Gaming madness!

Had a fun weekend of gaming, with one game as a player and one game as a helper! :)

The game I got to play in is a 2nd edition Exalted game, where we're trying to go through the Temple of Elemental Evil. Yes, that's the D&D Temple of Elemental Evil. The game is very much meant to be one of really kewl powerz and showing off awesome anime-like stunts. I'm playing a Night Caste, who is a mix between Lara Croft and Legolas, with MAGIC! :) This particular game is not big on the roleplaying, but it was fun nonetheless. Once we figure out how to combo my kewl powerz most efficiently, then maybe I'll actually be an effective character, as well. :)

The game I got to help with is a super neat game that Jeremy runs for the "kids" of some of his friends. Now granted, the "kids" are all teenagers, though most of them have been playing in a game run by Jeremy since they were kids. :) I was thrilled about helping out with the game because it's a predominantly female game--6 girls, and 2 or 3 boys. Seeing as I don't think I've ever gotten to play in a game that is so predominantly female, I had to give this one a shot. So I ended up making a couple of Werewolf: the Forsaken NPCs to play, and also got to help out as the finder of names. The kids were referring to me as the "other tormenter" before the game, and I think I lived up to that expectation. :) They all got very concerned whenever Jeremy and I were both furiously typing on our laptops rather than talking out loud. :) I have a sneaking suspicion they'll let me come torment them again, though. :)

Of course, my own Werewolf Wild West game seems to be on indefinite hiatus. We haven't played since October, and there is no indication when the next game will be. But I do get to run a Star Wars one-shot in three weeks, which I'm looking forward to (even if I do still have to learn the system!). So my gaming fix is quite satisfied these days. :)

How many times can a chicken lose their head?

Yes, I am chicken, no head, yet again. This week, I need to get things ready for my Werewolf game and for the Handmade Arts Show this Sunday. Doesn't seem like all that much to do, but I'm behind on both, and basically need to have both done by Saturday night, because I'll be up early on Sunday to drive up to Kenmore for the show. Whee!

Somewhat busy at work, but not overly so. I found out today that they wanted to send me to Fort Worth, but because of my vacation at the end of the month, it ain't happening. There was a brief moment when the suggestion came up that I go from vacation to Fort Worth. Only problem with that is that I would essentially be on the road for 17 days straight. Okay, technically it would be 10 days out (vacation and Ft. Worth), 1 day home, and 6 days out (Kansas), but that may as well be 17 days straight. So I guess I'm not going to Texas this time. :)

And yeah, I think I just need to not fuss about the vacation until AFTER this weekend... that will make my life so much easier. If someone can tell me about how long it usually takes to get a bridesmaid type dress dry cleaned, I can hold that bit of stress off until next week...

Friday! :)

Got a busy day at work ahead of me, so I doubt I'll get much time to play around online later. I'm not sure I like busy Fridays... but at least it should keep the day moving past quickly. :)

Spent all day yesterday doing research out of the office, and thus with no internet. All next week will be the same. Of course, this means that I shouldn't have to work around them rearranging my office, as I'll be sharing my office come October 1st. My co-worker and I were given the option of sharing or one of us going back into the open space at the back of the office. No thanks, I'll share. :) Both of us travel enough that hopefully we'll each have some time when it's just us in the office. Knowing our luck, however, we'll end up traveling the same weeks and in the office the same weeks. :)

Weekend is looking like it should be a blast, with plenty of recuperation time as well. Tonight is the Abney Park show, tomorrow is Werewolf, and Sunday is blissfully empty. I have a few errands to run here and there, but nothing super major. After spending my last weekend in KC (fun, but I didn't get much done), this will be good!

Chicken, no head.

In fact, were I actually a chicken, I'm not sure I would have had a head to begin with. :)

But that's what it feels like today. Started out my work day at home, then off to the library, and then down to the office, where about a million things wanted my attention. Of course, now I get a stack of E-mails telling me that the other books I wanted are ready for me... *grumble*...

Luckily, it looks like a pretty calm weekend planned. I have a bit more to do before the first Werewolf game (which is tomorrow), and then that'll take up Saturday night. I need to pack for Texas at some point, and I definitely need to get my new display pieces constructed this weekend, but that's basically all that's on the agenda. Oh, I should probably get an oil change on the car, too... but I refuse to be a chicken with no head all weekend. I mostly want to stay home and relax.

In random news, it's always bizarre to find an article written by someone you went to grad school with, however briefly. What's even more bizarre is that I have a very vague memory of being at this person's house, but I couldn't tell you WHY I was at her house... though it does mean that I remember her, as opposed to the many other folks I met in grad school. :)

Good weekend!

So I made a LOT of headway on the first of my two big orders over the weekend. This involved, among other things, me going to a dollhouse shop, so that I could find a teensy little eggbeater and a teensy little toilet plunger. As it ended up, I found a suitable replacement for the latter option. But the dollhouse shop was CRAZY. I guess when you're selling tiny little things, you don't need a lot of space, but people do still need to walk around. In the aisles, there really wasn't room for two people to pass one another, which was awkward when there are 3-4 people shopping.



And the end result, of course, is very cute. :) For those who aren't as geeky as me, it's a Dalek, from Doctor Who. This little guy, however, is maybe 4 inches tall, rather than about 5 feet tall. I refuse to crochet anything that approaches my own height. :) And yeah, these will be going in the shop as soon as I can make time to make more of them... I bought extra dollhouse accessories so that I could make more. That'll save me from going to the claustrophobic store that involves taking two buses to get to, though it's probably not even 2 miles from where we live! :)

Aside from crocheting like a madwoman, we also got to do character creation for my Werewolf Wild West game, which is looking like it's going to be a blast. It's most of the same folks that we've been gaming with since last year, and they're always a great group to game with. Looks like we may be adding a fourth to the group, which will also be fun. Don't be surprised if I babble on about Werewolf stuff from time to time, though more often it'll probably be about 1850s history that I'm babbling about. :)

And we also got two more seasons of X-Files on DVD last night, because they were on sale. Of course, I told Jerome that we're finishing season two of Doctor Who first, and that's a big sacrifice for me, because the seasons we got of X-Files are 3 and 4... season 3 is my very favorite season, since a) that's when I started watching the show, and b) "Small Potatoes."

Random and assorted

1) I'm beginning to miss my office a little bit. I got to stop in there briefly yesterday, and I'll be there for a whopping 2 1/2 days next week (or maybe 1 1/2...), followed by a single day the week after that. I love working at the Archives all day, but I do occasionally miss the short commute from downtown as opposed to taking over an hour to get home in the afternoon. :(

2) My weekend is blissfully free of plans, aside from a post office run in the morning tomorrow. Between traveling and doing other fun stuff, I haven't had an EMPTY weekend in forever. My goal is to get a bunch of crafting done, some EtsyRain stuff done, and maybe even get crazy and do some housework... hahahaha... yeah right. :)

3) My new game will be starting up next weekend, and I've got plenty to do on that as well. I'm learning all about stuff that I had no idea about. But that's the nice thing about a quasi-historical game--at least it's set in the real world, and Wikipedia is my friend. :)