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Somber News
It's been a while since my last update, and I had planned to talk some about books I've read and events I've enjoyed, but recent events have dictated a change in those plans. I returned yesterday from a trip to San Jose with bewcastle . We'd originally planned on making the visit to her mother and sister next week, but bewcastle 's mom took ill, and we headed up ( Read more... ) -
In Which I Return From a Vacation
I am back at work, dear reader, after a lovely long weekend in San Diego with bewcastle , citizenbrown , and Rzelle.
We departed late on Friday morning, and headed straight to Mission San Diego de Alcala, planning on visiting there before checking in to our hotel. Our plan to visit the mission on Friday and not another day of our trip turned out to be a good one, as ( Read more... ) -
In Which I Enjoy Some Fun and Games
Fun and games filled this delightful weekend, starting on Friday evening with a wine tasting curated by gotham_bound and attended by bewcastle , richardabecker , citizenbrown , Rzelle, Miss Brazelton and her beau, and new friend Susan the Goth. We tasted six hand-picked wines, including the delightful Dr. Loosen's Riesling (my personal fave - I definitely think I'm becoming a Riesling fancier ( Read more... ) -
In Which I Ponder Motivation
While up on Monterey for my AP Euro training institute, I finished Daniel Pink's book on motivation, Drive. This is another of several books that have appeared recently (including Carol Dweck's Mindset and several books by Malcolm Gladwell) that challenge conventional notions about performance and motivation. Pink cites a number of studies ( Read more... ) -
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I'm typing this entry from a dorm room at Cal State University, Monterey Bay, where I'm attending a summer institute for AP Euoprean History. We start classes tomorrow after a general introductory meet-and-greet BBQ this evening. High marks for the Jamaican-spiced chicken and our instructor's relaxed yet professional demeanor. Solid marks for ( Read more... ) -
In Which I Hopefully Get Back on Track
Now that things have settled down a bit, dear reader, I hope that I can get back to more reguar weekly updates. Three items of note this time around:
Taipei-style dumplings are amazing! The ole Serenity crew got together for a reunion meal, avec significant others, this past weekend. ian_tiberius suggested we go to Din Tai Fung, a critically acclaimed ( Read more... ) -
In Which I Recap WyrdCon
I was at WyrdCon this weekend, enjoying a full slate of LARPs. After banding together with a number of other game designers, mostly from Enigma, to form the Enigma Live Game Labs group (ELGL for short) we procured the Presidential suite of the Hilton where the Con was taking place as our headquarters for the weekend, planning on running games ( Read more... ) -
In Which I Wrap Up the School Year
As I mentioned a few weeks back, dear reader, things have been a bit... hectic of late. While there is still graduation and the usual spate of year-ending faculty meetings to fill the week, classes have been concluded, exams administered, and final grades submitted. I can look with some anticipation to the summer.
Despite the hectic stuff at ( Read more... ) -
In Which I Surface Briefly for Some Air
I have watched with some alarm, dear reader, the growing space between that nice bolded-in date of my last entry, and the date current. I'm faling behind in my reading and finding myself limited to the brevity of Facebook updates ( Read more... ) -
In Which I Post Some Long-Delayed Reviews
I'm back to the grind after Spring Break, which isn't really so bad, dear reader. But I have been remiss in providing the latest evaluations on recent books, a category I am now expanding to movies, classes, and other entertainment experiences. I hope you don't mind.
Spring break was not only about a social whirl - although I thoroughly enjoyed ( Read more... )