Art by Meddygon
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Going Back to Yntraw (updated)
Outside the shop, a man nervously approached the door. He would take a few determined steps forward before losing all courage, at which time he’d stop, turn, and go back the way he came. This repeated several times as Darina … Continue reading
Brayden’s Catalyst 1
Brayden very much wished to attend the great college of wizards. He was not, however, invited to do so. He resolved to gain entry through illicit means and become a self-taught magician. His first attempted approach to the grounds was … Continue reading
How to Make the Most Feared Taco Bell Order in Northwest Ohio
(Originally written some time in early 2002 as a “How To” paper for Comp 101. It amuses me now that I spend a fair bit of time writing how-to documents for work.) Like any other restaurant, the food prepares of … Continue reading
Esben’s Tales part 2
The next morning young Esben found his throat aching from all the talking he’d done the day before. He ate and drank in silence for the day until the Meddyg’s promised visit came. She brought with her this time another … Continue reading
Esben’s Tales Part 1
Esben regarded his past as a series of trials to achieve his ultimate goal of never having to lift a finger for himself again. Having finally succeeded at this goal, he found he had far too little to do and … Continue reading
Ibis’s Flight, part 2
We’d walked for some time in silence through the cave below my home. The only light was from the two small gems Magistrate Cefin and I wore around our necks. They were each smaller that a little finger nail, but … Continue reading
Ibis’s Flight part 1
Consider this a rough draft. Feel free to let me know if I did anything stupid. The woman tapped her forehead with two fingers on her right hand. The man furled his brow as he thought about what that might … Continue reading
An Essay for an Art History Class
Memento Mori, “To This Favour,” 1879 Oil on canvas William Michael Harnett (American, born Ireland, 1848-1892) The Latin Term memento mori describes a traditional subject in art that addresses mortality. In Harnett’s example, the extinguished candle, spent hourglass, and skull … Continue reading
Worst. Essay. Ever.
Before reading this I feel it is important to understand the context under which it was written. This is an Art History class for non-art majors, focusing on the renaissance through cubism. This is for exam two. The class is … Continue reading
Dinosaur Hunter
Forbes published an article about the company I work for. They got a few things wrong in that first paragraph.
Tacos
Tonight James made tacos. While we were each constructing our tacos, there was a hissing noise, not unlike the sound of gas slowly escaping a tiny aperture. “The gas is off, right?” James asked. I glanced at all the dials … Continue reading
An Old Short
Originally posted on TCB Mon, 15 Dec 2003 01:27:59 GMT Sandra sat at the terminal, leaning on her crossed arms in front of the keyboard. She couldn’t believe what was happening. Shock, worry, fear, and all the emotions she was … Continue reading
An Old First Post
I, uh, got a bit bored. Here’s an ancient post from the Jurassic Era. TCB was five years old in 2003. That makes it fucking old now. Schroe Thu, 11 Dec 2003 07:45:12 GMT I made a huge mistake. I … Continue reading
Echo
Echo exists because I had a dream about dying. Echo is a main character of a story called Vivify that I wrote in October 2007. I recommend reading it before continuing. (Unlike a lot of my other writing, I’ve re-read … Continue reading
Dream 2009.05.27
I wish I had more time to write this out. For now it’ll just be a braindump so I don’t forget it. The dream started with James and I going to Florida. (I have had two previous dreams wherin we … Continue reading
Foreign Transaction Fees update
Citibank refunded the charge on 5/19 (it didn’t show on the online statement until 5/21). Even though this was resolved, I still received a new message from Valve’s support. They asked me for a screenshot of the fee. I obliged … Continue reading
Jacs Aderyn
Jacs has a thing for slave traders. A hate thing. A passion to destroy the market of owning people. It may have something to do with her TRAGIC HISTORY of being a slave herself. Jacs is a privateer sanctioned by … Continue reading
Fee Removed
EDIT on 05/21/09: see bottom for more details Update on the foreign transaction fee issue. After waiting a few days for a response to my previous call, I decided it would be better to call them. After explaining the situation … Continue reading
Foreign Transaction Fees for USD to USD
I, like many others out there, avidly review my credit card statements. I view the card’s activity online before statements to make sure there aren’t any unauthorized purchases on there. I don’t think I’ve actually found any in the eight … Continue reading
Sleep
Not every time we sleep do we reach a deep enough state to dream. For weeks my rest has been frequently interrupted and it seemed I’d never dream. After roaming around the house for some time in a half-coherent stupor … Continue reading
Inner Conflict
Another image often stolen by tortured suburban teenagers finding random images on the internet and applying meaning where there is none, or applying their own meaning over the artist’s intent. This image shows another god character that was displaced battling … Continue reading
HQotD
As I sit in this gliding rocker at 3 am, having just fed my son a bottle of milk, I’ve come to realise that I’ve done some impossible things. Years ago, when some of my online friends first met me, … Continue reading
Monday
Early update today from the laptop. I woke up about a half hour ago unable to continue sleeping through a headache, so I took some painkillers. They kicked in finally, but only mildly, and the alarm’s going to go off … Continue reading
Images Unrelated To Content
I had a dream last night that they made yet another X-Files movie. Having not seen the previous movies, nor ever really watching the show once it developed a continuous plot (I much prefered monster-of-the-day type stuff from that show), … Continue reading
Angels of Ice and Fire
Same images, different medium, different text. My breech baby (who has hair already, I’m told. Yay ultrasounds!) is facing the the wrong way in both ways. It’s like he’s hugging my spine. I had an extremely painful dream wherein my … Continue reading