December 22, 2015
by mitcharf
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I noticed that Amazon has several hidden role games on sale. I highly recommend the following games to anyone who enjoys hidden role games or social games: The Resistance ($13.93) One Night Ultimate Werewolf ($17.95) and the Daybreak Expansion ($17.97) Bang! … Continue reading
December 4, 2015
by mitcharf
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For the next 13-ish hours, Amazon has got some good prices on strategy board games. Here are ones I can personally recommend as being great games: Dixit ($17.49) – Light, fun family game, kind of like Apples To Apples but with … Continue reading
December 9, 2013
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Both Johnna and I enjoy playing games of all kinds, and for a while now we’ve been playing board/card games regularly. In the course of this, we’ve tried a bunch of new games, and have a list of others that … Continue reading
October 15, 2012
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This post is about the 2008 French movie Martyrs. This post will contain spoilers that will absolutely ruin the movie for you if you have not seen it. This movie is not for everyone, however. If you do not like … Continue reading
June 28, 2012
by mitcharf
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I’ve been meaning to write a quick post about this for a while now. Rarely does a week go by at work that someone doesn’t remark on my workstation setup and asks how to do it. Behold it in all … Continue reading
June 25, 2012
by mitcharf
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If you like story-rich computer role-playing games, and if you haven’t played the Dragon Age series, then I recommend you check them out. I mention it because they’re on sale for a ridiculously low price on Amazon right now. They’re … Continue reading
April 18, 2012
by mitcharf
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I recently read an article which said that the Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark books are being reprinted in new editions, but that the publishers are not using the illustrations from the original books. Anyone who has fond … Continue reading
May 28, 2011
by mitcharf
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“San Francisco B.C.” by the Silver Jews David Berman is a great storyteller and lyricist, and this track from the Silver Jews’ sixth album Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (CD, mp3, vinyl) is a fine example of it. I was looking … Continue reading
May 14, 2011
by mitcharf
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Here are some excerpts from books I’ve read over the past few years. If you like good books, you will like these. All of them are funny. Most have other virtues as well. The following excerpt is from “A Fraction … Continue reading
April 1, 2011
by mitcharf
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Last night I was screwing around on last.fm, seeing what comments people had made about particular tracks, seeing who was listening to the same track as I was, etc. Anyway, I stumbled across someone whose musical favorites had a lot … Continue reading