Things and Stuff.

For those of you know me online and have spoken to me recently, this is old new. For those of you who are still reading but haven’t been playing games with me, then, well, this is new.

Dispenser Goes Here is a steam group I made the evening of January 19th after a game of Team Fortress 2 with a few friends. We had been using the voice command to call for a dispenser as a battle cry and taunt that night, possibly influenced by a certain Team Roomba video. As such, I suggested we don the “clan” tag of DGH, for Dispenser Goes Here, and act like idiotic clan members for the night.
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Some time last year, I got a spam email that has managed to live in my inbox for a long time simply because of the title above. The content is just as wonderful.

Do you like Jerky? Do you like money?

from Clint.

AMANDA,
Do you love JERKY? Would you like your JERKY to pay you money… I know it sounds silly, if not unrealistic, but let’s look at the facts:
1) It sells. It is literally sold in every convenience store, grocery store, and is in prime locations within these stores, all because it does sell! Read more

It’s my husband’s birthday on Monday, and I got him some music.

Dragonforce – The Valley of the Damned

Dropkick Murphys – Singles Collection, Vol. 2

Flogging Molly – Within a Mile of Home

Flogging Molly – Swagger

Flogging Molly – Whiskey on a Sunday

When I picked up the CDs, they  had Flogging Molly listed under the heading “Molly Flogging” as if it was a name rather than a group.

doodlemash of silly

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(You may have already read this. I wrote it in October.)

A young woman walked along a street in the evening, surrounded by the open air and sunset. Her destination was far from any town, across a wide desert. She carried a backpack that, to the casual observer, might seem too empty for the length of her journey.

Scarcely a dozen cars made their way down the road in the three days she traveled. Several stopped to offer her a ride, though she never got in with them. She hated seeing cars. The cars ruined her view of the desert scenery.
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