“Life In The So-Called Space Age”
Here’s something that irks me: I haven’t had enough time to blog!
I’ve got a wealth of material, and a lot of blog entries in the pipeline, but between San Diego, Irene, school resuming and other issues I haven’t had the time. Some of you have asked me about it, and I have felt your impatience!
Two more days though! I promise the floodgates will open this (long) weekend! Watch this space…
There’s dedication and there is dedication and then there is the level of dedication suggested by some of the following adverts, from early 1980s Dragon magazines:
Or, if you are inclined toward playing a warrior:
I particularly love how all you buy there is an instruction book. I wonder how many people actually responded to this ad and actually made armour?
For those perhaps not as devoted to role playing, they could still show off their fandom thus:
Or via new-fangled (at the time) ‘holographic’ technology:
As with all of these entries, I leave the best for last…
Suppose you didn’t want to dress as a thief, or wizard or even warrior. Suppose you’re true calling was something else. Something like this…
“Wear this life-like dragon mask to all special occasions” indeed 🙂
I recently started playing the amazing Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together remake for PSP. When I bought it, a freebie deck of Tarot cards came with it. “Why not”, I thought, “do my own Tarot?”
So I did. I shuffled the 22 card deck and went with the relatively easy 3-spread reading. This entails drawing 3 cards randomly, where the first represents the past, the second the present, and the third the future.
Here are my results:
The Star (my past)
Keywords: Calmness, Tranquility, Hope
This card designates renewal of body and soul, and hope for the future. In the years past, it seemed, my future was bright!
The Tower (my present)
Keywords: Chaos, Crisis, Downfall
This card is an ill omen, foretelling calamity. This is my present, thus the future looks grim.
Judgement (my future)
Keywords: Forgiveness, Salvation, Absolution
This card may represent the imminent resolution of decisions delayed or put aside. It may also represent the return of old friends, or even old situations. However, some believe it represents a preoccupation with the past. This is my future. Will my future be my past?
I am a man of science, and do not believe in mysticism. However I must be honest with you, my dear reader: before doing this reading I removed two cards from the set of 22.
