
No, I already used that one. Dangit…
– Shamus, Friday Nov 3, 2006
Continue reading 〉〉 “DM of the Rings Remaster XXV: Where Are We Again?”

No, I already used that one. Dangit…
– Shamus, Friday Nov 3, 2006
Continue reading 〉〉 “DM of the Rings Remaster XXV: Where Are We Again?”
The time is upon us. Kelly and Michael have to figure out what to do with the house. It’s not as simple as flipping it for profit or turning it into their family home. This house was Kelly’s great-grandmother’s home, built by her family, for her family.
It was built by her great-great grandfather for her great-grandparents.
It was the source of a known family feud in the 80’s.
It was a gift from her late great-uncle to her mother.
It was the place that Lorretta rebuilt after her divorce with Kelly’s father.
It was the place Logan came home to when he was born.
It was the place that caused Kelly and her older sister to stop speaking.
Continue reading 〉〉 “Sims 4 Overthinking: Lorretta’s Legacy”
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– Shamus, Wednesday Nov 1, 2006
Continue reading 〉〉 “DM of the Rings Remaster XXIV: Loot of the Rings”
So, yesterday was the anniversary of my dad’s passing. It doesn’t feel like it’s been a year, but I suppose grief has a way of messing with your understanding of time.
A year ago I had just finished the first complete draft of a book of vampire smut I was intending to publish, and was just entering the publishing stage of a book of poetry that was five years in the making.
I hadn’t seen my dad for a month when I’d gotten the call he was going to the hospital, of his own volition. I was in the middle of trying to get Wizards101, the only MMO I’ve ever truly loved, working on the laptop I had at the time. I had gotten through the character creation screen just fine, and had gotten to the moment where it would crash my entire system, when my phone rang.
Continue reading 〉〉 “One Year Later; A Vinegar Valentine to Grief”
I’m getting a EKG and heart monitor put on for my usual writing day this week. Nothing too serious, but it’s out of the way and I won’t be home till late.
I’m currently binge-playing Tears of the Kingdom, maybe even have some words about it to write eventually here? There’s a particular series of quests driving me nuts, that feels article worthy. Bad quests feel way, way worse when the rest of the game is a masterpiece.

– Shamus, Friday Oct 27, 2006
Continue reading 〉〉 “DM of the Rings Remaster XXII: Are We There Yet?”
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