Tomorrow is the last of my written exams. Being my major, it counts double compared to the other two. Gah. Because my mind would otherwise implode, I've taken to fiddling with a side project -- one of those things you start when fancy strikes you. For me, this is once a month or when discovering a new roleplaying system, whichever comes first. This time, it is a conversion of the 7th Sea setting to...

As my time in academia draws to a close I feel myself pulled toward the religious news of the day and wanting, dearly desiring, to make some kind of comment, to poke fun, to share a laugh, to share thoughts.  A friend once told me that maintaining a blog after graduation can serve as a good method of  catharsis, a way to maintain whatever skills and insight you gain from your courses, a way of organizing...

Untitled Metric #1202345227 Originally uploaded by straup If you have a growing infant, you might want to check out this research that saxifrage00 put together. Basically, his pediatrician was concerned that his kid wasn't growing fast enough according to standardized growth charts. But that advice turns out to be outdated -- Saxifrage00 gathered together the latest research...