I always want to maintain a positive attitude. Sometimes it doesn't work out. My emotional strength envies plate glass for its toughness.

The last three days were good for me. On Saturday, I ran Group 1. The PCs are level 6, and the big battle was against a 9-headed hydra (so it was CR 8). As can be the case sometimes, "terrain" made this battle different and exciting. The only think exceptional about this particular hydra was that it was aquatic, meaning it had a swim speed. ( Read more... )

Natasha and Freddie got married in the back yard of a lordly, century old, brick, rented house off Ponce de Leon Avenue. There were maybe 50-60 people in attendance total, of which I knew the names of maybe half. The clothing and the ceremony were a lovely blend of conventional and unconventional. After the ceremony, at outdoor tables, we ate ( Read more... )

I read yesterday a response on someone else's FB entry asserting that making abortion illegal would just be punishing women for having sex, that the main reason listed for having an abortion is finances, so the people who oppose abortion should be helping poverty instead. This would be the same as saying that heroin and cocaine should be legal and ( Read more... )

This week, Meggan started a new job as a waitress at Finn's, a new sea food restaurant near the Georgia Mall. Sarah & I have high hopes. We think her brilliant smile and sweet disposition could lead to great tips, as long as she hangs in with a positive attitude and a good work ethic. She also started a new college semester this week. So, big ( Read more... )

What was the name of Mathilda's teacher (the girl with telekinesis - I think that's her name ( Read more... )

The game today was excellent! I probably worry the most when I go "off script" - today's game featured only a couple of scenes that came from the series of modules I'm running (the "Savage Tide Adventure Path"). The rest was all stuff of my own design. We are at the point where I most enjoy doing that, between adventures. The great majority of ( Read more... )

On Friday, I had scheduled a Monday meeting with two Customer Service people because they had requested an enhancement to a report I had created, a price list they send to customers. Because I wanted to discuss the input screen, I wanted all of us to be able to see what I was talking about, so I scheduled the meeting in one of our conference rooms ( Read more... )

1. Pretty much as soon as I woke up, I was reminded that today was Spring Forward day. So, that's one hour less of a weekend for me. Bleh. Nonetheless, I was ready to press forward and deal, yo ( Read more... )

Hannah and I just finished watching a movie called The Beaver. I rented it primarily because I wanted another look at the acting skills of Jennifer Lawrence, who has a small but important role in it. She will be starring in The Hunger Games, a movie for which I have high hopes, so I wanted reason to be encouraged ( Read more... )