As a corrolary to the assertion that there are certain flavors of stupid you can only learn at college, I think we have to say that there are certain types of harm that only the very, very well-intentioned can even aspire to.

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The first couple minutes of the first episode of Halo, I was like… shit, man. Okay. Maybe we're getting somewhere. But then as soon as Chief comes in, clearly, obviously, definitely swiping at things that aren't actually there - like man in the throes of some kind of episode - I stopped it.

Until I saw the latest trailers, I could take or leave an Obi-Wan show. You literally never know what you're gonna get from these guys anymore. They managed to fuck up Boba Fett, somehow! Then, if you see the trailer, and you have any affection for Star Wars at all - any pure remnant of the joy they have spent hundreds of millions of dollars reducing to ash - you might think to yourself, well, maybe I'm in for one more go-'round.

It's all true, of course. I can imagine that if I took myself very seriously, this kind of thing would fuck me up. But I mostly think it is funny because it is funny. Mike laughed and laughed. I just told him because I thought he would like the story, but it absolutely works as a comic.

Do you want to come over to my house tomorrow and play Dungeons and Dragons Warriors of the Eternal Sun on the Genesis?

We have discussed Gabriel's requirements for book covers before, I'm sure - almost certainly in a podcast - but when he was telling me about a new Alastair Reynolds book, I did a quick search for the man and saw this:

Here's another random assortment of sketches from the Penny Arcade archives. The Penny Arcade Archives in this case are a DropBox that I forgot about for a few years. Enjoy!

I would say that we won't do it again, by which I mean continue to intricately stitch Gabriel's "potent" original IP, but I can't do that in good conscience. This is because I didn't mean to touch on it even one more time and indeed wrote a comic shaming the very concept of the excursion itself, and it happened anyway!

One of the new features on the site is the ability to make comments on each other's posts, something we used to do a long time ago, and the way it's been put together by Gavin has the look of a chat conversation. Hopefully it delivers the intended voyeuristic thrills while it's delivering… whatever else it might deliver.

The strip is utterly true - both in terms of the theft of his card, what they attempted to purchase, and the simple techniques you can use to secure treasures in abundance. Imagine that there is a groove worn in Gabriel's digital identity. If you steal his card, just live deep down in that rut, where rain collects. If you eat nothing but "Carl's Junior" and build Gunpla, they won't even know you exist.

I was cleaning out an ild DropBox account today that I have not looked at in years and I discovered a bunch of Thornwatch work. 

Gabriel wanted very much to resolve the rich narrative tapestry we had woven with our potent Playlate Saga, now fully four strips in length. He had no opportunity to destroy my device eye are elle because that would involve leaving his subterranean bunker, which is something a professional might call a "non-preferred activity."

Thursday night is race night for the Penny Arcade iRacing League! Tonight we head to the USA International dirt track for some stock car racing. 

I mean, I think that's about it. Right? That we can find each other on there, or embroider meaningful relationships, or wade through the signal to noise ratio is a testament to us.

It was Noah’s 12th birthday yesterday and what he really wanted to do was take to the seas as a family and get some treasure! My oldest son Gabe offered to take us all on the Legend of the Veil voyage which is only available to players who have attained the rank of Pirate Legend. It’s a three part voyage with a cool story and a boat load of treasure.