Personal Note: Bleh!

[nebroadwe]

Memo to self: buy stock in Kleenex.

I've been viral most of the week, but yesterday and the day before were the worst: nasal, drippy, laryngitic, and debilitating. So much for the writing holiday -- I didn't get much more forward on anything that required serious thought. I also had to drag myself out to the contractor's showroom to pick tile for my bathroom. (Fortunately, I had a friend along to help me avoid the kind of choices you only make when you're mildly febrile, like pink.) I swallowed enough Advil to be able to host a game night yesterday evening: again, it was a good thing we were playing Dominion in teams or I'd have lost even more thoroughly than I did. I'd like to play again when I have my wits about me, though; I think I might actually be able to craft a strategy, something I'm usually pretty bad at doing. And I lysoled the house within an inch of its life, so I have good hope that nobody took home any unpleasant souvenirs.

I still have a few days of vacation left, though, so it's back to work now that I've just got a productive cough and no voice to speak of (or with).

Comments

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

I'm not a gamer born, but I like playing with my friends. Some of the people in the group are pretty serious gamers, but they don't mind slumming with the n00bs. :-) Next time we may try Agricola, which I am reliably informed is the most entertaining game of subsistence agriculture I will ever play. I used to love M.U.L.E. on the old Commodore-64, so I'm intrigued ...

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I used to like RPGs around the table with my friends when I was younger and was active in the SCA, which, of course, is the granddaddy of LARP, as far as I'm concerned. However, I'm not a gamer, per se.

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

I almost joined the SCA in college, but it conflicted with practice for the choir I'd also joined, and half the events were held off-campus and I had no car. (And still don't: SCA is one of the hundred things I might try if I ever do get one.)

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

SCA can be incredibly fun...and also very nervewracking. I had a choice my last year in it - stay a kingdom officer; stay in my relationship with my husband; or keep my job. I chose the latter two options.

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Yipe. Social geekery can get pretty intense.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Well, if I hadn't been in a kingdom office, I probably would've been okay. Even though it was a minor office, having to make sure all the reports and stuff were done - while learning a new job and how to deal with a whole new relationship and status quo on top of all that? Yeahhhh...I had to let something go.

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Sounds sensible to me.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Why, thank you. :D