Dennis Spielman

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Month: September 2013

Dog Park

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On September 20, 2013

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“To start things off I’ve been asked to read this brief notice: the city council announces the opening of a new dog park at the corner of Earl and Summerset near the Ralph’s. They would like to remind everyone that dogs are not allowed in the dog park. People are not allowed in the dog park. It is possible you will see hooded figures in the dog park. Do not approach them. Do not approach the dog park. The fence is electrified and highly dangerous. Try not to look at the dog park, and especially do not look for any period of time at the hooded figures. The dog park will not harm you.”
~ Welcome to Night Vale, Episode 1

Or in this case, the opening of the dog park next to The Deli in Norman, OK in Campus Corner.

Goodnight, Norman.

Goodnight.

Travel Log: Five Little Points, Food Trucks, and Pirates

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On September 16, 2013

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Last month I went to Atlanta, Georgia to visit family again for my Mom’s Celebrate Life ceremony. I didn’t get to be a tourist too much this trip, but I have a few places I visited I want to share with everyone.

Outside Bang-On
Outside Junkman’s Daughter
Inside Junkman’s Daughter
Inside Junkman’s Daughter

One of the most interesting places I got to visit was Five Little Points. The district has become famous for the alternative culture it brings to Atlanta. It’s a bohemian community known for independent theatre, tattoo shops, and alternative clothing stores. It’s simply artistic and worth visiting if you’re into that scene.

Atlanta Food Truck Park
Atlanta Food Truck Park
Atlanta Food Truck Park
Atlanta Food Truck Park
Atlanta Food Truck Park
Atlanta Food Truck Park

I love how over the past few years, Food Trucks have become “cool.” In Oklahoma City, we have a few monthly events that feature groups of Food Trucks such as H&8th Night Market and Live on the Plaza, but there isn’t a everyday place food trucks gather together. The Atlanta Food Truck Park such a place with an ever changing collection of Food Trucks in the area. There was something for everyone even those eating heathy or vegan. It’s best to check their Facebook page to see if they will be open or not that day and what food trucks will be there.


Lastly, in Duluth, there was an adventurous mini-golf course, Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf. I loved how the whole course had such depth and life to it. My sister and I had fun here.

That’s all I have to share from my Atlanta trip.

Recommendation: Welcome to Night Vale

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On September 3, 2013

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I want to preface this recommendation that I haven’t followed any podcasts until now. Welcome to Night Vale was introduced to me as a radio show from the place of Courage the Cowardly Dog. The twice-monthly podcast describes itself as “community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, featuring local weather, news, announcements from the Sheriff’s Secret Police, mysterious lights in the night sky, dark hooded figures with unknowable powers, and cultural events.”

The show is clever, dark, and witty such as this moment from the first podcast:

“Hello listeners. To start things off I’ve been asked to read this brief notice: the city council announces the opening of a new dog park at the corner of Earl and Summerset near the Ralph’s. They would like to remind everyone that dogs are not allowed in the dog park. People are not allowed in the dog park. It is possible you will see hooded figures in the dog park. Do not approach them. Do not approach the dog park. The fence is electrified and highly dangerous. Try not to look at the dog park, and especially do not look for any period of time at the hooded figures. The dog park will not harm you.”

Welcome to Night Vale is wonderfully written and narrated show that gets my recommendation.

Unbound Updated

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On September 2, 2013

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Lessa’s Unbound Dilemmas at the Library has been updated universally. The Kindle, Nook, iBookstore versions are all the same version with formatting fixes and updated parts. The story is now a single short story with multiple paths for $0.99. Unbound is an interactive urban fantasy adventure that follows librarian, Lessa, in a typical night of closing the library. As usual, the characters have come unbound from their books to roam the library at night. But this time one of the characters wants to be free of the library and will do anything to guarantee his freedom.

I plan to take the Unbound concept and flesh it out into a non-interactive novel in the future.

On another note, the price on Uncovering Oklahoma’s 2013 Date Idea Book has been cut since we are getting close to the end of the year. Work has been underway for the 2014 edition. I’ve been gathering information and taking pictures.

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