DC: *insert random irreverent comment here*
WG: *witty rejoinder*
DC: *mock expression of surprise at your skill with wit followed up with congratulations on progress with the same*
WG: *continuation of sharp commentary, with a sly bit self mockery*
DC: *complete failure to keep up, hasty substitution with gurgling noise*
WG: *chuckling indulgently*
DC: *overused catch phrase*
WG: *expected response to catch phrase, with return catch phrase*
DC: *quote from recently-watched movie and/or TV series*
WG: *laughing hysterically, fond exasperation at said quote*
Author Archives: David Crampton
Won’t you be my neighbor?
So, I get the last of my red markers, seen below in a strangely squished screenshot. Last &*^@ red marker. I’m let into the back room of the Great Zero Machine, and what do I find? Yeah, more marker hunts. These ones are a bit different, and a bit more fun, but I needed a bit of a break, so I logged off there.
Today, I picked it up again. See, I’d wondered if I should hop back on Yeesha’s path right away, instead of doing these timed marker hunts. When I finish these hunts, my KI will be upgraded with some neat position marking, IIRC, but I could never figure out what that was really good for. Especially from Age to Age. Another option was to try and find people to accompany me to the garden Ages so that I could finish something I’d never finished in my previous stint in the Cavern. Then I got to thinking how despite my sporadic visits, I’m the only one in my neighborhood that’s seemed to log on.
The Great Zero Machine is neighborhood instanced, which means that your neighborhood shares a unique version of that Age. Nobody else can get in there with you. I can share images and such of my accomplishments in my Neighborhood, but if I’m the only one left in it, why bother? Neighbors would be great to log on with and run through the garden Ages with.
Myst Online: Uru Live is free now, to play. No monies. So, here’s my pitch to recruit my friends into my particular version of online crack. Won’t you be my neighbor?
Post-Penguicon
My two panels went off pretty well. Saturday’s was standing room only, and Sunday morning’s actually had attendees. I sold a couple of books, got a bunch of badge ribbons, and ran into a crazy amount of friends that I hadn’t seen in forever. All of the webcomic flyers got picked up, and 90% of the badge ribbons are gone. Not to mention that I sold some books!
I uploaded the new pics to my Penguicon gallery.
The writery site has a new WP theme (which you already know if you’re reading this there), which I think is much more clean, crisp, and readable than the last. Feel free to let me know what you think.
PenguiCon!
Looks like my panel schedule hasn’t changed yet. I’ve gone through and added all of the panels that I’d like to attend to my Google Calendar. I was planning on hitting the bar and/or the pool at some point, right? *squints at the double-booking* They have to make their panels so damn interesting…
I’ve got some packing to do, some gathering of my homemade promotional materials, and a double-check of the driving directions. I intend on taking some photos, and linking to others, but I hope to see you there in person. :) The quest begins in earnest tomorrow!
Busy Bee
I guess that completing Yeesha’s path, even if it is for a second time, is something worth noting. All four sets of tapestries have been found and touched; all four lessons have been learned. As before, I’m putting Yeesha’s paths aside for a moment as I work on calibrating the Great Zero Machine with marker hunts.
These views, all along Yeesha’s path, struck me as worthy of pictures. Ignore the viking helmet. ;)
Horoscope
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus genius Irving Berlin (1888-1989) has been called the greatest songwriter who ever lived. Among his 1,500 compositions were iconic tunes like “God Bless America” and “White Christmas,” as well as scores for 18 Hollywood movies and 19 Broadway shows. And yet he never learned to read or write music. Was he embarrassed about his handicap? Not at all. He even bragged about it. He felt that having such a minimal grasp of the conventions of songwriting was an advantage, giving him the freedom to be extraordinarily original. Is there any way in which you’re like Irving Berlin, Taurus? Do you have a seeming limitation that is actually an aid to your creativity and uniqueness? Celebrate it this week.
Penguicon Updates
- Badge Ribbons – rescued from the attic!
- Copies of The Remembrance and Todd’s Story – received and ready to go!
- Panel schedule – received and subject to change!
Methods of Life-Hacking
Methods of life-hacking to make writing easier, such as avoiding/dealing with distraction, mixing job/family/massively multiplayer online game life with writing.
@ Saturday 3PM
w/ David M. Crampton (m), David Erik Nelson, Jim C. Hines
The End is only the beginning… of the work
Following directions isn’t that hard, really. In other words, every time I read an agent or editor or publisher’s blog, there’s an amazing rift between the work put into creating the piece and the work put into shopping the piece around.
@ Sunday 10AM
w/ David M. Crampton, The Ferrett, Sarah Monette (m)
Horoscope
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I got a spam email containing supposed words of wisdom from the Dalai Lama. “We spend more, but have less,” it said. “We have more conveniences, but less time; more experts, yet more problems.” It went on like this for a while. I was suspicious. It seemed to contain too many pop platitudes to have been uttered by the Dalai Lama. With Google’s help, I did some research and discovered that the passage was actually the handiwork of pastor Bob Moorehead, who resigned from his Seattle church under a cloud of allegations about misconduct. I urge you to make similar investigations of the ostensible truths you receive this week, Taurus. You may find discrepancies as major as the differences between the Dalai Lama and Bob Moorehead.