Oh, joy.

A good friend of mine--commodorified--coined the term "helpy" to describe what happens when you explain you're doing something, and why, and get a bunch of responses explaining how to do something different. They're well-meaning, but they are not actually helpful. At all. And have nothing to do with your plans or efforts or anything like that, besides casually dismissing them.

I didn't quite have to deal with helpy this morning, but it seems to be in the same general ballpark. I've been dealing with someone who's running a game--we've not met in person, just e-mailed and chatted online--and I submitted a character sheet off to him. Player name, character name, stats, abilities, yadda yadda yadda.

They sent it back with a couple of small changes, which is fine.

They also changed my last name to John's last name.

Despite my last name being what I typed. And what's displayed on my e-mails. And my e-mail address. And, you know, what they've seen as my last name during every communication we've had.

I am less than thrilled.

EDIT: Apology offered and accepted, record corrected, mellowness resumed.

Always knew I was a geek.

Tossed up in response to lunchtime discussion. Am currently contemplating the degree to which IC poetry for a LARP relates to document creation--prop letters and seals, IC documents, that kind of fun stuff. (Apologies to those who see it twice.)

Yay, paper, in all its myriad forms.

( IC poetry. )

( Context. )

For Marna.

I am not, you understand, looking up the other item we discussed. :)

Remote control Daleks.