Sunday, October 27, 2013

Princes, Podcasts and D&D

Today I watched a new reality show called Secret Princes, this is the second season but I didn't watch the first season. If you've never heard of the show it chronicles the adventures of four members of international nobility as they leave their countries to live, work and look for love in America. In addition, to guarantee that they are loved for their true selves and not due to their wealth or status, they go undercover as ordinary locals. Last season they were in Atlanta, Georgia and this season they are in Austin, Texas.

I'm not a big reality person (thought most of my career in the entertainment industry had me working on reality shows) but this one peaked my interest. I remember seeing previews of the last season and never did see it so I made sure I set me DVR to record this season.

The first episode was as I expected, they introduced the four "Princes". Prince Alexander of Russia - Direct descendent of the Romanoff dynasty; also known as Francis Mathew; 35 years old. Prince Lorenzo de'Medici of Italy - Heir to the famous Medicic dynasty; 37 years old; both Polish and Italian royal bloodlines. Lord James Rennell of Rodd - 4th Baron Rennell, United Kingdom; 35 years old; inherited the title in 2006 from his uncle. The Honourable Oliver Plunkett of Dunsany - Heir to the Barony of Dunsany; Republic of Ireland; 28 years old.

My favorite of the four would be Oliver as he's a total geek, like hard core. My least favorite is Lorenzo as he seems very snobbish. I know he's a prince and use to being pampered but he seems to be the only one who is having a hard time adjusting to living in a crappy house with very little money.  I look forward to watching the rest of the season (only a total of five episodes). It's not must see TV for me but it is a guilty pleasure and some of the guys are very cute and they all have amazing accents :) .

In other geek news, they announced the Podcast Award nominations. I was only promoting my MASH 4077 Podcast for a nomination but unfortunately my podcast was not nominated. Oh well maybe next year.

Today was another D&D session. We had a full house today. Today session was rough in a good way. We manage to get two of our party members out of a rat infested hole, took a little longer then expected and things didn't go exactly to plan but in the end we succeeded. We finally made it to the great oak tree, in order to get the potion that we needed (our original mission) we had to do something for them and head back to the ruins in which we just came from. We had to kill all the of renegade wolf clan.

This battle took forever and 2/3d's of our party were unconscious by the end of it. I really thought we were going to lose three or four of the players this session, but we didn't. Dash manage to survive until the last ten minutes of the battle before going unconscious.

We made our way back to the great oak and got the potion. We now have to head back to where we began this mission. Of course we're on day 6 of a 12 day adventure so I'm sure it won't be a hop, skip and a jump to get back.. plenty of danger is ahead.

We got done a bit early and a few of us hung out for a few hours and chatted. My buddy Will and I wanted to arm wrestle the last time we were hanging out but forgot, so we thought we would give it a go now. We're pretty matched in strength as we held each other for a while but I had longer endurance and was able to wait until he tired and finally won. We then tried with our left arms and I had a moment of concentration lapse and he got the best of me and won. It was a fun evening hanging with friends.
Meet the royals:
Prince Alexander of Russia – Direct descendent of the Romanoff dynasty; also known as Francis Mathew; 35 years old. He has had a successful career as a photographer and currently lives in Kent, England. He enjoys keeping fit, rock climbing and reading.
Prince Lorenzo de’ Medici of Italy – Heir to the famous Medici dynasty; 37 years old; both Polish and Italian royal bloodlines. His family has a selection of beautiful homes filled with priceless antiques and numerous staff. He spends his time working with several charities and is pursuing his political career. Lorenzo has a passion for cooking and never has any assistance in the kitchen.
Lord James Rennell of Rodd – 4th Baron Rennell, United Kingdom; 35 years old; inherited the title in 2006 from his uncle. James is a senior marketing and publicity expert, and partying is second nature to this blue-eyed bachelor. He enjoys playing tennis, squash, skiing and surfing.
The Honourable Oliver Plunkett of Dunsany – Heir to the Barony of Dunsany; Republic of Ireland; 28 years old. He lives in the 900 year old Dunsany castle that is filled with priceless antiques and runs his own computer game company. Oliver enjoys socializing in members-only social clubs, playing croquet and skiing.

Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/starr-raving/exclusive-meet-the-dorky-royals-of-secret-princes#FE0BmfuRMEIrlSFK.99
Meet the royals:
Prince Alexander of Russia – Direct descendent of the Romanoff dynasty; also known as Francis Mathew; 35 years old. He has had a successful career as a photographer and currently lives in Kent, England. He enjoys keeping fit, rock climbing and reading.
Prince Lorenzo de’ Medici of Italy – Heir to the famous Medici dynasty; 37 years old; both Polish and Italian royal bloodlines. His family has a selection of beautiful homes filled with priceless antiques and numerous staff. He spends his time working with several charities and is pursuing his political career. Lorenzo has a passion for cooking and never has any assistance in the kitchen.
Lord James Rennell of Rodd – 4th Baron Rennell, United Kingdom; 35 years old; inherited the title in 2006 from his uncle. James is a senior marketing and publicity expert, and partying is second nature to this blue-eyed bachelor. He enjoys playing tennis, squash, skiing and surfing.
The Honourable Oliver Plunkett of Dunsany – Heir to the Barony of Dunsany; Republic of Ireland; 28 years old. He lives in the 900 year old Dunsany castle that is filled with priceless antiques and runs his own computer game company. Oliver enjoys socializing in members-only social clubs, playing croquet and skiing.

Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/starr-raving/exclusive-meet-the-dorky-royals-of-secret-princes#FE0BmfuRMEIrlSFK.99
Meet the royals:
Prince Alexander of Russia – Direct descendent of the Romanoff dynasty; also known as Francis Mathew; 35 years old. He has had a successful career as a photographer and currently lives in Kent, England. He enjoys keeping fit, rock climbing and reading.
Prince Lorenzo de’ Medici of Italy – Heir to the famous Medici dynasty; 37 years old; both Polish and Italian royal bloodlines. His family has a selection of beautiful homes filled with priceless antiques and numerous staff. He spends his time working with several charities and is pursuing his political career. Lorenzo has a passion for cooking and never has any assistance in the kitchen.
Lord James Rennell of Rodd – 4th Baron Rennell, United Kingdom; 35 years old; inherited the title in 2006 from his uncle. James is a senior marketing and publicity expert, and partying is second nature to this blue-eyed bachelor. He enjoys playing tennis, squash, skiing and surfing.
The Honourable Oliver Plunkett of Dunsany – Heir to the Barony of Dunsany; Republic of Ireland; 28 years old. He lives in the 900 year old Dunsany castle that is filled with priceless antiques and runs his own computer game company. Oliver enjoys socializing in members-only social clubs, playing croquet and skiing.

Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/starr-raving/exclusive-meet-the-dorky-royals-of-secret-princes#FE0BmfuRMEIrlSFK.99
Meet the royals:
Prince Alexander of Russia – Direct descendent of the Romanoff dynasty; also known as Francis Mathew; 35 years old. He has had a successful career as a photographer and currently lives in Kent, England. He enjoys keeping fit, rock climbing and reading.
Prince Lorenzo de’ Medici of Italy – Heir to the famous Medici dynasty; 37 years old; both Polish and Italian royal bloodlines. His family has a selection of beautiful homes filled with priceless antiques and numerous staff. He spends his time working with several charities and is pursuing his political career. Lorenzo has a passion for cooking and never has any assistance in the kitchen.
Lord James Rennell of Rodd – 4th Baron Rennell, United Kingdom; 35 years old; inherited the title in 2006 from his uncle. James is a senior marketing and publicity expert, and partying is second nature to this blue-eyed bachelor. He enjoys playing tennis, squash, skiing and surfing.
The Honourable Oliver Plunkett of Dunsany – Heir to the Barony of Dunsany; Republic of Ireland; 28 years old. He lives in the 900 year old Dunsany castle that is filled with priceless antiques and runs his own computer game company. Oliver enjoys socializing in members-only social clubs, playing croquet and skiing.

Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/starr-raving/exclusive-meet-the-dorky-royals-of-secret-princes#FE0BmfuRMEIrlSFK.99
Meet the royals:
Prince Alexander of Russia – Direct descendent of the Romanoff dynasty; also known as Francis Mathew; 35 years old. He has had a successful career as a photographer and currently lives in Kent, England. He enjoys keeping fit, rock climbing and reading.
Prince Lorenzo de’ Medici of Italy – Heir to the famous Medici dynasty; 37 years old; both Polish and Italian royal bloodlines. His family has a selection of beautiful homes filled with priceless antiques and numerous staff. He spends his time working with several charities and is pursuing his political career. Lorenzo has a passion for cooking and never has any assistance in the kitchen.
Lord James Rennell of Rodd – 4th Baron Rennell, United Kingdom; 35 years old; inherited the title in 2006 from his uncle. James is a senior marketing and publicity expert, and partying is second nature to this blue-eyed bachelor. He enjoys playing tennis, squash, skiing and surfing.
The Honourable Oliver Plunkett of Dunsany – Heir to the Barony of Dunsany; Republic of Ireland; 28 years old. He lives in the 900 year old Dunsany castle that is filled with priceless antiques and runs his own computer game company. Oliver enjoys socializing in members-only social clubs, playing croquet and skiing.

Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/starr-raving/exclusive-meet-the-dorky-royals-of-secret-princes#FE0BmfuRMEIrlSFK.99
Meet the royals:
Prince Alexander of Russia – Direct descendent of the Romanoff dynasty; also known as Francis Mathew; 35 years old. He has had a successful career as a photographer and currently lives in Kent, England. He enjoys keeping fit, rock climbing and reading.
Prince Lorenzo de’ Medici of Italy – Heir to the famous Medici dynasty; 37 years old; both Polish and Italian royal bloodlines. His family has a selection of beautiful homes filled with priceless antiques and numerous staff. He spends his time working with several charities and is pursuing his political career. Lorenzo has a passion for cooking and never has any assistance in the kitchen.
Lord James Rennell of Rodd – 4th Baron Rennell, United Kingdom; 35 years old; inherited the title in 2006 from his uncle. James is a senior marketing and publicity expert, and partying is second nature to this blue-eyed bachelor. He enjoys playing tennis, squash, skiing and surfing.
The Honourable Oliver Plunkett of Dunsany – Heir to the Barony of Dunsany; Republic of Ireland; 28 years old. He lives in the 900 year old Dunsany castle that is filled with priceless antiques and runs his own computer game company. Oliver enjoys socializing in members-only social clubs, playing croquet and skiing.

Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/starr-raving/exclusive-meet-the-dorky-royals-of-secret-princes#FE0BmfuRMEIrlSFK.99

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