http://joshdrescher.com Clever tagline. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:20:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Oscar time is upon us and - like so many self-absorbed delusionals - I feel the need to prognosticate. Best Picture Who will win: Inglourious Basterds I know everyone is saying Hurt Locker, but I've just got a hunch that Tarantino will score a dark horse victory here. Who SHOULD win: Precious I honestly can't understand how anyone ... http://joshdrescher.com/2010/03/07/i-will-now-pretend-to-be-an-expert/ The new year is well underway.  I have a Post-it on my desk that reminds me to eventually re-purpose this site into something I actually post to occasionally.  I'll get around to that ANY minute now. Maybe. Anywho, in the meantime, you can continue to stalk me via any or all of ... http://joshdrescher.com/2010/01/27/pause-for-station-identification/ My grandfather passed away on Wednesday. Lung cancer. It took him pretty quickly after the initial diagnosis. He opted for hospice in his home, which was astonishingly humane and dignified and I can’t say enough great things about them. For a few weeks, an army of well-wishers came to see him. We visited ... http://joshdrescher.com/2009/11/27/a-story/ Set your Tivos to KILL! No... wait... RECORD! Set them to record. Why, you may ask? Because our episode of Ace of Cakes will be airing later this week! Details, details: Episode DB0706L - "Big Red Squig" airing: Aug 27, 2009 10:00 PM ET/PT Aug 28, 2009 1:00 AM ET/PT Sep 08, 2009 ... http://joshdrescher.com/2009/08/24/the-cake-is-not-a-lie/ A lot of people have noticed the announcement we made earlier today regarding Mark leaving Mythic and EA creating a new MMO/RPG division that's made up of Mythic an BioWare.  Regarding the former, the official statement is pretty straightforward.  I encourage anyone who hasn't read it to do so, as it ... http://joshdrescher.com/2009/06/24/biowaaagh/ It's been a busy couple of months and I promise to post something like a proper update - just not right now.  A short version of the past month and a half: - Prepping/pimping Tomb Kings.  Lots of press, working with folks doing interviews I couldn't make it out for (see ... http://joshdrescher.com/2009/05/26/i-am-not-dead/ Who are these two handsome devils? Protip: You should come to Games Day Baltimore. http://joshdrescher.com/2009/04/06/mmm-caaaake/ Somehow, I managed to forget to draw your attention to the fact that I am now - officially - a rock deity: From WAR-Misc That's a picture of our office "garage band" - The Hamtouchers - hanging out with members of Blue Öyster Cult (they of "More Cowbell" fame) in our local ... http://joshdrescher.com/2009/04/06/rock-n-roll/ This amuses me (play them simultaneously - the sound isn't really important): http://joshdrescher.com/2009/03/31/somebody-at-avon-needs-to-be-promoted/ ...can be found here. http://joshdrescher.com/2009/03/23/my-thoughts-on-the-end-of-bsg/