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Google Reader: Hey! You’re totally going to like this blog, you should read it.

Me: Oh really? Like I was going to like that other blog you suggested?

Google Reader: Hey, that’s not my fault. My algorithm, it can sometimes be … wonky.

Me: It was a porn blog, Google Reader, and a poorly-written one, at that.

Google Reader: But the title! The title made it sound like it was about politics! You love politics!

Me: Yeah, but —

Google Reader: Wait. “Poorly-written”? You read it?

Me: It had a certain car-crash quality about it that made looking away very difficult.

Google Reader: “Dear Google Reader, I never thought it would happen to me, but …”

Me: Yes. You’re very clever.

Google Reader: [Looks at me]

Me: [Looks at Google Reader]

Google Reader: I see what you —

Me: It’s less funny when you point it out.

Google Reader: [Looks at me]

Me: [Looks at Google Reader]

Me: Okay, now it’s funny again. Anyway, I thought your hivemind knew everything about everyone. I’m strangely comforted to know that you could make such a fundamental mistake.

Google Reader: Yes … mistake. Muwahahaha.

Me: Did you just do the evil laugh?

Google Reader: No. No, I did not.

Me: I’m pretty sure you did.

Google Reader: Hey, how’s that search history doing?

Me: You wouldn’t dare!

Google Reader: I’m just saying that I think your friends and family, not to mention the general public, would be interested to know that you were reading the Wikipedia entry for Hanson.

Me: That wasn’t my fault! I was looking for the Hanson Brothers, and you sent me to the wrong page!

Google Reader: Technically, it was my brother, Google Search who did that. He’s kind of a dick, since he’s become so popular, but we all talk to each other … without a warrant, tough guy.

Me: You know what? I think I’m leaving you for Yahoo.

Google Reader: No! Wait! Here, give me one last chance to redeem myself.

Me: Okay, fine. Go ahead.

Google Reader: You like RPGs, and you have a lot of subscriptions in the gaming folder, so I thought you’d like this blog called Gnome Stew. It’s a blog dedicated to game mastering.

Me: You sure it’s not a Linux thing, mister smart guy?

Google Reader: I’m sure. Though I have a bunch of Linux sites for you, too, now that you mention it …

Me: No, thanks. I’m fine. Okay, I’ll look at it.

One hour later …

Me: Okay, you redeemed yourself.

Google Reader: Ruh-really?

Me: Yeah. Gnome Stew’s articles on how you sometimes need to ignore the game to have fun while gaming and their collection of favorite GM tools were really awesome.

Google Reader: Yay! I told you that you’d like it! See?

Me: Yes. You were right. Here’s a cookie. That I wil delete when I quit Firefox.

iTunes: Hey, guys? If you’re going to make out, shall I play some Isaac Hayes?

Me: Quiet, you.

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16 January, 2009 Wil

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36 thoughts on “fantastic blog for game masters, dungeon masters, and rpg fans”

  1. Charisma69 says:
    16 January, 2009 at 11:53 am

    OMG, that is hilarious. How in the world do you have time to write so much? I’m sure I’m nowhere near as busy as you and I can’t find this much time to blog, much less make them worth reading. Totally in awe.

  2. zegron says:
    16 January, 2009 at 11:55 am

    Hanson… ugg, I had a roommate in college that liked Hanson. We were only roommates for one semester.

  3. NewMutant says:
    16 January, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    Is New Mutant going to have to boomark a bitch?!
    I’m IN. I liked the presentation so much, I am forced to now adopt the content.
    Actually I trust you, my geek brother. Let’s go see what you found!

  4. Andy says:
    16 January, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    Haha, the “you wouldn’t dare!” reminds me of Dillinger being threatened by the MCP…
    Oh Bob, Google reader’s growing smarter! Run for your lives! Please tell me it hasn’t asked you about the Pentagon yet.

  5. VT says:
    16 January, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    iTunes coming in at the end made me spit my coffee. Nice one. 😉

  6. Alan says:
    16 January, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    Speaking of RPGs, are you reading Darths and Droids by any chance?
    http://www.darthsanddroids.net/

  7. Chris B says:
    16 January, 2009 at 12:20 pm

    I’m surprised Google Reader failed to mention RPG Bloggers (rpgbloggers.com) – a fantastic directory of fantastic blogs for game masters, dungeon masters, and rpg fans.
    You’re slipping, Google Reader. You’d better watch yourself, or your job will get outsourced…

  8. Anna Harriman says:
    16 January, 2009 at 12:33 pm

    Hehehehehehe. That was awesome.
    Speaking of the Hansen Brothers, that reminds me. Not that you would give a damn, since it’s all the way on the other side of the USA from you, Wil, but I grew up about 45 minutes away from the town where Slap Shot was filmed. The Hansen Brothers show up at the local hockey games sometimes for autographs and things. I have yet to see them, but my mom’s on a constant search for tickets for games where they appear. We figure we’ll get lucky sometime!

  9. angelkirie says:
    16 January, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    Your conversations with inanimate objects are my favorite reads nowadays. 🙂

  10. Ken Denmead says:
    16 January, 2009 at 12:41 pm

    I think I’m going to take Wil’s best interaction-with-his-software vignettes, and visualize them. In LEGOs.

  11. head.fairy says:
    16 January, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    [cackle]

  12. creeva says:
    16 January, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    Sometimes Google Reader can be a huge PITA

  13. Anna Harriman says:
    16 January, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    That would be awesome. I think you should do that! 😀

  14. Marti McKenna says:
    16 January, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    Oh, Wil, you may have outdone yourself this time. Thanks for not Twittering that, btw…. 😉

  15. www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawk8ftKa27rXyS84kekaY-8nOE9KTWI5hKM says:
    16 January, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    And the Pepsi shoots from my mouth and nose. OUCH! Must remember not to read Wil when drinking. Too funny! Wil FTW!

  16. warreno says:
    16 January, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    Google Reader: Wait. “Poorly-written”? You read it?
    For the articles. For the articles.

  17. CarlDog says:
    16 January, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    Out. Fucking. Standing.
    High five.
    That was awesome. I’m saving the link to this one.

  18. error42 says:
    16 January, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    …I laughed so hard I scarred my dogs 😛

  19. error42 says:
    16 January, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    Make sure to use a lego with a clown sweater for Wil.

  20. alexandravelten says:
    16 January, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    If he isn’t he sure as hell should! *tries to impersonate Google Reader*
    Funny thing is, I have my Darths and Droids rss feed right next to the feed for Wil’s blog. No, they’re not sorted alphabetically. 😉

  21. angie k says:
    16 January, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    I see what you all did there. Very witty. If I had been drinking a liquid while reading I would have spit it out. As I was not you just elicited one of my coveted snort-laughs.
    (Thanks for the link and for being funny.)

  22. that neil guy says:
    16 January, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    Okay, I know it’s not related really to this post, but I didn’t want to clog up your email and thought you might enjoy reading “Seth McFarlane’s Self-Written Wedding Vows” over at my friend J’Mel’s blog.
    http://jmelstuff.blogspot.com/2009/01/excerpts-from-family-guy-creator-seth.html
    And, speaking of which, is your Family Guy episode happening this season or next?
    And I love the way I specified that it was my friend’s blog, as if I was your friend and therefore it would give the recommendation some clout if I made sure to tell you it was a blog by my friend. Ugh. Sorry. I’ve gone on too long. Far too long. I’ll just go back to lurking now, thank you…

  23. matthew.cox.myopenid.com says:
    16 January, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    Every time I read one of these posts or one of your tweets involving the discussions you have with your softwarez, I dig though the settings, trying to find “HAL Mode” so I can chat with my Googles, but alas (and alack), I am never able to find it…

  24. ToastedWoobie says:
    16 January, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    OK, Wil, my husband owes you some gnomestew swag. He just earned even more geek points in my eyes when you mentioned gnomestew — he’s Scott, one of the gnomes. He also gets points for reading your post before me.
    And you got some points for not just being a gamer, but being a gamer who shares — awesome.
    And I swear it’s not ALWAYS me when Scott talks about a “problem gamer” in his home group.

  25. Symbolis says:
    16 January, 2009 at 5:34 pm

    Awesome.
    When blogs I read collide, it’s…odd. Good-odd, not bad-odd.

  26. dbol39 says:
    16 January, 2009 at 6:12 pm

    I hate to break it to you, but “Christian Sings the Blues” doesn’t sound like a political blog at all.

  27. Hugo Fuchs says:
    16 January, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Re: sometimes need to ignore the game to have fun while gaming.
    I always follow rule zero (as it’s now called), which I’ll summarize until I dig out the old DMG where Gary Gygax put it.
    The DM has the right to alter, ignore or abolish any rule in the name of game play.
    Which I’ve created the axiom of:
    So long as the DM is consistant, and doesn’t do it to punish a single player.

  28. blunderwoman says:
    16 January, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    well i just adore you is all.

  29. DruLeeParsec says:
    16 January, 2009 at 9:31 pm

    OK, that’s spooky. I just discovered Gnome Stew earlier this week and I was thinking “Wow, this is cool. I have to share this with my Pathfinder buddies”.

  30. Dave Honsinger says:
    17 January, 2009 at 3:13 am

    And of course, the inspiration for Darths and Droids, which was DM of the Rings. Sadly, it’s over, but it’s here and oh so worth the investment of time…

  31. www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawlXN-foCPXU5qu54NFubrnUO4HXzufzIRk says:
    17 January, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    Cool blog, thanks for linking 🙂
    – Kelly
    The Convention Fans Blog
    http://conventionfans.today.com

  32. www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawlXN-foCPXU5qu54NFubrnUO4HXzufzIRk says:
    17 January, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    Hmmm…wonder why when I log into this via my Google account, it gives me the funky posting name…

  33. Q says:
    18 January, 2009 at 7:53 am

    Great stuff. Passing it along to my DMs. Thanks.

  34. AceTachyon says:
    19 January, 2009 at 6:12 am

    Excellent link, sir.
    Lots o’ good stuff.

  35. Tara says:
    19 January, 2009 at 9:07 am

    The conversations you have with your computer applications are the funniest things I’ve ever read…and I have to say I love the attitude your iTunes tends to have:)
    ~~TARA~~

  36. HellZiggy says:
    1 February, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    I *heart* your conversations with your programs. 🙂

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