WORD OF THE DAY! 8/12/12.

stare [stair]
verb
1. To gaze fixedly and intensely, especially with the eyes wide open.
2. To be boldly or obtrusively conspicious.
3. (of hair, or feathers) To stand on end; to bristle.

EX. Few things are more unsettling than a staring cat. A dog? No problem. A cat? A world turns on such stares.

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WEEKLY ROUND-UP! 5/21-5/27/12.

WEEKLY ROUND-UP PRESENTS

"NEVER SAY DIE!" WEEK!

7. WORD OF THE DAY! 5/23/12. Swagger.

Simply because swagger rhymes with Mick Jagger we have already had to put up with one of the dumbest funk songs of all time. Nobody wants "moves like Jagger".

6. WORD OF THE DAY! 5/24/12. Agalmatophilia.

"That's not my name! My name is Tootsie Mega-Girl! Because where I come from, on farm planet, your first name is what you do, and your second name is what you love!" -The Starship Trooper formerly known as "Tootsie Noodles"

5. WORD OF THE DAY! 5/27/12. Diligence.

Because...I've been trying to play my way through Skyward Sword and what keeps bringing me back are the satisfying boss fights and the moments when I really feel like the "Hero of Time". You get several moments like that in the game.

On the other hand, they give you dialogue choices in the title, and it is stupid. Don't give me dialogue choices if they don't really matter.

It is intellectually insulting, Nintendo.

4. WTF WEDNESDAY: EAST 2 WEST #1

"In America!" -Bandit Kieth, Yui-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series

"In Japan!" - Ninja Kiba, Magic the Gathering: The Abridged Series

3. WORD OF THE DAY! 5/25/12. Co-Op.

To Zombie Walk in 2013, or not to Zombie Walk in 2013.

2. MIXED BAG. ZOMBIE PLAYGROUND

The premise is simple. You are an elementary school child, trapped in a zombie filled school, and you and your friends have to fight to survive.

And the kick-starter still needs $60,000 to get off the ground. If you donate $15, you get a copy of the game.

1. FANTASY SATURDAY! ADVANCED BASTARDS & BUGGERY! #1

After a whole semester without a new chapter in any of my fantasy serials, Sci-Fi Fantasy Friday, Saturday, Sunday etc. articles return with a new series about my newest A D & D experiences with the Stanifer family. I have really enjoyed the campagin and we've only played one session.

The advantage of playing with a DM whose played A D & D longer than I have been alive is always a plus.

UNLESS YOU DIE...

WORD OF THE DAY! 5/29/12.

entelechy [en-tuhl-eck-ee]

noun

1. A realization or actuality as opposed to a potentiality.

2. A vital agent or force directing growth and life.

EX. Unfortunately, the entelechy of  this pubescent werewolf or wolf-person shall never be fully realized due to the inadequate glorification of the sciences.

WORD OF THE DAY! 5/24/12.

agalmatophilia [a-gal-mah-toh-fee-lee-a]
noun
1. Sexual attraction or romantic affection toward a statue, doll, mannequin, robot, or other similar figurative object. The attraction may include a dsire to have an encounter with one of these objects/subjects, animate or inanimate, or watching encounters between such objects, or the thought of transformations involving such objects.

EX. At first, agalmataophilia probably seems pretty crazy but it is, actually,  quite common in science fiction. Some popular examples of robo-sexual (reference: Futurama) relationships between automatons and "hyoomahns". There is of course a plethora of manga/anime with such a premise, such as Chobits.

More example robot-human relations would be would be Marvel Comic's kinky marriage of Scarlet Witch and Vision, Ishinomori's depressing Pinocchio robot Kikaider and Mitsuko, and the super creepy Johnny-5's relationship with Stephenie in Short Circuit. It goes all the way back to Fritz Lang's Metropolis's robotic seductress.

My favorite? Tootsie Noodles + Megagirl 4 Ever!

(Expect more about this on Monday. *wink wink*)

"THE WAY I DO!" SCENE

WORD OF THE DAY! 5/7/12.

philatelist [fil-at-l-ist]
noun
1. A person who collects stamps or other postal matter as a hobby or investment.
2. A person who participates in the study of postage, stamps, revenue stamps, stamped envelopes, postmarks, postal cards, and similar material relating to postal or fiscal history.

EX. Philately has helped people deal with murderous rage for a hundred years.

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WORD OF THE DAY! 4/16/12.

sucker punch [suhk-er-puhnch]
noun
1. A sudden or surprise punch, strike, or atttack.
2. A surprise maneuver.
verb
3. To strike someone, without warning, with an unexpected blow.

Ex. Few sucker punches are more brutal than the instinctual reaction of a nerd, in this case female, defending her favorite hobby from being spoiled by the empty commentary of an ignorant know-nothing.

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