Note-Worthy

Okay, I'll get this out right now: My digital drawing sucks. I've done a couple of drawings, my talents never seeming to improve beyond what a ten-year-old could do with finger paints and crayons--or on their own tablet/iPad with a drawing program. I'm not going to blame it on the tablet, although I could--I'm not familiar with it due to lack of use (what a shocker) and no real knowledge of my artistic style from lack of use of mediums. That's not precisely true; I seem to have some measure of success from traditional media; pens, pencils, colored pencils. I haven't used watercolors in a while, but I remember those being fun when I was yo

I see that the dust has begun to settle here again.  Eh, there's only so much a person can do. The last couple of days have been illuminating in the content of my conversations with my friends--and what they've told me hasn't been the most comforting of things. Let me provide a bit of context--I've been a GM for a Fallout Equestria PnP game on and off for the last three years.  I had an incredibly successful first campaign that I've never been able to duplicate despite my attempts to recapture that environment.  And ever since that first game, I keep working at trying to improve my skills and get better at running the games. The most recen

I gave some friends of mine critiques today after a less than stellar PnP session on Friday that seemed to be generally aimless (mostly my fault), even though I had notes and a want to get the story (that is slowly unfolding week after week) moving forward. Now, I will admit I speak from a somewhat different point of view; I've learned that as much as getting a harsh review sometimes hurts my feeling and will lead me wanting to snap back and react in a way I feel is the most appropriate for the moment, that is not the way to respond.  The rationale behind the critique is lost and it become an argument rather than having any manner of forward