Shaun, SoulCalibur IV and nostalgia – Day 205
September 1st, 2010 
friends, introspection, video games No Comments
Written with sexy graphics by Nichole
This morning I spent a couple hours fine-tuning edits for “Will,” which included completely axing 2,000 or so words. I like to be concise; I like leaving things up to the reader. Not everything, but a lot of things. Next comes all the smoothing, tying the loose ends and making sure it works the way [...]
STEM mentor training, movies, friends and family – Day 182
August 9th, 2010 family, friends, mentoring, writing No Comments
Written with new writings by Nichole
This weekend was madness. I had STEM training with Discoveries Unlimited all day Saturday. It was fun, yet also prepared me for some of the excitement and possible… pitfalls? I don’t want to say pitfalls because that sounds odd, but with humans I guess you never know what will happen. Everything that day was made [...]
Magical adventures at the Chicago Printer’s Ball – Day 172
July 31st, 2010 adventure, friends 5 Comments
Written with ADVENTURE! by Nichole
I had never gone to the Printer’s Ball in Chicago before. Rahsaan and Mary have been a few times, and those few times they always had some pretty great stories to share. There’s always a lot of free reading materials (which I will probably just cut up for zines), lots of people to talk to, [...]
Websites and I have come a long way – Day 170
July 28th, 2010 friends, web design 2 Comments
Written with design on the brain by Nichole
This morning I was bit by the design bug, wanting to do a new design for a blog/portfolio deal. I’m not sure if I will use it myself, give it to a friend or just keep it around for practice. There are a lot of things yet I want to try with WordPress 3.0. I [...]
The writing journey thus far – Day 169
July 27th, 2010 friends, starving artist 1 Comment
Written with a little help from my friends by Nichole
Rahsaan is one of my best friends, and as should be expected of all best friends, he grounds me. He isn’t shy to tell me I’m completely out or line or when to quit something, like ragging on myself. We are our toughest critics, everyone says this, but maybe I’m more than just tough on [...]
10-year high school reunions still have the same old cliques – Day 166
July 25th, 2010 friends, girls 6 Comments
Written with nostalgia by Nichole
So last night was my 10-year high school reunion. I graduated from Lowell High School on June 11th, 2000 with some honors cords and in the company of my best friends. (I only remember the date because it was my father’s birthday.) In typical Lowell fashion of subpar class, the reunion was at Buddy and [...]
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I quit my job to be a full-time writer! I'm also a web designer, gamer and a level 12 necromancer-in-training, sort of. I cook like a mo-fo and bake when the mood strikes me. Angel food cake is a specialty. I make choices in life by rolling percentile dice. TV is lame, so I watch Let's Plays. My iPod is filled with video game soundtracks. I support local commerce by shopping local and supporting the emerging artists in my community.
@ripsup I tried those once. I didn't like the decorative beads. That's why I switched the the BloodCup. in reply to ripsup 12 mins ago
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