Ups and Downs

[oakenguy]

Up: I still seem to be able to hit the "No! I'm OUT of here!" button when I have a nightmare.
Down: This doesn't work when tiny amounts of bad stuff sneak in. So I don't have an escape when, say, I'm in the middle of a dream and notice that I've seen my eighth dead rat in four minutes. Or enter a store and discover my dog has apparently had a bathroom emergency behind the counter. Trying to clean shag carpet and wood panelling really, really quickly before a clerk notices is pretty pathetic as Nightmares go, but it's still not fun.

Up: One of the teachers has dropped off large amounts of pocky. Milk tea and coconut milk flavors.

Down: the City of Cambridge inspector nearly laughed at me over the phone when I called to ask what I needed to do in order to legally sell the chocolates I make. Apparently no commercial cooking of any sort is allowed in a private residence. Foo.

Up: A possible gig in February! No more details, lest I jinx it. But the word 'jester' has been used.

Down: White Wolf is coming out with a game called "Pimp: the Backhanding". ( http://secure1.white-wolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=594 ) This is the sort of thing I could see the Knights of the Dinner Table writers coming up as a parody idea, and then scrapping because it's just too idiotic and far-fetched.

Up: Sword practices are going well, and my part for Pensacola keeps sounding more and more fun. I get to learn sneaky moves! Me! A scoundrel!
Down: I just realized yesterday that Pensacola conflicts with Intercon! Boo! No fun LARPing weekend for me this year.
Really small up: I get to save money on the costume bits I would've had to buy.
Related down: I LIKE buying costume bits.

Up: Mahna-Mahna just came on iTunes.

Okay, I'll quit while I'm ahead.

Comments

[snowwand.livejournal.com]

*poke*
I want to hang out!
*poke*

pimp game

[kittybrat.livejournal.com]

are you serious?

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

Pimp: The Backhanding?

What the flying fuck?

[akycha.livejournal.com]

See feminist_rage. White Wolf is also letting their webmaster, a not-so-young man who apparently has the social skills of a concussed badger, answer the complaint email.

Since White Wolf has the collective IQ of the stuff I scrubbed out of the toilet this morning, I'm planning on calling my local gaming stores and telling them I will boycott them if they carry this item. (This is painful to someone who ONLY shops at small independent bookstores, but I will do it.) If enough people do this, they will not order it, and it will not be sold. End of story.

[simply-juniper.livejournal.com]

That sucks about the chocolates. I wonder what the other sellers at faire do?

At least you can still sell to friends around say.. Valentines day. :)

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

*scans* Oh. Holy shit.

Yeah, I'll be calling some of the comic stores around the area...

[northernminx.livejournal.com]

Wrote to White-Wolf. Additionally you'll be happy to know most of the White-Wolf's official fan club is as utterly disgusted/dissapointed as you.

Ugh.

[bulrogue.livejournal.com]

Just guess you're going to have to open a candy shop so you can sell sweets....

[ah42.livejournal.com]

doot dooooo be doo doo!

have you heard Cake's cover? awesome!

[anadandy.livejournal.com]

I wish I worked with people that knew what Pocky was let alone brought it in.

That's me, always focusing on the important bits.

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

This is very true!

[simply-juniper.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you want to do that and need help. You know I can and am willing to do anything from handing you ingredigents to designing a logo.