…the avalanche has already begun; it is too late for the pebbles to vote…

…drakes…

…when it absolutely, positively, has to measure fuel economy in gallons per mile…


…international XT: accept no substitute…

^{( i saw one parked at the taco cabana off brook hollow about ten years ago: they’re formidable in-the-metal! )}

…wait, hang on, so we’ve got the phantom menace, andor, rogue one, star wars, the holiday special, the empire strikes back, return of the jedi, the ewok adventure, and that other one: i count sixteen hours of movies plus twenty-four hours of series, that’s like totally doable in two-and-half days, or a full work week if you’re feeling lazy…

can != will

…the current regime will continue doing whatever the f*ck they want as long as nobody stops them…

…i don’t bother voting in primary races with only one candidate…

…hurloon minotaur…

…i tried to live with public transit in marin county: just commuting to my job was three hours each way, with a very narrow window of opportunity for walking to a grocer at my transfer hub and no recourse on nights when i had to work late…

…two-stroke honda generator…

…my game gear case carried an automotive-sized external rechargeable battery…

…vietnam doesn’t have enough room for mopeds, let alone SUVs…

…the avalon hill original is the best civilisation game…

…powerhug!..

…blue raspberry gatorade…

…it’s an okay movie: perfectly servicable Standard Hollywood Treatment^TM; competently written, directed, performed, and edited; genre trope in-jokes liberally sprinkled throughout…

…i believe most positive reactions stem from defying expectations that it be a bad movie, rather than actually being good…

…oh, i think you misunderstand me: that’s not impaired driving, that’s skillful navigation through the normal flow of traffic in sàigòn…

…oh, that’s just the vietnam regional setting…

…so what you’re saying is that we should start calling drow shiela and bruce?..

“You unleash a string of insults laced with subtle enchantments at a creature you can see within range.”

…its only component is verbal, and while it’s not subtle casting it’s fair to characterise as subtle casting; i’d argue for first-round surprise in the context of open dialog and in fact that’s how we’ve played it at my tables…

…maybe he only protests on factorial dates so the signs stay manageable…