Dndorks Blogs

Ipad Impressions

2010-01-27T21:21:57Z

First impressions of the ipad on NYT. http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/the-apple-ipad-first-impressions/ Read More......(read more)

hosting game notes on Obsidian Portal

2010-01-23T03:00:18Z

I've been using Obsidian Portal to track campaign notes for my Saturday 4e game, its going pretty well, though its hard to stay on top of it and keep it updated. Read More......(read more)

Update - Success

2010-01-19T15:29:00Z

Well kind of success, they sent me a coupon for buy 1 get 1 for 3.99 Anna and I enjoyed dinner there last night for a pretty decent price. :) Read More......(read more)

Open Letter to Chevy's Fresh Mexican Grill

2010-01-13T22:09:52Z

I sent this letter to Chevys. I got one coupon email too many trying to get me to buy something I flat out don't want, when they have something I specifically do want. I just wanted to comment on your coupons. Most of the time your coupons are absolutely Read More......(read more)

Compromise is not the answer to all problems

2009-10-28T17:02:30Z

Science is not a democracy. Science doesn't have compromise. You make the best decisions with the facts that are available. Period. Thanks Read More......(read more)

Socialism vs Capitalism an Email Exchange

2009-07-21T17:11:27Z

This was a little email exchange I thought I'd share, with my coworker who always is arguing his extreme fiscal conservative capitalist agenda. From: John Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 9:56 AM To: Richard Mathis Subject: Econ wisdom I imagine this story Read More......(read more)

7/17/09 crazy coworker

2009-07-17T22:32:47Z

Nick's diagram showing how cats are like cars Read More......(read more)

My problem with Shadowrun

2009-06-29T14:16:13Z

I know a lot of people who have liked the concept of Shadowrun since 2nd or 3rd generation (I'm one of them, I still have my 2e book). The setting is awesome, and while I think people who take their "real world characters" and toss themselves Read More......(read more)

Message to Social conservatives

2009-06-25T13:55:06Z

So at this point, with another social conservative in the news for an extramarital affair, you, if you're a social conserative, must be wondering how this happened? How is it that these individuals of such high moral standing find themselves in affairs? Read More......(read more)

One down, about 20 to go

2009-06-25T08:17:48Z

I passed my first test for school Tuesday. Scored 81 out of 85 on the CIW Foundations cert. Most of it was information I knew so it is no biggie. Now I've got to focus on my communications classes for the rest of the term. I'm about right on schedule Read More......(read more)

Research Papers are totally worth it!

2009-06-15T21:26:04Z

2004 Fed study entitled, “Are Home Prices the Next Bubble?” Starts here “Home prices have been rising strongly since the mid-1990s, prompting concerns that a bubble exists in this asset class and that home prices are vulnerable to a Read More......(read more)

Summer in Portland

2009-06-15T00:29:43Z

Ah, it is a balmy 80 degrees out. We had a short heat wave for about a week now it is back to overcast and cool. I love the summers here. I've been fairly social lately. Went to the rose parade here in Portland last weekend. Sam has a little scooter now Read More......(read more)

How I color a dndorks.com comic

2009-06-10T16:04:12Z

New Dndorks comic today! http://dndorks.com/comics/6_10_2009.aspx Arthur Saves the Day Part 2. And I thought I'd write down my coloring process, in case its useful to someone. The instructions assume a competency with photoshop, I'd be happy to explain Read More......(read more)

6/9/09 my gf the doll serial murderer

2009-06-09T23:51:50Z

This is the kind of stuff I find randomly strewn around my apartment Read More......(read more)

Drama Rant

2009-06-08T17:10:24Z

Occasionally I need to rant so I can stop thinking about stuff, so feel free to ignore the following rant. I hate drama. Drama isn't something that ever just happens, its created by humans, and its generally a complicated situation mostly involving worthless Read More......(read more)