Archive for November, 2009

Dungeons and Large Lizard-Like Creatures

A month or so ago I started running a D&D game with a handful of people from my family.  It’s the first game I’ve ever run, so I’m not sure I’m doing all that great as a DM.  I think we’re all having fun, though, and that’s what is important.  We’re doing Keep on the [...]


Identity

I’m still trying to take better care and control of my Internet identity.  I started this week by finally creating an avatar that I like, based off of a photo I took.  It’s up on my Flickr page. I also turned my Flickr Photostream back on in the sidebar on this page, since I’m trying [...]


Certifications

I’ve been thinking a lot about technical certifications.  Recently I got my certification in ITIL v2 Foundations (paid for by the company I work for) and that’s what started me on this path.  I always saw certifications as a way for people to pretend that they were more competent than they truly were.  (Incidentally, this [...]


MST3K: Turkey Day Marathon

Every year I say that I’m going to do a MST3K Marathon on Thanksgiving, but I never follow through.  This year, I’ve once again decided to do a marathon – but this year I’m going to pull it off!  I don’t have to work on Friday, so I’ll be able to take all night if [...]