drventure

I was at the bus stop with my bike, waiting for the next bus. As happens from time to time, a lowlife will compliment me on my bike, then ask to buy it/if I want to sell it. I mean, what? "Sure, give me $20" is what they expect?

This particular bit of scum (who was using "urban" slang despite being as white as snow),...
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I got the word that Gary Gygax had passed away today and it hurt. I started RPGs with the old, Erol Otus red box basic D&D set. As a classic, shy geeky person, it opened up new worlds for me in more ways than one. A huge number of my friends have also been roleplayers and I met them through gaming. I've spent countless hours...
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Ah, Valentine's Day approaches, a holiday that rubs my face in my total lack of a girlfriend, just as it does every year. It makes it hard to go shopping without getting at least a little down.

So, i've finally changed my ID! It's more geeky and less painful than before! What does it mean that I've taken the name of an inadequate cartoon scientist?! Beats me!

Happy New Year! I spent it at a party as wild as every year... at home, in front of my computer, reading message boards. This wild life will surely be the death of me! Now to make new resolutions! Or the same as always... like getting more female companionship this year! Anything has to be an improvement over the current level of null!

December already?! August really dragged, but after that, the year flew by!

Need to blog more. College football is interfering with my Saturday commute, hordes of bad drivers and pedestrians all decked out in matching shirts to show their "spirit." Lots of drunken hitting on women passersby too, from what I saw at the bus stop. I find that last INCREDIBLY distasteful, but what can you do?

Another year older and at the same level of debt. Lots of little things went wrong. Got my first negative feedback on my eBay account, from a customer who was unclear on the concept. An item didn't live up to the picture he had in his head, and he said that in the negative! Without talking to me at all.

I went to a Mechwarrior...
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Almost my birthday. Just like with New Year's, I look back at all the things I didn't do in the year before and lament. At least there will be cake with my favorite filling (Bavarian Cream!). Had an off day today, with my bike's seatpost breaking off while I was riding it (at nearly the same place in town it did last time). And I...
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Comic-Con in San Diego approaches. My big vacation for the year. Geek fun of every possible flavor, meeting old friends, buying stuff, and being with my people! Plus getting out of Phoenix and the heat. Great fun! Though I'll also end up feeling lonely in a crowd, and sometimes morosely reflective.

Off to Anime Expo! Should be fun, but a lot of work, so maybe some fun. No manga artists at all this year though, but six J-pop bands. Not to my taste, and the constantly-screaming fangirls make the concertgoing experience rather pointless.

My glasses (Seen in my pic) broke on the inside. Time for a new pair then... it has been a while since my last eye exam anyway. The question is, do I get the exact same frames as before or try to find an even nerdier pair? I briefly mused about trying to be more fashionable, or even getting emo glasses, but I sat down...
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