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It’s OK To Talk To Yourself, As Long As Someone Answers

February 28, 2012 by Vanir

I’ve been playing a lot of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning lately. I’m convinced the entire game is nothing but a plot by R.A. Salvatore to convince the world that faeries aren’t actually lame after all. The jury is still out. At the very least, the Summer Fae in the game give me a headache with their stubbornness, their cryptic words and their being “stuck in time in a condescending way”. To be honest, they remind me of a lot of certain people that used to call in when I was still doing Internet tech support. That being said, I find myself trying to put myself in their shoes. Maybe it’s because I find people less annoying when I empathize with them. Everyone has their own unique point of view. Even if it’s annoying.

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: brainstorming, druid, dwarf, elf, how, imagination, lassie, questions, riddler, what, when, where, who, why

Mighty Anthropomorphin’ Power Rangers

April 13, 2010 by Vanir

As the father of a 2 year old, it’s interesting for me having my son approach the age where I started remembering stuff. I remember bits and pieces of the tail end of being 2. I had my first stuffed animal friend, a bear named Fluffy. My son hasn’t latched on to any toy in particular as a buddy yet, nor really given any of his toys any anthropomorphic qualities. I’m curious to see when he starts, and what personalities he starts assigning. I used to name almost every toy I owned, and I can remember sleeping with my bed filled to capacity with little plastic toys so that they didn’t feel left out. I can definitely appreciate caring for the feelings of others, but in retrospect I think perhaps feeling empathy toward a Grimace comb obtained from a Happy Meal might have been a bit much.

Filed Under: Columns, Dire Flailings, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Television Tagged With: anthropomorphism, bob the builder, c3p0, childhood, imagination, r2d2, scoop, thomas the tank engine, voltron

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