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Saturday, January 25, 2003
Wednesday night is game night! More Wheel of Time. And this time is was my turn to host. We didn't just have tacos. We had TACOS. The best tacos ever. I didn't buy some seasoning packet for the meat - I used a recipe. And we fried our own taco shells too which are WAY better than anything you get in a box from the store. (It's also a pain in the butt since we had to fry 16 taco shells by hand, but it was worth it!) And it inevitably makes a huge mess in the kitchen...but they were soooo good. And the actual gaming was really fun. Eric (GM) I don't think realized how difficult it is to run a campaign and occassionally he panics. There's tons of prep work, plus props, and then during play, he has to really think quick on his feet because he never knows what we'll do. We usually use Legos for props and miniatures - everyone has a little playing figure. (Secretly I think the guys use it as an excuse to buy Legos again - they really like the latest Harry Potter Lego sets.) Everyone "role plays", meaning we pretend to be our characters. And we don't always behave the way the GM wants us to. We have to be believably motivated before we'll do something. So the gaming was really fun because Chris and Jason are really getting into their characters - they're way too "giddy" about the whole thing... Sunday, January 19, 2003
Saturdays are worth getting up for traditional Saturday-morning cartoons. But on Sunday, it's worth getting up for the radio's "retro-revival" of 80's music. I love 80's! Even some of the bad songs are better than the crud they play today. I wonder if I'm getting old? I suppose that's okay as long as I don't hang out with any young people. I wish my cousin would hurry up and have her baby so we can go dancing (to 80's) again! ;) Well...I guess I can wait 3 weeks. So I noticed the book I'm reading is "Black Market" by James Patterson, but the book I found on Amazon is called "Black Friday" by James Patterson. The Amazon reviews reveal it is in fact the same book. Weird. My parents buy lots and lots of books and in their buying managed to buy books twice. J.T. and I got a bag full of dups and I'm diligently reading them - Black Friday-Market included. Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Still recovering from my cold, and I'm amazed that my voice is still all yucky and crackly. Unprecedented. It's a good thing all my band (singing) activities are on break. Well, it's not really a good thing unless the break is by choice, which it isn't. *sigh* I could lament about band, but I won't. Let's just say there are possibilities on the horizon... It's still winter time - thought I'd put down my favorite things about winter: -rain drops on roses -whiskers on kittens ...no wait... Okay, for reals -Christmas lights in the fog -Night walks in the fog (to look at Christmas lights) -Christmas shopping with my dad -All the good food that comes with the holidays -Sitting in front of the Christmas tree with the room lights off -Hot baths before bed time -Listening to the Muppets Christmas CD with John Denver -Napping on the floor in front of the fireplace (with a fire going of course) -Wearing my fluffy pink bathrobe Sunday, January 12, 2003
Ever have a day where at the end of it, you think back to something you did in the morning and say "That was today? That seems so long ago." Yesterday seemed like three days. First it was last minute shopping for wrapping paper (and a belt for me...). Then it was my cousin's baby shower. She's due in 4 weeks or so. Holy cow. (It's their first, and really the first of our generation.) Now the eyes are on us... Okay, okay! After the shower, Jason and I went out to see the Beer Dawgs at Pistol Pete's. A great band at a cool place. We played pool; Jason is pretty good - I would manage a really great shot, then follow it up with a totally horrible shot. J said I was like "Dr. Jeckle and Mr. Hyde". Then we sat at Carrow's and had okay food. I had totally lost my voice by then because I was sick, so I wasn't much for eating. Or talking. In fact, I was sure I'd get my voice back after sleeping all night, but dang it, it's still gone! Hope it's back by tomorrow or work will be interesting. Friday, January 10, 2003
We started a new game this week with our friends (Eric, Misty, Wayne, Chris-my guitarist, Dan and my Jason). For two years (or more?) Jason hosted a D&D game set in the greyhawk world. It's a dedicated group and we played regularly once a week. At some point we took a break (whew!) and Wayne wrote a game module - we play tested it - he did a pretty darn good job. That took about 3 months. Then it was holidays, blah blah blah. Now that everyone is rested and eager, Eric has decided to GM a different game. This time it's Wheel of Time (based on d20 system). Silly me volunteered to be the magic user since I haven't done that type of character yet. Naturally it's the hardest to play and central to the plot. Oops. Didn't know that at the time. I'm not much of a party leader so should be interesting (or not interesting...). But so far I know that I have a little brother (Chris) and an undefined romatic relationship with some dude that has decided to be my bodyguard (Jason). Lots of potenial here for role playing. ;) Wheel of Time game book My current book: "V" (remember the mini-series?) Tuesday, January 07, 2003
So last Thursday, Jason and I took my grandma to a play of "Cinderella". Actually it was a musical. And actually, the step mother and step sisters were played by men - making them extra ugly... It was a nice night overall, but what made it memorable was the not the performances. In the final scene of the play, the entire cast is on the stage singing "la la la we live happily ever after" - and Cinderella and her Prince Charming are in their wedding costumes, because that's how they live happily ever after. And front-center stage, without warning, Cinderella turns to Prince Charming, and vomits all over him - then makes a quick exit stage right. Boy were they professionals because even Prince Charming pretended nothing happened. After the show, Grandma thought it was all part of the act. When we told her no way, she responded, "wow, she really spewed!". Thursday, January 02, 2003
And...back to work! Were the holidays faster this year or what?? I don't believe in new year resolutions. Here are mine: * Our band will gig again! * I will learn German (as much as can be expected in a year) * I will exercise more (how original...) * I will learn to play an instrument (I leave my options open - kazoo maybe?) * I will not work more than I play Wednesday, January 01, 2003
Yes well, it's a new year. Time for new things. A "year" is so arbitrary, and yet it's this self contained thing. "Oh, 2000...that was a bad year..." Only old people talk like that, right? Our New Year's eve was spent with good friends and their family. There are not many things better than Playstation II through a projector - Mortal Kombat life sized! Ohhh the blood! All in all a fun night. All in all a good year, considering I married my now-husband and had the wedding and honeymoon of my dreams. Can't complain. |
