Kayak. Simple word. Been hearing it a lot recently. And saying it a lot too and I’m guessing those of you who don’t know what “kayak” means (besides “kay•ak - an Eskimo canoe with a skin cover on a light framework, made watertight by flexible closure around the waist of the occupant and propelled with a double-bladed paddle. ; or a small boat ( Read more... )

Tuesday/Wednesday

Travel:
Slept most of the way.
Offered to drive - for some reason Rob rejected the offer. Go figure…

Arrival:
Arrived. Checked in to hotel. Checked into convention.
No problem.
Went to the North Market where (eventually) I reviewed my pre-signed-up game tickets.
I look at them. Frown. Look again. Say, “Uh, Rob… What day is it ( Read more... )

Thursday

Day Two
First game - “Stalking the Hunter in Miami” - Modern Cthulhu
M’eh.The game premise was we were a military group who’d recently been in Iraq and we were recruited to do one of those “don’t ask/don’t tell missions” - cool premise, right ( Read more... )

Friday

Game One - Rogue Cthulhu/”Echoes” (otherwise known as Substitute Clue Cthulhu)
So you thought I’d never get to why Cthulhu is cool? Ha!Day 3 found me showing up for a game at 9 a.m. in this cool room with black lights, black tablecloths with glow-in-dark symbols painted on them, a cool rack of lights to add atmosphere, and a giant Cthonian ( Read more... )

Saturday

First Game - Pick-up Cthulhu game at Rogue Cthulhu: “Something in the Hills”
After deciding to go with the pretty much guaranteed fun of playing with Father and Daughter team, Justine and Rob, I’d cashed in my ticket for a game played in the Nightwatch world (I didn’t read the book on the way to the con as I’d hoped, I only watched the ( Read more... )

Kimya Dawson & Antsy Pants
Tree Hugger

The flower said, "I wish I was a tree,"
The tree said, "I wish I could be
A different kind of tree,
The cat wished that it was a bee,
The turtle wished that it could fly
Really high into the sky,
Over rooftops and then dive
Deep into the sea.

And in the sea there is a fish,
A fish that has a secret wish,
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What female superhero are you???
Rogue
Your powers are a curse to you, and often alienate you from the ones you love. You're choatic and confused due to absorbing so many personalities and struggle to maintain who you are. On a better note, you are empathetic to other's problems.

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