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Really sorry to hear, Cal. My condolences. You've talked about your friend before, so I know she was important to you.
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My condolences, Cal.
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Sorry to hear that, Cal - my sympathies.
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Sorry, Cal!
That sucks!!
You also have my sympathy!
Thanks, everyone. She specifically told me to "not mourn her death but to celebrate her life". Gotta get on with the business of doing just that. She be pissed off knowing that I didn't. LOL
To honor your friend's wishes, I'll get on with the business of what's been going on this weekend.
We carved jack-o-lanterns today, but we can't put them outside yet, because they will start to rot in the Houston humidity almost immediately. So they'll go out Tuesday night, and then I'll start trawling social media for some place nearby who is collecting discarded pumpkins for compost or to feed their pigs or whatever.
My daughter's costume is Marie Antoinette. She's wearing some princess ball gown she has, a white wig styled with an up-do, and we're drawing stitches across her neck. My son is going as Inigo Montoya. As his father, I'm a bit concerned.
My son is on the debate team for his school again this year. He had his first debate (of the year) yesterday. We drove out to the hosting school only to find out that his debate partner was sick and didn't show. My son had the option to not debate and forfeit, but I'm proud of him for deciding (after only a little pushing) to go it alone. It turns out he didn't have to, because one of the non-competing members of the debate stepped up to fill in the missing spot. With only about 20 minutes discussion before their first debate, they did okay! They lost both rounds, of course, but I'm glad they both competed anyway.
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I have done the laundry, dishes, taken the trash out, and cracked the garage cabinet doors moving the car. Oops. Guess I'll have to look for replacements now.
Moving time starts at 7pm. We're placing an order with PF Changs for dinner and having that after we get the truck loaded and brought over to the house. With any luck, we'll everything moved into the front room and still have time for a board game to finish the night.
My concolences to everyone who cared about her, Cal.
Thank you, Bjørn.
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My son is on the debate team for his school again this year.
When my son was in school he and a couple of his friends put together a petition campaign to create a debate team. The administration of the redneck school he attended told them the school didn't have the funding for new teams. Two days later they announced the creation of a shooting team. I thought my son was going to burst a vein.
I want to live in Norway just for the weather forecasts!
Friday has arrived, with all its portents of joy and sorrow. Let's hope for joy! What's everyone up to this weekend?
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Well, I accidentally stabbed myself in the head with a rapier earlier on (I'm fine - it just scratched the scalp), so I very much hope it'll get better from thereon.
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Well, I accidentally stabbed myself in the head with a rapier earlier on (I'm fine - it just scratched the scalp), so I very much hope it'll get better from thereon.
That reminds me of a long, long ago D&D2e game. My players insisted on using the fumble charts from a 1e Dragon Magazine, so I said ok. One of the players, wielding a two handed sword, fumbled an attack. The dice results were "00" (Decapitation). Good times.
Well, I accidentally stabbed myself in the head with a rapier earlier on (I'm fine - it just scratched the scalp), so I very much hope it'll get better from thereon.
Also, how???
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Sleep til probably two or three since it's 7 am and I haven't been to bed yet. Stick my EZ-Pass to the windshield finally (it's only been 13 years). Put my new 27" Dell monitor together. Call Jacqui to see if she has my new M2 Mac Mini yet. Cheeseburgers and baby lima beans for dinner.
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Well, I accidentally stabbed myself in the head with a rapier earlier on (I'm fine - it just scratched the scalp), so I very much hope it'll get better from thereon.Also, how???
Alright.
I have it hung up on a door of the cupboard where I keep things that should not be left lying about.
I was searching below said door for something. The door was open
I stood up suddenly, without looking where I was going.
Voila! Instant Damocles.
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Well, I got one of the things I mentioned done today. :-(
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"Did you hear what happened to Ralph?"
"No, what happened?"
"He poked himself in the eye with a coke spoon, and now his eye's frozen open."
-- Cheech and Chong
Well, I got one of the things I mentioned done today. :-(
You're ahead of me lol
Well, I accidentally stabbed myself in the head with a rapier earlier on (I'm fine - it just scratched the scalp), so I very much hope it'll get better from thereon.Also, how???Alright.
I have it hung up on a door of the cupboard where I keep things that should not be left lying about.
I was searching below said door for something. The door was open
I stood up suddenly, without looking where I was going.
Voila! Instant Damocles.
Yee-ouch!!
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I worked this weekend, which brought my weekly hours up to an even 60.
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It was a pretty busy weekend, but nothing really interesting to post about. Apologies to my weekend fans.
It's Friday! Let's party! Or something like that....
What's going on?
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Just wrapped up a side job- helping paint a vacant apartment for my landlady
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Wife's birthday is on Sunday, so me and a friend of hers have organized a night out. Dinner for six and maybe drinks afterwards. I took today off of work because the kids have the day off of school, and I took yesterday off because I'm reaching my vacation cap at work. So I'm halfway through a three day weekend!
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Happy birthday to the Lady Androste!
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My other half and I went around the charity shops/thrift stores, and to the place where they sell off end-of-line or nearly out of date groceries very cheap. Then, I made shepherd's pie, before finishing off the latest song in the concept EP I'm making about an interstellar mining vessel.
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Eleven hours straight
Time to pass out
Dang, living the life.
We went for a family walk in the park on Sunday, which is one of the things my wife wanted to do for her birthday. As we were leaving, I clipped the curb coming out of the parking alcove I was in and burst my tire. We pulled over to change the tire, but I couldn't find the wheel lock key (I didn't even realize this car had wheel locks), so I wasn't able to take the damaged tire off. The family and I grabbed an Uber home, I took my other car to the auto parts store to get one of those ratchet heads that fit around a stripped lug, I drove to the hardware store to buy an impact wrench that fit the new ratchet head, then had my wife drive me back to the first car to get the wheel lock off. I changed the tire and we brought the cars home.
Happy Birthday, dear!
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And last night I found the wheel lock key in my garage while looking for something else.
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And last night I found the wheel lock key in my garage while looking for something else.
Well OF COURSE you did! Doncha just love that?
Tonight I'm going to see The Bumpin' Uglies at High Noon Saloon.
And then tomorrow I'll continue on the giant flagstone patio puzzle I've been working on.
63 pieces in and I have the following shapes hidden in it.
Mind's eye
Hitchcock silhouette
Silhouette of The Grinch
A porcupine
Anime style fox head
Star Trek symbol.
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Tonight I'm going to see The Bumpin' Uglies at High Noon Saloon.
The show was amazing! The Bastard Suns opened up for them and I got to hang out with them and I also exchanged numbers with a lovely lady.
Very cool!! I used to love going out to see bands play in venues of every size. I never got to see any that later became famous, though. I'd love to be able to smugly say, "Yeah, but you should have seen them when they first started out."
EDIT: Well, with egg on my face I have to admit I thought today was Friday, so Cap was right on time with his weekend festivities.
Finally Friday! What's everyone doing this weekend (Captain Yesterday jumped the gun and has already told of his weekend plans! LOL)
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Picklin' onions.
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I ran another 5K with my daughter this morning. I'm taking my family camping tomorrow night, just for one day. Then I'm sending my kids to my sister's house on Tuesday, and we'll pick them up when we go back over there for Thanksgiving.
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That wasn't the end of my weekend!
I ended up going out for drinks with the lady I met at the concert on Saturday and we plan on going out again this weekend.
Possibly after we're both done with our Thanksgiving festivities on Thursday.
Actual Thanksgiving promises to be a train wreck so I'll probably want a drink or two anyway.
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Good luck with the new friend!
This is a copy/paste of the message I posted in the "Respite" thread, but there are folks here who don't frequent the page so I thought I'd just be redundant.
For those of us who celebrate Thanksgiving, I wish you all a happy one. For those who don't, erm...have a nice Thursday, I guess? At any rate, I hope everyone enjoys the holidays, the food, the all day football and episodes of MTV's "Ridiculousness" that my brother in law plays in the background all day, and if you do any traveling, please be safe.
Also, I wanted to announce that one of my longtime players announced in our Facebook group today that starting in January he wants to run a once a month sandbox type game. He's always flaked out before, but I'm excited to just get a freaking chance to be a player!! WOOHOO! Maybe that will get me out of panic attacks I have now when thinking about DMing games.
Happy Thanksgiving! Gobble 'til you wobble!
Awkward Thanksgiving with the ex-wife this afternoon, followed by pie and movies with my daughter, and then a 2nd date tomorrow.