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Dec 082011

Announcing the re-reboot of They Might Be Gazebos. Yes, I know I’ve tried to reboot that blog a couple of times but this time it’ll stick.
I think the first question some folks will ask is why bother with a second blog instead of just adding another category here. Well, first I’ve had that domain for a while and it’s just been sitting there and rotting. So I might as well use it. Second, I never intended for this blog to be primarily about RPG’s. It just sort of ended up that way. Third, I think there are plenty of folks who are interested in the OSR who probably don’t care about the other stuff that I rant about. The focus for They Might Gazebos will be OSR resources. You won’t see much in the way breaking news, in depth analysis, rants or reviews. What you will see is monsters, magic items, and various other crunchy bits.
This really won’t affect the content here. You’ll see pretty much the same stuff and hopefully a few more things. I promise not to do a bunch of crossing posting. I’m not that much of an attention whore.

Nanowrimo 2011: This time it’s serious

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Nov 012011

I’ve done and “won” Nanowrimo a couple of times but I haven’t really done anything with the stuff I wrote. This year it’s special, different and quite serious.
I’ve had plans, notes and a couple of crazy ideas for various creative projects. It’s time to turn all that stuff into something tangible and starting throwing crap at the virtual wall that is the Internet and see if anything sticks. I’m not expecting to be rich or famous or anything like that. But if I pull in a dollar or two, cool. November is one thing. CREATIVE CONTENT! The goal, of course, is 50,000 words. And I’ll do that. It just may not be all in one project.
Normally, I wouldn’t be that focused on bring in a couple of bucks. But here’s the deal. The day job is in serious jeopardy. With the economy and job market the way it is, I don’t think it really hurts to start throwing some Hail Mary passes before it’s too late and any little bit of financial padding couldn’t hurt.
So what does this mean for this little blog? Well, nut much for November. There should be just about the same amount of posts as usual. December and beyond. Well, that’s when things should start to get interesting. Wish me luck and stay tuned.

Hello, Fourth Quarter 2011

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Oct 012011

Well, the year is almost over. I had some bid plans for 2011 and, well, they really didn’t come together thanks to some crazy times throughout the year. So, it’s time to start doing all those little tweaks for 2012.
The archives are going to get cleaned up and some categories are going to get tweaked. That’s mostly stuff you shouldn’t notice unless I just happen to do something wrong. And, hell, there’s a good chance of that.
With that all said, folks who stop by here might start see a few slight changes. And with some luck, there will be a few pleasant surprises. Wish me luck, kids.
Yeah I know. Wrong damned year.

So What’s Been Going On With Me?

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Sep 012011

Things are starting to get back to normal around here so I figured I owed to the folks who routinely stop by here a couple of explanations.
A month ago I quickly posted that they’d be a brief hiatus here. So here’s the low down. My mother passed away at the end of July. And being single and an only child that pretty much left everything on me. It’s been a real busy month to say the least.
The second part of this is that I decided to move my dad down here to Texas to live with me. He’s pushing a hard 80 and I couldn’t just leave him up in BFE Nebraska alone. I’ve torn my house a part and rearranged pretty much everything to make room. We’re still in the adjustment phase of getting through a normal day but it should work out.
And that’s what’s been happen. Thanks to everybody and like I’ve said things should slowly start to get to sort normalcy around here.

I’m back

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Aug 142011

Yeah, I’m back in Texas and to the land of internet access. Things are still kind of messed up but things should get back to normal in a couple weeks. Trust me. There’s a tone of stuff to post and rant about and it’ll be coming soon. Just got a few more things to take care of then hopefully things should get back to something close to normal.
More on my own personal dramas later. Still trying to catch up on everything going on.