This little vacation is doing nothing to restore my essence, but all sorts of things to restore my mood. 1 I feel positively jubilant the longer that this cruise continues. What my essence has been lacking for concentration is made up for by the good karma that builds up every day. Laughter is the best medicine, as they say ( Read more... )

There doesn't seem to be any understanding of manners on this boat. Twice now I've had people abruptly disconnect on me in the middle of a stirring discussion of how utterly imperfect their grasp of reality1 or revenge2 is ( Read more... )

[Sloshing noises familiar to any that have spoken with Blobimaeus can be heard as the djinni trudges back and forth in his room.]

Five days and I haven't dissolved into nothing. Can't say that I'm complaining about that.

[A sniffing noise.]

Ugh, but I can complain about the smell.

[Seeing as he can't quite shower as he is without going down ( Read more... )

Saved!

[There is an unmistakable air of vindictive triumph to the voice, and a squelch that just might be a blob of essence thrusting gelatinous limbs into the air to celebrate. This disolves into the sounds of dripping, as the blob falls apart and reforms sluggishly on. Then a few sloshes as Bartimaeus takes a gander at his surroundings and the ( Read more... )