May 2012
4 posts
THE FINE ART OF DENIAL
I am in a unique position in my life where everything I do is consensual, including my career. Everything I do, both professionally and on a volunteer basis, is up to me and is contingent upon my consent. While this may sound ideal, and is - in essence - quite a powerful position to be in, when a person is in this unique power stance, they have to have a character trait firmly in hand: The ability...
THE STORYTELLER'S DILEMMA
I have this story I am trying to tell in Star Wars: The Old Republic. It involves my Legacy. It is not only a story, it is a Saga. It has a beginning, a vague middle, and an end. It is, for all intents and purposes, a writing exercise brought on by an MMORPG’s brilliant tool to tie all of your characters together exactly how they want you to.
There is an issue. I am on a role playing...
EVIL IS NOT A VERB
It may have come to notice that I play video games.
I was having a discussion in a video game that evil does not do out of the reason being simply evil. Evil, in and of itself, is a purpose behind reason. The reason being an act, scheme, plot, etc. Evil is not a verb. It is an adjective. Sometimes it is a noun. It is never a verb.
I may have over complicated things a little bit. But there is a...
ROLE REVERSAL
“Do you like bow-ties?” the fellow asked me as I was dancing at the club. I was aware of the other fellow behind me, now easily identified as his companion, who happened to be wearing one of these articles of clothing.
I stopped dancing, “The pasta?” I asked. It has been my experience through several mediums of my life to not show the hand one is dealt upon initial...
