The past month went by slowly, as going to a different place always expands time. A week in Boston had BerryLine followed by being sick in Hanover. I missed seeing several people which was argh. I went to Donna’s baby shower where there was more onesie decorating. When did the word ‘onesie’ come into being ( Read more... )

In a week I'm off to the east coast. Yay ( Read more... )

Weekend before last we had a houseguest over. He ran away from a homeless panhandler, drank eleven caramel latte samples despite saying "I'm not a coffee drinker", and attempted to buy bargaiin stamp collections. It was quite impressive ( Read more... )

Weekend plans much altered for more than a week ago. Ended up with no games Saturday, and no tabletop Sunday. Pretty relaxing. Read the first third of Serpent Mage in the sun. Back when 400 pages was considered a long fantasy book...I think? It was Terry Brooks who wrote the first long books that I remember reading, and I can't remember if David ( Read more... )

Going to San Francisco is always nice for the change, but I'm really finding working from a hotel room is bloody lonely. I try cafes and stuff but it still doesn't feel quite right. I got to see Shaomei and Ben, though, and one-month-old April! She has the same spiky hair I used to (and sort of still do). Also had lunch with Ion which is always ( Read more... )

Well, the Effexor has been quite effective. I am productive and pretty happy. Yesterday I was heat sick or something though- dizzy and weak most of the day so I had to miss out on a game. I kept drinking cold water, but my existence was not a happy one. It was too darn hot. So we are buying a room AC so there's a room to escape to ( Read more... )

Dad's rehab is progressing well. He's doing basic calculus. So it seems it's a matter of time before he is okay. Fingers crossed ( Read more... )

Games I'm going to play this year, I swear:

• Atelier Ayesha
• The Last Story
• Tales of Xillia
• Disgaea D2
• Tales of Symphonia 2

Lost my draft! You get reconstructed thoughts ( Read more... )