8/19/2013

[atolnon]

Burning Wheel appears to be cancelled, so I've got a little more time. I haven't checked exactly what we managed to finish for GISHWHES, exactly. Something like 65%, or so? Some of the really preposterous items in the hunt seemed very likely but didn't pan out (the CEO of ThinkGeek, for example, would have done the All the Single Ladies prompt, but had to travel and was too busy and we didn't have anyone who was able to make it to the Fermilab tour in time) but we did an awful lot of other things. Katie wants to win. I almost think that the trip would be something of a bother, but it would be an all expenses paid trip to Vancouver. An lot of people participated, though. I think whoever was able to get the sky writing prompt will probably win.

Did you know that, like, only two groups in the US do sky writing and it's ridiculously expensive? Getting them to do 8 letters is something along the lines of 5,000 dollars. Yeah, I didn't know that. You learn something new every day.

One of my rewards for doing enough things without catching on fire was being able to start Good Omens. Most of the others are nonsensical equipment pieces in HabitRPG, which is generally what I spend my points on because I don't really usually want to start new media when I'm on a backlog of old stuff I need to spend time on. I accidentally checked of Good Omens, so I'm reading it diligently because I can't take the points back. Woe is me.

It's a very funny book so far, which I am now obligated to read to completion.

Because this scavenger hunt isn't causing Katie to beat down my door with requests to do other forms of script and copy writing (or transport, or whatever), and because a lot of the stuff around me is shaping up, I have a little more time to work on personal projects. I'm brainstorming for two gaming projects (which I created nicknames for when I was at work because there's not much to do with your brain when you're moving freight by yourself) called Deep Thought and Uneasy Sunrise. These names are technically clues. They are not formally on my to-do list until they form more coherently and because I absolutely do not need another incentive to spend time on that when I have a lot of stuff that just needs to be finished up around the house before life looks reasonable again.

I promised an end to G-M C though, so you'll probably get two more NWoD themed posts in that line, probably after the week has ended.

Today's dinner - bacon wrapped steak filets with fried mushrooms and onions, baby kale salad. The steaks are very small, but pretty nice. This is basically a reward for finishing the week without causing a melt-down. 

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[q99.livejournal.com]

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Did you know that, like, only two groups in the US do sky writing and it's ridiculously expensive? Getting them to do 8 letters is something along the lines of 5,000 dollars. Yeah, I didn't know that. You learn something new every day. -

I did not know that, I'd figure there'd be more small operators. Hm, though, I guess, cost of planes/fuel for the flight, requires high skill so you're paying for time from a fairly small talent pool, requires the smoke dispensers and the cost of smoke...

[writer-lynn.livejournal.com]

I think one of the best things that you can do is reward yourself for making it through a week! Sometimes even a day.

[atolnon.livejournal.com]

I often have to look at it like that! Making a nice dinner, going for a walk, or reading quietly are release valves for me when I'm feeling stressed and I have to look at it as a deliberate reward because I often feel derelict if there's something I could be doing that I'm not. XD

[writer-lynn.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. On bad days I give myself a reward for even getting out of bed and getting dressed rather than staying in my PJs and not brushing my hair :)