Highmoon's Ponderings

Awesome. Just awesome. 

I just finished placing the order for all the various marketing sundries I’ll be taking to Gen Con in a few weeks. I got business cards for The Gamer Traveler and Highmoon Media Productions (added to my cards for Destination: Earth Travel), and 100 combined Highmoon Media Productions/The Gamer Traveler standard-size postcards, and 50 combined Targum Magazine/The Gamer Traveler oversized postcards. I think those are good quanitites, given that I don’t have an actual booth and will need to carry these around to hand out at various times. I also got a small stamper with my mailing address, so that I can stamp the back of a business card (which has my PO Box) if a mailing address is needed.

The only other thing I want to get are some t-shirts. I already have a Highmoon Media Productions black t-shirt that I’m gonna take, but I’d like to get another (newer) one, plus a The Gamer Traveler shirt as well. I originally wanted embroidered polo shirts, but that will have to wait till next year. I have also been told I will likely have a custom shirt for one of the games I am *not* helping to design, so that will be awesome.

I am super excited about Gen Con, and I cannot wait for it to get here!

I got this from a blog I frequently read, and it struck me deep. This MSNBC anchorman, Keith Olbermann, brilliantly wraps up the frustration of a large part of America into a 10-minute accusation worthy of historical preservation. Watch it – I know it’s long, but watch it. Share it. And pray that things change for the better soon.

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Because one can never take too many memes.

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The batch of nominees this year is just excellent. A lot of small-press, creator-owned games (the so-called “indie” games) have been nominated and I am very happy for them. In addition, this year marks the debut of the Best Gaming Podcast category, and although The Gamer Traveler didn’t make it into the short list, I am extremely happy for the 5 excellent podcasts that were selected, and any of them winning will be cause for celebration.

So come on, click on the banner above, and go vote for your favorites. If I may make a suggestion, vote for Spirit of the Century in the Best Rules category.