry Magazine.

Now, to Genesis. I found it kinda hard to find specific points (same in Exodus, infact) but more trends in how people change or how God acts. I think what stood out most was things about character and integrity (18v9) especially how it testifies for you (30v33, and of course the whole story of Joseph).

It also really stood out to me how Joseph changed. He starts out as this proud man that it’s a bit cringey to read about, especially as he’s viewed as such a hero, but then he turns into this man of integrity who follows God, gives all the glory to Him (41v16) and forgives freely. It’s really amazing and inspiring.

Demon Queen’s Enclave – part 3

My body has been overrun by a virus which seems to have scored a critical hit, so we have truncated the game at a mere 6 encounters. Speaking of critical hits, a very friendly spider scored one on a 4d6 attack, reducing Vark to a mere 2 above dead :) Finally, a job well done.

What else of note has occured? Droth managed to roll about five 20’s in the space of two rounds (two were for saving throws), Vark voluntarily ate poisoned mushrooms (they were pretty) and a certain lightening attack happened to hit a table full of volatile chemicals, causing the entire room and everything in it to explode rather spectacularly. Droth felt slighted at being outdone in damage, and promptly killed the necromancer, and Vark felt that there just wasn’t enough fire in the room and proceeded to ignite anything not already reduced to ash.

Despite its short length, a rather successful endeavour I feel, and I look forward to concluding it at a later, more lucid event.

Demon Queen’s Enclave – part 2

Midway through the third encounter, I have thus far completely failed to carry the PCs under a bridge and drop them to their deaths, feast gleefully on their minds, or indeed knock any of them out at all.

Not looking good.

G would like it to be made generally known to the world, that Droth output 120 points of damage in one round.

I would like it to be made generally known to the world, that Droth decided to use a skeleton key on the door to the slave compound, and it being open, managed to lock it. Hurrah.

Edit:You’d think an elf cleric would be pretty up on the whole diplomacy thing, but he starts looking a little lost if you can’t kill it or heal it or both, as in the case of a certain drider.

Demon Queen’s Enclave – part 1

I’ve been meaning to post the highlights of the YGGT’s current campaign for a while, but never gotten around to it. This weekend, we’re taking a break from the usual (Pyramid of Shadows) and attempting a 17-encounter nightmare, known to some as Demon Queen’s Enclave.

Antidisestablishmentarianism, and other impressive words

Now I know everybody wants to have the vocabulary, eloquence and salary of Stephen Fry, so I suggest you all go check out Free Rice. No promises on the third one though.

It’s a word-knowledge game that my mum linked to me ages ago, where the prize is twofold; every time you get a word correct, they will donate some rice to people in poverty, and you can learn many new words without having to read a dictionary. Hurrah!

Also we start back reading the Bible next week so nag me to actually post points this time.

How to guess a woman’s age

I thought seeing as how it’s generally known that men have a terrible time when a female comes up to them and says “guess how old I am” I should produce a concise guide to guessing a woman’s age. I don’t mean accurately guessing, I mean guessing in a manner that won’t get you sterilised.

First up, take a mental guess at how old they look. Doesn’t have to be accurate, just generally close.

Now, apply some simple criteria; do they look…

under 18? If so, add 3 years to their age.

18-21? Then just say whatever age you think they are.

21-30? Take 3 years from their age.

30-45? Take 5 years from their age.

45-60? Take 10 years from their age.

60+? Take 13 years from their age.

Hey presto, you (hopefully) have an age which is flattering to their ears.