preservationofnormalcy : preservationofnormalcy : Armageddon lives on reel-to-real tape in the basement of an office in DC. Hello, %STUDENT_NAME! What a %ERROR young <mage/wizard/sorcerer>! I’m CANTRIP, your local magical installation wizard. I see you’re trying to draw a MAGIC CIRCLE for LESSER INVOCATION OF COFFEE WARMING. Would you like some assistance? Oh it’s y-y-you! It’s so good to…
preservationofnormalcy : Armageddon lives on reel-to-real tape in the basement of an office in DC. Hello, %STUDENT_NAME! What a %ERROR young <mage/wizard/sorcerer>! I’m CANTRIP, your local magical installation wizard. I see you’re trying to draw a MAGIC CIRCLE for LESSER INVOCATION OF COFFEE WARMING. Would you like some assistance?
preservationofnormalcy : Item Number: 6223 Item: #2 Pencil Item Description: Item 6223 appears to be a #2 pencil, painted yellow with no other identifying marks. Manufacturer cannot be conclusively identified, although certain stationery enthusiasts claimed an origin in the 1980s when consulted. It can be used to write, can be sharpened, and has suffered significant eraser degradation. It is not…
Item Number: 6223 Item: #2 Pencil Item Description: Item 6223 appears to be a #2 pencil, painted yellow with no other identifying marks. Manufacturer cannot be conclusively identified, although certain stationery enthusiasts claimed an origin in the 1980s when consulted. It can be used to write, can be sharpened, and has suffered significant eraser degradation. It is not known when item 6223…
…odd. I’ll have to investigate that. In the meantime I heavily prefer my ko-fi , you can buy physical prints/stickers there. The fees are lower and so the prices there are lower as well.
Hey folks, just posting to say I’ll be in person at the Calgary Rakku-Con on the 4th of April. Wanted to apologize for and explain my silence, so a personal message after the cut. I don’t know if I’ve made this clear on the blog, but I’m having some medical issues regarding chronic fatigue that make it very difficult to be creative, write, or make any art at all. Right now it appears as though I…
preservationofnormalcy : Item Number: 8888 Item: The █████ Item History: Item 8888 does not exist. The info-negative cognitoplex of item 8888 is often referred to colloquially as the █████. Current Office protocol states that this is acceptable in moderation - however, staff should be regularly reminded that the █████ does not exist. Until such time as better terminology can be created for…
Item Number: 8888 Item: The █████ Item History: Item 8888 does not exist. The info-negative cognitoplex of item 8888 is often referred to colloquially as the █████. Current Office protocol states that this is acceptable in moderation - however, staff should be regularly reminded that the █████ does not exist. Until such time as better terminology can be created for non-existing objects (and indeed…
This can always be found in the interview tag , but it’s a good idea to put it in the pinned post. Done. I’ve also added the item file tag to the pinned post, which I think has some fun stuff in it.
skipperdamned : Hey gamers; still unemployed and looking (In an industry heavily dominated by AI yaaaaaaay), and with both of my regular writing gigs on hiatus, I’m not making any of the incidental money I was making for a while, so, guess it’s my turn to pass the hat. Buy Skipper a Coffee If anyone can help out; I know things are tight everywhere now, but I would super appreciate it.…
[Memetics was much like many other wings and sites in the sprawling world of the Office, white walls, neutral carpets, cool colors elsewhere, but something was different. It was like the measurements of the walls didn’t add up, or the signage didn’t quite say what they should the first time you saw it. I could have sworn a lighted “EXIT” sign said “EDIT.” Twice I felt like I had to move a few feet…
(Pictured: the four (4) Hell’s Bells currently in the custody of the European Thaumaturgical Centre for Research and Analysis [ETCetRA]) ITEM NUMBER: 1284 ITEM: Hell’s Bells ITEM HISTORY: Item number 1284 refers to any one of a set of 666 small (~1 inch diameter) bells, usually tied with thin twine. Bells are in remarkable condition for their age, but the condition will vary based on…
Oooh great question. Norm's writer here, Jenny's will chime in too. I don't have a strong voice association with a lot of characters - I've never been one to do very many voice claims. When I imagine dialogue there's definitely voices, but they're pretty generic and I don't make too many comparisons to other voices in media. Maybe it's a kind of audio version of rotating the apple in your head.…
Oooh great question. Norm's writer here, Jenny's will chime in too. I don't have a strong voice association with a lot of characters - I've never been one to do very many voice claims. When I imagine dialogue there's definitely voices, but they're pretty generic and I don't make too many comparisons to other voices in media. Maybe it's a kind of audio version of rotating the apple in your head.…
preservationofnormalcy : [The place was lifeless, cold, in more than one way. It looked like a big tech company’s offices, all spotless glass, cool shiny white plastic, chrome here and there. It was all so sterile. So lifeless. In the act of portraying a professional, technically-minded department, something had been lost. I had spent the last year and change in waiting rooms, and I’d have taken…
[The place was lifeless, cold, in more than one way. It looked like a big tech company’s offices, all spotless glass, cool shiny white plastic, chrome here and there. It was all so sterile. So lifeless. In the act of portraying a professional, technically-minded department, something had been lost. I had spent the last year and change in waiting rooms, and I’d have taken the taupe blandness of…