tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18224448126385655782024-03-05T12:20:51.290-07:00Missives From your Leerless Feaderrandom thoughts, rants, and other oddball stuff that gets thrown out for perusal instead of being buried in the backyard... where it belongs.Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-50339058546493632682012-07-25T00:57:00.001-06:002012-07-25T00:57:57.038-06:00Batman and the Profiteering of ViolenceMuch has already been said about the tragic and horrific events of this past weekend in Aurora Colorado. My heart goes out to those who were touched by this tragedy, and our culture has been altered irrevocably by the terror that ensued. I’m not going to beat on that horse. I’m also not going to proselytize about gun control (either for or against), because that’s not the point. At this point Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-16677509146650273752012-07-15T22:31:00.001-06:002012-07-15T22:31:10.870-06:00A Quest of Some Sort, Involving Elves  So, I’m not sure how old some of you are, and I’m sure that many of you have never heard about a series that was started almost 40 years ago, but has been an indelible part of fantasy since it was first released. I’m speaking of course about the Wendy and Richard Pini series ElfQuest. If the name doesn’t sound familiar right off, I’m sure the title image will be readily recognizable. Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-73349072259444745742012-07-14T22:30:00.001-06:002012-07-14T22:30:59.488-06:00Little Project I’ve Been Working On  Due to an increase in questions about what I would suggest for different ages, I threw this extremely brief guide to for parents. The links listed below will take you to a download page. I’ve made both a .docx (MS Word) and PDF (Acrobat) so you can choose your personal preference.   Word Version https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwHoX8bEa7XWZlJhV29VYnE4elU   PDF version Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-5325136524270792172012-07-06T11:11:00.001-06:002012-07-06T11:11:46.756-06:00The temporal matter of ongoing series  Bakuman, a Japanese manga from the group that did the deeply influential Death Note has finished. Now, if you’re not familiar with what I’m talking about, please refer to the notes listed below. If you don’t know what a manga is, start at note 1. If you don’t know what Death Note is, start at note 2. If you don’t know what Bakuman us, start at note 3. If you know all of the above, Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-6582497429988286892012-03-02T00:39:00.001-07:002012-03-02T00:39:59.906-07:00From Aside to Soliloquy in Geek Minor  So tonight, I managed to freak out my children by whooping and hollering in the car while we were sitting outside the drive-up window of a local restaurant chain. I had just gotten an email stating that my paper proposal had been accepted for a literary conference this summer. Now, several hours later, the giddiness has worn off, and in it’s place, a profound sense of  “holy shit,Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-50930341764764610972011-07-30T15:50:00.001-06:002011-07-30T15:50:10.880-06:00Limerick For Greg  So, in the town of Limerick, they have an annual contest for the best limerick. For five years straight, a man by the name of Seamus McMillian won. The contest was held in the city hall, where only the contestant and the three judges were privy to the limerick itself. This way, no one would be able to figure out what the limerick was (I’m not sure why, that’s just the way the rules areNathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-59576639157476936722011-07-12T23:57:00.001-06:002011-07-12T23:57:58.404-06:00Writing exercise results So I went with @genrelibrarian to a writer’s workshop tonight at the local library. The workshop was being run by the extremely talented Laura Resau (Her website here), who discussed character and setting. It was a great night, and I had a lot of fun. One of the things that Laura discussed was a part that she excised from her book What the Moon Saw, about slug sex (don’t ask – it’ll take more Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-62159072539792556812011-06-14T23:24:00.003-06:002011-06-14T23:51:15.819-06:00A Teaser...So, in light of Melissa's discovery, I thought I would post some of the articles we had worked up for subsequent articles of The Devil's Advocate. Keep in mind these were rough drafts, and the political climate was much different at the time (not to mention we were a bunch of rabid, anti-republican college kids).Soooooo..... without further ado.... some articles from the now defunct Devil's Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-32694931360322411872011-05-24T22:23:00.002-06:002011-05-24T22:55:01.729-06:00Something different tonightAlright guys,Normally, I'll just spew something out and let you all look at it to your heart's content, but tonight, I come to you hat in hand, to ask you a question. I have in my possession, a story that I have written. Not that this is anything strange, I normally have stuff I have written, but I have never felt that anything is worth trying to sell. This has changed, and I would like some Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-84765274797977426002011-05-23T23:03:00.002-06:002011-05-23T23:06:45.393-06:00A little light writingSo, I apparently got an excellent review on an entry I posted over at writing.com for the "It's So Bad, It's Good" contest, where the object was to write the most overwrought, one-dimensional, stereotypical, obnoxious story possible. Here's my entry. One-eyed Bart swaggered into the bar, his hips swiveling like a diseased prostitute with an ill-fitting peg-leg three inches too short for her bodyNathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-36312196206254353572011-04-22T23:07:00.002-06:002011-04-22T23:18:55.833-06:00A work in progressSo, on another site, I'm in the process of submitting for a contest - I have a list of ten words, and I have to use at least 3 of them. Either a poem or short story: Poems have to be at least 25 lines, short stories need to be at least 500 words, but less than 1,000. Below is the list of words I have to use, and a early first draft of either a poem or I'll tie it into a short story.Frugal, Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-49559212470174368642011-04-16T23:21:00.002-06:002011-04-17T01:26:23.812-06:00Some Movie ReviewsSo, with my better half out of town, I've had a chance to watch a bunch of movies that have caught my interest. That being said, I'll be reviewing five movies, and three television shows - The movies are Dead Alive, Game Box 1.o, Ararat, Star Warp'd & Pandorum. The television shows are all (conveniently enough) anime: Bleach, Hikaru No Go & Naruto. Well, without further ado... We'll start off Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-42298535025162876152011-03-24T12:48:00.005-06:002011-03-24T14:22:53.916-06:00Facebook RebuttalDuring a "conversation" on Facebook, I made a crack about the Democrats loosing the House while the GOP got the Tea Party, poking fun at the fact that I felt the GOP got screwed more than the Dems. The following rebuttal occurred.(Names have been removed. If you know who is involved, good for you, go get a cookie)*** >Them< You say "they got the Tea Party" like it is a bad thing?!? What do you Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-1110575918036075742010-11-25T22:19:00.002-07:002010-11-25T23:13:05.515-07:00Gobble Gobble Motherf***ker! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope your turkey day was spent with friends and family, and you had a great time, as well as a great meal. Melissa and I just finished watching the first Thanksgiving themed horror movie we've ever heard of, and I just relish the thought of telling you about it.Anyways, as you can see from the picture, it's called Thankskilling. If the title wasn't enough of a give Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-57057095146599515972010-08-10T09:11:00.003-06:002010-08-10T11:28:06.146-06:00A Musing on Breasts (NSFW - language & content)So, Melissa was on one of her websites today, and the question was asked "Why do men like breasts so much?" She asked me to answer the question for her (which is surprising, due to the fact that the website is for women only). I replied by saying:"Men like breasts for many reasons. It's something that men don't normally have (unless we're morbidly obese) and that engages our curiosity. Breasts Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-44248108653236534272010-05-12T11:25:00.002-06:002010-05-12T13:00:48.955-06:00Untitled Story - Part FourMinutes later, Bill and War stood outside the apartment complex. The sun had descended down past the other massive buildings that surrounded the two. "So if you lose all of your powers when your horse is destroyed, is it possible to get the horse back?" Bill asked, looking down the street. War shrugged. "Yeah, it's possible, but it requires a massive expendeture of energy to reform the horse, Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-13260665042558717522010-05-08T23:31:00.002-06:002010-05-09T00:20:14.571-06:00Untitled Story - Part ThreeShaking the fuzz from his head, Bill struggled back to his feet, rubbing his neck. "Wait a minute, what do you mean a Horseman will lose their powers if they lose their horse? I thought you guys were divine beings, drawn forth to herald the Rapture." Glaring again, War fumed. "WE ARE-" "Damn it, would you stop with the head crushing voice?" Bill cut in, annoyance tinging his voice. Fire blazed Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-1769330964220872792010-05-06T21:24:00.003-06:002010-05-06T22:56:33.209-06:00Untitled Story - Part TwoScrabbling to get the key back out from its hiding place was proving to be a maddening undertaking. It was bad enough that Bill had to scrabble around to get the key without anyone seeing, but he also had a bona-fide Horseman of the Apocalypse practically breathing down his neck. "ARE YOU TRYING TO PISS ME OFF?" Bill winced again as he felt his head attempt to explode from War's voice. Looking Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-46879795342507742242010-05-05T21:07:00.002-06:002010-05-05T21:51:56.921-06:00Untitled Story - Part OneBill locked the door to his apartment and carefully hid the key behind the loose bit of moulding outside his door. Looking around nervously, he began his trek down the three floors to the street below. Silently, he passed the broken elevator that has been out of service since his first week in the building. As he began his descent down the narrow steps, he thought about his roommate, if he couldNathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-28731152638980266132010-05-03T00:49:00.003-06:002010-05-03T01:03:23.465-06:00Musings on becoming an AuthorAs you may or may not know, I have spent the last two years writing my first book. While it is not going to be hitting the New York Times Best Seller list, it is my first real, honest-to-god hard copy book. While I've been talking about writing a book over these past two years, it never really hit me that I was going to be published until tonight, when I stumbled across the Amazon.com entry for Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-63237712111218034102010-03-19T23:28:00.002-06:002010-03-20T00:02:27.434-06:00The Coffee Incident - Based On a True Story I was sitting there, watching Jack play on the video games and listen to Mark repeat the phrase "I'm thirsty" over and over again. Mom and Dad were still sleeping, seeing's how it was only 6:30. Getting bored with the video game, I got up and walked into Mom and Dad's room. Nope, not yet, still sleeping. I toyed briefly with climbing up on the bed and inserting myself between the two of them. Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-90818330140116529402010-03-17T23:06:00.003-06:002010-03-18T10:17:21.787-06:00A Story for Roger Rough hands shoved me into the room. As I looked around my surroundings, the door slammed behind me. Spinning around quickly, I lost my balance, as my hands were still shackled behind my back. Struggling over, I managed to roll over onto my back. Looking around the room, I saw a chair and a table in the middle of the room. In the corner was a fabric panel that I could make out the bottom of a Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-15258861030814203232010-03-16T18:42:00.003-06:002010-03-16T21:22:38.391-06:00An Inglorious PostSo, this post is a little late, due to the fact that Melissa and I stayed up and watched Quentin Tarantino's "Inglorious Basterds" last night. First off, let me say that I like Tarantino - his directing capabilities are top notch, and his movies are engaging and entertaining, not to mention frantic, frenetic, violent (extremely violent), and funny. However, what I watched last night was anythingNathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-84534497651286417622010-03-14T19:05:00.002-06:002010-03-14T19:09:23.633-06:00Happy Hippie This is based off of a real incident that happened lately, but parts of it have been fictionalized due to artistic license.“Well, hello sir!” I turned around at the greeting. Standing before me was a man, had to be close to fifty or so, long goatee and moustache that together swallowed his mouth when he closed it. I looked him over quickly, and replied, “Hey, how’s it going?” He walked up to me,Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822444812638565578.post-73706445425620726602010-03-12T20:57:00.003-07:002010-03-12T22:30:26.976-07:00A Bit of Historical FictionJust a quick note to my fans before I get to the writing tonight: This is the 80th post! Hot Damn! I hope tonight's writing will do this milestone justice, as this is also new territory for me. "Harris!" The call rang out loud and clear. Robert Harris jumped up from his desk. "Yes, Colonel!" The lanky youth dashed down the aisle of desks, other journalists looking up, some annoyed, others Nathan Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204001206542807887noreply@blogger.com1