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  1. Fiction and Folkore in Fantasy Worlds wp.me/p2lhZp-2b 3:13 PM May 29th via WordPress.com from Greater Vancouver, British Columbia  
  2. @MarkDoesStuff, oh god, I've feared this. I knew the day would come when Joss would perma!break your heart, and I believe today is that day. 1:41 PM May 29th via web in reply to MarkDoesStuff
  3. Everything was going well. Then Napoleon showed up. Now I am fighting a three-front war and my best friend was conquered by France. #civ5 9:17 PM May 25th via web
  4. Fantasy Foods and Culinary Curiosities wp.me/p2lhZp-1S 1:55 PM May 23rd via WordPress.com from Greater Vancouver, British Columbia  
  5. @FantasyFaction, "Akata Witch" by Nnedi Okorafor! It was something new for the genre, and I loved the characters! Particularly Chichi. <3 7:02 AM May 22nd via web in reply to FantasyFaction
  6. Starting Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself), which is the only of his books I haven't read yet. #excited 4:01 AM May 18th via web
  7. White Moon and the Novel Format wp.me/p2lhZp-1F 9:51 AM May 16th via WordPress.com from Greater Vancouver, British Columbia  
  8. Rammstein was pretty fucking awesome. And aksjdkajsdka @ those fucking pyrotechnics. And the cocks. The cocks were amazing, too. 2:27 AM May 14th via web
  9. Alternative Map Concepts and Maps Around the World wp.me/p2lhZp-1t 10:12 PM May 9th via WordPress.com from Greater Vancouver, British Columbia  
  10. Sometimes tumblr just comes up with a ship name and it is perfect. Stark Spangled Banner, for Iron Man/Captain... fb.me/Dv8OLOOJ 6:26 PM May 8th via Facebook
  11. Any fears I had that Joss Whedon would be stifled by Marvel Studios were alleviated within about ten lines of... fb.me/XID8q8Qr 7:36 PM May 6th via Facebook
  12. Review: Akata Witch (2011) wp.me/p2lhZp-z 4:08 AM May 3rd via WordPress.com from Greater Vancouver, British Columbia  
  13. Fuck, Akata Witch is such a great book. I should try to finish it before the weekend or I won't be able to get anything done. :p 8:27 PM May 1st via web
  14. Bang a succubus or let a terrorist get away with murder. Least difficult choice in the entire game. #witcher2 5:52 AM Apr 30th via web
  15. Beat The Witcher 2 at midnight. Wait about an hour. Start a new game so I can see what happens when you make all of the opposite choices. 6:11 AM Apr 28th via Facebook
  16. Tried to watch a YouTube video, and realized my laptop was muted. Unmute, and suddenly top volume "In a Gadda Da... fb.me/1SkmQ0g21 12:03 AM Apr 21st via Facebook
  17. Damn, I didn't even know your civilization *could* go into anarchy. Just switched out 'freedom' for 'order' and bam!: anarchy. #civ5 10:02 PM Apr 20th via web
  18. China, Persia, Babylon, and America all declared war on me in the same turn. I am on an archipelago miles away from any of them. :/ #civ5 12:47 PM Apr 19th via web
  19. Fantasy cartography is fun until you realize you need to name everything on the map. 12:48 PM Apr 17th via web