Birthday thoughts
Thank you to everyone who came to my birthday party or sent me notes of well-wishing. It was a good day. 🙂 Hey, I’m now 35! Continue reading Birthday thoughts
Pratchett – an Embuggerance
Here’s the link to the original post: http://www.paulkidby.com/news/index.html And the text: AN EMBUGGERANCE Folks, I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news. I have been diagnosed with a very rare form of earlyonset Alzheimer’s, which lay … Continue reading Pratchett – an Embuggerance
Dreadful news for Pratchett fans…
Terry has revealed he has early onset Alzheimer’s Disease. I’m trying to find his original post (the newspapers are reporting it as being on Paul Kidby’s site, but I’m having no luck in finding it… anyone?) This really has me shocked and surprised and saddened. I came to and appreciation of the Discworld late, but I’ve really enjoyed Terry’s last ten or twenty books greatly… Continue reading Dreadful news for Pratchett fans…
Urgh.
This is the part of my job I hate the most. Reprinting reprints of reports. They’ve already been proofread twice or three times, and mistakes are still being found. I move towards brain-dead about now. I was working all day Saturday, and until midnight on Monday. On Sunday, I went to a friend’s place and played a few boardgames; she’s a co-worker at Grammar, and … Continue reading Urgh.
Woohoo – the Traitor’s Gambit is out!
Yay! The Traitor’s Gambit – the first part of the Star Wars Saga edition campaign Dawn of Defiance – has been released. This is a campaign that I expect to actually play in – probably as a Human Noble – with Martin GMing the game. Do you have a date you want to start, Martin? Who else will be playing? (Oh, and congratulations to Rodney … Continue reading Woohoo – the Traitor’s Gambit is out!
Proofreading
Yay! I’m amusing myself by proofreading another teacher’s reports rather than writing my own. Apparently the Sarah Jane Adventures are really, really good; the first episode of Season 2 Torchwood is also great – a decided change from most of the eps last season, and you really, really need to check out this link. Oh, and Josh Whedon will be doing a Ripper movie with … Continue reading Proofreading
It’s a box!
Just wanted to point out this blog entry by Friendless (John Farrell), who I see around BGG from time to time. This is something that I expect to happen to Randy some time, but John’s description of it is very amusing and worth reading. Continue reading It’s a box!
Bits and pieces
I’ve almost managed to get rid of the pile of reports I’ve been proofreading. It’s not the proofreading that is painful – that’s pretty easy, all things considered – it’s then changing them on the system. Eep. Still, getting these ones right would be nice, because I have to print them all out on Saturday. There goes another 6+ hours of my life. In the … Continue reading Bits and pieces
Upcoming gaming
G’day, all! Here’s a potted calendar of the next couple of months and the likely dates of various games: Friday 30th Nov – nothing plannedSaturday 1st Dec – nothing plannedSunday 2nd Dec – nothing planned (I’m singing Beethoven’s Ninth) Friday 7th Dec – D&D Savage Tide @ Martin’sSaturday 8th Dec – nothing planned (I’m working)Sunday 9th Dec – nothing planned ** we could have a … Continue reading Upcoming gaming
Saturday Session Reports
11 hours of gaming last Saturday, or thereabouts. Well, we probably took an hour off for tea. (Take that, Randy! ) Six of us, that is Mike, Rich, Josh, Mat, Craig and me. We got to play my new game of TransEuropa, my relatively new game of Drakon, my “I’m not that old honest”, game of Niagara, my really old game of Dune, and finish … Continue reading Saturday Session Reports