Babbling Brook (Photo)
Photo of a babbling brook near Robbinston, Maine.
Vinyl Vibes: Bon Iver
Despite not really being a music critic, and feeling more than a bit under-qualified to provide fair and unbiased analysis of what I happen to be spinning today, I’m going to record my impressions. As frustratingly incomplete as they may seem and certainly feel to me, writing them gives me a sort of practice and […]
Aurora Reservoir, Colorado, USA (Photo)
Why Was My Post a Dud?
We’ve all had articles, blog posts, or videos that don’t perform as well as expected. Then, there will be that one seemingly random post that goes viral out of nowhere. Unfortunately, for every viral video or post, there are a dozen or more “duds.” I’m not talking about getting less than normal views on a […]
Across the River to Canada (Photo)
Taken in 2004, edited with Pixlr.
What Gets Me on A Roll With Writing?
I tend to write in bursts. So, I’m terrible at being creative on a schedule. Is it even possible to be creative on a schedule? That’s never been a real thing to me. I just create what I can whenever I do. There’s nothing really inherently wrong with that. That’s why I don’t want to […]
Hellion Crucible – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Hellion Crucible is an interesting non-basic land in the Magic 2013 Core Set. It taps for a colorless mana, but it also can tap for 1R (1 generic, 1 Red) to put a pressure counter on it. Once it has two pressure counters, you can tap for 1R to remove those counters and sacrifice the […]
Vermont Vinyl (Ad)Ventures
Since Thomas and I happened to be going to Burlington, Vermont on an errand, I figured we’d stop at a local record store. There were several in the area but only one was open. It happened to be a goldmine for both of us, for both new and used records. From Burlington: Avril Lavigne – […]
Akki Lavarunner / Tok-Tok, Volcano Born – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Today, we take a look at a Magic the Gathering card from everyone’s favorite set block: Kamigawa! Here’s a little rare from Champions of Kamigawa that is not only the first rare alphabetically in the set, but an interesting one as well! While you won’t be seeing this card in any top 8 decks, Akki […]
Veering Vivaciously into Vinyl Record Collecting
I’ve had a great many hobbies over the years which have occupied my full attention for a great length of time. It began with video games in my youth, then moved onto sports cards, and later into trading card games beginning with Star Wars CCG, then the Pokemon Trading Card Game. I then went full-bore […]