So this is a quick rundown of my experience at GenCon 2008.  I'll do it by category since if I did a day by day rundown it would probably get very buddled.  Socially I finally got to meet  muawijhe after talking only online with him for several years. He told me to meet him at the Apophis Consortium booth...and after 2 days of pestering Kassi I finally found him. Honest I'm not a stalker,...

Tired as I am, it always feels like I didn't have nearly long enough to spend with the various people I wanted to spend time with. Of course, had it gone on any longer, I think I would literally have no feet left. (I have very flat feet, so GenCon is a very painful experience, even with gel insoles.) And of course, this year I went into the Con with some disappointments--specifically, my canceled...

So, it should be obvious to anyone that I am not going to Gen Con. That in itself is not something that even six months ago would have bothered me.  But in life, things change.  Your perspective on what is important to you changes.  So, I am very upset with my inability to go. To be fair, I have not been to a gaming convention (other than a tiny one in NYC this June) in years.  So, it isn't like...

On Wednesday, along with several other people I was laid off. Can't/won't give any more details about the company side of things. Just know that it wasn't personal, it was business and had to do with restructuring. It was a bit of a shock at first, but fortunately flamesrising is not letting me sit around and mope about it. That day we went for my favorite food (sushi) and to see Dark Knight...

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What with Origins and all being over, I hadn't heard anything about the Origins Awards. So it was a good thing that flamesrising posted up the Origins Awards on this page. To be honest, there is nothing there that seriously excites me at all. Some interesting winners, but that's all.

GenCon 2008: Previews I'd like to give a shout-out to flamesrising because he's been really hard at work improving the usability and content on Flames Rising while working on freelancing projects and other craziness. Lately, he's been really focused on offering cutting-edge content, including exclusive GenCon 2008 previews that have included products like White Wolf's Hunter and a horror...

I don't often gush about myself on here, but Matt McElroy ( flamesrising ) recently posted a really nice article about the Alternative Product line I'm responsible for. White Wolf’s Alternative Publishing Efforts It's a really good summary of what's been happening with AP over the past few months, and Matt's been very proactive in promoting our efforts -- not because he's required to,...

Oh, I'm behind in so many facets. Hopefully I'll have our wedding pictures up next week. Happy bday (yesterday) to flamesrising ! Happy bday today to djsiberia ! This is Ned Ryerson, signing off...

Dear flamesrising , Today is your birthday. For your birthday I picked up 33 funky monkeys, planned some spoilage, and thought about buying you a cake . I soon that a birthday pizza would probably be a much better idea. So raise your glasses and coffee mugs dear LJ-communities and friends extraordinaire, to horror gaming creator, devotee, marketer, writer, gamer, editor-in-chief of Flames...