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Stupid guitar. We are sick of it.

nobody@vox.com(misterfinn) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:42:44 -0700

I made myself a promise when I bought my shiny new ESP. It's a "real" guitar (the first I've owned, really) and I'm going to learn to play it for real. I've been faking my way through with power chords, a couple of scales, and a handful of open ch...

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Jared!

nobody@vox.com(misterfinn) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:37:50 -0700

Back in 1996, I had a PowerBook Duo and a Newton. The Powerbook had a little application called "Jared" that lived on my desktop. It was, at the time, the second most awesome piece of Mac software I had ever seen, right behind the Talking Moose. T...

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Now I know why new albums are two years apart

nobody@vox.com(misterfinn) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:04:09 -0700

I've been working on mixes for two of the 13 songs I have earmarked for the next record. Composition, arrangement, and primary recording don't generally take me that long - maybe 40-50 hours per song, soup to nuts. Sounds like a lot for four minut...

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iLemming

nobody@vox.com(misterfinn) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:10:41 -0700

My latest 2-year commitment to Verizon Wireless expired last week. Phone tech has come a long way in the last two years, so I've been thinking hard about what I want for my next upgrade. Mandatory: Strong signal reception Compatibility with ...

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Derbyderbyderby

nobody@vox.com(misterfinn) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:00:11 -0700

Richmond Wrecking Belles vs. SF She-vil Dead at Herbst Pavilion last Saturday night. Not a great night for San Francisco. Richmond outscored them by more than double: 113-42. On the Richmond side, Dianne Rott and Demanda Riot were the Unstoppabl...

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Holy crap I'm 15 again

nobody@vox.com(misterfinn) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:22:18 -0700

I'm sitting in The Man Room (my own private sanctuary that probably deserves its own post). My MacBook Pro is sitting here on the desk next to my mini-painting setup. I am listening to U2's Unforgettable Fire. Before that, it was playing The Smith...

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MRI - the new sleep aid

nobody@vox.com(sneuf) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:17:39 -0700

I went for my yearly MRI today, and once again, fell sound asleep during it. two hours of scanning and banging and knocking sounds from inside of a body tube, and somehow, i managed to sleep. is something wrong with me? i feel like i am one of tho...

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SOUL CALIBUR IV!!!!!!!

nobody@vox.com(misterfinn) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:56:00 -0700

So. Much. AWESOME. All my favorite characters are there. One of the new characters (Hilde) has a new fighting style that's really fun to play. The solo modes on Normal play like Normal, not Normal-Except-For-The-Final-Uber-Boss-Who-Kills-You-Ove...

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FMUT FTW

nobody@vox.com(misterfinn) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:06:13 -0700

This post from alas got my geek wheels a-churning today. The old-school Fighter/Magic-User/Thief - the one man army. As alas points out, "thief" in 4e is pretty different from AD&D. The main reasons for putting the "T" in "FMUT" were sneak attack ...

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I whack the weasel!

nobody@vox.com(misterfinn) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:20:43 -0700

I'm DMing a 4th ed D&D game for four 13-year-old boys: my friend Gryphon (who I have known since he was detectable) and three of his buddies from school. For a jaded old gamer like me, it's a refreshing reminder of why I got so deep into D&D in th...

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