| Saturday was a nightmare |
[Aug. 31st, 2008|10:22 am] |
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| |  Better | ] |
So, I'm not sure what went wrong with my CPAP Friday night. It was either leaking or I took it off in my "sleep", or something.
As a result, I didn't actually sleep that night. No REM sleep, since I have Sleep Apnea and all.
So, Saturday, I was dead on my feet but could not fall asleep, take a nap or figure out why I was cranky and furious and depressed.
Poor Jill had to deal with me all day, too. That must have been a treat.
I couldn't focus on anything, couldn't really read or watch tv or do anything that took concentration. I even made several bad food choices that only made me feel worse.
When I realized what was happening (hours into the day), I managed to thoroughly clean my CPAP gear, shave my face (for a good seal) and change all the sheets on my bed.
Last night, I slept well and I feel like a person again today. Yay! |
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| [Steampunk] Awesome game last night! |
[Jan. 26th, 2008|08:55 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | steampunk | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  pleased | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Amazing Grace | ] |
Boy, am I glad I added ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) godsmackgirl and daywalker84 to the Steampunk game! Case in point: they were the only Players to show up last night! (apart from Jill, of course)
We had two scheduled absences, one last minute cancellation and one no-show. But instead of a canceled game, we had an AWESOME one! Certainly one of my favorites of all the games I've run.
I finally brought the PCs inside of 800 Fingers. I'd like to think it was very, very awful for them and more than one of them told me they were scared (and one of the characters was scared as well). ;)
But they got who they went there for, even though it almost cost Rupert his life and Hemlock is now...blue. But Tonks the wold Hybrid is now jacked and two of the Players hit Legendary!
Next stops: Heaven & Hell! |
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| "Oh, bitch! You my number one..." |
[May. 23rd, 2007|12:47 pm] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  working | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Tanya Donelly - Swoon | ] |
I have been trying to stay updated here lately but I'm just too busy right now.
I thought maybe I'd post progress on Jill's recovery. Nah, she's doing great.
Maybe a post on gaming (or lack thereof)?
I could post my total lack of painting lately.
I could post about work, my old job, my new job...
Then I realized that my whole life right now can be easily summed up by watching this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaeOiBaWPpQ
WARNING: If you are at work, don't watch this, espescially with your sound up!
Chicken and waffles, my peeps...chicken and waffles. |
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| Give me the boot! |
[Apr. 5th, 2007|04:02 pm] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  contemplative | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | No Doubt - Sunday Morning | ] |
Does anyone have an old ski boot that they no longer nned? Maybe something you were going to throw out and never got to it?
It can be any size. I just need the one.
Let me know and thanks. :)
-Tom |
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| Rat Cages |
[Jan. 25th, 2007|08:11 pm] |
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| | busy | ] |
Does anyone need some nice rat cages? We have three medium-to-large ones that need a good home.
Actually, one is a bird cage and was the easiest of all to use for rats.
Anyway, if you need one (or more) or know someone who does, please contact me.
Thanks. |
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| You Know You Want It |
[Jan. 21st, 2007|08:59 pm] |
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| | content | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Common Rotations - Given Signs | ] |
Tharag's latest journal, that is. ;)
I'll throw it behind the cut. Before I do, however, here is a quick picture I snapped during the game. There was a big map and lots of combat. Good shit!
And with no futher ado...
( Tharag Tell Story Part 13 ) |
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| Birthdays and MA Life |
[Jan. 6th, 2007|01:14 pm] |
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| | busy | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Some country crap. | ] |
Bah! Another cold and blustery Massachusetts day. Freezing cold out there!
Happy birthday to Tirianmal!
And Happy Birthday to my best friend, partner in crime, love of my life and reason for living. (you know her as Fluffaderm)
Ok, back to frenzied cleaning for me!!! |
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| Nevermind the bollocks, it's Gospog! |
[Jan. 5th, 2007|10:57 am] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | busy | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Loreena McKennit - Under a Phrygian Sky | ] |
Transform and roll out!
So I went and checked out the Transformers movie trailer this morning. Holy shit! Is it July yet? Even if the movie itself sucks, the effects look completely bad-ass!
Bat-Hurry!
Busy day today, and only got in 42 minutes on the treadmill. I also ran out of Batman Beyond episodes. Time for Reno 911.
The Temptation of the Gospog
I went and picked up raw milk this morning. I had to see the little marmalade kitty that was pick three out of 2 when we got Fizgig and Biznitch. In other words, we couldn't take him (5 is too many!). Well, I almost took him today! He's so adorable. I'd name him "Krunk". Then we'd have Fizgig, Biznitch and Krunk. Decent. Ah well.
Opportunity Knocks?
We'll see. Spoke with another recruiter today who found me on Dice.com. She has a few Project Management spots on tap and I'll meet with her Thursday.
The Holiday Season Almost Over
Well, this weekend marks the end of the holidays around here. We're going out with a bang! It's Jill's birthday tomorrow!!!
Have a good day, my peeps. |
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| Web Head |
[Dec. 31st, 2006|12:04 pm] |
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| Thargag Tell Story Part 12! |
[Dec. 17th, 2006|10:47 am] |
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| | pleased | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Dresden Dolls- Necessary Evil | ] |
Jill ran her twelth Scarred lands game last night! It was great! Not only did we have the usual crew, but Rebello stopped by and played! He played the drunken and lecherous Father Doral and it was a real stretch for him. ;)
I will place the full Journal behind a cut to spare non-gamers and anone with a weak stomach. Although it may be fun to click and just look at the pictures. That's right, this journal includes PICTURES!!! Get excited!
( Tharag Tell Story 12 ) |
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| FREEDOM ISN'T FREE |
[Nov. 10th, 2006|09:23 am] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | working | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Rasputina - The New Zero | ] |
Thank you, veterans. |
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| Savage Scarred Lands last night |
[Oct. 15th, 2006|10:57 am] |
"Wow. All I can say is wow!"
- Jake Morgendorfer
Last night's games was...something else. (damn fun, mind you)
It started a little slow, through no fault of the GM's. We like a fast-paced game and this is a pre-written, published adventure. I know for a fact that Fluffaderm edited out a lot of tedious stuff before we played. Still, a lot of mundane hoops to jump through before we could do the fun stuff like meeting cool NPC and blowing stuff up.
Anyway, Tharag's Journal is behind the cut, below. One thing that is not in there, that I am very proud of is something said by another Player last night.
He was trying to see into a room on the (dry erase) map. Everyone's miniature was on the map. At the front of the marching order was (of course) Tharag. The Player said to the GM, "Is there a door? I can't see around Tharag."
The Tharag miniature was actually blocking his view! I was so proud!
Ok, the Journal...
( Tharag Tell Story Part 11 ) |
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| Using what I've got |
[Sep. 5th, 2006|07:56 pm] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  determined | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Fiona Apple - Sleep To Dream | ] |
I've been trying to spend less money, lately. Specifically, I'm trying to spend less money on stuff I don't actually need, like RPG books, miniatures, CDs, DVDs, etc...
As far as Miniatures goes, the Painting Pledge has been huge. Even when you consider that the only rules of the Pledge are the ones I make myself follow and that accumulating points in the Painting Pledge will get me nothing in and of itself, it just works for me.
I am so loathe to "pay" the negative points for buying miniatures, that I don't buy them anymore. Or at least not frequently. I am so eager to earn imaginary points for painting my mini's and completeing projects that I've organized a weekly painting night!
To top it all off, more than one person that we know is prone to just up and mailing me a box full of new miniatures every now and then! It does not suck to be me.
DVDs and CDs were the easiest to cut down on. We and our friends frequently loan DVDs to each other and Jill & I still have dozens that we have not even watched once yet! And there haven't been a lot of CDs coming out lately that I really want.
Almost all of the comic shops near me closed in the past few years. The only one left is on a busy stretch of Rt 126, and so is inconvenient to go to, despite being close to my house. So that means that it was easy to stop buying comics that honestly weren't all that great, more often than not (I still love the Ultimates titles, but I can get those in TPB form, preferably with gift certificates).
So that just leaves my RPG buying habits. Well, I think I've got those in check as well. Last Spring, I returned those four boxes of books to White Wolf/SSS and saved them a lot of hassle and money. They were very grateful and gave me a box FULL of hardcover RPG books!
And so these have become my "new" RPG books. When I feel like buying a new RPG book, I just pull one of these off the shelf. I like to have an RPG book in the reading room (bathroom). Sitting in my special reading chair, I've read through Tome of Horrors III, Complete Book of Eldritch Might and am part of the way into Engel. And I've still got the entire library of 2nd edition Exalted stuff to go through!
Also, also, we bought so much from the Alpha Forge booth at OGC Con (Jill bought an entire Hydrissian army), that we got a free copy of the rules which I also read.
Also, also, also, my sculpting mentor just recently sent me some cool RPG stuff he got as swag-trade at GenCon. I can look forward to reading the Hall of Many Panes at some point in the future...
Add to this the fact that I know we have at least a half dozen gaming books that I either have not read or have merely skimmed and it's baffling to think that I would have even bought an RPG book ever again!!!
But of course I will. ;)
Just not as many. And when I buy my next RPG book, it's going to be something I REALLY want. Like the upcoming Warhammer 40K RPG. But that's not due until March 07. Until then, I plan on enjoying what I've got. The really nice part is that all of these books that I've listed aren't just for reading. I'm going to play. Maybe not the exact games in the books. Almost certainly not the same system. But I plan on robbing every source of inspiration I can get my hands on. The bookshelves in my library and groaning under the weight of one hell of a head start.
I'm using what I've got.
Have a good night, my peeps. |
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| Sam Kobold, PI |
[Sep. 3rd, 2006|02:27 pm] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | thoughtful | ] |
It was a dark and stormy night...
Actually, it wasn't. But I'd always wanted to start off a story like that. In truth, it wasn't even raining unless you counted the thimblefull of hooch I'd just spilled. Yeah, I said thimble. When you're a kobold, you've got to pace yourself.
And that's me, a kobold. Sam Kobold, PI. I can hear you laughing but you'd be amazed how many clues are hiding below eye level.
So there I was, on my scaly little knees, trying to clean up some perfectly good two dollar hooch. Then I hear someone clear their throat, by the door. My first reflex is to look over at my desk, in the drawer where I keep my gat. I hate to use the thing but I gave Hoots the night off and security is...well, me.
I take a deep breath and look up at my visitor. It's a good thing I'm already on the floor. It's a human, a suicide blond with expensive shoes and long legs that go all the way up to Heaven.
I realized where my snout must be pointing and quickly got to my feet. I offered her my claw, "Sam Kobold."
"Oh, I know Mr. Kobold. I know all about you and your reputation. That's why I'm here, I need your help."
Uh oh. She knows me by reputation. I've got a reputation all right. A reputation as a down-and-out investigator trying to make ends meet. A private dick who takes the low publicity jobs to make the rent.
This human had money. I was in a lot of trouble... |
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| Productive |
[Aug. 13th, 2006|02:56 pm] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  hopeful | ] |
Well, I got a lot done this morning.
I finished painting the Invocation of Flame that I've been working on for days. I also cranked out another painted generic horse while I was at it.
More importantly, I got all my resume stuff done.
-I organized and reviewed all of the feedback my friends gave me on the resume.
- I updated my resume as appropriate.
- I Emailed my resume off to my friend who may have spots open at his company.
- I Emailed the same friends' headhunter who already might have an opportunity for me.
- I submitted at the online HR site for a different friend, for a position that I >hope< I'm qualified for.
- I followed up with an Email to that friend, seeing as he's the guy who reccomended me for employment there.
We'll see what comes of all this. Something, I hope. Work has been going from bad to worse lately and I hear even worse shit is yet to come.
Enjoy the remainer of your weekend, my peeps. |
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| Dirz Alchemist Guy |
[Aug. 6th, 2006|11:08 am] |
Another recent paintjob, an Alchemist of Dirz from the Confrontation line of miniatures.
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