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Warning, Magic the Gathering geekery to follow.

So, went to a friend's place yesterday and 12 of us got together and played Magic most of the afternoon. The idea was to play extended constructed until we had a winner, then do some multiplayer games, Emperor, or 2 Headed Giant. Fun fun. I had a crazy week at work, trying to catch up some, and managed...
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A new DnD character, it's like dreaming up a brand new hero, or anti-hero if you prefer. In the Vampire game I played in, it was an anti-hero. He was great fun to play, especially in a party of goody-two-shoes, it was sometimes extremely fun being the one person in the party who not only was the very best at combat, but wasn't afraid to...
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Geek joy. Yes, I'm anticipating it. Actually I think anticipating is actually part of it.

You see, in the way of telling long stories, I'll tell you that for about six months now me and two friends have been playing 3-way Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance against 1-3 AIs. It's been a blast, but we have performance issues.

There's one friend who had to upgrade his...
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So, music. I'll write a post about music. I'm qualified, right? I mean, sure I'm just a gamer/computer geek really, but the 3+ years of college I spent on being a Music major/composer have to count for something, right?

Well, not as much as you might think. I still remember a lot, about music in general, and specific, but I gotta say it comes down...
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So, what's the 'nice' term for him these days?

You know what I'm talking about... that guy... in the bar... with 'prematurely' silvering-white hair who despite his best efforts to be polite and note stare, can't seem to can't help but admire the younger women's tattoos and piercings and all their associated parts.

You know, the guy who's an easy 'mark', who's happy to buy...
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