Rather than actually write content here, I'm going to post some random things.
First off, it was brought up that there's a Serenity game to play, and we may have the people present/necessary to play it next weekend, or at least get started there. So, with that in mind I finally got it together and sketched out all the plot for at least the first adventure. No fully detailed stuff yet, but it's progressing nicely. If you're reading this post and you haven't heard about the game but want to play, let me know! I'm aiming for a group of 5-7 people, and hopefully regular games once or twice a month. Also, if you've got great ideas for Serenity villains, plot points or just any ideas about the universe, let me know via email or the like (otherwise I can't steal them to use on the unsuspecting players!). Finally, for those confused by the previous paragraph, here's the deconfusation: Firefly is a TV series by Joss Whedon, made into the movie Serenity (also the name of the ship in the TV series), and there was also a pencil+paper RPG book released, with a pretty good system in which we are going to play the previously mentioned game.
Second, I thought I'd post two links which people may not have seen before:
Comics Curmudgeon. If you like making fun of the newspaper comics, or want some interesting commentary on them, this is the place to go. The writer usually selects 3-5 comics each post and has something interesting to say about them, usually pointing out the silliness.
Girls Read Comics (And They're Pissed). Commentary on sexist things which show up in comics, from a feminist's point of view. This blog has really given me a different perspective on some comics, as well as society in general. The most recent pair of posts (Jul 5, Jun 29) were interesting for different reasons, the first because it exposed a situation which must have been pretty frightening, and the second because it was really well thought out and covered some ideas I hadn't seen before (mainly the concept of "Otherness" and how the kids in the comic book had different approaches to it and different reasons why they were set apart). In any case, I had a hard time starting to read this blog as the main writer can be very angry in her words, which I find distracting, but after a while it seemed to mellow out and there are a lot of good ideas, examples and things to learn from.
Edit: I should note, both of these links are thanks to L, who reads a lot more than I do, and also a much more balanced selection of topics than I usually read.
3 comments:
In terms of the Serenity game, because of the roughly once a month plan and the fact that I am leaving in 2.5 months, it doesn't make sense for me to be a regular player. I am interested in joining in but we should come up with some way either for my character to leave or to become an NPC.
In terms of next weekend, I am in Zurich from 7/14--7/21. That said, because of the above, it doesn't make any sense to wait for me to come back to start playing.
I won't have time to make a character before I leave and it may make more sense for me to just use something you create anyway. I'm not sure here, but anyway I know it doesn't make sense for me to be a regular player.
Funny, I just recently started reading Comics Curmudgeon. I'm not visiting regularly yet, but it's amusing enough that I may add it to my subscription list.
I think I'm adding Comics Curmudgeon to my feeds as well, just to see how it goes. Skimmed through a bit of the archives, it usually entertains. Reminds me of the Silent Penultimate Panel watch.
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