That would be today. The 2009 Browncoat Ball happens this Saturday, October 3rd, at the Governor Hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon. Register now: $80 for just the Ball, $130 for all day Saturday (includes touring around PDX), $175 for the…
Year: 2009
Friday Flash Fiction: “Wake-Up Call”
Have I really been doing this for a full year already? Wow. Time flies. Read “Wake-Up Call” at 512 Words or Fewer
It’s Spelled B-A-Y-L-A.
Just to clear this up. I know humans are easily confused. I am not a 20th-century Hungarian composer. Nor am I the leader of a fusion-jazz musical group. And I am definitely not that dude who played Dracula. My name…
My Many Nicknames!
The humans like to call me lots of different things, and sometimes you can actually figure out why! Here’s an example: Jasper turned into a fake-Spanish diminutive becomes Jaspito (with a long “e” sound)! Shortening that gives you Pete! Adding…
GC Musings: The Dry Run Effect
Now that The Muppet Movie Game is postponed indefinitely, those of us interested in Game planning will have to go elsewhere to get our fix of behind-the-scenes discussion. This is the first in an ongoing, irregular series of articles I’m…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Xenotypography”
Just last year, this might have been considered a fantasy story, as it features a Commander-in-Chief who knows about carbon dating and understands the scientific method. Now it’s just science fiction! (Rimshot.) Read “Xenotypography” at 512 Words or Fewer
Casting Calls
I signed up with a local casting agency earlier this year, mostly so I could be an extra on Leverage (fun times, plus they paid me!), and I’m still on their mailing list, so I get the occasional “Talent Needed”…
A Modest Proposal
I’ve just submitted a talk proposal to Ignite Portland 7, with the completely misleading title “How to Solve Any Puzzle in Less Than 47 Minutes.” If you’re a PDX local (perhaps even one of our recent Portland DASH participants?) and…
Portland DASH Recaplet
Thanks to all the teams who played in today’s puzzle hunt! For those who missed it, and other interested parties: We fielded seven teams, totaling about 30 people. All our teams blew through the puzzles much faster than we expected–we…