This is the first even-numbered year since 2000 that I've missed Origins. Sorry, folks.

If Project X had bit me earlier, I'd probably would have made plans to go. At least one party involved encouraged me to go anyway, but going for X-related reasons right now would be just a tad premature. Interesting to use this as a benchmark for my ever- ( Read more... )

Today I discovered Carberry's, a bakery and coffee shop a little ways up Prospect Street from Central Square. (I have therefore driven past it many times without noticing.) Their coffee is pretty good, and the blueberry scone I bought is undoubtedly the finest of its species that I have had the pleasure to consume ( Read more... )

I officially got burnt out today while on one of pheromone's Zendo rules... between my already-documented uneasiness about playing too many games right now and, more immediately, my own case of Arisia Plague (insert nose-blowing sfx here), it just melted my brain (though the rule is in fact a very nice one), and I bowed out and worked on Book in the corner ( Read more... )

Melissa asked if I wanted to do dinner on Thursday, which I thought was pretty random, but it turns out that it was also pretense for her to present to me a little bag filled with orange, purple and blue Sculpy stones, all subtly sparkly. There were enough to serve as Zendo stones throughout our Arisia adventures ( Read more... )

I knew cthulhia was planning something nefarious for Mostly Looney Games Night this evening, since in this month's event announcement she was openly inviting people to mail her about planning birthday abuses for me, and furthermore I could see that she had successfully started a conspiracy, due to "tee-hee" posts in other people's journalsI would like to ( Read more... )

Linda expressed optimism at today's meeting. Apparently, some books actually do get a big "Don't publish this!!" stamp on them from the tech review process; ours didn't. This is a good thing. All the reviewers agreed that one particular section needs a complete rewrite, but most everything beyond that is tweaks, suggestions regarding shifts of ( Read more... )

My wonderful, hectic holiday week-and-a-half ended sometime yesterday, when I was able to make myself comfy with the thought of working again. Or, well, at least doing things besides socializing. Speaking of, I succeeded in the orchestrated social collision on Tuesday evening, though some badness threw off schedules and plans enough that it was a ( Read more... )

pheremone threw a random game foo thingy, which was very well-attended despite the short notice. I think that says a lot about the people in that crowd. Good things, good things, mind ( Read more... )