Category Archives: Random Crap

Once read that in some Slavic countries some people believed that those who were born on “the unclean days” – from Christmas Eve through Epiphany (January 6th) – were given special powers and may become vampires or vampire hunters. Seems like a weird sort thing but since I’m half Slavic and I was born todayContinue reading “Happy birthday to us!”

We can’t be with my parents this year, but this was the next best thing. (Clip the arrows for more.)

Hi. This isn’t a real post. It’s just me dropping in because a few people bought memberships to the Fantastic Strangelings book club for presents and were like, “Could you maybe make a video welcoming them so I can show it to them on Xmas?” and that seems like a really wonderful thing so IContinue reading “This isn’t a real post.”

I have written and rewritten this post a dozen times but here is the gist. It’s okay if the holidays don’t look like you think they should look this year. It’s okay if you don’t have a tree up and don’t have a bunch of gifts under the tree that doesn’t exist or if youContinue reading “It’s okay to not be okay”

I was going to write something more serious today about how we have to give ourselves a break during this weird time but then I got overwhelmed with it and decided to give myself a break and instead do what I would do if you were here in my office with me. I would say,Continue reading “You deserve a break.”

So this week I was very surprised to find a giant mysterious package at my front door: If I was smart I would have done an unboxing video but I am too impatient so I ripped it apart to find the taxidermied monster head I forgot I ordered. This is not that unusual because IContinue reading “Beauty is in the eye of the beast holder”