It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.Upton Sinclair Empire wants us all to have acted as accomplices. It is very hard to oppose the Hungry Empire if you depend upon the empire for your every need. If you need to empire to provideContinue reading "The Jungle"
Not Supposed to Like it
At the end of the eleventh grade my mother insisted that I get a summer job. Specifically, she dropped me off at the local mall with a sheaf of resumes, and informed me that she wouldn't drive me home until I had handed out all of them. As it happened, the local grocery store neededContinue reading "Not Supposed to Like it"
Why a New Calendar?
If you have read or explored this page at all, then you have probably stumbled across the Crescent Sun: the luni-solar calendar I designed for this mad project. And you may be forgiven for wondering, "Why on earth did he bother doing that?" And it is a fine question. I did it for several reasons.Continue reading "Why a New Calendar?"
Mondays, am I right?
So it is Monday, and I am considering what I should write this week. I have the Jimquisition on in the background. Because I like messing with the ability to manage multiple stimuli. Sometimes this helps. Sometimes it is excruciating. But here I am. I have been working on a system of long term planningContinue reading "Mondays, am I right?"
Locking up the Food
I recently played Cultist Simulator for the first time. I failed to make enough money at my day job and starved to death. And I want to talk about that. …You know, from the grave. Since I died. (I'm funny). The Hungry Empire seeks to force you to pay them for the right to exist.Continue reading "Locking up the Food"
Professor Harbinger's School for Villains 