You didn’t get into one of the good wizard schools (Roll 1d6)

1) A rat wearing a band-aid cordially invites you to Larry’s Spell Hut Down By the Highway

2) An email invites you to Lovely Brides Magic Delivery Upon Deposit

3) Welcome to the Magic Wand Warehouse, we prosecute shoplifters

4) An acceptance letter to Codfrey’s College (Illuminated) won’t let go of your hand

5) Univ. of Arkon Plumbottom says: You’re in!

6) Your check bounced but with Discount Wizardz, you can pay us with eggs

Fun & Prizes

Bad news for our medieval faire’s spring entertainment, fellow serfs: Couldn’t find a bear for the bear-baiting. Found a wetbrain willing to stumble around in furs and have the dogs bark at’m, but that’s it. At least the Rolling In Mud carnival game is still a “go.” Lots prizes for the kids, up to and including having a local baron kick you especially hard and remember your name.

The Signal: EP156

The Signal: EP156 – Exactly 45 minutes of dad-melting music, compatible with all major headphones (and a few minor headphones). We’ve got a treat for you! After the longest break between Signal mixes for years, we’re back with menacing Portuguese rumbling from Brazil, disco from Germany, bass heavy monsters, dancehall magic from the UK, cumbia from Oakland and more!

Download by clicking on the link (or image) above. The file is available only for a limited time. If you’re interested in the tracklist, it’s in the mp3 itself, in the id3 tags. Or, if you sign up to be a member of our mailing list, The Tuned In, you’ll be among the first on the planet to know when a new mix is posted, and you’ll get a permanent archive link and the entire playlist, delivered to your inbox.

Spotify user? Here’s (most of) the EP156 playlist.

The Timeless Twist

Time to bring back songs that have dances associated with them! I call this one The Timeless Twist!

♫ C’mon now baby! Let’s do–♫

*leg crumples under me and I immediately fall down four flights of stairs and onto a skateboard, rolling through a public park and into a gravel pit just as a dump truck empties a load of broken doll parts on top of me*

HYPNOTIST PARTY: A GAME

Every player is a hypnotist, or thinks they’re a hypnotist. A 1st player is selected to state something they believe.

Any other player can then claim they hypnotized that player to believe that statement, and why. Any other player can then claim why they hypnotized the previous player to believe they hypnotized the first one.

Play continues until the soft murmuring of hypnotists claiming earlier and earlier actions lulls all present into a pliant & suggestive state.

MENTAL HEALTH TIP

Hey, buckaroo! Did you just come across a ship adrift at sea, completely unpopulated, only to find that in the galley there are plates of food still in place, still warm, as if some unknown disaster struck right before you arrived?

Stressful, right?

But what if: This is a setup for a surprise BIRTHDAY PARTY!? Try checking UNDER the boat! Maybe the sailors grew gills and have a cake for you under the waves!

A little optimism goes a long way for mental health!

how does THAT make sense?

) Get a magic sword from a lake monster lady
) Unseat a tyrant
) Claim the throne
) Toss your sword back into the lake
) Get FINED for LITTERING?!?!?

Please sign my petition where a hero can return a weapon to a “protected” waterway however he or she likes forever because apparently “laws” require “petitions” to “change” these days.

Please sign up for my new dating app! Here’s how it works!

1) Enter your credit card, personal details, and describe your perfect partner.

2) Wait 20-30 years for the earth to be swallowed by rising seas.

3) Hold your phone aloft while shouting the name of my app to any survivors you come across eking out a living on a storm-blown expanse, struggling to relearn agricultural practices in a hostile environment.

If anyone remembers my app from the Before Times… it’s a match! True love awaits!

total dear diary

May 1st. A perfect day. Woke up to find the wicker man I’ve been locked inside of for three days of fasting and purification has absorbed enough morning dew that it’s failing to light.

Sure, the crops might fail, but there’s a good chance I can be down at the pub by mid-day, ignoring the spiteful side-eyes of the villagers.

business opportunity

A sideline business selling “funny” prank transparencies and overlays to go on top of the glass coverings of cryochambers, to fool the people inside them when they awaken, including:

) Stars in the night sky (i.e. adrift in space)
) Zombies
) A hotel-style Do Not Disturb sign
) A collections notice for charges related to cryochamber maintenance