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So, here I am at work again. Where I was initially considering calling in sick, because I woke up fairly miserable, things cleared up pretty well after I sat up and moved about a little making me assume that it was mostly sinuses. Now, a fella' will want two days off in a row if he can get 'em, but failin' that, it's alright to go to work and get paid, so that's what I'm up to today.
Moving to this new shift almost put a moratorium on my gaming, but my players really came through. I'm always worried that I don't run a very good game, but if people didn't want to play, this really was the perfect time to say 'Well, that's the only day that's really available, so we'll have to stop." and nobody did, so that's kind of my indirect proof. My games are slowly getting better, and I've really learned that running games is a learned skill. So, Mage is this Friday and Exalted is next week.
I still don't have internet access at my place, and I'm still not worried by that. I haven't even made the call yet. Really, I feel like I'm taking a bit of a vacation from all that, even though there have been at least two moment where it would have been really useful to have access. A simple walk or drive down the street gives me a free connection that's as strong as I could ask for - until it gets late and I get kicked out of Starbucks, that is. Probably this week, I'll go ahead and pony up the cash to get basic cable and a connection, but until then, I'm not really sweating it. I'm not really more productive (probably a lot less then usual, actually, since research is a lot harder for me), but I'm pretty relaxed. I re-watched all of Stand Alone Complex for the first time in maybe a year, and it was totally worth it.
On Friday, feeling a little restless after work, I ducked into Crossroads mall to see if they had Infernals for the Exalted 2e line yet. I run a 1e game, but frankly, I'm interested enough in the book to backport certain parts of it to suit my sinister need for villains. I haven't quite decided if Abyssals or Infernals are going to get the nod as the big bad, but I'm leaning towards Abyssals, making Infernals an intriguing idea for anti-hero NPCs to either be sided with or against in resistance to the necrotic Deathlords. (thunder cracks in the background). As usual, it wasn't in, and I didn't really expect it since it was just a ruse to kill time. Instead, I saw on the board that there was a Magic: the Gathering draft at 6 PM and I was just in time to sign up. It's been a few years at this point, but lacking anything better to do, I put down some money and drafted with everyone else.
First of all, the draft was huge. There were three tables full of players, so the CCG scene here is alive and flourishing. Second, I'm terrible at Magic. I didn't draft enough spells and I ended up losing 0-3-drop. Still, it was fun and I met some new people, and there's a pre-release draft this upcoming Saturday that I'll probably go to. Neat.
Moving to this new shift almost put a moratorium on my gaming, but my players really came through. I'm always worried that I don't run a very good game, but if people didn't want to play, this really was the perfect time to say 'Well, that's the only day that's really available, so we'll have to stop." and nobody did, so that's kind of my indirect proof. My games are slowly getting better, and I've really learned that running games is a learned skill. So, Mage is this Friday and Exalted is next week.
I still don't have internet access at my place, and I'm still not worried by that. I haven't even made the call yet. Really, I feel like I'm taking a bit of a vacation from all that, even though there have been at least two moment where it would have been really useful to have access. A simple walk or drive down the street gives me a free connection that's as strong as I could ask for - until it gets late and I get kicked out of Starbucks, that is. Probably this week, I'll go ahead and pony up the cash to get basic cable and a connection, but until then, I'm not really sweating it. I'm not really more productive (probably a lot less then usual, actually, since research is a lot harder for me), but I'm pretty relaxed. I re-watched all of Stand Alone Complex for the first time in maybe a year, and it was totally worth it.
On Friday, feeling a little restless after work, I ducked into Crossroads mall to see if they had Infernals for the Exalted 2e line yet. I run a 1e game, but frankly, I'm interested enough in the book to backport certain parts of it to suit my sinister need for villains. I haven't quite decided if Abyssals or Infernals are going to get the nod as the big bad, but I'm leaning towards Abyssals, making Infernals an intriguing idea for anti-hero NPCs to either be sided with or against in resistance to the necrotic Deathlords. (thunder cracks in the background). As usual, it wasn't in, and I didn't really expect it since it was just a ruse to kill time. Instead, I saw on the board that there was a Magic: the Gathering draft at 6 PM and I was just in time to sign up. It's been a few years at this point, but lacking anything better to do, I put down some money and drafted with everyone else.
First of all, the draft was huge. There were three tables full of players, so the CCG scene here is alive and flourishing. Second, I'm terrible at Magic. I didn't draft enough spells and I ended up losing 0-3-drop. Still, it was fun and I met some new people, and there's a pre-release draft this upcoming Saturday that I'll probably go to. Neat.
