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Day 335: My X-mas Card

December 25, 2017 phillrantymcrantface

For those of you who know me well, you know I’m bad about being a “card” person. I’m a “gift” person, and I grew up in a small family (me and my mom) that weren’t[…]

Day 334: Being a fan of a bad team

December 24, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

I’ve been a Colts fan for as long as I can remember. For those of you who know how old I am, that means you realize I lived through eras with Jack Trudeau, Chris Chandler,[…]

Day 333: The 12 Days of Rusev

December 22, 2017 phillPop Culture

For those who aren’t tuned in to the WWE, one of my favorite wrestlers, Rusev, has been running wild with a gimmick of “Rusev Day” (based on the mayor of his hometown naming one day[…]

Day 332: Why X-mas matters to me

December 22, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

Full disclosure– this might seem like a self-pity post. It’s not. Believe me, it’s not. But it’s a sad set of memories. Growing up, X-mas was a real hit/miss thing for me. For one thing,[…]

Day 331: My first memory

December 21, 2017 phillmemoir

I am sure that my first memory is planted by others– I can’t possibly remember something from such a young age. But when I was still in the crib, a spider descended on a thin[…]

Day 330: Soundtrack IV: the ending

December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 phillmemoir

Back again to my Soundtrack to Phill. Again, the rules: 40 songs, no repeat artists (though side projects and solo work from bands is acceptable). Songs must fit onto the list because of one or[…]

Day 329: Soundtrack III

December 19, 2017December 20, 2017 phillmemoir

Back again to my Soundtrack to Phill. Again, the rules: 40 songs, no repeat artists (though side projects and solo work from bands is acceptable). Songs must fit onto the list because of one or[…]

Day 328: Soundtrack Part II

December 18, 2017December 19, 2017 phillmemoir

After a day’s break, back to my Soundtrack to Phill. Again, the rules: 40 songs, no repeat artists (though side projects and solo work from bands is acceptable). Songs must fit onto the list because[…]

Day 327: on Failure (a repeated lament)

December 16, 2017December 16, 2017 phillUncategorized

As you all know, I teach game writing/game design. I have expertise in various other areas (all manner of digital production, digital and cultural rhetorics, visual rhetoric, etc.), but if one were to ultimately define[…]

Day 326: A Soundtrack Part 1

December 16, 2017December 19, 2017 phillUncategorized

During my first class as a PhD student, I wrote a collage essay. As a part of it, I built a list of songs, one for every year of my life, that was meant to[…]