D&D 5th Edition First Impressions
I bought the new 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons players handbook. Having thought 4th edition was somewhat akin to the Jar-Jar Binks of D&D, I was excited to be excited by the game again.
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Finding Shit in a New Code Base
When a developer moves to a new company, one of the biggest transitions is adapting to the new code base. While most companies will be understanding of newcomers making their way into the rigorous complexities of unknown machine-speak, that slack isn’t limitless, and it’s important to understand the code quickly. It is, after all, the point of the developer’s employment.
Second Birthday
Well this news is already more than two weeks old, but here it is nonetheless!
Frog Dream
I would like to take this opportunity to transcribe a whacked out dream I had early this morning about frogs. It was very vivid and painful, as well as bizarre, and in my mind, amusing.
Cutting All Sorts of Things (All of Them Good)
Well hello again folks! Once again I have been a bad blogger and neglected this one for quite some time, so consider this post both my apology and my attempt at rectification. There have been several recent health developments worth mentioning.
Good News!
Good news folks, my health has improved in the decade since my last post! Well, decade is a bit of exaggeration, but it has been a while.
Jailbreak!
I’m out! Through cunning, misdirection, careful planning, bribes, an elaborate disguise kit, and the permission of my doctor, I was sprang from the hospital this past Wednesday.
Waiting
Well, I’ve been in the hospital for two and a half weeks, and my billirueben has been steadily going down. It did go up twice, but then continued to go down.
I’m Leaving Facebook
Yep, I’m going to do it. Why?
Big and Fat
Today is Wednesday May 26th, the fifth day of my latest stint in the hospital. I’ve been getting the photophoreisis every morning since Monday, and it’s been going well.
I’m Not Home!
Well I’m going back into the hospital!
I’m Home!
Finally, after a week of siting around in the hospital, and waiting around all day today, I was discharged from the hospital!
Some Good News and Some Bad News
Hello everyone! Sorry that it has been so incredibly long since my last post, however in my defense, there wasn’t anything that juicy to report. Now, finally, there’s some drama!
Hypnotic Toast and Tales
Before I get into the leukemia update portion of this post, I would like to announce the launch of my website, www.hypnotictoast.com ! It collects all my digitizable work to date, and will be a major platform for new work. Check it out! Edit: This site is no longer online.
Catching Up With Transplant Boy Pt. 2
Well, it’s taken me a few days longer to come up with the second part of catching up with transplant boy, but the Olympics were on! Man, that final hockey game was so amazing, I may just start following the sport.
Catching Up With Transplant Boy Pt. 1
Welcome one and all, to another long overdue post! A lot has happened since I said I was going to get a transplant, namely the transplant, but I’ll try to summarize as best I can the last two months. And by summarize I mean talk about in excruciating detail.
Getting a Transplant
I apologize for not posting for a while, but I’ve been busy, and busy equals news, so here it is: I am going to get the stem cell transplant. In fact, I’m being admitted into the hospital today (January 12th, 2010).
Transplants on the Theoretical Horizon
It certainly has been a while since my last post, and for all those fiending for new material, I apologize. Some wild stuff has been going down in my life, and I been swept around, this way and that,
The Result of My Pirate Personality Test Is…
The Bilge Rat Hygiene is just that thing that happens to other pirates.