Clockwork Dreams

Enthusiastically Unstable; Eloquently Retrotech

“Being nice” to strangers on the Internet – it doesn’t help

Inventrix | February 24, 2010

I got a random anonymous question on my formspring account, which hit one of my ‘things I have a problem with’ buttons. I ended up typing up a really long response, and felt it was more suitable to be put on this blog. So I copied it here.
The ‘question’
You are gorgeous. You are smart. Life [...]

LOOK MA, I HAVE A WEB SERIAL!

Inventrix | November 28, 2009

The Philosopher’s Society is LIVE! Check it out! http://philosociety.rustedphoenix.net
Oh and that logo is just temporary, by the way. The amazing Irk a.k.a. irkdesu of Infernal Shenanigans is designing me a real logo. I’m extremely excited about seeing the finished product, when it’s done!
I’m so excited about this WHOLE THING!
You have no idea how excited I [...]

Musicking From Afar, or When Internet Radio Falls Short

Inventrix | September 2, 2009

Believe it or not, this is a query to the general wide world of the internet.
I have a music library, and it is a good music library. I enjoy listening to my music very much. I would enjoy listening to it at work very much as well. However, I have no way [...]

WARNING: Offensive, inappropriate, and politically incorrect humor below

Inventrix | August 18, 2009

If you are easily offended, sometimes offended, or occasionally offended by jokes involving massive historical tragedies, please do not continue reading.

I take no responsibility for any lack of respect or esteem that you may have after reading this post.

Right, so! This is a little exchange that I and a couple of my friends had in the IRC chatroom I hang out in had. I took out most irrelevant chatter, but left in the reactions of amusement (as gibberish as they may be). Also, one of my friends dislikes having his screenname posted ’round the internet (?) so I’ve altered it. [...]

Taking the P&P RPG to new places: Twitter!

Inventrix | May 27, 2009

I had a fantastic (to me) idea just a short while ago. Specifically, hosting an RPG via Twitter! It’d probably be steampunk (because that’s sort of my thing although I could do something else) and would be most fun if it were free-form. That requires a certain level of ability and restraint [...]

The Language of the Emoticon

Inventrix | April 29, 2009

One thing that I tend to do almost obsessively is analyze language. Or, in some cases, “language”. Example: I have studied at least three dialects of l33t sp34k. I think that is the only example needed.
A recent brief exchange on Twitter has refocused my thoughts on the fine art of emoticon usage [...]