T w e n t y S i d e d
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– Shamus, Wednesday Nov 1, 2006
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DM of the Rings Remaster XXIV: Loot of the Rings
One Year Later; A Vinegar Valentine to Grief
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.
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DM of the Rings Remaster XXIII: Happy Halloween
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– Shamus, Monday Oct 30, 2006
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Break Week: What are you playing?
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.
DM of the Rings Remaster XXII: Are We There Yet?
– Shamus, Friday Oct 27, 2006
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Sims 4 Overthinking: Jentle Disagreement
The year is 2007, and Lorretta is gone. Kelly and Michael are devastated, as is Logan, although him with much less understanding of what’s happened, only that grandma is gone.
Lorretta has left Kelly and Michael the house in her will, as well as half of what she had saved. Kelly’s older sister got the other half, and Lorretta’s car.
At first, who got what doesn’t seem to matter that much, in the midst of grief and funeral arrangements. Kelly and Michael aren’t celebrating getting the house, they knew that was Lorretta’s plan and it makes plenty of sense to them; they’ve been living in it for the last seven years.
Kelly’s sister, Jen, though? She doesn’t feel like it’s so fair.
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DM of the Rings Remaster XXI: The Epic Sounds of Battle
– Shamus, Wednesday Oct 25, 2006
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From The Archives:
Trusting the System
How do you know the rules of the game are what the game claims? More importantly, how do the DEVELOPERS know?
Free Radical
The product of fandom run unchecked, this novel began as a short story and grew into something of a cult hit.
Borderlands Series
A look at the main Borderlands games. What works, what doesn't, and where the series can go from here.
The Best of 2011
My picks for what was important, awesome, or worth talking about in 2011.
If Star Wars Was Made in 2006?
Imagine if the original Star Wars hadn't appeared in the 1970's, but instead was pitched to studios in 2006. How would that turn out?
The Best of 2016
My picks for what was important, awesome, or worth talking about in 2016.
A Star is Born
Remember the superhero MMO from 2009? Neither does anyone else. It was dumb. So dumb I was compelled to write this.
PC Hardware is Toast
This is why shopping for graphics cards is so stupid and miserable.
Autoblography
The story of me. If you're looking for a picture of what it was like growing up in the seventies, then this is for you.
id Software Coding Style
When the source code for Doom 3 was released, we got a look at some of the style conventions used by the developers. Here I analyze this style and explain what it all means.