Comments on: Christmas Memory ™: D&D by myself

By: vozome

vozome — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:29:56 +0000

nice story John. Brings back memories. There’s just one point I don’t get.
what do you mean you killed your guy? didn’t the bad dice roll just don’t count because you were not really looking or for whatever legitimate reason?

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:25:31 +0000

Dude…you liked D&D? How did I not know that 18 years ago? The games of chess we used to play on paper in the back of biology class could’ve been greatly enhanced with some Paladin vs. Drow action…

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:53:33 +0000

> we are all geeks in a world that now adores
> the concept if not the practice of technophilia

2008 was the “Year of the Nerd” according to the front page of my local weekly:

http://thephoenix.com/Boston/News/74199-Year-of-the-Nerd

(Obama collect Spider-Man comics?? Who knew.)

Jim, Tim, John M., Steve, Dave, and I played D&D a few times. I don’t think we knew you very well then or we would have invited you. Sorry, man.

Phil

By: basantam

basantam — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:06:16 +0000

totally know how you feel dude….been there, read that

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:22:00 +0000

Wheeling WV?… You mean the hometown of the Jimboree (or was it jamboree)? Went once, it was surreal in a very good way. Happy Holidays.

By: Trae Dorn

Trae Dorn — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:05:33 +0000

What’s happened though is that the divisions within geekdom have become more apparent.

Back when we were all looked at oddly, Geeks all sort of got grouped together — whether they had any actual social skills or not.

I moonlight as the convention director for a regional anime and gaming con, and I see two kinds of people who join my staff — some are well socialized and charismatic… while others are shut ins who don’t know how to talk to other people. It’s a dramatic schizm, and it’s one I didn’t see working cons ten years ago.

I think what’s happened is that as society has become more accepting, those who were able to integrate did… and those who were unable still remain at the fringes.

By: dwalk51

dwalk51 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:55:54 +0000

Cool story. The Catcher in the Rye is an awesome book.