Played John’s game Wildlings last week. It was definitely a good game, and it was kind of a pseudo-playtest for a couple rules and an attempt to figure out what should be in the GM’s guide. Wildling’s is supposed to be a game for gamer parents to run for their kids, but John doesn’t have kids, so we were thinking of what to emphasize when running a ( Read more... )

All the stuff I’ve been hearing about San Diego Comic Con was making me excited for GenCon and related geekery, so I’ve been nerding it up a little extra lately. I started reading the Dresden Files books. I’ve finished the first one and started the second. So far I’m not super-wowed, but they’re definitely entertaining enough for me to at least try ( Read more... )

I get really grumpy when it’s hot out. I’m actually better when it’s excessively hot out than when it’s just a little too warm. I know everyone gets grumpy when their bodies show signs of something not being right, whether they’re sick, hungry, tired, too hot/cold, but considering I’m super-chill 99% of my existence, it makes it seem super- ( Read more... )

I earned a t-shirt last night! I’d been diligently working my way through their beer, and last night Sage & I both earned our t-shirts from filling a punch card. I probably celebrated too much, Paul should be in charge of making sure I don’t mix beer & shots.

But I did recover in time to get some lunch with Gregor and get him to the airport on time ( Read more... )

So, I’ve been (unsurprisingly) busy. Gregor’s been visiting the last week, which has been grand. Getting the dish on what’s going on in Edinburgh, and just generally hanging out. And also entertaining him, which means entertaining ourselves. I took Gregor to the Bite of Seattle on Friday, did the $10 for fancy-pants alley (where they have all the ( Read more... )

We’re getting there with the bar! There were some setbacks today, that stemmed from a problem a little bit ago (turns out the counter isn’t quite the right size, but we’re making it work). But tomorrow we’ll take a quick trip to the hardware store to get the right size screws for the hinges, and be ready to bring it ’round the corner. I got the ( Read more... )

I did it. I’ve now watched through all seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and five seasons of Angel. I don’t think I can be counted among the rabid uber-fans, although I enjoyed them both. Maybe if I’d watched them as they came, and had more anticipation built up, and more need to pay strict attention to everything that was going on, I would ( Read more... )

On Saturday, we decided to take Louis to Lunchbox Lanbratory (his wife Lindsey was at a baby shower), and then a bunch of people were going to get together for some Xbox action. Well, the first half worked out swimmingly (mmm…Truffle Love…), but the second half turned out to be a bust on the technical front. So, you know, a little up & down, we ( Read more... )

We had visitors this weekend, but all things considered it was very chill. Played some 4E D&D, which was good times, had Lunchbox Labratory, which was amazing, played rockband, and chilled pretty hard. Chewy had a visit to the vet last week, which was not terribly fun for him, but the vet gave us some doggie valium for the 4th, so the fireworks ( Read more... )

Waking up early. Ugh.

I’m not entirely sure that, right now I’m a fan of working at home. Mostly because a) I was unemployed for a really long time before I got this job, I’ve had enough of being in the house, and b) I kind of feel like I’m missing out on some career-related education by not being around the people I work with. But I definitely ( Read more... )