Hello, It’s Been A While, Is This Thing On? Monday April 8, 2019

It’s been a while since I blogged about anything. For those of you awaiting movie reviews, I apologize. I’ve been busy with a great many things, and kind of forgot how to leave the house. Building this kind of thing probably doesn’t help in that regard. The work surface and… Read more

Hey, Y'all! Watch This! Wednesday February 1, 2006

Mike Williamson pointed me at this article, which describes hunting Wisconsin whitetail deer with a 12 pound Mountain Howitzer cannon. I've gone cannoning before (a friend of mine made a 72mm black-powder cannon, and we fired frozen-juice canisters filled with cement out of it on more than one occasion), but… Read more

LTUE Commissions Monday February 20, 2006

Here's a gallery of the commissions I did at LTUE. But before we start with the pictures, here's a photo: That's me, hard at work. I'm drawing a commissioned long-legged pseudo-hominid for a role-playing game. You can see my phone, my iPod, some battery-powered speakers, and my laptop all keeping… Read more

Meanwhile, in the Galactic Core... Tuesday March 3, 2009

I'm going to try something new. I'm going to provide this next wallpaper free of charge. No donation required. Sure, there's a donation button on the wallpaper page, but you don't have to click it in order to get the goods. Many of you have been quite generous in the… Read more

Dress Code, and my awesome new suit Sunday April 21, 2013

In an upcoming Mary Robinette Kowal book whose manuscript I had the opportunity to read, the characters visit a clothier. They do not buy clothing off the rack. They get measured, and then make their way around the shop examining fabric and the pieces on display. Then, essentially, they ask… Read more

Fannish Musings Friday September 25, 2009

True story: there was this girl at a convention I attended recently, and the show ran out of tickets to the big signing before she got hers. Her last words before collapsing in tears were "I guess I'm not a good enough fan..." It never occurred to me that bad… Read more

Howard Teaches Painting... Wednesday June 20, 2007

This Saturday, June 23rd, is Free RPG Day. I'll be at Dragons Keep in downtown Provo teaching a workshop on how to paint tabletop miniatures. The class runs from 11:00am to 1:00pm. There's no charge, and we'll try to accomodate everybody who shows up. You can bring a miniature of… Read more

I'm Back. More Later Monday April 23, 2007

I'm Back from Penguicon. It was wonderful. I came back with money in my pocket, an uber-cool new shirt, and several aching nuggets of sleep deprivation rattling around in my skull. I'll probably write about it once I've had those nuggets removed. Read more

My Booth, Let Me Show You It Wednesday August 3, 2011

  Gen Con Indy, Booth 1553. We've got so much cool stuff for you this year. For starters, those of you who already own XDM: X-Treme Dungeon Mastery can gain yet another level of XDM by collecting the signature of Jim "Taking This Beer For The Team" Zubkavich, who colored the… Read more

Blade Runner 2049 Saturday October 7, 2017

I watched the theatrical version of 1982’s Blade Runner on Friday morning to prep for a 12:30pm showing of Blade Runner 2049. I did this on a whim, but I’m very glad I did, because it made the parallels between the two films stand out, and not in a bad way. It also… Read more

Schlock minis are back in stock Thursday November 12, 2009

[caption id="attachment_1385" align="alignleft" width="248" caption="28mm \"Sergeant Schlock\" by Melissa Mayhew and Drew Olds"][/caption] The good folks at Garden Ninja Painting Studio have received their shipment of Schlock miniatures. This means that those of you who missed out on the first round can now order the mini you wanted. Read more

May 13, 2002 Monday May 13, 2002

I wasn't expecting to be able to update things much, but here I am, updating things. Man, what a cool, global thing this interwhatsit is. In case you missed Saturday's entry, the new home of the Official Alternative Schlock Mercenary Forum is over in theNightStar Zoo. I've linked to the… Read more

Heroes the TV Series Saturday September 9, 2006

Last night I watched the premiere episode of Heroes, with the help of an iTunes promotion, and a friend who had an extra coupon. It looks like it's going to be a good series. It also looks like it is going to cover a lot of the same ground that… Read more

Book Review: Jack Knife, by Virginia Baker Thursday February 22, 2007

I saw a familiar face at LTUE, but was having a hard time placing it. You know how that is, when you bump into somebody from (for instance) the comic-book store while you're seeing an off-Broadway show? Virginia Baker worked with me at Novell, and I recall a couple of… Read more

Wonder Woman Friday June 2, 2017

Wonder Woman was pretty much a perfect movie. I loved it, Sandra loved it, and we’re both extremely happy that it is a thing  that exists in this timeline. Does it redeem the clumsy, colorless DC movie franchise? Well, if my ticket purchases for those other movies (the ones with… Read more

Wednesday February 6, 2002

His Warning Signs Are Better Friday October 20, 2006

Security Guru Bruce Schneier linked to an Anders Sandberg blog post in which the topic is Warning Signs for Tomorrow. Sandberg's fourth paragraph, before he gets into creating some truly cool warning signs, references some ancient Schlock Mercenary strips. Well... okay. I'm at once flattered and pleased to learn that… Read more

Pre-Order Your Tub of Happiness Today! Thursday September 20, 2007

At long last, the first five-hundred and seven days of Schlock Mercenary are coming to a dead-tree near you. Pre-orders for Schlock Mercenary: The Tub of Happiness are now open. This 240-page volume features every strip and footnote from June 12th of 2000 through November 11th of 2001, and includes… Read more

Kickstarter Prep: It's Time to Shoot a Video Saturday April 11, 2015

Most successful projects have a video, and mine have been no exception to this rule. For me, however, unless a project is about making videos I have no desire to watch a video about the project. Words and pictures are plenty. This is one of those cases where I have… Read more

LTUE XXV: Day Two Saturday February 17, 2007

The second day of Life, The Universe, and Everything was much less slow for me (though I did make time for a power nap around 3:00pm). See, at 9:00am Eric Swedin grabbed me and said "I need help on a panel. Bob and Dan aren't here yet." So... Eric and… Read more