One Week

I can't get the Barenaked Ladies song out of my head. Gah! But it has, in fact, been one week and things have not really gotten better. And they have gotten worse. So where does that leave me? Scared and alone; hurting and angry; busy and stressed. Any of these pairs is remarkably true. Giants knots of tension in my shoulders, restless sleeping, and upset stomach also factor in. Life seems a mess right now.

But, deep breath, there are a few good things. We have a new full-time girl at work who seems very nice and will probably help to de-stress the workload a bit. Though I continue to be at odds with one of the other employees, in general work is going well and I'm remembering why I love my job and the people I work for and with. And in geekery, we have a crew for the Dungeon quest, though not actual characters or anything yet, and one of our girls is a newbie who may be convinced to join other LRPs stuff. Woo hoo! And I have a possible character concept for the Ascension game, complete with in game tie-in.

And the first game, for me, of the Arthurian chronicle was fantastic and fun and an adrenaline rush. I haven't played a fundamentally nice character in a very long time, and my face actually was sore from smiling so much and laughing by the end of the time. Plus, I got to paint myself with blue watercolours which was a blast. I know Cori took a lot of pictures, so I hope I can get my hands on one at some point. Everyone looked so fabulous and fancy. The game itself was very different than anything else I've ever played in that no one really seemed to be scheming against eachother, or trying to stab eachother in the back. You could also take everything they said at face value, and the smiles all seemed real. I also got to dance with Scott Fox - and by dance, I mean stumble around the floor, as his character had three left feet (not literally!) and no clue how to dance. It was great. I haven't laughed so hard in a very long time. I still have no idea what any of my character stuff means or how to do downtime but I can't wait for the next game. I was telling a friend the other day about that high I used to get from playing Tempest and how I missed it, and I think I've found a different, but equally good, drug. I don't think I'll ever really get Adi out of my head but I think that Morwydd and I are going to have a lot of fun. Stay tuned for further adventures...