Adam
@madman.bsky.social
Game designer, musician, swordsperson, forever DM.
Panelist on the Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society podcast.
Someday, I will do something with my life.
he/him
Panelist on the Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society podcast.
Someday, I will do something with my life.
he/him
It may not be true that it never happens, but in my experience it happens WAY less than it did 20 years ago. Then I would have expected it, now I am surprised any time someone does it. _I_ still do it.
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It may not be true that it never happens, but in my experience it happens WAY less than it did 20 years ago. Then I would have expected it, now I am surprised any time someone does it. _I_ still do it.
Well, I have generally not felt too bad, but I only managed to get 5 1/2 hours of sleep, so this thing is doing _something_ to me.
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Well, I have generally not felt too bad, but I only managed to get 5 1/2 hours of sleep, so this thing is doing _something_ to me.
Just that many, many people think the phrase is "chomping at the bit". Amusingly, I had just used the phrase today, I think also in regards to the vaccine!
My first covid shot and later 1st booster absolutely destroyed me, but in general other vaccines also are mild to me. Here's hoping!
My first covid shot and later 1st booster absolutely destroyed me, but in general other vaccines also are mild to me. Here's hoping!
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Just that many, many people think the phrase is "chomping at the bit". Amusingly, I had just used the phrase today, I think also in regards to the vaccine!
My first covid shot and later 1st booster absolutely destroyed me, but in general other vaccines also are mild to me. Here's hoping!
My first covid shot and later 1st booster absolutely destroyed me, but in general other vaccines also are mild to me. Here's hoping!
I got my first dose today, and had been so looking forward to it. So far, side effects aren't too bad, but it's only been 4 hours. Also, bonus points for correct "champing".
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I got my first dose today, and had been so looking forward to it. So far, side effects aren't too bad, but it's only been 4 hours. Also, bonus points for correct "champing".
Big same, actually. Never once watched it, but that goddamn song, man...
December 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Big same, actually. Never once watched it, but that goddamn song, man...
Show off the range of your music taste.
5 songs you like that are musically as far apart as you can manage.
Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith
It Is Pitch Dark - MC Frontalot
Winter - Tori Amos
What Mattered Most - Ty Herndon
Time - Pink Floyd
5 songs you like that are musically as far apart as you can manage.
Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith
It Is Pitch Dark - MC Frontalot
Winter - Tori Amos
What Mattered Most - Ty Herndon
Time - Pink Floyd
December 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Show off the range of your music taste.
5 songs you like that are musically as far apart as you can manage.
Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith
It Is Pitch Dark - MC Frontalot
Winter - Tori Amos
What Mattered Most - Ty Herndon
Time - Pink Floyd
5 songs you like that are musically as far apart as you can manage.
Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith
It Is Pitch Dark - MC Frontalot
Winter - Tori Amos
What Mattered Most - Ty Herndon
Time - Pink Floyd
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Aerosmith
Tori Amos
Billy Joel
Carole King
Guster
Aerosmith
Tori Amos
Billy Joel
Carole King
Guster
November 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Aerosmith
Tori Amos
Billy Joel
Carole King
Guster
Aerosmith
Tori Amos
Billy Joel
Carole King
Guster
It was so hard to get my hands on that full set of books- used book stores and ebay were eventually required, but I got them and love seeing that image across all their spines. My favorite artist and author, come together belatedly but gloriously.
May 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It was so hard to get my hands on that full set of books- used book stores and ebay were eventually required, but I got them and love seeing that image across all their spines. My favorite artist and author, come together belatedly but gloriously.
What are your top 10 video game series?
1. Ultima
2. Zork
3. Civilization
4. Heroes of Might and Magic
5. Baldur's Gate
6. Persona
7. Gold Box Games/Pool of Radiance
8. Sam and Max
9. The Bard's Tale
10. Halo
1. Ultima
2. Zork
3. Civilization
4. Heroes of Might and Magic
5. Baldur's Gate
6. Persona
7. Gold Box Games/Pool of Radiance
8. Sam and Max
9. The Bard's Tale
10. Halo
May 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
What are your top 10 video game series?
1. Ultima
2. Zork
3. Civilization
4. Heroes of Might and Magic
5. Baldur's Gate
6. Persona
7. Gold Box Games/Pool of Radiance
8. Sam and Max
9. The Bard's Tale
10. Halo
1. Ultima
2. Zork
3. Civilization
4. Heroes of Might and Magic
5. Baldur's Gate
6. Persona
7. Gold Box Games/Pool of Radiance
8. Sam and Max
9. The Bard's Tale
10. Halo
14. Space. I love space shit. I went to Space Camp three times, most recently in 2019. As a kid I subscribed to Astronomy magazine. I follow an astrophysicist on youtube. One of the biggest disappointments with the future we got was I thought by now I would have been able to go to space...
January 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
14. Space. I love space shit. I went to Space Camp three times, most recently in 2019. As a kid I subscribed to Astronomy magazine. I follow an astrophysicist on youtube. One of the biggest disappointments with the future we got was I thought by now I would have been able to go to space...
I also have to assume she knows that. But I didn't, that's a cool tidbit! I hope the young one enjoys the book.
January 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I also have to assume she knows that. But I didn't, that's a cool tidbit! I hope the young one enjoys the book.
I genuinely wondered if anyone reading this would recognize Morkeleb! The cover for that book, by Michael Whelan, is one of my go-to pieces of art for "what my platonic ideal dragon looks like".
January 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I genuinely wondered if anyone reading this would recognize Morkeleb! The cover for that book, by Michael Whelan, is one of my go-to pieces of art for "what my platonic ideal dragon looks like".
13. Dragons. I collect figurines, dragon art, and sometimes dragon books or games. From Smaug to Morkeleb to Orm Embar, give me more cool dragons.
...Maybe someday I should read the Pern books.
...Maybe someday I should read the Pern books.
January 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
13. Dragons. I collect figurines, dragon art, and sometimes dragon books or games. From Smaug to Morkeleb to Orm Embar, give me more cool dragons.
...Maybe someday I should read the Pern books.
...Maybe someday I should read the Pern books.
12. A specific author: Roger Zelazny. I have read every word he published- every book, every short story, every poem, every essay. This took a while. I haven't heard any stories about him turning out to be a POS like so many other authors, so my fingers are crossed there.
January 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
12. A specific author: Roger Zelazny. I have read every word he published- every book, every short story, every poem, every essay. This took a while. I haven't heard any stories about him turning out to be a POS like so many other authors, so my fingers are crossed there.
11. @failbettergames.bsky.social 's Fallen London, which I have been playing for almost 11 years. If you play, hit me up and I'll send you some rats.
January 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
11. @failbettergames.bsky.social 's Fallen London, which I have been playing for almost 11 years. If you play, hit me up and I'll send you some rats.
10. The Princess Bride. It is a great book, and the perfect movie. I will not be taking questions.
January 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
10. The Princess Bride. It is a great book, and the perfect movie. I will not be taking questions.
9. West Peak. A site in the Hanging Hills in Meriden, CT, this is where I spent much of my high school years hanging out when I wanted to get away. Always windy, you can look out over a cliff to a great view.
January 23, 2025 at 6:28 AM
9. West Peak. A site in the Hanging Hills in Meriden, CT, this is where I spent much of my high school years hanging out when I wanted to get away. Always windy, you can look out over a cliff to a great view.
8. Reading. For a while, in the early pandemic, I didn't have the brain to read anything new, but I still was constantly rereading something. Most recent book I finished was Nightborn by CS Friedman. I primarily read fantasy and scifi.
January 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
8. Reading. For a while, in the early pandemic, I didn't have the brain to read anything new, but I still was constantly rereading something. Most recent book I finished was Nightborn by CS Friedman. I primarily read fantasy and scifi.