Wonderfully nerdy song for online gamers & their partners

Thanks to Nataline Viray-Fung and Daniel Karp for pointing me to this video of Australian group Tripod performing "Gonna Make You Happy." Heh. If you're an online gamer or are in a relationship with a gamer, you'll appreciate this song. :-D

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Zombie

Have spent most of the past few days in bed. Still not 100% but have work to do. If I'm behind in your e-mail, please have patience with me...thanks!

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I've never been a beach person

I so identify with a blog post by Marco Lament (Tumblr and Instapaper developer), who writes about how some people love being completely offline and unreachable, taking a vacation from their computers and cell reception.

To most people, the computer is an annoying tool that they reluctantly use because their job requires it, and mobile phones are a way for their boss to reach them wherever they are, creating an expectation of constant availability for “working”. I’ve never viewed my connected technology this way. Yes, computers and phones are a way for me to be connected to my work. But they’re also my play, my hobby, my leisure, my education, my exposure to society, and my enlightenment. I like this connection.

I don't talk much on the cell phone, but I use my iPhone for so many creative projects as well as reading e-books.

Most people imagine their personal paradises as something like sipping drinks on a beach and doing nothing. To me, that would be hell. I’d rot into boredom and depression from mental atrophy.

Heh. I've never been a beach person, either. I'd rather be creating something or challenging myself somehow than be a passive observer. I'd much rather be curled up reading a good book than watch a tv show or movie. What about the rest of you? Do you see your computer as a burden?

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Happy Valentine's, all!

Jeff and I are both catching up with e-mail and unpacking after a fun weekend with my sister and her family. My personal highlight: walking across the frozen lake to the cottage. Here's a photo of the frosty outhouse. And yes, even that was part of the highlight...always makes me appreciate indoor plumbing. :-) Hope you all had a good weekend.

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Debbie's Filk FAQ: overview, plus topics/questions welcome!

Some of you may already know that I've been a member of the filk community for...oh, let me think...for about 25 years. I created my Filk FAQ (answers to frequently asked questions about filk) in hopes of helping filk newcomers as well as providing an information guide for those unfamiliar with the term. I called Debbie's Filk FAQ to differentiate it from the rec.music.filk Filk FAQ, which is ably maintained by Kay Shapero. My filk FAQ is not meant to be The Definitive Guide To Filk but based heavily on my own experiences and opinions as well as those of other filkers. I welcome suggestions for new topics and questions. If I don't have enough knowledge to answer the question myself, I'll interview those who do. You can see a list of topics already covered in my Filk FAQ index. I also know some of the links are outdated -- always feel free to post the correct in the comments section of that page and I'll include your correction when I next update that page. Thanks SO much to everyone who has helped make the site a useful resource for those interested in filk! If you have no idea what filk is, feel free to read What Is Filk?

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