The Sarmatian Protopope

Darling, I believe that your obsession
is your only way out of here
It's your only spiritual condition
where heart and soul they cross-appeal
-- Gogol Bordello, Sacred Darling

I hoard beautiful and amazing things, glimpses of good ideas, and Tech That Works. And I share them with people who appreciate. That's actually my vocation, and a large part of my purpose in life.

I am obsessed with good scifi books, anime, b-movies, webcomics, old video games, AI and artificial life, MUDs and world creation, near-future RPG systems, clever software, religions, ceremonial magic, intentional communities, portals and knowledge management, Portland (Maine), sailing and girls.

I'm married to catvalente

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Yes, this is all going somewhere. I'm trying to get across something with these entries and diagrams. There is a story, and a pattern, and a point. Be patient with me.

Why some words are bolded in my entries - It's for ease of skimming. I want to make it easier for you to skim over what I write, and determine what it's about. I want the best of all worlds: the freedom to be verbose, but not feeling like I'm impinging on readers' time.

FILTERS: I only have one filter -- the [Diary] filter as a simple record of what I did and thought each day. This is merely for organization, and so as not to flood your Friends feed (unless you want me to). :)
To be added to the filter leave a comment on this entry.
If there's anything interesting, juicy or prurient, I'll simply post it to my journal (or merely friends-lock).

Un-Friending note: I am very low-key about my friends list. Please feel free to un-friend without warning.

Some Current Projects: I run Invisible Games with catvalente -- see also lj feed at invisiblegames and announcement/discussion community invisiblegamers

Some Trivia:
* Where my current username comes from. Also, where my previous name, 'godlyperspectiv' comes from.
* A programmer at a distributed systems company, coding in Erlang, Ruby, Python, Node.js.
* Languages: English, Russian (fluent), French (studied for 5 years. Can still read, with a dictionary, but losing the conversation skills).
* List of (tabletop) RPGs I want to play before I die: Part 1 and Part 2.

Frequently maligned movies which I like:
* Eyes Wide Shut
* Romeo + Juliet
* Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within