Muskrat Ramblings

OK…THIS is kinda one of those one of a kind, unbelievable cool things that happen from time to time in life. Igor has just become an official Cosmic Encounter alien! Yes…THE Cosmic Enounter! It took a few YEARS for The DORK to find its way to Cosmic Online. But it JUST arrived as alien #30 […]

From the department of Apparently Missing the Point: Subject: Comments from Dork Tower From: “Online Comments” To: “postmaster@dorktower.com” This is an automatic message from Dork Tower to submit some comments. Comments: Can’t we have one form of entertainment kept free of your liberal bilge? You boasted on your blog that you kept your politics out […]

I just did the rough math. Taking into account repeats, and guest artist spots, my personal total is now: Munchkin – 168 or so cards Star Munchkin – 165 or so cards Munchkin Bites – 165 or so cards Super Munchkin – 165 or so cards Munchkin II – 110 or so cards Munchkin III […]

The indefatiguable John Wick, has just published DICORDIA, a seemingly wonderful bit of roleplaying weirdness, online. You can download it HERE. I probably won’t get a chance to go through it for a while, yet — much busy-ness here in Madison. Bit it looks v. cool. And Scarlett Johansson makes a hot Eris. So, like, […]

Dang it. I’m doing the right thing, by posting that my pal Scott Bateman has seven incredibly cool original paintings for sale on e-bay at the moment. Full info HERE, Chester. But I hate myself for posting this because, like, I’m bidding on some of ’em. Still, it’s for a great cause (ie, Scott’s rent), […]

An interesting observation: The Mo Movie Measure: It’s and idea from an old Dykes to Watch Out For cartoon. The character “Mo” explains that she only watches movies in which 1) there are at least two female characters with names, who 2) talk to each other sometime in the course of the movie, about 3) […]

Since I’m in a weird mood, here is the Master Round: 1) Where did “Wild Life” get its name? 2) Who is Susan, from “Wild Life,” named after? 3) How did “Wild Life” end in the UW-Madison Daily Cardinal? 4) Name three residents of Mud Bay in “Dork Tower,” and their Madison, WI, real-life equivalents. […]

I was first told of this a couple of days ago. Today, it seems to have hit critical mass, and I’ve had quite a few folks pointing it out.. IT’S NOT EASY LIVING ON DORK STREET. PICO RIVERA, California (AP) — It’s not easy living on Dork Street — just ask Mario Saucedo.. “I had […]

There’s actually a photo (below) of that auspicious moment at Oddcon, when Team Blink finally got together in the same room for the first time. From left to right, that’s Dr. Beth Jennings, a great friend and our Psychological consultant (she keeps us honest when I lapse into too much psychobabble…but more on her in […]

With Oddcon upon us, I just have to exclaim with glee… I had dinner with Tim Powers (and much of Oddcon’s way cool staff) last night. Tim Powers! And he’s a cheese nut too! Should his schedule agree, I’m taking him to pick up one of the world’s finest — and certainly Wisconsin’s grandest — […]