Passionate Geek

Two New Poems I Wrote Tonight

2008-02-07T03:02:04Z

TWO POEMS

FRIENDSHIP
Like suns that orbit around each other
Like notes stuck in the stave of a beautiful song,
always hanging near each other, one looks slightly up to see the next note
Like twin saviors of the world that duel each other for dominance
Like two adjacent rooms whose walls have split and only light comes through
Like switching characters and remembering everything that character knows then switching back again
The loudness and the laughter are
Two wings of a butterfly
The silence and the tears are
the butterfly spine
of Friendship.

-- 
Brent

LOVE
Now, the eternal present moment,
out of which we flicker like the flame of a candle,
or grow like a blade of grass...
getting twisted up in the fire of each other,
in the vine of each other,
in this moment and in our dreams

-- 
Brent

A World of Warcraft Story

2008-02-06T05:09:00Z

Sally (my daughter) gave me her server name and asked me to start a World of Warcraft character that looked like Jesus and was named Jesus. So I was able to get the name Jesus, but it was spelled Jeesuzz. So, Sally then made a huge marketing campaign online and said that Jeesuzz would be walking on water on the east shore of Crystal Lake near Goldshire. See... her level 40 Shaman could cast 'water walking' on Jeesuzz.

So, usually characters run around in the game, but I set mine to walk. And so he walked down out of the hills of Northshire Valley, and the crowd gathered around. Jeesuzz walked to the edge of the dock. I should have told the fishermen there that I would make them fishers of men, but oh well. I stepped into the water, but the spell Sally cast failed... it only works on characters of level 10 or higher!!! So... Jeesuzz sank to the bottom of the lake. When you are at the bottom of the lake and not swimming on the surface of the lake, you can only hold your breath so long, and then you die. Well Jeesuzz died and there was his corpse floating in the waters like a big squiggle of seaweed, and Sally's shaman Nechti swam down and cast ANOTHER spell that she has..... Resurrection.

So, everyone said... "Oh my god! Jeesuzz didn't walk on water, but he rose from the dead!!!"

It was fun playing Jeesuzz. You don't have a lot of gold at the lower levels, and Jeesuzz could barely afford to buy anything. But he bought several bottles of pinot noir, and several 'tough hunks of bread'. So, Jeesuzz went around opening trade with people and giving them wine and bread. And then he'd whisper to them, "Take this in remembrance of me".

Did I mention that Jeesuzz is a warlock?... which means he can summon demons.

So, Jeesuzz said to one person "Take this in remembrance of me and my demon Gaktuk" (that's the name of Jeesuzz's imp he can summon.)

One guy, (his character's name was Oxycontin), said "Oh my god! I have a priest named Gsiz! You are going to be seeing a lot more of me.

So, there we are, the twin Jesii, Jesuzz duals Gsiz... someday we dream we will join with all characters named Jesus or some variant and walk on Crystal Lake together... fifty or so of us... or more... walking on water together.

Breakfast Bulge

2007-11-13T21:02:54Z

As if we Americans didn't have a big enough waistline, we can now chow down on a 920 calorie breakfast burrito

Worst. Video Game. Ending. Ever.

2007-11-12T17:30:30Z

27 Medicinal Plants

2007-10-30T21:40:46Z

I think it would be cool to grow all of these at home.

Darth Vader In Love, Part One

2007-10-30T16:01:02Z

The Cast of JJ Abrams' Star Trek movie

2007-10-19T14:25:51Z

Here's the cast of JJ Abrams' upcoming Star Trek movie.

Star Wars Trumpeteer Girl

2007-10-12T14:40:59Z

from Neatorama

Linkfest - style edition

2007-10-05T14:13:21Z

"Devil Worship" is the new black
New "Pity the flu" Mr T. T-Shirt
Taco stand in Riverside (I want to eat there!)
Evolution of a Hip, Iconic Phrase ("Don't tase me, bro!")

Star Wars viewing order

2007-09-28T16:34:13Z

Interesting discussion on Kottke about the correct order for a small child to watch the Star Wars movies.

Theramin Playing Robot performs "Crazy"

2007-09-21T17:09:31Z

Tiki

2007-09-21T16:54:16Z

Linkfest

2007-09-21T14:53:24Z

The 10 Best Animated Movies for (Traumatizing) Kids
Cowbell Hero T-Shirt
Lion Reunited with His Trainers (who resemble the Bee Gees)
"CHAOS" Builds Muscle Fast

Writers' rooms

2007-09-20T23:05:02Z

Photos of rooms where writers write...

This one is cool with the post-it notes and worn floor.

Lincoln Shot by an Assassin

2007-09-19T23:39:27Z

The New York Times has opened its archives to the public, so now there are gems like this one available.