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I should at least pretend to be a blogger twice this month.
5) Twilight was released on DVD today and as the Entertainment Specialist that made it a pretty big day for me. Even though my job is still endless retail fluff it does make a difference to have actual respnsibilities. I get to make the new releases magically appear on their new magical spots and that's kinda fun. Kinda. Point two about Twilight: It's always strange to be in close proximity to a pop culture phenomenon that you're not a part of. A woman stood by the Twilight endcap today and gushed about seeing the movie 8 times in the theater. Um, why?
4) The previous post that lauded Dungeons and Dragons, and I'm sure would make someone else say, "Um, why," has brought forth delicious fruits from the seeds of hope it hid within. We've put in two sessions of what has tenderly approached being a weekly game. It's hard to manage true feedback and interaction over the internet. After sessions so far I'm worried that everyone else is having a good time. Wednesday, however, I quickly begn daydreaming about swashbuckling aboard shops crackling with arcane magic and barbaric might. It does the trick.
3) Visited the fine state of New Hampshire to partake in the Mezeskian tradition of Irish Breakfast. I love the feel of New England everytime I explore it that deep to the east. The sidewalks are never even, the thunder of patriot horseshoes echoing under your every step and the sky filled with the smoke of musket fire and kitchen hearths.
2) This post is an homage to BPitts blog. One of the finest bloggers I know. He is a master of thoughtful points captured in concise statements.
1) And finally, there will be more TDWTW...?!?, CWW, Retail Tales... There just can't be any kind of guarantee or schedule to them. 40 hours a week of a job I only mildly tolerate is an adjustment process. So far when I get home I can only sit in my chair, wondering what I'm supposed to be doing.
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March 22nd, 2009 - 08:51
It’s an interesting animal — this D&D online, since there is no real feedback. But I know I’m having a blast with it.
I know it’s kind of changed a bit for me. I’ve been more trained now that mentioning D&D in conversation is a good way to kill a conversation. (In fact, talking engineering has actually had better luck for me at parties, which is sad.) I know when I was in high school, we used to talk about it all the time. College a little less, but we talked about counterstrike instead. (However, counterstrike was so popular at school, it was actually a way to connect with strangers instead of alienate them…) These days, it seems like its the kind of thing that grown, responsible men aren’t supposed to talk about. But it’s usually what I spend the most time thinking about. And it’s probably okay that I swordfight with Charlie, but when no one is looking, I’ll still pretend to swordfight in the air… I recently took a four hour drive to DC for a business trip, and spent most of the drive talking to myself and planning what is going to happen next in the game.
Anyway, point is, it’s a good time, and I’m sure in the long run, it’s not less healthy than fantasy football, just much, much more misunderstood. And it’s not all that bad, since if I wasn’t playing, I would be just doing video games anyway. It’s good to be back into it, after all these years.
Or maybe, the kool-aid is just that good. But how old do I have to be before I can do what I want to do instead of what I’m supposed to do?
March 22nd, 2009 - 09:16
You know, screw what you’re supposed to do in life. I know a successful military commander who dresses up with his kids at ren fairs. Just do what’s fun.