But tonight’s game was really, really good, and even though we retconned something and most GMs wouldn’t be as accommodating as Sam, he managed to make a new thing damn near as difficult (or more so than) the old thing,…
Don’t Go There
This post has been self-censored for being unconscionably whiny. Move along now. Nothing to see here.
No! Don’t Wanna!
My therapist, L, is no longer with the practice I’ve been seeing for the last couple of years. It took a year to get to her—first, they assigned me to M, who was a total pain in the ass and…
Sunday and Homework
I’ve got to stop this. I keep procrastinating each week, so I end up with a bunch of homework to do on Sunday. Blah. I know perfectly well that I shouldn’t do that because I can’t count on being able…
Winter Semester Grades
A week into the Spring semester, I finally got my Winter semester grades: 99.7 in the career class, 97.6 in the project management class. I should still have a 4.0, then. I’ve got to get my and Katie’s FAFSAs done.…
I want to see Darkon
An LJ friend posted about this movie today, with a link to Feel the Sting of My Foam Sword: A must-see documentary about LARPing. I haven’t LARPed, but I’m fascinated. It sounds as if the documentary was done with respect…
SBQ: What do you do with completed patterns?
This week’s question is the first of some recycled questions. It was first asked back in 2005, and I don’t think I even knew about SBQ then, so I doubt that I’ve answered it before. After you stitch a pattern…
Bookcase Bedroom!
New tiles for the Uroko house Originally uploaded by akamé I suppose it could be called a Bookcase Tree, because of its basic design. It wouldn’t be the best choice of design for sleeping quarters for a claustrophobe like me,…
Gary Gygax Died
I heard a rumor about this earlier today but couldn’t find confirmation. Now, though, it’s on CNN and most of the other major news sites: Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons creator, dies. The Wired article is slightly different from the…
That’s a Good Sign
Our first discussion in one of my new classes is about science vs. technology. Most of my classmates seem to be able to write in sentences and paragraphs! That’s a blessing, and not nearly as common as it should be.