OPALGA October potluck; I was very tired, but it was nice to stop by for a hour, eat some good food, and chat with queer friends and allies; always rejuvenating, being in that space. Favorite dish was the hot cheese, artichoke, jalapeño dip — I went back for seconds, even though I was full…
Little pics from board-gaming yesterday. I learned Tokaido, which is a fun 30-minute game where you’re a tourist in Japan, seeing the sights, eating, visiting hot springs and temples. The slower you can go, the more points you get. I didn’t win, but I did get to spend a lot of time relaxing in hot …
– 6:30 a.m., get up, bring in grocery delivery from porch, bake Pillsbury crescent rolls in the hope that Kavi will eat something before taking the PSAT, make tea – 7:15 a.m., hand Kavi 2 crescent rolls (which she will eat in the car, triumph), and drive her to the high school for the PSAT …
John came over and ran a little one-off D&D campaign for me and Anand this morning. Fun! If any other locals are interested in joining us again in a month or so, let me know! Knitting and D&D go really well together.
I didn’t take any photos during gaming on Sunday, but here’s a photo of some of the snacks. Snacks are very important for gaming. A few old friends came by, and we made a new friend, who has kids the same age as mine and who like video games, so they were cheerfully ensconced with …
Last bit of WisCon was playing a final game of Terraforming Mars with Benjamin, after we drove back to my house on Monday. I taught him the colonies expansion, and even though it was his first time playing with them, he came very close to beating me — the final score had me ahead by …
I spent a little time watching Benjamin Rosenbaum and Dan Percival play Ben and his son Noah’s home-made She-Ra game (which Kavi played with Ben last time he was visiting). Very fun game, but it is, of course, only for very strictly limited play with Ben in person at the moment, since it’s not authorized. …
Jed taught me and Anand a new game today, sort of like Tsuro. I would tell you what it’s called, but I’m not sure he actually told us. I won by a mile, so of course, I like it.
We’re halfway through the semester, so I took time today to check in with my fiction writing students, see what’s working and not working, course-correct as needed. One thing I asked them about was an experiment I ran the first week, something I’ve never done in a creative writing class before. I gave them my …
One of the panels I did at WindyCon was for board games that are fast, easy, and cheap (under $30). I thought y’all might like the list for holiday gifting, or just for presents to yourself. Lanterns is the only one one here that’s a little over $30, but it often goes on sale. These …
