Lance Weber

@lanceweber.bsky.social

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I get to play with space vehicles every day. Nerd: Tabletop Games, Computer Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Cooking, Cocktails Professional: Tech Leader, Software Development & Architecture Amateur: History, Science, Politics

Slay the Spire boardgame setup on our table

Leftover sandwich fixings - a fried stuffing patty, smoked turkey breast, cheddar cheese, cranberry mayo, tomato, and brisket gravy

Plate at Teocalli restaurant with fish, carnitas, and birria tacos.

"The Cool Stuff Theory of Literature":

All literature consists of whatever the writer thinks is cool. The reader will like the book to the degree that he agrees with the writer about what's cool. And that works all the way from the external trappings to the level of metaphor, subtext, and the way one uses words. In other words, I happen not to think that full-plate armor and great big honking greatswords are cool. I don't like 'em. I like cloaks and rapiers. So I write stories with a lot of cloaks and rapiers in 'em, 'cause that's cool. Guys who like military hardware, who think advanced military hardware is cool, are not gonna jump all over my books, because they have other ideas about what's cool.[10]
Brust elaborated, "The novel should be understood as a structure built to accommodate the greatest possible amount of cool stuff."[

Patsy from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, holding two coconut shells