Stupid Ocean!

Skype chat transcript, September 24th, 6pm PST ( Read more... )

"Welcome"

Good morning, passengers! We--wait, what?

Sorry, read from the script with our scheduled departure time on it.

Ahem.
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This week's voting has begun.

If you enjoyed reading about the state of sports in Seattle...wait, let me rephrase that:

If you though my post on the state of sports in Seattle was well-written, I'd appreciate a vote (I'm about halfway down the page, in tribe spydielives ).

Voting runs until Monday morning.

I'll be out of touch for most of the day today, as I'm ( Read more... )

"Behind the Veil"

This past Monday, the 20th, was the one-year wedding anniversary of my good buddy Aaron (aka ( Read more... )

Let's get the important stuff out of the way first: The people and the experiences were, as always, the most enjoyable part of the trip for me. A few quotes to summarize, although they don't do it all justice.

#1: (Saturday morning, walking to the tourney site with

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Off to work for a few hours, then off to pick up
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I don't believe I mentioned it here, but I headed down to Portland this weekend to play in their annual Labor Day tournament for the first time. The long story will come later, but the short story is:

7-13, -554, 22nd/24.

I haven't been this frustrated with this game--or more specifically, my ability to play it--in a long time. (Yes, my ability, not ( Read more... )

Friday: The Long and Winding Road (or, "I'll have the chicken ramrong, hold the chicken")

I barely got any sleep Thursday night, because I was so excited to get to the PC. The taxi arrives just before 6:00am for a 7:25 flight. I check in, get situated, wait at the gate...and then realize that my rent check, due on the 5th, is sitting on my desk. [ ( Read more... )

I'm leaving in about an hour to start the journey to Dayton, Ohio for the Player's Championship, the biggest Scrabble tournament of the year. You can follow my progress here.
I'll be back in town late Wednesday night. I'll be un-computered for the duration of the trip; if you absolutely need to reach me, I'll have my cell phone with me (twenty, ( Read more... )