On the one hand…

I’m sitting here, staring at our freedoms being eroded, and I find myself wondering why I’m celebrating today. Increasingly, we are a nation that wishes harsh rule from above, so long as it preserves our “way of life”. Oh yeah, and then we point the fist of the State at our neighbors to make sure that they stay in line with our way of thinking.

On the other hand…

I can still type up a message like this without being arrested.

So, anyways, Happy [This statement was censored by Homeland Security due to content potentially supporting homegrown terrorism; further investigations are pending.]

As an aid to my readers, some of whom I think I confused recently, I offer this helpful link:

Pwn

A couple of RPG theory definitions.

Gamism: two people fighting.

Narrativism: two brothers fighting.

Okay, so I’m in favor of the legalization of drugs and all that. But, setting that aside right now, this story is really funny.

Zack the Weed Man. Funny stuff.

“No one ever quoted me.”–Crystal Ben-Ezra

Of course, I believe that bacon is healthier than this.

Dungeons and Dragons made simple!

HT: Brett

…by a drug dealer, courtesy of The Wire. Be aware of language issues. Like, a lot. But it’s funny and, oddly enough, kinda profound.

Yep. The bacon vodka.

For those who can’t wait, I’ll try to remember to put something in my Facebook status message. For the rest of you, I’ll post here tomorrow and discuss how it went.

Plus, it’s playtest night, so it’s time for more Blood Red Sands!

And, in celebration, a different type of vodka. HT: Jeremy

Even if you don’t know Go, these are funny.

You’ll need to read the text box on the side to get a sense of what’s going on, though.

Go Lesson One
Go Lesson Two

Legos and Portal. Two great tastes that taste great together.

I object to musicals on the ground that they violate my sense of reality. In real life, people don’t just suddenly burst into song and dance.

Click here!

But, um, not like you think.

This is really funny.

I’m pretty sure that I’ve linked to this before, but I happened upon this article again, and I think that it’s great.

Gaming Koans

My favorites:

An aspiring game designer came to see Knizia to learn how to design games. Knizia brought out a blank deck of cards, some plain wooden cubes, and a pair of faceless dice. The designer waited, but nothing else happened. “Why are you not teaching me how to design a game?” asked the designer. Answered Knizia, “I have given you everything you need to design the game. I cannot also give you the game.”

Olotka was once singing to himself in a field when it began to rain. One his students ran up to him and said that he should come inside before he got wet. Olotka looked at the water dripping off of the head of his student and replied, “I am not wet. I am playing Cosmic Encounter. You are wet.”