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Comment on It’s Coming! by Don’t Kill My Buzz, Man! « Jim – Yes, THAT Jim

Don’t Kill My Buzz, Man! « Jim – Yes, THAT Jim — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:12:05 +0000

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From Pinnacle: “Our Sincere Thanks” — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:08:17 +0000

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Comment on Podcast Addiction by I Can Quit Whenever I Want « Jim – Yes, THAT Jim

I Can Quit Whenever I Want « Jim – Yes, THAT Jim — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 02:49:25 +0000

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Comment on Answering Machine Flashback by Jenny Beans

Jenny Beans — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:31:34 +0000

AHHHHH! These are fantastic. I’m so glad you found them.

Comment on Why I Need a Doctor by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:55:41 +0000

Heh! Yeah, I don’t think Doctor Who has really been a kid’s show since at least the late 1970′s. But then, there are always going to be folks out there who’ll try to dismiss things they don’t grasp intellectually as unimportant. Usually they do it as a means of validating their existence – “I don’t understand this, so I’d better make fun of it before someone else makes fun of me for not getting it.” Am I ranting now? I’m ranting, aren’t I? I’ll stop. o_0

Comment on Why I Need a Doctor by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:45:21 +0000

Thanks, man. I miss doing stuff with you too! Accursed geography. Something must be done about that.

Comment on Why I Need a Doctor by chikuba

chikuba — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:25:08 +0000

I remember talking about what a great show Dr. Who was to someone from the UK. They said, “That Kid’s show.” Well I never cared. The Dr. always keeps going.

Comment on Why I Need a Doctor by Lucci

Lucci — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:40:49 +0000

Beautiful Jim. I miss hanging out with you. I’ll have to show this to Clarise. She will appreciate it too, as the doctor is close to her heart also.
~ Mike

Comment on Publication News by David Sobkowiak

David Sobkowiak — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:01:01 +0000

That is great news! Congrats on getting your work out there!

Comment on And Now an Interview with Jennifer Hudock by vange

vange — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:10:35 +0000

She is fun and easy to talk to, eh Jim?

Comment on And Now an Interview with Jennifer Hudock by Ziggy Kinsella

Ziggy Kinsella — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:00:36 +0000

Excellent interview, don’t know where you find the energy to do all that…me, gonna have to find some vitamin pills or something.

Comment on And Now an Interview with Jennifer Hudock by englishnerd

englishnerd — Sun, 16 May 2010 21:26:54 +0000

A great interview! You’ve set the bar high for the rest of us who come after.

Comment on And Now an Interview with Jennifer Hudock by Podcaturday – Hot Three Way | Superficial Gallery

Podcaturday – Hot Three Way | Superficial Gallery — Sat, 15 May 2010 22:21:18 +0000

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Comment on And Now an Interview with Jennifer Hudock by The Inner Bean » Blog Archive » Podcaturday: A Weekend Roundtable Discussion

Sat, 15 May 2010 22:20:10 +0000

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Comment on And Now an Interview with Jennifer Hudock by Just Nikki » Jennifer Hudock Blog Tour

Just Nikki » Jennifer Hudock Blog Tour — Sat, 15 May 2010 15:59:18 +0000

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Comment on And Now an Interview with Jennifer Hudock by Jenny Beans

Jenny Beans — Sat, 15 May 2010 01:47:35 +0000

I had such a good time talking to you. we definitely need to hold council more often.

Comment on And Now an Interview with Jennifer Hudock by Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 15 May 2010 01:33:20 +0000

Jim,

The interview was fantastic!! Great way to kick off the tour.

Comment on And Now an Interview with Jennifer Hudock by The Inner Bean » Blog Archive » The Blog Tour Has Kicked Off!!

The Inner Bean » Blog Archive » The Blog Tour Has Kicked Off!! — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:26:22 +0000

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Comment on And Now an Interview with Jennifer Hudock by jamesmelzer

jamesmelzer — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:00:34 +0000

Good stuff, Jim!

Comment on And Now an Interview with Jennifer Hudock by Jennifer Hudock Blog Tour Deal for You « Ramblings of English

Jennifer Hudock Blog Tour Deal for You « Ramblings of English — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:53:26 +0000

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Comment on And Now an Interview with Jennifer Hudock by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:44:55 +0000

Thankee, sir!

Comment on And Now an Interview with Jennifer Hudock by David Sobkowiak

David Sobkowiak — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:49:27 +0000

Great interview and great kickoff to the Dark Journeys Blog Tour.

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:03:12 +0000

Ah, I see my telepathic efforts have not been in vain! Thanks!

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:01:24 +0000

Yeah, like the old saying goes, sacrifice enough sheep and you can do anything!!

Um… Wait, that can’t be right…

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by Katherine

Katherine — Fri, 14 May 2010 04:48:04 +0000

It’s like you’re in my head. I totally agree and complain about this a lot.

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by Jenny Beans

Jenny Beans — Thu, 13 May 2010 22:13:06 +0000

My current Twitter avatar is of a sheep drinking ROCK STAR. My purpose in that photo was to suggest that I am a sheeping rock star…sheeping which stands for bleeping, and can then be conveyed as your curse word of choice meaning AWESOME!

Okay, that is a complete and utter lie. I am really hiding from the Oprah Police, who know that once they find me, they can use the sheep to bring about the Oprahpocalypse.

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:02:48 +0000

Good point! I think that must happen a lot on Facebook in particular, the way some folks upload photos like madmen.

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:00:08 +0000

Thanks! I was just concerned because I’ve seen people do that a LOT and wanted to make sure it was understood that I’m not attacking them. Sometimes it can be hard to stay on one side of the line between insults and constructive criticism.

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:57:06 +0000

I hear ya! I’d shudder at the Herculean task before me if I ever decided to switch to a new icon!

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:55:00 +0000

Only in those counties where it’s a hangin’ offense.

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:51:26 +0000

Interesting! I linked through to your Deviantart account and had a look at it. To me it’d suggest either someone who has practiced wielding an ironstaff or someone who identifies with its qualities.

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by vange

vange — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:43:04 +0000

A point you did not raise is the etiquette of using someone’s pic without their permission of knowledge. I’d be really pissed if someone posted a pic of me without asking first, either as an avatar or on their FB or whatever.

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by Cornmeal

Cornmeal — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:56:02 +0000

That first paragraph had me thinking you were about to tear someone a new one. All too often people hurl insults and then say “No offense” thinking that will make things all better. However, I must say that this is a well thought out, non offensive argument that actually has a point to make. Bravo!

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by Drew Beatty

Drew Beatty — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:29:17 +0000

I usually use the same picture of myself everywhere, but the problem is that picture is getting old, like almost a decade old. If I decide to update it, man, I have to update it EVERYWHERE, and I’m not sure I have time for that.

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by Acadia

Acadia — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:59:11 +0000

I either use myself with the T on my face or pics of other people that I don’t know. Is that a crime?

Comment on Online Gestalt Entities by Tetsubo

Tetsubo — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:25:13 +0000

My avatar is a CGI version of a sketch I did years ago. It’s a tetsubo, an ironclub or ironstaff (it’s a Japanese word). On my YouTube Channel I have an actual photograph of myself, video captured image. So, what does my tetsubo avatar say about me?

Comment on Living or Dead?! by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:52:57 +0000

Yeah, that one got me too. Especially since the last time I played this game with someone, the answer was different!

Comment on Living or Dead?! by Jennifer Hudock

Jennifer Hudock — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:46:14 +0000

I got all of them right except the first one. I always forget Rodney Dangerfield is no longer among the living.

Comment on Serve Your Fairies Golden Brown by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:49:03 +0000

No, I hadn’t seen that. I’ll dig through it when I’ve got some time. Thanks for the link!

Comment on Serve Your Fairies Golden Brown by Pandamoanium

Pandamoanium — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:19:55 +0000

Interesting article.
In one sense, I do believe that fairy tales were meant to teach children.
Have you seen Shadow n essence? http://www.shadownessence.com/forum/index.php?showforum=32 I think you’d enjoy it.

Panda

Comment on And Now a Look at Mad Scientist University by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:56:02 +0000

Yes, I concur! Much more experimentation! Thanks very much for commenting! I hadn’t thought about the teams aspect, we may want to try that next time we have a bajillionty players. Definitely looking forward to Spring Break, whenever it emerges!

I think I remember that Deadlands game! I was actually GMing that one and I believe Nick’s PC was the one trying to collect the books. I remember trying to start up a campaign at least twice and never quite getting it off the ground. I had more success with other campaigns after I moved but I’m sorry we couldn’t continue that one.

Comment on And Now a Look at Mad Scientist University by Zachary Anderson

Zachary Anderson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:01:01 +0000

Hello Jim,
Thanks ever so much for the review. I agree that at the upper limits you do have to wade/wait through a lot of stories, in which case you could split into teams or (as it seems ye did) cut down on the number of rounds. Curiously, I found alcohol to increase patience in that regard; since you found the opposite, further experimentation is obviously in order.
Not sure when Spring Break is actually going to hit shelves, but it’s the next thing on Atlas’ production line.
We played one night of Deadlands, in which I was a British “great white hunter”, and you were a gentleman interested in collecting Hoyle’s books. Sadly, we never made it further than that; lots of failed attempts to start new campaigns in that house.
Cheers,
Zachary Anderson
Dean of Mad Scientist University

Comment on Serve Your Fairies Golden Brown by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:21:16 +0000

Thanks!! Yeah, the ones who grant wishes can be particularly nasty. They’re a very good example of the way people can sabotage themselves and end up having their secret desires become twisted and painful. There’s ALWAYS a loophole!

Comment on Serve Your Fairies Golden Brown by Jennifer Hudock

Jennifer Hudock — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:15:51 +0000

Yes! I think making faeries all cute and sugary sweet is just wrong. Even in stories designed for children, they should at least be tricky and mischievous. They don’t just grant wishes when you catch them, they make you pay. Sometimes it is a price all too horrible,and you wind up wishing you’d never wished at all. Holly Black’s YA novel trilogy, The Modern Faerie Tales, really capture this essence, shedding light into the dark, manipulative side of the underground, and I’d love to see more authors take this approach with faeries. Loved this article.

Comment on Serve Your Fairies Golden Brown by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:49:30 +0000

Thanks for responding! I agree that in the cases of fiction that gets into the specifics of “fey politics” or whatnot — or indeed any fiction in which you want to have fairy creatures as protagonists or in support of the protagonists (or even neutral for that matter) — it can be good to have fairy creatures that cover the whole spectrum. In stories in which they’re meant to be antagonistic, though, they can be a truly awesome resource, and certainly much more than the mere annoyances some plot lines occasionally try to make them out to be.

Comment on Serve Your Fairies Golden Brown by Cassandra Jade

Cassandra Jade — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:26:37 +0000

I don’t know that they need to be dark and horrfying, but they should certainly not be all sweet and light. I preferred Robert Weinberg’s A Modern Magician in that some fairy creatures were good, some were evil, but most were morally ambiguous and could identify with either at will. That made for some very interesting characters.
Thanks for a great post.

Comment on And Now a Look at Mad Scientist University by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:05:55 +0000

Heh! Yeah, in the interest of full disclosure I should probably mention I role-played with Zach a couple of times back in those days (or at least attempted to – now that I’m thinking about it I believe we ran into some scheduling issues and I can’t remember if we ever managed to get a game going or not) and I remember those paper envelopes you’re talking about! I just wish it hadn’t taken me so bloody long to try out his game!

Comment on And Now a Look at Mad Scientist University by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:54:20 +0000

Yeah, even for the one round we played in the second game (well, 1.2 rounds, maybe) we had a really good time with it. There’s a downloadable card list for the upcoming Spring Break expansion at the Atlas Games web site and it looks like it’s going to be pretty interesting!

Comment on And Now a Look at Mad Scientist University by Edwardo

Edwardo — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:47:32 +0000

I second this game. I picked it up at DragonCon years ago when Zack, the affable creator, was selling it on cardstock in a paper envelope. It’s nice to see that his hard work paid off, and it’s a game well worth paying for.

Comment on And Now a Look at Mad Scientist University by whopkin1

whopkin1 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:52:02 +0000

Absolutely love this game. A major favorite with my friends, especially since you can play just one round and have a great time. We like it more than Apples to Apples since it’s just more entertaining, but at this point we’ve seen almost all the goals. Need moar!

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2009 Game Cryer Holiday Gift Guide | Game Cryer — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:30:53 +0000

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Comment on The Evils of So[ CONTENT OVERRIDE: KILROY2.0 IS HERE!!! ] by And Now an Interview with J.C. Hutchins « Jim – Yes, THAT Jim

And Now an Interview with J.C. Hutchins « Jim – Yes, THAT Jim — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:45:12 +0000

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Comment on Why I Use Emoticons by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:11:39 +0000

I’ve got to admit, the initiative you talk about in your post is very tempting!

I don’t know that people are necessarily being trained to look for emoticons by their use, though. Some folks, maybe, but I think it’s part of a bigger problem — the adult attention span has shrunk down to pocket-size, likely because of the way the internet works in general. With some folks, it doesn’t matter HOW many signs you throw at them – they’re just not paying attention.

That said, even when folks ARE paying attention, things can still get kind of foggy. Believe me, I’d love to be able to do my best Jonathan Swift imitation online (actually that sounds like fun, so despite all this I may try it some time), but the very nature of internet communication works against that kind of thing. A lot of times I have trouble figuring out what someone really means in a text/Tweet/etc even after I’ve stared at it for twenty minutes considering every possible angle on it — largely because I simply don’t have enough information. Nothing really compares to the level of info you get when you’re actually standing next to someone in Meatspace!

I’ll freely admit that I probably worry more about hurting people’s feelings than most folks do, but that’s something I see as more of a strength than a weakness. It at the very least means I’m definitely paying attention.

Still, best of luck on your Colbertification initiative! If you manage to pull it off, it’d be a wondrous thing indeed — and I say that in all seriousness. It’d be very cool. (But, that said, you see how many extra words I just added when I could have just gone ?! Hahaha!)

Comment on Why I Use Emoticons by KJ

KJ — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:53:03 +0000

Interesting, I also wrote about this, but had the opposite opinion:
http://kelliejane.posterous.com/the-winky-faceification-of-social-networking

Comment on A Quick Announcement… and a Retraction by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:33:33 +0000

FURTHER UPDATE

Just to add insult to injury it appears that instead of ICC putting off additional blog entries, I’ve been visited by a flu that’s doing it instead. I’ve just written another post which I’ll take a stab at recording a little later on. When I can speak without coughing. And the room isn’t spinning.

Comment on Why I Use Emoticons by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:45:44 +0000

Thank you kindly! I do that quite a bit, myself, though admittedly not usually with Sousa playing in the background.

Comment on Why I Use Emoticons by Angie

Angie — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:16:15 +0000

LOVE the catastrophic thinking. I engage in that myself.

As usual, Jim, you have made me laugh!

Comment on Do I Want to RSVP for the Marvel/Disney Wedding? by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:28:53 +0000

Oh, er, quick footnote! I must confess that I do sometimes pronounce “Caribbean” one way and sometimes the other – I don’t know if there really IS such a thing as a correct pronunciation for it any more and to tell the truth it doesn’t really matter to me that much. I just found that the phrase “official Disney mispronunciation” struck me as funny so I decided to leave it in. (There I go, beating my poor audience over the head with a joke explanation… tsk tsk tsk!)

Comment on Kicking the Tires on 4th Edition D&D by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:59:32 +0000

Hey, thanks for commenting! Honestly, I don’t think you’re a miscreant. I agree that 4E is very different from 3.5, to the point that they’re different kinds of RPGs. I did point out a number of similarities and I will admit that they do share more elements with each other than they do with any other RPGs I’ve played (World of Darkness, Call of Cthulhu, Savage Worlds, Amber, Talislanta, etc). But no, they’re not the same game, nor am I saying that they are. What I AM saying is that I have no problem calling both games D&D because that is in fact what they’re both called. But just because I and a lot of other folks call them both D&D doesn’t mean I believe they’re the same RPG. By that same token if animals from two different Phyla shared the same name I wouldn’t believe they’re the same animal regardless of how many similarities there are between them — but I would still call them by their given names.

As for 3.5 and 4E, I’ve enjoyed playing both in the past and I’m sure I’ll continue to enjoy playing both in the future. I’m very interested in trying out Pathfinder and I’m also keen to check out what they’ve been doing with some of the other d20-inspired systems (True20, Fantasy Craft, etc.) when I get a chance.

Comment on Kicking the Tires on 4th Edition D&D by Tetsubo

Tetsubo — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:26:05 +0000

I am one of those ‘miscreants’. I’ve been playing D&D since 1978. I’ve seen D&D evolve from 1E to 3.5 (and now Pathfinder). And that is exactly what it was, an evolution. 4E took the title of Dungeons & Dragons and moved it into a new and different phylum. They may both be animals but they definitely are not the same species. And telling me (repeatedly) that they are in fact the same species is disingenuous and highly annoying.

I am a 3.5 loyalist. And 4E isn’t D&D.

Comment on Thought Without Thinking by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:48:46 +0000

I have a tendency to self-edit a lot on the front end — essentially while I’m in the process of typing things out to begin with. When I do editing passes on written work after it’s done I do find myself wanting to focus on the minutia, though there usually comes the point when I become bored enough with it that my brain yells, “JUST POST THE DAMN THING!!” So at that point I usually do. Luckily, the fact that I’m also recording MP3s of these articles speeds the editing process for them along nicely.

Comment on Thought Without Thinking by Edwardo

Edwardo — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:33:53 +0000

What about the editing process? Do you edit to the Nth degree, or just write and post?

Comment on Why I Use Emoticons by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:34:48 +0000

Thanks! I’m glad you caught that, by the way.

Comment on Kicking the Tires on 4th Edition D&D by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:32:02 +0000

I agree. I suspect it might be the “vocal minority” as you suggest — I know we all have those handfuls of friends who utterly refuse to cross over. Either they won’t play any edition other than 3rd or they skipped it altogether. Which is fine, really — if people didn’t have their preferences we’d be living in a civilization of nothing but clones! And that’s a different game entirely!

Comment on Kicking the Tires on 4th Edition D&D by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:23:49 +0000

Thanks, man! Your stuff is usually pretty masterful so I’d love to see what kinds of things you’ve come up with using 4th ed.

Comment on Dragon*Con? That Is SO Last Month! by Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:10:52 +0000

True! There are some amazing photos, drawings and paintings that come out of that convention. The visuals can’t be beat.

Comment on Why I Use Emoticons by Sharon Yarbrough

Sharon Yarbrough — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:34:03 +0000

“Now you can go out on your date with a clear head and perhaps have sex later in the evening.” “So that’s pretty much why I use emoticons.”

Those two sentences, back to back, spin to a wholly delightful alternate message for this article: “Use emoteys; have more sex!”

Outside of this brilliant conclusion, awesome article, Jim. I really enjoy reading your work. ^_^

Comment on Kicking the Tires on 4th Edition D&D by bat

bat — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:56:31 +0000

I wonder who is behind these D&D edition wars as it seems like a handful of miscreants on both ends of the spectrum. I caught your link from the Savage Worlds messageboard and I have run every edition of D&D, however I am a staunch member of the oldschool side and have a daily blog for the oldschool/retro-clone games.
I am unsure why there are edition wars since nobody is going to influence the games that I run and I wouldn’t want to tell others how an rpg should be played or what the rules should be written. If you and your group enjoy the game then you have found the perfect game for your group, regardless of edition.

Comment on Kicking the Tires on 4th Edition D&D by Walt Roberts

Walt Roberts — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:57:09 +0000

Jim,
You hit the nail right on the head. I was reluctantly dragged into 4E last year, and I’ll be damned if I didn’t actually like it–alot. Once I got over the my hang-up that there was only 1 essential D&D and accepted that there were a variety of ways to “imagine” a fantasy/sword and sorcery RPG, that opened up a whole new world of gaming enjoyment. I missed some elements of 3/3.5 D&D, and I tried switching back to that system and found it far too clunky with regards to combat. 4E gives the characters much more options than “OK, I swing my weapon again” and thus is far easier to attract new players who have had limited experience with RPG’s. But the brilliance of the system is that once you have mastered the basic mechanics, it can become as complex and detailed as you and your group want to make it. Thanks as always for your words of wisdom.

Comment on Dragon*Con? That Is SO Last Month! by Jessica Ehan

Jessica Ehan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:51:08 +0000

At least. They have very nice graphics!