Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays everyone! I hope Santa brought you all the toys you asked for. I must have been a very good boy this past year because Santa hooked me up. I won't go in to details on all the goodies I scored, but I will tell you about the top two. The first gift was a 1978 Tie Advanced Fighter still in the box. My wife found it on one of those crazy websites that sells old toys. I was pretty stoked. The second gift and the last one that I opened on Christmas was a shiney PS3. My wife was able to get me one the Friday before Christmas. I have that sucker hooked into my 40 inch flat panel Sony Bravia (this tv owns you) via hdmi cable and it rocks. Here is a photo showing the PS3, Xbox 360, TV, and Bose system in all their glory.



Pretty sweet set up, eh? Well if you are going to play games on that system, then you need to sit in decent chairs. So, I picked up the ultimate in fat slob American Chair design:



Yeah, Santa digs me.

Oh...DB Stuff. I am writing a report today. I will put all the DB stuff in there :p

DB Projects

I know, I know. I have been slacking on the Blog. When I started the Blog I promised myself that I would update it at least 2x a week to keep people informed of DB projects and my screwy real life. So....

1. Antei Project: This is a 52 page Antei System manual detailing the history of the Dark Brotherhood's home system. Version 1.9 is complete and is going to Jac for his final review. We made a few updates to the astrophysical documentation after Donitz handed us a reality check. Big thanks to Don for his expertise in an area that most of us are unfamiliar with.

2. RoS: Gladiatorial Competition to determine the Champions of the Dark Brotherhood. If the competition has the word supremacy in it, then we need to declare some Champions. I have sent Jac a rough outline detailing what type of events I want to run. The next step is bring in subject matter experts so they can code and design portions of the competition. Sneak Peak: Appetite for Destruction -- Two weeks of Debate Tournament, ACC Tournament, Battle Plan, 4x Fiction Competitions, and Multiplayer Gaming Platform Ladders. Winners get the good stuff.

3. GMRG: Jac has a vision. I took that vision and sent him a proposal. More news at 11.

4. GJW: The General Plot Idea is settled. Details are being worked. More news at 11.

5. Fleet Reset: What the hell is a fleet reset? A Fleet Reset is an Army Term. It is when we turn our old shit in for new shit. Cool.

Okay, enough DB work stuff. Here is a little something special from the realm of the nerdy. My wife and I were grabbing coffee from the Evil Empire known as Starbucks when I noticed Chewbacca and a bunch of Stormies patrolling Toys R Us. The local chapter of the 501st made an appearance and the guy in the Chewie suit gurgling and making moaning noises was too much for my wife to handle. So, for your viewing pleasure, my wife and Santa Chewie.

Christmas Present

This Christmas is brought to you by baby Sarin. My wife had her first ultra-sound today and we found out that we are having a little girl. Check that kid out!

I remember looking at other people's ultra-sound images and thinking "what the hell is that alien?" I think it is pretty funny that I now show my ultra-sound image off to anyone with the capability of sight.

DB work: Things are very busy. We have a lot of projects starting, taking place, and finishing up. The project that has my most attention is the Antei System description. Raken has just sent me what I hope is the final version. We may have a few changes to the GMRG training facility, but other than that, it looks golden. The next step is having Jac bless off and then we can get it out to the public.

RL work: My mom is pretty sure I am a party planner. I have a memorial event and social dinner planned this Friday. The XVIII Airborne Corps Commander, LTG Vines will be our keynote speaker. The entire General staff (Commanding General and his two Deputy Commanding Generals) from the 101st will also be in attendance. Because of this, I am going to be swamped on Thursday and Friday. I should be back to full time DB stuff on Saturday.

Muz is the bomb

Check out the photo to the right. Yeah, that is me. Muz did that photo based off of this one. My wife had a good laugh when she saw my Dark Jedi version. Big thanks to Muz for his work!

Oh yeah, P:DGM, M:DGMs will be announced tonight with my report. My report also mentions the GJW. To tell you the truth, I am fired up about my little Plot idea. It has a lot of elements that people have been calling for and I hope it can live up to the intense scrutiny that these competitions often face. I am going to have a damn good team helping me set it up (See: Donitz and Raken) and I think we might make something pretty fun. I think a GJW should give people a reason to play, and hopefully we do that.

Lord Tyranus

My dog, Lord "Ty" Tyranus has turned my family into early risers. Ty insists that we are awake by 0700 on the weekends and stands at the door waiting for a walk. This morning's blog is brought to you by Ty.

P:DGM and M:DGMs should be announced some time today. I should also have a report out.

Project List

I put together a project list for Jac to review the other night and from it we determined a merit list for projects. I threw quite a few of the projects out of the window and will return to them at a later date. For the time being, I have a top three and that is my priority. 1. Society of Envoys, 2. Saga of the Clans, and 3. Antei Project.

I plan on having all three of these projects out of the way by the first week of December, and then I can start in on some of my pet projects. All in all, it is quite a bit to do. Fun times.

Real life: Another day where I am not quite sure where I am working. I am either a Brigade Assistant S3 or a Battalion Assistant S3. No one seems to know where I will be working for the next couple of months.

16 Applications and Counting

P:DGM and M:DGM appear to be sought after positions. I have received 16 total applications for the positions and I have been highly impressed with the applicants. I will have a selection by Saturday of this week.

In other news, I have read over several Internal Reviews from DC members and Consuls and will be responding to each leader.

Real life, looks like I will be busy with a 15k project until 1 December. 15k does not seem like a whole lot when I spent a budget of 937k last year, but this project is a very delicate and high profile. Wish me luck.

100 Emails a Day!

I have been Deputy Grand Master of the Dark Brotherhood for less than 3 days and yet I have received over 300 emails! Jac was kind enough to send me 50 or so emails on the current projects in the Dark Brotherhood and the database was kind enough to generate about 200 emails last night. I expected mail, but not this much.

Anyways, next up on the agenda is trimming down the projects that Xanos was working on. My first tasks are to finish up the Antei System Description, identify an expanded duty description for the KCB, and rework the GMRG reset. Fun stuff!

Odd news, my wife went to a local fortune teller (my sister-in-laws boyfriend's aunt) to find out the sex of our baby. Score one for the creepy 85 year old lady for saying a boy.