Entries from November 2007

November 30, 2007

Thirty Ninth Question of the Day.

(Zodiak, telling himself he can get it done tommorrow, by Doug Alexander, from Upper Deck’s Vs. System)
I am actually writing an article on Friday that is not due until Monday!
How much of a hold does procrastination have on you?

November 29, 2007

Thursday Thirteen: First Edition.

(That is the first photo of my cardflipping career, by Craig Gibson, featuring a swarm of Wild Sentinels, of course.)
I like to click on random WordPress postings, and I stumbled upon a fabulous meme this morning.  Thursday Thirteens are weekly lists on blogs that help us all connect and I want to play, especially since [...]

November 29, 2007

Thirty Eighth Question of the Day.

(the two creatures that the gods gave me to work with, from http://ursulav.deviantart.com/)
What is the meaning of a rat and a turtle found together as an omen?

November 29, 2007

No Wonder I Build My Life Around Laughter.

(reversal rat from http://animator.deviantart.com/)
This morning during my meditation by the lake, the spiral canal that faces our parking lot was full of floating detritus.  Coconuts, bottles, seaweed… and two dead animals.  There was a huge rat floating right next to a small box turtle.
Of course I took it as a sign.  The first thing I [...]

November 28, 2007

Thirty Seventh Question of the Day.

       
       
         
The new DC Legacy set from Rittenhouse contains one original sketch per box.  The twelve you see are by various artists, chosen because they give massive visual pleasure to my eyes, just from the first wave of sales on ebay.  You can click on them for more detail.  It [...]

November 28, 2007

Hobby League Paradise.

(Sentinel auditioning for X-Babies from http://afrochild.deviantart.com/)
Last night’s Hobby League scored me a handful of Apocalypse’s Reign, but I missed the Jean Grey shirt by one win… at the hands of Jean Grey herself!
I broke the X-Babies out of the playpen and they were humming.  The metagame was spectacular. 198 Weenies, Pure Kree, 2 Jean Grey [...]

November 27, 2007

Thirty Sixth Question of the Day.

(Rogue, totally transforming, by Ryan Kinnaird, from Upper Deck’s Vs. System)
What parts of your self change most often, and what things stay the most constant?

November 26, 2007

The Constant Flux.

(the monkey on the back from http://rooler.deviantart.com/)
Life flows.  In other words, nothing is really constant.  We cling to things that give us certain sense of stability and security, but they too shall pass.  This morning I am in a mood to just float downstream.

November 23, 2007

Thirty Fifth Question of the Day.

(Destroyer by Bowen)
What are your impressions of the Giant Size set so far?

November 23, 2007

The Fattest Turkey I Ever Saw.

(scruffy getting pwnd from http://dunlavey.deviantart.com/)
Giant Size Thanksgiving Party?  Yes please.  You are going to have to wait for the article on vssystem.com but I can tell you it was amazing.  What a fun way to play our beloved game.   Yum.