Quick update

[jack]

Nov 21 Tue. Prestige with Dragonwoodshed. Was going to CTS but ended up having an evening in.
Nov 22 Wed. Fitzwilliam Museum.
Nov 23 Thu. Lunch with Sonic and Ninewells.

Also, I cycled back along the ring-road. There was a cycle path wider than a cycle, with nothing parked on it, and a wind not opposing me, and a mile long traffic snarl through lots of roundabouts, so I could cycle the entire thing in highest gear without stopping. That was wonderful -- I forget that in theory all cycling could be like that, instead of always being attacked by cars.

Nov 24 Fri. Afternoon DVDs with uisgabeatha. Evening drinking beer and having guy talk with Tim and Justin.
Nov 25 Sat. Tolkien Foreyule Feast!

Yay, this was very pretty. I was going to wear my santa costume -- I wish I'd had my cloak and shirt -- but felt it was too hot. Everything went without a hitch, the food was good, the people were nice. And afterwards Eni and I sat up chatting and drinking tea.

Nov 26 Sun. Met Liz for food at Yippee's, and then for food at Dojo's (whoops :)), and went to CUSFS games.

Munchkin was not approved :) We played a round of Zendo -- apparently my rules are too mathmo :) Then Star Base Jeff, which is simple and fun. And then I fenced MHF for ages, and watched the denouement of Vinci (as in, Vini Vidi, not as in Leonardo de) which was a rather good territory conquering game.

Nov 27 Mon. Casino Royal.
Nov 28 Tue. Tolkien Grammar and Pronunciation Pedantry Evening. Pippa came[1], squee. And we read funny and serious things.
Nov 29 Wed. A Date Why-are-all-the-nice-ones-taken with MCG.
Nov 30 Thu. CUSFS games evening -- lots and lots of Munchkin. These guys are hilarious :) I can't quite rid myself of the feeling that Star Munchkin[2]
Dec 1 Fri. S&M party. Thank you both, enjoy Coventry! It was fun, with lots of nice people, and alcohol, and chats. I wore my shirt, with mixed reactions :)
Dec 2 Sat. Aforementioned Banquet.
Dec 3 Sun. Lots of sleep, if I recall correctly.
Dec 4 Mon. Skipped Bridge and Pizza for a night in writing fic.
Dec 5 Tue. Ditto.
Dec 6 Wed. Yesterday. A productive day at work. (Don't worry, it's not the *only* one.)

OK, that's all. My life pinned butterfly-like to a board. I have lots of feelings too, but I might post them privately :)

[1] Oo-er.
[2] Dan: "It's Munchkin. In SPAAAACE"[3]. Me: Yes, that's what it says on the box. Trust me, SILLY.
[3] I also need "SPA+CE" in my dictionary :)

Comments

[naath.livejournal.com]

Vinci - It was 'Veni Vidi Vici'; this game has a silly name.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Wait, you're right. Now that doesn't make any sense. Is it a pun, or should they issue errata?

I'd love to see a game where the title *is* errata'd, I'd so much more want to buy it :)

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

They should put copious editable notes on the Internet. A sort of Veni, Vidi, Wiki.

[tienelle.livejournal.com]

The RPG "Trinity" was to be released as "Aeon" (to match "Adventure!" and "Aberrant" in beginning with A), and the first batch were printed under this name before someone noticed that this was a copyright violation. Copies of Trinity with a paper sticky label over the "Aeon" title are something of a collector's item.

[mair_in_grenderich]

An erratum, surely?

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Um. I don't know. A single correction, but they'd have to print N-ty. I meant the plural, but that's not how you'd normally use "errat[a/um]".

[mair_in_grenderich]

I wore my shirt

Aw, not the bikini?

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Stop spreading this rumour! I do not think anyone wishing to ogle me has imagined a bikini would enhance the experience.

:)

[mair_in_grenderich]

half a bikini?

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

I think a noughth of a bikini would be considerably less traumatic.

I will if you will :)

[mair_in_grenderich]

tempting

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Oh dear...

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

For the purposes of clarity I wore the frilly white shirt I had just bought for the purposes of LARP and looking fancy at parties. I don't mean my wearing a shirt at all was noteworthy :)

[mair_in_grenderich]

did you also wear the cloak?

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Malheureusement, that was produced the week after. I'd hoped I might have it -- it would be almost cooler at a party where you just sit around and admire it than run around -- but Rosy had a lot of other LARP accoutrements to make and I only got it arranged after that.

[androidkiller.livejournal.com]

S&M party sounds dodgy, even though I know it's Sally & Matthew!

[rochvelleth.livejournal.com]

[1] Oo-er

*lol* ;)

And what Naath said about 'veni vidi vici'.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

I should perhaps have [1]'d "S&M party" too... :)