Today I played my first RPG, and it was awesome. I was really learning as I went, because there were so many stats and things to remember and take into account, but it was really fun and a lot more socialising than I normally do on a Sunday afternoon. :D Also, apparently it was unusually productive for a first session: there were three female ( Read more... )

I have been to the Armageddon Expo, and it was great - even though I went alone, I still ended up running into lots of people, and the exhibitions and costumes were well worth standing in line for forty minutes. I spent really frivolous amounts of money on food and a book and a DVD, and looked longingly at t-shirts that were either too expensive or ( Read more... )

And because it was me (and I generally hate parties), it was epically geeky. We basically spent the day from noon until midnight watching awesome science fiction in awesome costumes, with awesome food. Lots of people came and went, but the core of me*, Sas**, Layne***, and Jenni**** stayed there all the time. It was really, really lovely, and I'm ( Read more... )

My computer is back! And he has a brand-new motherboard too. And I've just installed Fallout 3. And did I mention it's a be-a-utiful day today?

Even the mould on my walls is looking cheerier. :D

1. Today, I truly went over to the Marvel side of the Force. I went to Graphic on Cuba Street and saw this t-shirt and I... I bought it. SHUT UP IT IS BEAUTIFUL. I will wear it to work. I will wear it with such pride.

2. I have realised I can no longer see the acronym MMORPG without pronouncing it "mummorpaguh" in my head.

3. Wikipedia is too dry ( Read more... )

Tonight, instead of our usual 6-hour TV nd pizza marathon, the Vic scifi club had its second annual quiz, with prizes and candy and chocolate for bonus rounds. First prize was a $25 Borders voucher for each member of the winning team. The questions were occasionally ridiculously easy (like recognising Gir's Doom Song from Invader Zim - "Doom! Doom ( Read more... )

Sas: "... Gee, I wonder why."

Armageddon? Awesome. Stormtroopers! Lazer-tag! Full-sized home-made dalek outfits! Signed photos I would gladly have paid $80 for! Chris Judge! \o ( Read more... )

... Oh. Apparently they want to take me out and show me a good time.

Seriously: Tuesday night, we celebrated Leah's birthday by doing spectacularly badly on a pub quiz and drinking lots and lots of beer. The next night was Mari's birthday, so we had a tiny impromtu flat party. Last night, Sas and I went to dinner with all the guys from the ( Read more... )

Oblivion: big time-sink, or biggest ever time-sink?

I swear, if I'm playing before school, or before bed, or before anything, really, I have to actually set my phone's alarm so that I don't play for five hours straight. It's ridiculous. And really good. And now I'm at level two and in the Thieves' Guild! There's an actual plot to the game, but you ( Read more... )

You guys! I have found my chosen people. My chosen people who are not on the internet.* And if I hadn't known that Sas would yell at me for piking, I totally would have blown it off for a nap.

( In which I join a club and have an AWESOME TIME. )