PsychicGoldfish Scribblings

• For those of you looking to expand your vocabulary, take a few minutes to learn How to Speak Nathan.
• "What's in Nathan's pockets?" Or, "Why I hate going to the airport." With a nod to Jason A. Goodman's "What's in my desk drawer?" page. I once thought that I was the first to do this kind of thing. I soon learned that several people beat me to the punch. (Originality is overrated.) The idea was developed independently, but, in the interest of historical accuracy, Joe Nekrasz's "What's in Joe's pockets?" page was apparently the first. Unfortunately, that page appears to be dead. I guess it's up to me to keep up this grand tradition.
• On Toilet Seats and Consensual Delusional States, a short speculative essay regarding psychological survival traits required to live in modern society.
• On Tarring and Feathering, an archive copy of a web-forum post I made a while back. Yes, I am that vain.
• On the Santa Claus Conspiracy, another archive copy of a web-forum post.
• On Cellphones and Urban Violence, an account of a man on the edge. And the piece of personal technology that came along and gave him a big ol' push.
• Take a look at a few sketches and write-ups I've made for various RPGs over the years.
• And while we're on the subject of imaginary worlds and roleplaying games, take a look at The Diary of Moriash Spindrifter. (Warning: Not for those with modest Internet connections.) It started out as a screenshot gallery for the Star Wars Galaxies MMORPG, but kind of got out of hand. (In the same way Chernobyl "got out of hand.") It's now part screenshot gallery, part aimless fan fiction. I've quit playing SWG, so I have little incentive to finish the story beyond completing the next couple of chapters from the screen caps I already have... Someday, when I get especially bored. If you only read one, try "Deliveries" first. It took the longest, and is the best of the mediocre lot.
• Here's some short Random Speculations and Observations of no particular merit or value. Every once in a while, I just need to rant, rave, ponderate, and effuse. Don't we all?
• For a couple years, I had a weblog, the PsychicGoldfish Telepathic Transmissions. After a bad few months of silence, broken only by the occasional "Hey! Look at this link," I decided to let it expire. You're welcome to obsessively read every single entry, of course. But here are some of the better entries:
  • Thirteen Rules for the Renaissance Festival, and the followup up piece, Rule #13 and l'Espirit d'Escalier
  • The worst cellphone commercial ever.
  • Diamonds are a ghoul's best friend.
  • Time
  • My inappropriate reaction to 9/11.
  • The Donut
  • My Nightstand
  • The Advice for Apartment Dwellers series, in which I tried to pass on my dubious wisdom: "Squeezing the last BTU from your A/C in a pinch, "Programmable Thermostats", and "Have you checked your air filter lately?"
  • Fan Mail Mystery Solved! and the followup piece CD Girl Fan Mail Mystery.
  • My Morning Ritual in 44 Easy Steps
  • Darth Denied, and the followup, Generic Superhero Man.
  • My Personal Macros
  • Automated Phone Empathy

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