Week in Review - February 21st
Last week was really rough for me. I was sick most of the week, and my unhappiness with my relationship with Mishiell, which I’ve been trying to keep a lid on since she was busy and stressed from moving, boiled over into an unfortunate argument over text message, the repercussions of which are still being felt. I thought we’d resolved some things Thursday, but from the email I got today, apparently not.
Last Sunday IceSpark had to go to derby practice, so I headed over early to hang out with LilDomino and HotaruGirl while HotaruGirl was in town. For dinner we went out to a super-yummy Turkish restaurant, and then snuggled in bed and watched The Big Bang Theory DVDs Ona_Tangent got me for the holidays. Since we’re all big geeks we laughed our asses off until time for bed. HotaruGirl and I were planning to stay up but wound up going to sleep, too.
Last Monday before work I got to hang out with HotaruGirl before she had to head back to Evansville. Monday night is usually my MUX night, but IceSpark was stressed from derby stuff, so after I ate yummy food she made me we played Kingdom of Loathing for a while and then went to bed to cuddle and watch the latest BSG. Friday’s episode was a bonanza of exposition. B)
Tuesday I had a bad headache at work and wound up arguing with Mishiell over text message between calls, which I’m sure didn’t improve either of our days. She eventually stopped talking to me, but my headache lasted late into the night. After work I headed over to LilDomino’s, and we hung out and watched Bones while playing on our laptops. When she went to bed I joined her.
Wednesday morning I continued my text message argument with Mishiell until she had to get back to work. We tabled our discussion for Thursday, but the situation continued to bother me throughout the day. I spent the night alone, and tried to focus on other things, but it’s difficult for me to concentrate on anything else when there is unresolved tension between me and someone I love.
Thursday I got together with Mishiell to talk about our relationship. During our discussion we focused on the fact that our relationship had a weird beginning and we skipped over a lot of the “getting to know you” foundation. Mishiell wanted to take a break to work on rebuilding the foundation of our relationship - I’d rather continue dating while we work on things. We made plans to get together on Tuesday to discuss further.
Friday I stayed up late printing character sheets for Saturday’s game. I had far too many characters left over from previous sessions, and wanted to make sure I knew what everyone was doing so there’d be as few delays as possible. When I was finished I went over to LilDomino’s to snuggle and sleep. She was already in bed by the time I arrived, so I slid in next to her and snuggled her while she slept.
Saturday I ran the Exiles game for a big, fun group of players. I had a lot of fun, and am finally getting the hang again of running things for large groups. I learned lessons for the future - get started sooner so we don’t lose players to time, and design stories to feature fewer NPCs and less back-story so players spend more time playing and less time listening to me talk and RP with myself. Nonetheless, I had a great time.
The rest of the weekend was nice, and my Monday was nice until I got new email from Mishiell. I have to wait until after work tomorrow to talk to her about what’s up, which is bad since I have a hard time concentrating on anything else when something is hanging over my head. Still, it’s getting late and I’ve been a grumpy mess all evening, so I’m going to log off now and try to salvage my night with IceSpark.
David Davenport of the Hoover Institute, a conservative research organization, who said, "When a case like this has been heard by 19 judges in six courts and it's been appealed to the Supreme Court three times, the process has worked even if it hasn't given the result that the social conservatives want. For Congress to step in really is a violation of federalism."
-- “G.O.P. Right Is Splintered on Schiavo Intervention,” New York Times
Last Sunday IceSpark had to go to derby practice, so I headed over early to hang out with LilDomino and HotaruGirl while HotaruGirl was in town. For dinner we went out to a super-yummy Turkish restaurant, and then snuggled in bed and watched The Big Bang Theory DVDs Ona_Tangent got me for the holidays. Since we’re all big geeks we laughed our asses off until time for bed. HotaruGirl and I were planning to stay up but wound up going to sleep, too.
Last Monday before work I got to hang out with HotaruGirl before she had to head back to Evansville. Monday night is usually my MUX night, but IceSpark was stressed from derby stuff, so after I ate yummy food she made me we played Kingdom of Loathing for a while and then went to bed to cuddle and watch the latest BSG. Friday’s episode was a bonanza of exposition. B)
Tuesday I had a bad headache at work and wound up arguing with Mishiell over text message between calls, which I’m sure didn’t improve either of our days. She eventually stopped talking to me, but my headache lasted late into the night. After work I headed over to LilDomino’s, and we hung out and watched Bones while playing on our laptops. When she went to bed I joined her.
Wednesday morning I continued my text message argument with Mishiell until she had to get back to work. We tabled our discussion for Thursday, but the situation continued to bother me throughout the day. I spent the night alone, and tried to focus on other things, but it’s difficult for me to concentrate on anything else when there is unresolved tension between me and someone I love.
Thursday I got together with Mishiell to talk about our relationship. During our discussion we focused on the fact that our relationship had a weird beginning and we skipped over a lot of the “getting to know you” foundation. Mishiell wanted to take a break to work on rebuilding the foundation of our relationship - I’d rather continue dating while we work on things. We made plans to get together on Tuesday to discuss further.
Friday I stayed up late printing character sheets for Saturday’s game. I had far too many characters left over from previous sessions, and wanted to make sure I knew what everyone was doing so there’d be as few delays as possible. When I was finished I went over to LilDomino’s to snuggle and sleep. She was already in bed by the time I arrived, so I slid in next to her and snuggled her while she slept.
Saturday I ran the Exiles game for a big, fun group of players. I had a lot of fun, and am finally getting the hang again of running things for large groups. I learned lessons for the future - get started sooner so we don’t lose players to time, and design stories to feature fewer NPCs and less back-story so players spend more time playing and less time listening to me talk and RP with myself. Nonetheless, I had a great time.
The rest of the weekend was nice, and my Monday was nice until I got new email from Mishiell. I have to wait until after work tomorrow to talk to her about what’s up, which is bad since I have a hard time concentrating on anything else when something is hanging over my head. Still, it’s getting late and I’ve been a grumpy mess all evening, so I’m going to log off now and try to salvage my night with IceSpark.
David Davenport of the Hoover Institute, a conservative research organization, who said, "When a case like this has been heard by 19 judges in six courts and it's been appealed to the Supreme Court three times, the process has worked even if it hasn't given the result that the social conservatives want. For Congress to step in really is a violation of federalism."
-- “G.O.P. Right Is Splintered on Schiavo Intervention,” New York Times