For me, August is nice because, well, my birthday falls in August. And birthdays mean presents, attention, and forgiveable amounts of gluttony. Wait, I get these all year round? So how is August different?
felixnation :: Aug.01.2007 :: Addictions, The Coal Mine, wife :: No Comments »
So my assembled random geeky gamer building is sitting on my desk, waiting for the glue to dry. I leave it there overnight and all day and I suddenly remember it when I get home. Continue Reading »
felixnation :: Jul.24.2007 :: Addictions, Conversations, Hermit Cave, wife :: No Comments »
When I tried to buy a PS2 through The Evil Social Networking site, I was offered my friend’s husband’s PS2, which I declined on moral grounds.
Soon thereafter, I received an offer from my cousin’s boyfriend, who lives even farther away from town.
I accepted.
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felixnation :: Jun.18.2007 :: Addictions, Hermit Cave, The Coal Mine, church, family, friends, students :: No Comments »
I really need a Playstation 2.
So, instead of going out and actually buying a PS2, I posted a message on myspace asking if anyone did not want theirs anymore. I figured someone had to have one they weren’t using, what with the wii, the PS3, and Xbox 360 out.
felixnation :: May.05.2007 :: Addictions, Hermit Cave, friends :: No Comments »
Hey man, he says, haven’t seen you in a while.
I look up and it’s P–. I met him at a game shop when I was asking around for Warmachine players, but more than a year later we’ve never gotten a game together.
felixnation :: Apr.10.2007 :: Addictions, Conversations, Uncategorized, gamers :: No Comments »
As I was gaming at the store with W–, he asks me a curious question that reeks of Tyler Durden.
Do you just teach, he asks. And he doesn’t just ask. There’s an emphasis on JUST as in, Do you JUST teach?
(Somewhere Pahlaniuk/Tyler Durden whispers, You are not your job) Continue Reading »
felixnation :: Apr.07.2007 :: Addictions, Conversations, The Coal Mine, gamers :: No Comments »
Trip 1: Buy comics in Lakeview Continue Reading »
felixnation :: Mar.14.2007 :: Addictions, Learnin' Stuff, Mad Schemes, Odysseys, wife :: No Comments »
There are options this summer.
My wife asked if I preferred teaching in the summer, nannying the nephew and niece, or, I don’t know, GAMING AND PAINTING DAY AND NIGHT! Continue Reading »
felixnation :: Mar.12.2007 :: Addictions, The Coal Mine, family, students, wife :: No Comments »
Of course there’s always work to do, and the more of it you do the more of it you generate somewhere else along the line.
So if I grade these 30 papers that means the class progresses to generate 30 more papers sooner. If it’s five classes with 30 papers each, that’s 150 papers generating 150 more. It’s like a population explosion except with student homework assignments in place of hungry mouths.
felixnation :: Feb.21.2007 :: Addictions, Learnin' Stuff, The Coal Mine :: No Comments »
Being awake at 7:55 AM means that I’ll be tired by 10.
Caffeine is so bad for me.
felixnation :: Feb.16.2007 :: Addictions, Conversations, Odysseys, The Coal Mine :: No Comments »