'Tis the 1st of June
I'll be going out to do the grocery shopping and some errands this afternoon, so figured I'd try to write this blog entry before I go out, as it's going to be a warm day and I'm not sure how I'll be feeling health-wise when I get home late this afternoon.
June 1st. The start of a new month.
And I am so happy to see the end of May. (And I suspect that quite a few people out there feel the same way.)
Last month was a pretty wretched month for me. Much of this can be attributed to the state of the world and society in general due to all the violence in the world out there, as well as the continued rising of prices of consumer goods (notably food) and the fact that COVID-19 is still out there. The basic nature of human beings has come out in these terrible times, showing its dark, deep ugliness during the last few months once more, with terrible events happening (that I'm not going into here).
In terms of myself, I've spent much of May dealing with the same problem that has plagued me for the last several months: diabetic matters bowel issues, what may be cancer (still waiting on biopsies and tests and specialist appointments), and some issues with dizziness, weakness, and muscle matters. Also dealing with my right shoulder, arm and back; still in severe pain and have limited mobility. Throw in the allergies this year, which are far worse than they've been for some time, and I've had a pretty miserable May of it.
When it comes to roleplaying games... I managed to make it out to CanGames 2024 and had a pretty good time of it. I paced myself well and ran two sessions of the Rivers of London: The Roleplaying Game RPG and a session of the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game, and had a good time of it. Caught up with some friends and acquaintances that I'd not seen on four years, met some new folks (one of whom is coming out tomorrow (Sunday) to create a character for the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game, hopefully to become part of the Sunday gaming group). The Sunday and Friday gaming groups will hopefully get some gaming in this month, and I'm looking forward to that. Both groups are continuing on with the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game campaigns, but I am looking forward getting back to the Rivers of London: The Roleplaying Game again, and also to running Atlantis: The Second Age and The Troubleshooters RPG as well in the future.
On the down side with June, this is the day that usually truly heralds the coming of summer for me, and the hot weather that I really dislike. It's been a pretty hot month of May, with some unseasonal cool weather as well, so that doesn't augur well for June. The allergy season is in full swing, as noted above, and it's a brutal one, and I'm suffering from that quite badly as well, and that's with taking meds and stuff for it. I don't have a lot of doctor's appointments this month, though that may change, so we'll see how the medical aspects of the month turn out.
Anyway, June is off to a somewhat quiet, not great start, though the weather outside is quite hot today; at least there's no heat warning in effect.
In the meantime, I have to try not to fall into depression about things and the fact that I don't really see or talk to anyone, other than one of my friends once a week, and the gaming crew(s) of course.
"One day at a time in June" is my motto.
June 1st. The start of a new month.
And I am so happy to see the end of May. (And I suspect that quite a few people out there feel the same way.)
Last month was a pretty wretched month for me. Much of this can be attributed to the state of the world and society in general due to all the violence in the world out there, as well as the continued rising of prices of consumer goods (notably food) and the fact that COVID-19 is still out there. The basic nature of human beings has come out in these terrible times, showing its dark, deep ugliness during the last few months once more, with terrible events happening (that I'm not going into here).
In terms of myself, I've spent much of May dealing with the same problem that has plagued me for the last several months: diabetic matters bowel issues, what may be cancer (still waiting on biopsies and tests and specialist appointments), and some issues with dizziness, weakness, and muscle matters. Also dealing with my right shoulder, arm and back; still in severe pain and have limited mobility. Throw in the allergies this year, which are far worse than they've been for some time, and I've had a pretty miserable May of it.
When it comes to roleplaying games... I managed to make it out to CanGames 2024 and had a pretty good time of it. I paced myself well and ran two sessions of the Rivers of London: The Roleplaying Game RPG and a session of the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game, and had a good time of it. Caught up with some friends and acquaintances that I'd not seen on four years, met some new folks (one of whom is coming out tomorrow (Sunday) to create a character for the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game, hopefully to become part of the Sunday gaming group). The Sunday and Friday gaming groups will hopefully get some gaming in this month, and I'm looking forward to that. Both groups are continuing on with the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game campaigns, but I am looking forward getting back to the Rivers of London: The Roleplaying Game again, and also to running Atlantis: The Second Age and The Troubleshooters RPG as well in the future.
On the down side with June, this is the day that usually truly heralds the coming of summer for me, and the hot weather that I really dislike. It's been a pretty hot month of May, with some unseasonal cool weather as well, so that doesn't augur well for June. The allergy season is in full swing, as noted above, and it's a brutal one, and I'm suffering from that quite badly as well, and that's with taking meds and stuff for it. I don't have a lot of doctor's appointments this month, though that may change, so we'll see how the medical aspects of the month turn out.
Anyway, June is off to a somewhat quiet, not great start, though the weather outside is quite hot today; at least there's no heat warning in effect.
In the meantime, I have to try not to fall into depression about things and the fact that I don't really see or talk to anyone, other than one of my friends once a week, and the gaming crew(s) of course.
"One day at a time in June" is my motto.