I Continue To Have A Life

Some things I've done in the past month or so which don't involve work or sitting around the house alone:

• Hiked around on Lookout Mountain with Thuy.
• Helped Thuy move.
• Realized it was my half birthday and I should see a show. Found out Explosions in the Sky was playing at the Ogden.
• Got started with Thor's GURPS game.
• Made a character and played a game or two at Keith's.
• Watched E-Days fireworks at Mines.
• First Saturday drumming at Witches Brew.
• Ate vegan (seitan) pizza and hiked from one side of Green Mountain to the other with Zaydie.
• Played in the first game of a 4th Edition series with Keith and others.
• Ran the geometry table for Mitchell Elementary's math and science night.
• Took a day off work to attend the Conference on World Affairs in Boulder. Will write up my notes in a separate post.
• Chose the wrong parking lot in Boulder, resulting in a Denver Boot, the loss of $65 dollars, and the waste of half an hour while two people failed to unlock the boot.
• Played games with Thor and his cats.
• Second Sunday drumming at David and Nanette's.
• Monday drumming at the Buffalo Rose.
• Bought well over $100 of used CDs at Twist & Shout and Black & Read on National Record Store Day and 4/20.
• Third Saturday drumming at Spirit Ways. Talked to Doug.
• Purchased (among other things) lotus root, frozen jack fruit, preserved duck eggs, bamboo shoots, a case of basil seed honey drink, and a tea set at Pacific Ocean Market Place in Broomfield.
• Walked up to Green Mountain and then around the neighborhood on Earth Day.
• Saw Kraftwerk at the Fillmore. Found a place to freeform dance near the end of the show.
• Hung out with my brother who's going to Boston tomorrow and then moving to Ireland for a while.
• Danced around to Medeski, Martin, and Wood at Balch Fieldhouse at CU. (Aside from the acoustics, the Fieldhouse is more enjoyable than the Fillmore).
• Served osimanthus tea from Guilin and stir-fried eggplant/lotus root/bamboo/nuts in a sesame marinade over bean noodles to RPG guests.
• Took players through the character creation process and ran a fight in a Goo's Noodles and Dim Sum, the first scene in a one-shot Feng Shui RPG story I created.

I'm pretty happy about the themes of gaming, drumming, and hiking, though I want to significantly increase the frequency of the latter. I haven't run an RPG in quite a while, but it went quite well. I spent enough time rereading key parts of the rulebook and thinking through characters that things went fairly smoothly. Hopefully everyone will be more comfortable with the system next time and a combat of mostly mooks doesn't take two hours.

Hot Springs May 3rd and 4th?

Speaking of having a life, I'm thinking about camping at Valley View Hot Springs next weekend (May 3rd and 4th, one night stay). Anyone interested in joining? Forecast highs are near 60, lows in the mid- to upper-20s, so you'll want a decent sleeping bag or a reservation for one of the dorm beds.

Jew Trips

I just pictured someone like Woody Allen saying "I went to summer school at synagogue. We didn't go on any field trips, just guilt trips."