Category: IRL
Dragon Page Likes Sexy Fandom!
Dragon Page just reviewed my little site saying “Not safe for work. Not safe for children. Not safe for the easily offended. It is however, science fiction...
Elves at Christmas
The modern children’s folklore of Santa Claus (USA, Canada, and Britain) typically includes diminutive, green-clad elves as Santa’s assistants. They wrap...
NES Belt Buckle
Once brushed off as merely a myth in the video game world, the long rumored, much talked about NES Buckle is now available to grace your pants. Belt not included. Yes,...
Disturbing Future Dystopia is Now
I read a really disturbing entry in author William Gibson’s blog yesterday. The New York Times Magazine wrote a long profile of a creepy company who hires your...
Sexy Fandom is a Hobby
Some people seem to think this site is my reason for being. Some people apparently believe that I am famous for doing this site. I am both pleased and surprised at how...
Tis the Season
Well, looks like Barnes & Noble Bookstores are getting ready to push their Gift Center. Must be time to gear up for crowded shopping malls, people getting into...
NaNoWriMo
Today is the day that most of the people who participated in the National Novel Writing Month word count fiasco can return to their normal lives. If you have been...
Thanksgiving
I’ve been bothered about the Thanksgiving holiday ever since I found out about the whole thing with the plague blankets. I do love eating a lot though and this...
Son of Filk
It looks like others have tried to explain what filking is and come up short as well. Their explanations waffle between apocrypha and despair. Filk is a form of music...
Filking Slam Dance
It has always struck me that fandom and various musical subcultures have a lot in common. They are both refuges for the socially disenfranchised seeking meaning or a...
Playing Dungeons & Dragons Good for Your Offspring
The Weekly World News has done it again. Noted Spanish scientists have done an experiment which proves roleplaying can improve your kids’ career chances. They had...
How to Tell if Your Prostitute is an Extraterrestrial
You have to love the Weekly World News and not just for Batboy. They have just graciously provided us all with an expert list of ten warning signs that the prostitute...
