1/6/05 - The first draft of Space Orphans is 75,000 words as of 1/6/05. I expect to finish the first draft of the novel this quarter. The next book in the...
1/13/05 - Clarinda Merripen of Cyberlore gave a talk at Postmortem last night called Women + Videogames = Profit. It was amazingly insightful. For example, she...
1/20/05 - The first draft of Space Orphans was completed on 1/17/05 with 78,321 words. I expect to have the second draft completed later this quarter. The...
1/27/06 - Despite the forecast I went to New Hampshire on Saturday to play Requiem. I got there safely (only skidding once, a few miles from the destination)....
2/3/05 - I'll be on vacation in the Berkshires next week. There will be no update as I will have no Internet access. I'm going to Manhattan for a game on...
2/17/05 - I'm back, did you miss me? I had an incredible amount of fun in NYC. The Requiem game was the best I've been to this year. I was also impressed by...
2/24/05 - I am half done with 2nd draft of Space Orphans. Were it not for having two colds in so many weeks I would probably be done. I just finished the...
3/3/05 - My wife and I are getting separated. Obviously I have no obligation to post this here. However, I think at first I was very much in denial. It will be...
3/10/05 - The second draft of Space Orphans was completed on 3/5/05. I expect to have the third draft (which is already 20% complete done) finished early next...
3/17/05 - Happy St. Patrick's Day! As far as I know my lineage includes no Irish, English yes, but Irish no. Still I can pretend. It helps that my second...
3/24/05 - I ordered Shadow of the Giant yesterday. It is the latest in Orson Scott Card's Shadow series. I have already read the first chapters online. It has...
3/31/05 - I finally got my copy of Werewolf: The Forsaken Saturday. I gave up on buying it from Amazon.com (because they delayed the order) and picked it up at...
4/7/05 - I lost my copy of Werewolf: The Forsaken Sunday! I gave up waiting and ordered a new one with overnight delivery. Hopefully it will be here tomorrow....
4/28/05 - I have been given the position of convention lead for NERE 2005. This means I am EXTREMELY busy. I just spent four hours staring at dollar signs...
5/5/05 - A greyhound park in Plainfield CT recently closed. There are hundreds of dogs that need to find homes. Greyhounds make great pets. If you are...
5/12/05 - The third draft of Space Orphans was completed on 5/10/05. Copyediting has begun as has work on the fourth draft. As I am unsure when copyediting...
5/19/05 - Star Wars: Episode III was released early this morning to the general public. I would have watched it at the midnight showing if I thought I would...
5/26/05 - Star Wars: Episode III was excellent. It certainly earned it's PG-13 rating. I kept thinking after order 66 was issued, 'No, look- out!' It was...
6/3/05 - It came to my attention recently that there are some movies I should have watched by now. They are Dogma, and Fight Club. I have wanted to see The...
6/11/05 - White Wolf has finally finished the MET (Minds Eye Theater) books. I pre-ordered my copies and got the PDF versions. I finished reading them a few...
6/16/05 - I may possibly be the worst softball player in the United States of America. I am not positive as I have not seen every softball player play, but it...
6/23/05 - I updated my iTunes List today. Not much has changed, but it includes some newer bands and of course newer songs. I ended up playing catcher on...
6/30/05 - One of my closest friends is moving from Rhode Island to Tennessee. I will miss her more than she understands and I hope she keeps in touch. Simon...
7/7/05 - The terrorist attacks today in London have hopefully come to an end. It sounds like London's emergency management team has done an excellent job...
7/14/05 - I went to court today. The divorce will be final in 90 days. I will be at ConnectiCon this weekend. It looks like it will be fun. Requiem will be on...
7/21/05 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is being talked about because there is a way through cheats and or mods to unlock a mini-game of a sexual nature. The...
7/29/05 - The Save ConnectiCon drive has ended. The drive took in a total of $34,525.81 which was a little more than required to get the couple out of debt....
8/4/05 - Today is Simon's 5th birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIMON! I love you. Tuesday will be this month's Post Mortem gathering. It is an important topic for the...