The Caffeinated Penguin

musings of a crackpot hacker

Labor Day (Monday, Sept 5)

matt | August 28, 2005

Okay, so Liz isn't around Labor Day, so I'm all alone. I have some ribs, seaks, chicken, etc. and a grill. If anyone wants to come by, bring something, I'll probably be outside, sipping a drink, reading and hanging out. If anyone wants to stop by, feel free. I have no idea who is coming, [...]

Miniatures pics

matt | August 27, 2005

A friend gave me some miniatures advice:
1.) Matte varnish doesn't give as good protection (not as thick) as gloss varnish.
2.) Gloss varnish gives good protection, but is shiny.
3.) A good coverage (several coats, turning the mini around to get all angles) of gloss will give excellent protection, and if you then zap it with a [...]

Kitty pics!!!!

matt | August 27, 2005

So, we took everyone to the vet.
- Toby has ear mites, fleas, and roundworm. All treatable, so he'll be fine.
- Arthur is fat. He weighs 21.5 lbs. The vet gave me some information on feline obesity. So, we aren't going to be free feeding the cats anymore. We will be feeding each of them measured [...]

New addition to the family

matt | August 19, 2005

The problems with RPG's as adults

matt | August 17, 2005

Even if you do a 9-5 M-F, realistically because of traffic, emergencies (which happen pretty often for a lot of people) basically cancel out weeknights. You can be sure to be home by 7, but 7-10 is not really enough time to play much. So, weekends makes sense, and one can probably get away with [...]

Hoi, Chummers

matt | August 15, 2005

If I can ever get my life back together (a large part of which is getting the house set up and having things at work settle out), I'd like to run an RPG again. So, I was talking with and she would like to play Shadowrun again. So, I looked it up and found [...]

On today's episode of "renting houses older than your father"….

matt | August 3, 2005

First, an aside:
Liz got pulled over for properly executing a stop. She was on the 1N on ramp in Wakefield (the one by Shaw's). She stopped at the sign, let another car go, then turned the corner. A cop is on the bottom of the on ramp, and flags her down. He tells her that [...]