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A lot of people enjoy being dead. But they're not dead, really. They're just backing away from life.
Apparently yesterday's quote was just a wee bit too obscure, I'll shoot for one from a flick I'm quite certain a good number of you have seen today.
It was great to game again last night, I've missed it for the past few weeks. I like the adventuring party, I adore the other players, and I always have a damn fine time, no matter what mood I'm in. Last night was no exception as our little no-name group kicked serious lizard ass, including the dungeon's big boss, with a minimum of fuss and bother. Teammwork and actual planning were the keys to success, and fortunately our fighter types were buff enough to handle most of it as I'd shot most of my spells fighting the dragon last session. I did get to use a frighteningly successful cantrip last night, and patted myself on the back for being clever and resourceful enough to think of it. I really want to go up a few levels, the necromantic spells just get cooler and cooler the higher up I go. Should get a reasonable XP amount from this little adventure so maybe 5th level isn't too far off.
Aside from that, not much to say about yesterday, it was a day, I got work done, read some more of Chung Kuo book 2 "The Broken Wheel" and am hoping the next book is already out. Apparently the entire series is 9 novels in length. Wow. The complexity of the future the author's created is quite stunning, and the characters are engaging. My only quibble is that the entire novel is fundamentally about the fight between stasis and change. And while he makes all his characters pretty gray and morally neutral, the agents of change are often depicted as damn near evil. I think I would've preferred that he blur the lines between who the heroes and villains were just a bit more. He reins his villains in quite often and does show that the "heroes" have pretty dirty hands too, but there's still too much of a divide. Who knows, maybe that will have changed by book 3.
The weekend is all about party preparation. Cleaning the entire house from top to bottom is a necessity, as is getting all the yardwork done that I've been putting off for weeks. Then finish up my second boot for my costume, paint the appropriate designs on the tunic and bracers and find a decent belt. That should just about do it I think. Maybe I'll try out a couple of recipes I'd like to make for the party and see if they turn out decently. Oh, and there's a Halloween party at Menara on Sunday evening at 6:30 for anyone who'd like to attend and watch some superb dancing and eat some incredible food.
It was great to game again last night, I've missed it for the past few weeks. I like the adventuring party, I adore the other players, and I always have a damn fine time, no matter what mood I'm in. Last night was no exception as our little no-name group kicked serious lizard ass, including the dungeon's big boss, with a minimum of fuss and bother. Teammwork and actual planning were the keys to success, and fortunately our fighter types were buff enough to handle most of it as I'd shot most of my spells fighting the dragon last session. I did get to use a frighteningly successful cantrip last night, and patted myself on the back for being clever and resourceful enough to think of it. I really want to go up a few levels, the necromantic spells just get cooler and cooler the higher up I go. Should get a reasonable XP amount from this little adventure so maybe 5th level isn't too far off.
Aside from that, not much to say about yesterday, it was a day, I got work done, read some more of Chung Kuo book 2 "The Broken Wheel" and am hoping the next book is already out. Apparently the entire series is 9 novels in length. Wow. The complexity of the future the author's created is quite stunning, and the characters are engaging. My only quibble is that the entire novel is fundamentally about the fight between stasis and change. And while he makes all his characters pretty gray and morally neutral, the agents of change are often depicted as damn near evil. I think I would've preferred that he blur the lines between who the heroes and villains were just a bit more. He reins his villains in quite often and does show that the "heroes" have pretty dirty hands too, but there's still too much of a divide. Who knows, maybe that will have changed by book 3.
The weekend is all about party preparation. Cleaning the entire house from top to bottom is a necessity, as is getting all the yardwork done that I've been putting off for weeks. Then finish up my second boot for my costume, paint the appropriate designs on the tunic and bracers and find a decent belt. That should just about do it I think. Maybe I'll try out a couple of recipes I'd like to make for the party and see if they turn out decently. Oh, and there's a Halloween party at Menara on Sunday evening at 6:30 for anyone who'd like to attend and watch some superb dancing and eat some incredible food.
it's been a long while
But I think it's from Harold and Maude.
Which was really one of the oddest movies.
-Megs
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what she said
Chung Kuo
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Harold and Maude
Harold: "You sure are good with people Maude."
Maude: "Well I should, after all, they're my species."
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My first girlfriend introduced me to it, which went a long way toward forgiving the rest of the relationship. (:
Since then I have inflicted it on as many of my friends as will hold still for it.
A movie about love and death and life and people. How can you go wrong?