Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 25/09/2026A thing that has dominated my thoughts about post academic life is that I like being wrong and don’t have much of an ego. I like to listen and learn and be corrected. I like to advocate be critical in an effort to learn and teach. And I’m told constantly that I’m weird, annoying, and weak. 020
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 23/09/2026Ah, arthritis my old friend. I didn’t need the reminder that I have hands.static.klipy.comBarney Stinson's Arthritis Five!ALT: Barney Stinson's Arthritis Five! 020
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 23/09/2026Have gotten to the point where I need to really edit down my #boardgames collection. I think I might just ditch all the popular games because everyone will have those. So then we get to, "Let's have a board game night!" and I whip out Splotter's Beest and Pret-A-Porter while the Catan wanters cry. 120
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 22/09/2026The totality of unpacking leaves little room for anything else 020
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 19/09/2026I only got a few weeks left of unpacking but man has it been nice to just look at stuff I forgot I owned and re-read some books, some diaries, watch some old forgotten tv shows.static.klipy.comTakahara Hairi Unpacks SuitcaseALT: Takahara Hairi Unpacks Suitcase 010
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 18/09/2026My last PhD student, @justincolegis.bsky.social, recently passed away due to a sudden and aggressive fight with Cancer. Justin was the brightest part of my time in Rochester. Our talks about GIS, social science, and Bruno Latour were formatve. millerfuneralandcremationservices.com/obituaries/?...millerfuneralandcremationservices.comRemembering Justin D. ColeJustin D. Cole September 23, 1982 - September 15, 2026 Justin D. Cole, 43, of Henrietta, New York, passed away on September 15, 2026, after an aggressive cancer ended his life far too soon. Jus 020
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 18/09/2026just before COVID, I bought a bulk lot from a closing #ttrpg site on Yahoo Auctions Japan. It had Sword World, DnD rules cyclopedias, shadowrun, and GURPS Runal from @sjgames.com This is a replay book. Looks like someone scanned it here: www.scribd.com/document/746... 030
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 17/09/2026Got retro tink set up…now to find my consoles in the sea of boxes. What a ridiculous setup I’ll have at this house. Hopefully it’ll last for more than a few years. 010
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 14/09/2026Bought a bunch of @vanrydergames.bsky.social graphic novel CYOA to check out. Might just bring a whole collection of CYOA games to a game night soon. 000
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 14/09/2026Writing a business plan for yourself while trying to figure out who exactly you are is awkward aa hell. But it’s therapeutic in a way that maybe only Jeff understands. 020
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 14/09/2026When I left Austin in 2013, everyone carried GURPS and various Steve Jackson Games. It was weird to not see any @sjgames.com in game stores in Austin but I’ve been happy to start seeing some again! 051
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 14/09/2026Woke up today thinking about a #ttrpg I wasn't invited to play because, "I seemed to square to get it." The basic premise was that the characters were only capable of 1 term which was related to a large machine and so they played parts of it. It made me think of... 110
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 12/09/2026Kristen ran another Ultra-ish marathon today. It's amazing to see that community of folks. It's still new enough for "professional" to be accessible yet insane enough for the community to be small and driven. Prolly not for too much longer, but it's nice now!static.klipy.comTurtlerat Downhill Trail RunALT: Turtlerat Downhill Trail Run 011
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 11/09/2026Saw this and immediately thought of @mothmother.com for the last character they played in whatever game we were playing with @snapdragoness.itch.io store.cave-evil.com/collections/...store.cave-evil.comFungi of the Far Realms (Reprint Hardcover)By Alex Clements, Illustrated by Shuyi Zhang Second Printing 2024 Fungi of the Far Realms is an illustrated guide to fictional mushrooms, both magical and mundane, compatible with all role-playing gam... 010
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 09/09/2026Welp, closed on house today, big conference tomorrow. Oh, and my birthday is tomorrow. Kristen running a marathon Saturday. The next few weeks are going to be all about moving...ugh 230
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 08/09/2026Well, it finally happened. I typed into eBay, “antique games” and started looking for late 1800s #boardgames. 011
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 06/09/2026Went with @dunots.voidsent.com to the Austin City Limit Break @aclimitbreak.bsky.social today! Always nice to be reminded how positive the ffxiv fanbase can be. Resubbed and came home with some prints for the house we’re closing on on Tuesday. 181
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 04/09/2026For the #ttrpg fans out there. I am prepping to propose running a few dungeons in His Majesty, the Worm. For those of you who have run it, what tarot deck did you go with? I went with The Phantomwise Tarot: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... But is there one closer to the book's aesthetic?bookshop.orgThe Phantomwise Tarot: A 78-Card Deck and Guidebook (Tarot Cards)A fantastical 78-card tarot deck and guidebook hand-painted by the award-winning author of the spellbinding bestseller The Night Circus.Welcome to The Phantomwise Tarot. This black-and-white world is ... 020
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 03/09/2026I will say something like, “Eiichiro Oda, the writer of One Piece is the Tolkien of our time.” And folks ask how or why. often scoffing loudly. The attention to detail goes all the way down to foot prints as a plot device spread 13 years apart . youtube.com/shorts/mdFPp...youtube.comThe FOOT PIECE is REAL?! 👣🦶 #onepiecetheoryYouTube video by RogersBase 000
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 03/09/2026Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20? 000
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 02/09/2026Name an album you can listen to on repeat that doesn't get old. 141
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 31/08/2026Today seems to be the day i've decided to sit down and rewrite the, "About Me" portion of my website. It's also the biggest source of anxiety i've had since leaving the tenure track. 000
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 30/08/2026It is hot but somehow getting prescription sunglasses makes it not so bad. Then I wake up sun burned. 100
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 30/08/2026Man. Earth 2 had some fun promise. Still mad about it. youtu.be/aPRHz5Itq78?...youtu.beEarth 2 The Series: A Sci-Fi Dream Cut Short?YouTube video by DoubleReelTV 010
Reposted by Nick LaLoneMartino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 30/08/2026People still ship brand new physical cassettes for a computer from 1982 — and argue over BASIC vs assembly like it's 1985. The ZX Spectrum scene never died. #ZXSpectrum #RetroComputing comuniq.xyz/Technology/p...comuniq.xyzNobody Told Me People Still Code New Games for a 1982 Computer | ComuniqDiscover, vote and discuss the best content on the web. Comuniq is an open source community-driven news aggregator where real people — not algorithms — curate and share what matters most. 043
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 29/08/2026As much as I love Days of Thunder, I could never have anticipated a sequel. Tom Cruise’s retirement walk is even more grandiose than Stallone’s.static.klipy.comIce Cream Days Of ThunderALT: Ice Cream Days Of Thunder 100
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 28/08/2026Found myself wanting to buy a copy of Barbarian Prince as I continue digging into the dungeon crawl and the space between a #ttrpg and a #boardgame. The web approach seems to work for this game. Going to give it a printing later: dwarfstar.brainiac.com/ds_barbarian...dwarfstar.brainiac.comBarbarian Prince - Download The Classic Heritage Dwarfstar Boardgames For Free 000
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 28/08/2026Every once in a while, I thought about a blog that goes through #ttrpg character creation processes. Just want to make a character every day for games i'll never get a chance to play. I wonder if it's worth the time. 000
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 27/08/2026So wait, Tim Curry, Peter Cullen, and Dolly Parton? goodness.static.klipy.comOptimus Prime Transformers Robot TransformationALT: Optimus Prime Transformers Robot Transformation 010
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 27/08/2026Yes, it’s me, a basic bstatic.klipy.comTrey Kennedy's Hilarious Pumpkin Spice ReactionALT: Trey Kennedy's Hilarious Pumpkin Spice Reaction 010
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 26/08/2026In what might be the most obscene thing i've purchased in a while, my Topre Realforce 9-Key is finally shipping. It will go very well with the Happy Hacker Keyboard i've been using. mechanicalkeyboards.com/products/top...mechanicalkeyboards.comTopre Realforce RT1 Numpad KeyboardGenuine silent 45g Topre capacitive switches APC (Actuation Point Changer) allows for setting actuation point of switches in 0.1mm increments between 0.8mm and 3.0mm Dedicated software for adjusting k... 010
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 26/08/2026Man, weirdly had been thinking about the show Earth 2 lately. Curry was one of the best parts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0Bg...youtube.comTim Curry - Earth 2 Small Clip & Interview - Hair, Makeup and CostumeYouTube video by Tim Curry 011
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 25/08/2026Picked up a copy of the new @chaosium.bsky.social prints of the #ttrpgs Pendragon and Runequest. It's been a long time since I read through Runequest and i've never given Pendragon the time it deserves, so here we go! 010
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 24/08/2026Finally sitting down to learn The Fantasy Trip’s melee first adventure. I tell you what, @sjgames.com, one thing id love to see for this game is something Dungeon Crawl Classics does, scratch off character sheets. 410
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 24/08/2026Kristen’s shelter is nearly done with 109 cat spays and neuters today for a big ole feral event today for their community cat program. Amazing work. 020
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 24/08/2026Woke up today thinking again about a #boardgame company that made games based on song lyrics. Games like I open up my wallet and it's full of blood. In the spine of the dictionary, the words are worthless Perhaps God gave the answers to those with nothing to say. It's only fear that makes you run 220
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 24/08/2026Toting @sjgames.com's The Fantasy Trip Legacy to Austin today to do some work at Emerald Tavern later. To call it big is a disservice to the idea of big things. thefantasytrip.game/products/cor...thefantasytrip.gameThe Fantasy Trip Legacy Edition 131
Reposted by Nick LaLoneChaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 24/08/2026In his latest 'Out of the Suitcase' post, Chaosium president Rick Meints talks about Games Workshop's #RuneQuest, and why it didn't come in a box...chaosium.comOut of the Suitcase #56: Games Workshop and RuneQuest 3rd EditionChaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium RuneQuest 2nd edition ranked as one of the best selling RPGs in the UK in the v... 06217
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 22/08/2026Welp, seems like we got a place to live again…in a few weeks. Suddenly changing one’e trajectory in life is interesting. every time I’ve done it, I go through shame, anger, more shame, rage, regret, acceptance and head on in to building. And building things is fantastic. 040
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 15/08/2026Without downloading anything new, where are you at mentally? 010
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 14/08/2026I realized this morning that in being asked to reconfigure and rewrite a, "How to use Microsoft Office" to be, "Productivity tools and formats" that I can foreground accessibility everywhere. 000
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 13/08/2026Finally gave Bloodsport Gambler a try. As a solo game, it does not pull punches at all. 2-player is also a furious time. So many ideas to mine here for other games though. 001
Nick LaLone @nicklalone.com · 10/08/2026These three games I just picked up today. They’re like a collection of what has been and is possible in #ttrpgs. Also got to recommend some folks Michael Korns’ Modern War in Miniature as they’re actually making a version of that game without knowing it. It’s been a neat day for games things. 181
Reposted by Nick LaLoneSteve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 10/08/2026Come join the SJ Games team as our new Document Accessibility Specialist! We are seeking a detail-oriented person to ensure our digital documents are fully accessible and compliant with legal standards. bit.ly/sjgdaspdfjob 510285