I finally called Ricky back just now. He wants to come down for Art Beat this year. We went to only a little bit of 2005's (2006 being the Ricky-(and-art-)free Volity Year) but he has only good memories of it, as well as sadness that he didn't buy "that piece with the string". I don't remember this ( Read more... )

Playing Civ III again. Was inspired by new Asian art exhibits at the MFA, actually, and a members-only slideshow I saw with cthulhia that talked about the influence of European trade on Indian and Himalayan art. Hmm... trade, yes, yes, interesting. It's been many months. So, knocked myself back to Warlord (the second-easiest level), and am having a very ( Read more... )

I sunk the better part of the last two days into Baldur's Gate. Yesterday I found myself wrapped up enough in it that, while riding on the T, I continued to feel real existential dread over my decision to accept a ranger and mage into my party over a probably stronger cleric. (The game limits your party size to six characters, so when you make new ( Read more... )