May 28th, 2008 by Kramday
- The Shattered Land by Keith Baker
- A Rare Benedictine by Ellis Peters
- The Black Company by Glen Cook
- Shadows Linger by Glen Cook
- The White Rose by Glen Cook
- A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
- The Silver Spike by Glen Cook
- One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters
- Monk’s Hood by Ellis Peters
- Saint Peter’s Fair by Ellis Peters
- How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard
- Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case by Donald J. Sobol
- Thieves’ World edited by Robert Lynn Asprin
- Temple of the Dragonslayer by Tim Waggoner
- Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
- Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn edited by Robert Lynn Asprin
- Shadows of Sanctuary edited by Robert Lynn Asprin
- A Gladiator Dies Only Once by Steven Saylor
- Generation Kill by Evan Wright
- Ready for Anything by David Allen
- Play Unsafe by Graham Walmsley
- Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 by David Petersen
- Whiteout by Greg Rucka
- Office Yoga: Simple Stretches for Busy People by Darrin Zeer
- Play Dirty by John Wick
- Artesia by Mark Smylie
- Artesia Afield by Mark Smylie
- Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith by Rob Bell
- One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer
- The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters
- The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters
- The Kobold Guide to Game Design, Volume 1: Adventures by Wolfgang Baur with Keith Baker, Ed Greenwood, and Nicolas Logue
- Nudge by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein
- Things We Think About Games by Will Hindmarch and Jeff Tidball
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May 27th, 2008 by Kramday
Thieves’ World
- Introduction by Robert Asprin
- Sentences of Death by John Brunner
- The Face of Chaos by Lynn Abbey
- The Gate of Flying Knives by Poul Anderson
- Shadowspawn by Andrew Offutt
- The Price of Doing Business by Robert Asprin
- Blood Brothers by Joe Haldeman
- Myrtis by Christine DeWees
- The Secret of the Blue Star by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Essay: The Making of Thieves’ World by Robert Asprin
Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn
- Introduction by Robert Asprin
- Spiders of the Purple Mage by Philip José Farmer
- Goddess by David Drake
- The Fruit of Enlibar by Lynn Abbey
- The Dream of the Sorceress by A.E. van Vogt
- Vashanka’s Minion by Janet Morris
- Shadow’s Pawn by Andrew J Offutt
- To Guard the Guardians by Robert Asprin
- Essay: The Lighter Side of Sanctuary by Robert Asprin
Shadows of Sanctuary
- Introduction by Robert Asprin
- Ischade by C.J. Cherryh
- A Gift in Parting by Robert Asprin
- The Vivisectionist by Andrew Offutt
- The Rhinoceros and the Unicorn by Diana L. Paxson
- Then Azyuna Danced by Lynn Abbey
- A Man and his God by Janet Morris
- Essay: Things the Editor Never Told Me by Lynn Abbey
May 26th, 2008 by Kramday
Read
- The Phoenix on the Sword
- The Frost Giant’s Daughter
- The God in the Bowl
- The Tower of the Elephant
- The Scarlet Citadel
- Queen of the Black Coast
- Black Colossus
- Iron Shadows in the Moon
- Xuthal of the Dusk
- The Pool of the Black One
- Rogues in the House
- The Vale of Lost Women
- The Devil in Iron
Unread
- The People of the Black Circle
- The Hour of the Dragon
- A Witch Shall Be Born
- The Servants of Bit Yakin
- Beyond the Black River
- The Black Stranger
- Man Eaters of Zamboula
- Red Nails
May 26th, 2008 by Kramday
- A Player’s Guide to Ptolus
- The World
- Races
- Cosmology and Religion
- History
- Organizations
- The City by the Spire
- Docks
- Guildsman District
- Midtown
- Necropolis
- Noble’s Quarter
- North Market
- Oldtown
- Rivergate District
- South Market
- Temple District
- Warrens
- What’s Down There
- The Undercity
- The Sewers
- The Caverns
- Dwarvenhearth
- Goth Gulgamel
- Jabel Shammar
- On Being a Resident
- On Being a Delver
- Crime and Law
- Technology
- Chaositech
- Campaign Advice
- Urban Campaigns
- Adventures
- Monsters
- Magic
- Prestige Classes
March 31st, 2008 by Kramday
- American Beauty
- From Here to Eternity
- The Bridge on the River Kwai
- Schindler’s List
- Casablanca
- The Sting
- Gentleman’s Agreement
- The Best Years of Our Lives
- Mrs. Miniver
- Patton
- The Sound of Music
- Annie Hall
- The French Connection
- The English Patient
- Gigi (1958 film)
- An American in Paris
- Platoon
- Grand Hotel
- Unforgiven
- The Apartment
- It Happened One Night
- The Greatest Show on Earth
- Gladiator (2000 film)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)
- Sunrise
- The Departed
- Tom Jones
- Forrest Gump
- Amadeus
- No Country for Old Men
- A Man for All Seasons (1966 film)
- Marty
- In the Heat of the Night
All About Eve **
All the King’s Men (1949 film) **
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956 film)
A Beautiful Mind
Ben Hur (1959 film) *
Braveheart *
The Broadway Melody
Cavalcade
Chariots of Fire **
Chicago (2002 film)
Cimarron (1931 film)
Crash (2004 film)
Dances with Wolves *
The Deer Hunter
Driving Miss Daisy
Gandhi **
The Godfather *
The Godfather Part II *
Going My Way
Gone with the Wind
The Great Ziegfeld
Hamlet (1948 film) **
How Green Was My Valley
Kramer vs. Kramer **
The Last Emperor
Lawrence of Arabia *
The Life of Emile Zola **
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King *
The Lost Weekend
Midnight Cowboy
Million Dollar Baby
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)
My Fair Lady **
Oliver! **
On the Waterfront **
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Ordinary People
Out of Africa **
Rain Man **
Rebecca
Rocky
Shakespeare in Love **
The Silence of the Lambs **
Terms of Endearment
Titanic (1997 film)
West Side Story
Wings **
You Can’t Take It with You
* I own this movie on DVD or VHS
** I have this movie saved on my DVR.
February 17th, 2008 by Kramday
I am always on the lookout for weird things from the net. The 100 Challenge, for example, was something that I saw on another forum and decided to give it a try. It worked really well for the first few months, but I have definitely fallen off that wagon lately. I need to get back to that. Anyway, on a blog that I sometimes read, The Simple Dollar, I came across his list of 101 Goals in 1001 Days. It seemed pretty interesting and I went to the main site, Triplux, to check out what other people had done with their lists.
This was a little over a month ago, and it is kind of hard to come up with the 101 thing list. I stole a few from other people’s, but I feel pretty comfortable that this list represents things that I am interested in. Some of things I have been taking active steps toward, while others have been dormant for several years. Some are fairly new, while others were first imagined when I was a kid. You get the idea.
Here is the info from the Triplux site.
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as new year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Some common goal setting tips:
- Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
- Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
- Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
- Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
- Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
My list of Goals can be found here.