Cool skill illustrations from Avernum, I’m still blogging game notes over woohoozzz:

woohoozzz:

I love the skill illustrations in Avernum: Escape From The Pit. The rest of the game is illustrated in a more serious and straightforward tone. Though Avernum is an enjoyable, Baldur’s Gate-ish type RPG I sort of wish that these little illustrations set the tone for the game, a sort of Groo-esque RPG.

Avernum: Escape From The Pit is available for Mac, iPad, and Windows.

I want an iPhone case that feels natural (leather, wood come to mind) and doesn’t cover too much of the front. The Fresh Fiber case is 3D printed nylon and feels a lot like paper. Unfortunately only a few months after I took this picture the corners cracked off. I would not recommend them.

I want an iPhone case that feels natural (leather, wood come to mind) and doesn’t cover too much of the front. The Fresh Fiber case is 3D printed nylon and feels a lot like paper.

Unfortunately only a few months after I took this picture the corners cracked off. I would not recommend them.

album art [Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

Lily the Pink - by The Scaffold

A drinking song about Lydia Pinkham performed in part by Paul McCartney’s brother Peter Michael McCartney.

Easily the best song about menstrual and menopausal pains.

Identical pizzas except for cheese. Pesto and spinach with dough from same batch. On the left: Narragansett Creamery Mozzarella. On the right: Calabro Whole Milk Mozzarella. (Taken with instagram)

Identical pizzas except for cheese. Pesto and spinach with dough from same batch. On the left: Narragansett Creamery Mozzarella. On the right: Calabro Whole Milk Mozzarella. (Taken with instagram)

A month or so back I updated my website. Here are a few screenshots in case you missed it (and for reference when things inevitably get redesigned). I did a lot of work adapting the layout for mobile browsers.

"If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There’s no way around these two things that I’m aware of, no shortcut."
Stephen King (I just realized this applies to other fields as well, e.g. design)

The best spam I’ve received in a long time

Attention

The Special Fraud Unit of The Metropolitan Police is in possession of funds gotten from fraudsters who perpetrated acts of fraud. Your name seems to be one of the victims, and we are repaying those who lost their funds. Provide details of money lost to these nefarious acts and and identity of whom it was sent to for our verification before carrying out repayment.

Yours sincerely,

Brian Martin
Investigator-in-charge

“…in possession of funds gotten from fraudsters who perpetrated acts of fraud.”