Cool Obscure Facts

Is Your Collarbone Size English, Irish, or French?
When I’m not playing Baldur’s Gate 3, I’m generally trying to do some work on my writing. And that requires research. I love doing research. So much so, I am often guilty of going down rabbit holes that have nothing to do with what I started out researching. I’m not alone…

A Pleasurable Deal || Series: Books Of Baldur’s Gate III
I particularly love this book because it breaks the fourth wall as well as gives you pertinent in-game information. Kingsley Harp made his deal to become successful and famous with an “entirely lewd piece of drama.” I can understand that. **cough cough** romance writer **cough cough**But beyond the amusement and relatability factors,…

Curse of the Vampyr || Series: Books Of Baldur’s Gate III
This book, Curse of the Vampyr, can be found in the library right before the bridge to Minthara. Since Astarion is my game crush, I had to pick it up. Cold beauty? Check.Pale noble? Check.Charming, with a bite mark on his neck? Check. Yep, that’s Astarion. 😊Actually, that’s Cazador. Cazador is Astarion’s vampire…
Astarion’s Historic and Literary References in Baldur’s Gate 3 — Or Any Excuse To Obsess About Astarion
I love this scene. It’s so cute and romantic. And, for all those Medieval scholars out there, this scene reminds me of a posy that was often engraved inside Medieval marriage rings: Many are thee starrs I see, but in my eye no starr like thee.This isn’t the first time Astarion has…

The Reason There Are No Dogs Allowed In Baldur’s Gate (Baldur’s Gate 3)
If you are playing Baldur’s Gate III Early Access, as I am, you will have noticed in Patch 4 there is a new scene with Lae’zel and that adorable tiefling couple. The tieflings are talking about having a cat as a pet, since dogs aren’t allowed in the city of…
Historical Cat and Dog Cuddling
I love the stuff one can find when researching in old newspapers. I also love that humans have been fascinated by cats and dogs cuddling for centuries. This would have been on I Can Has Cheezburger if it took place today.
Anecdote of a Cat – Edinburgh – 1821
Kitty to the rescue.
Salem Tales
It’s Halloween. And when many people think Halloween, they think Salem, Massachusetts. Because it’s basically our Mardi Gras. Want to know practically everything there is to know about Salem? From witches to how a Salem boy became a Chinese god, to where the Murder of the Century occurred, and including…
Hot Men With Black Cats
Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead with a black cat Adam Howden (voice actor for Anders in Dragon Age 2 and many other voices, like the Ostagar Prisoner, in Dragon Age Origins) is known to have two black cats. One of whom is Goose: This is Adam Howden: There is also:…