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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
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7:08 am - League of Legends (what I'm playing during my temp WoW hiatus)
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Tyler has me hooked on a game right now. I guess I should be grateful that at least it's free to download and play. League of Legends is based off the PvP DOTA mod for Warcraft 3, except there are less assholes than in DOTA, which is probably why I actually enjoy this one. Tyler bought the retail version, and Leo and I have been playing with him.
Right now there is no difference between the free version and the retail version, but as soon as the LoL Store launches, the majority of heroes will be unavailable to the free users, as they will go on a rotation. Free users can still unlock them by either paying, or spending points that they earn from just playing.
Things I like about LoL:
-Bonus points are awarded to people who don't quit in the middle of a game.
-A record is kept for number of times people quit in the middle of a game.
-You still earn half points even if you lose.
-As your summoner (player profile) levels, you can choose passive bonuses for your heroes, like an RPG.
-The item store/combine system is MUCH easier than in DOTA.
-Lots of re-playability (40 heroes, tons of items, skills to unlock, alt skins to buy)
-Teams have the option to vote to surrender
In other news:
-Very sick right now, hoping I'll be better by Saturday's game night.
-Dyed my hair, finally.
-Went to Tyler's step-dad's b-day party last night.
-My MimiWoo doll shoe order showed up, as well as the replacement hand for Ashe.
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| Thursday, November 12th, 2009
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12:54 pm - Photo Scanning, Hair Cut, Pad Thai
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PHOTO SCANNING-
I've been working on scanning in my drama scrapbook from high school. It's been 10 years now, and I have a tendency to hang onto things too long. I mean, I *suppose* it's ok to keep photos, playbills, and newspaper clippings as remembrances... but between all my projects, crafting, hobbies, gaming, and keepsakes... I have too much junk in general. If I had one more bedroom in my house, or a basement, I guarantee this wouldn't be getting done though.
So my compromise is to go digital with as much as I can, and hope like hell that I don't lose the files to a virus or some other tragedy. I will be triple backing up, as well as giving my parents copies of the discs, and keeping my favourite photos.
It scares me so much to lose the past. Probably because I can look at every event and see how it made me who I am. How I got here is just as important to me as being here. I have this need to be a keeper, a historian of sorts.
HAIR CUT-
I got my hair cut for the first time in about a year and a half, and at a salon for the first time in something like 7+ years. I'm not thrilled with the cut, but then again, no cut compares to what Ian's brother did. I think it'll be better after I style it my way (the girl did like a curly cute thing with it, instead of the sleekness I prefer) and once I put it back to burgundy. I haven't dyed my hair in a while, so it's pretty close to my real color, with a bit of extra red tinge from the old dye.
The salon was a mix of pleasure and pain. It was so uncomfortable to be there with people staring at me... either from having to look straight ahead while getting a cut, or out of their own curiosity. I went to an independent salon, rather than a quickie-chain, and in my corduroys and mens pull-over shirt, I didn't look like the typical clientele. On the other hand, I absolutely love having my hair groomed by someone else and it felt really good. So I end up with this feeling, which I suppose would be similar to masturbating in public.
PAD THAI-
After Tyler helped Duce move a mattress, we went out for Asian food. I found out I like Pad Thai! I never had it before, because I always was in the mood for something else. Last night I was looking at the menu, and was like... I like rice noodles, I'm going to try this! I haven't had too many foods with peanuts in them before, but I have to say, this was the best!
MISC-
Need to borrow an allen wrench off one of the people who I know have them. My treadmill broke, and I was on such a roll with it. With 11 months till the wedding, I'm busting my ass to get back in shape. I don't think I'm going to get back down to single digit sizes like I was in high school, but if I can hit a size 10, I'll be ecstatic.
I am noticing my HP all-in-one knows how to piss me off with the scanning function. It'll selectively ignore certain parts of the page, or turn one image into two files... argh! I used to love HP products, but I think they're slipping.
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| Friday, November 6th, 2009
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7:33 am - Tyler coming home, KIVA, Dolls
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Tyler is on his way home right now from Missouri where he was visiting family for an early Thanksgiving. I opted not to go along this year because I had things I wanted to do here and didn't want to be gone for a week. Hopefully he'll be home safely soon.
With Thanksgiving coming up this month, it's time for me to push KIVA.org on anyone who reads this, once again. I figured with my good fortune this year, and the things I've been buying myself lately, I should do my part. I chose to help two different 20-something women in Peru, a 59 year old woman running a general store in the Philippines, and a female cattle rancher in Azerbaijan.
I'm failing miserably at Nanowrimo, but succeeding wonderfully at sewing. So I'm not too upset.
I also picked up 3 more dolls. Only one of them was planned, the other two were semi-impulse. I say semi-impulse because I had planned on getting more dolls eventually... just not so soon. It happened that there were two second-hand ones at very good prices in sculpts I liked.
( 3 new additions )
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| Thursday, October 29th, 2009
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10:43 am
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I'm back to being nocturnal, so before I went to bed yesterday morning, I stopped by Walmart to pick up a number of things. One of the things on the list were feminine pads... then I saw some plastic knight swords that I thought would be good Christmas gifts for Amalie's boys. So at one point I was walking around with just pads and swords, which I found strangely humourous. I was uber prepared should PMS strike!
I did a second version of the doll dress. It's still not exactly what I want, but it's closer. I think I'll have it right next try.
I couldn't bring myself to work on another version of the doll dress for a 3rd night in a row, so instead I started poking at cleaning the guest/sewing room. It looks like I made little progress since I got stuck on sorting thread. I still haven't finished because there are at least 100 spools and I want to sort by color.
What I did do was look at the bedsheets I'd been saving. I really like the material and the print and couldn't bring myself to toss them a few weeks ago when we got the bigger mattress. I did force myself to throw out the fitted sheet, finally. Then I quartered the top sheet and turned it into two pairs of curtains for our bedroom. It solves the problem of having the sheet laying around useless... and the fuglyness of the parrot-print bath towels we've been using as temporary (erm... nearly 3 months) curtains.
current mood:  accomplished
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| Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
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10:53 am - Ashe gets a dress
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Yes, I'm making a post about making my doll a dress. More importantly though, this marks the first full from scratch clothing I've sewn in about 3 years. I made myself finish this one... even though it meant spending a half hour trying to figure out where my zipper foot ended up after multiple moves. I did find it though, and found that putting in a zipper is much like the proverbial "riding a bike".
Sadly I don't really like the dress, and here's where I get nitpicky. I'm not really digging where I was going with the skull ribbon accent. I'll probably pop this one up on Etsy to try to recoup some of the cost, and remake it without the ribbon. I'll also make a flat center section on the bodice, rather than doing the gathered one. The gathering was originally going to be elastic to be a tighter fit, but its too hard to stretch the elastic over that small a span, so I just stitched it. Also, I'm going to make the neckline narrower so you can't see the shoulder joins.
I do love the sleeves though (3 pieces each) and the basic layout of the dress. The quality of the work is also very good... that was my main concern... that I might've lost my ability after not using it so long.
( +2 )
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| Sunday, October 25th, 2009
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9:59 am - Zombies, Games, Wedding plans.
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Saturday morning I decided to download some indie games from X-Box Live. For $1, "I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1" is absolutely fucking amazing! You will LOL, you will ROFL, and at some point you'll probably be DEDZ! When a game has it's own rock theme song, you know you're in for a good time.
Saturday evening was another successful gaming night. :) Got to try a couple new games Dominion: Seaside, and Zombies!!! Everyone was tired pretty early, so at about midnight-thirty we called it a night.
This morning I awoke to 4 dresses having sold in my Etsy store! Yay! I was starting to think listing the vintage clothing was a waste of time since only 3 things had sold out of 50, but maybe I just needed more patience.
Also, there was an email from my dad and his GF Jeannie. They've offered to pay for the wedding chapel and fresh flowers. This is pretty major for me since usually my dad doesn't get involved in anything I'm doing, much less help with it. I think most of the gesture was at Jeannie's prodding, but still it's pretty damn cool. :)
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| Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
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11:37 pm - First 1/3rd Scale BJD Arrives! (copied from my DOA forum post)
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| Monday, October 19th, 2009
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12:20 am - Ty's B-day and other little things.
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TY'S B-DAY:
Tyler's birthday was a lot of fun. Firstly, I finally got to tease HIM for being a quarter of a century. I've been waiting 4 years for that payback, hehe.
We had a booster draft where everyone brought their own packs, so we had an interesting mix. Gamer's Sanctuary hooked us up with some gift certificates as prizes, and also everyone brought an extra pack to pitch in the prize pool. I also threw in the $5 Buffalo Wild Wings certificate I had gotten earlier in the week.
There was a fair amount of drinking, some Rock Band, and later some Scattergories. Food consisted of jello shots (courtesy of Brian), cardboard pizzas (courtesy of me), and chips (those came from everywhere!). Finally ended at about 2am, and all I had to clean were the dishes since everyone was kind enough to clean up after themselves. I love having friends who can party hard, but are still polite. :) Good times.
TOKIDOKI:
I bought a used TokiDoki messenger bag style purse off eBay for $225 including shipping. I didn't buy it new, because that would be $400 and I don't trust the authenticity on new, as it's been out of print a couple years. The auction claimed it was in "excellent" condition and that the seller was a fashion lover and took very good care of their bags. They had 18 positive feedback and no negatives, so I bid without any worry.
I received the bag quickly, and upon opening it was assailed with the smell of cigarettes. I'm somewhat allergic, so I almost puked. Upon inspection, there were tons of stains inside and out, the qee (keychain critter) had paint peeling, the leather bits had lots of wear, and there was a small hole in the fabric. I contacted the seller and they didn't respond within 2 days, so I filed a PayPal claim along with a bunch of pictures. I asked for either a full refund and I'd return the bag, or $100 back and I'd take my chances with the dry cleaners. That same day, the seller sent me $100 back.
Yes, this bag is worth $125 to me even damaged. The print is that cool. It has cute birds carrying nukes, brightly colored mushrooms with skulls for spots, apples with vampire teeth, turtles with spikes, firewood with legs, and an incredible number of other contradictory oddities. I didn't like any of the other TokiDoki prints enough to justify the cost.
BALL JOINTED DOLL:
The first of 3 ball jointed dolls I ordered has arrived. It's a NekoMimi by Fantasy Doll. Shes an anthro-cat and I want to make her a little sailor uniform so she'll look like an anime cat girl. I wanted an Iplehouse Luna just for the cat head, but she starts at $800 and there's a lot of debate about her rose grey skin color possibly discoloring. The other two dolls I'm waiting on are larger and fully-human.
OLD BOSS:
Back when I worked at EB Games, my boss Dean was replaced by a new boss- Jessica. When she came in, she was, well... a bitch, and I lasted all of two days before quitting. Zak also quit shortly after encountering her. I was always rather pissed about the situation since I loved my job there and I made good money for my age.
A few weeks ago, Tyler came home talking about this guy Eric who was getting back into MTG and was a really good player and such. Turned out that it is the same Eric who is married to Jessica, and she came to the store one day while I was there... and on her own she apologized about being such a bitch! o_O We've actually talked a few brief times now, and she's apologized twice, and explained that she was young and on a power trip, etc. We both have so many of the same interests and I feel like I'd immediately like her if it wasn't for the past. She was the one who actually got me interested in the TokiDoki stuff after I saw her purse, and she's into similar games, books, etc.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not holding it against her because everything that happened after that helped shape me into who I am now and taught me some important lessons. It's just odd to wrap your head around a person being completely different. It's almost like talking to a body-snatcher or something. After a while I'm sure I'll get used to it, and maybe even end up with a female friend for the first time in a long time.
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| Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
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12:08 am - Books and little perks
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BOOKS:
Amazon estimated about 3 weeks to get me Absolute Sandman volume 2. I ordered all 4 volumes through them, only to discover that when the 3 weeks was up, #2 was not available. I had the option of waiting another month to see if they could get it, but after looking at their availability notice of "7 used and new from $169.93" I decided not to risk it and bought a new copy from a comic store on eBay. It cost me $83 vs Amazon's $68, but considering what they're currently going for... the peace of mind is worth the extra $15. MSRP is $100 anyway, so it's still a good deal.
So yay! I have the complete Sandman run in it's most beautiful bindings yet.
My used (but in nice condition) Books of Magic #7 graphic novel also came in today. I read through it in a single soak in the tub. Hopefully DC will collect the final 25 issues of the series into graphic novels some day. I do not want to have to get individual issues. :(
NICE PERK:
I do the e-rewards.com surveys and earn stuff. I earned enough points to get my 3rd $25 Game Stop gift card and it arrived today. Super-fast! I remember the first time I earned one it took 6 weeks to mail to me, and this one only took a week. I'll probably buy a WoW time card, or some Xbox Live points.
TODAY:
Normally we do MTG League on Tuesdays, but neither of us were really in the mood. So instead, Tyler, Leo, and I went to Buffalo Wild Wings for BOGO wing day. It took over a half hour to get our food, so we were getting a bit annoyed. Turned out the fryer caught on fire, so they took $5 off each our meals, and gave us each a $5 gift certificate for our next visit. Very cool! The wings were delicious too. This was only my 5th time having them, despite having lived near them for ages.
Then we came back to our place and played some tower defense in Warcraft III. A nice, if not productive, day.
current mood:  cheerful
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| Monday, October 12th, 2009
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3:36 am - Game Night!
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Saturday we had a game night for the first time in forever (3 weeks) and we had a nice turnout of 10 people! It was a blast, the only problem you run into is a lack of games that can accommodate that many at once. I'm going to have to do some rearranging to have multiple tables set up for multiple games.
Next Saturday is Tyler's Birthday celebration. He has opted to do a MTG draft. Everyone who wants to come, bring 4 packs. 3 for the draft, and the extra packs will be combined for prizes.
The following Saturday we may be going to a MTG pro-tour pre-qualifier.
The Saturday after that is Halloween, and there will be a party here. Costumes strongly encouraged. BYOB.
I have been making quiches the last few weeks. They work out really well because Tyler chooses what he wants in them, and then one is enough for 4 days of breakfasts. It also means I don't have to be awake in the morning because they reheat rather well.
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| Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
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12:14 am - RenFest
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This past Sunday was our last chance to go to the Michigan Renaissance Festival, and since we had tickets already, we had to go!
The rain kept coming and going the entire time, making the grounds very muddy. Not helping the situation was the MASSIVE amount of people. Generally the last weekend is slow, but many people must've been procrastinators like ourselves. Even the merchants were remarking about how unusually busy it was.
Normally I make one moderate ($100ish) purchase and a couple little ones at fest. As well as buy toasted cinnamon almonds and a turkey leg every year. This year was a break from that as I dropped $300 on a very nice Spanish style doublet from Pendragon Costumes, a Cavalier hat from The Blonde Swan ($85), and 4 coasters from Headsville Roll ($40). I also didn't buy any food from fest.
After fest we had a couple of our new friends that we met at BC Comix come over for games and Beatles Rock Band.
Monday was laid back, until the drainage hose on the back of the washer decided to pop off. It flooded the kitchen (with my newly laid laminate flooring), the laundry room, and went through the wall into the bathroom and a couple closets. It took us a good hour to get what we could with the shop vac, and today it smells musty. Have a fan going and the window cracked, I'll be going over stuff with a watered down bleach sprayer.
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| Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
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4:06 pm - Almost Win!
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This past weekend has been crazy and filled with MTG. We went to the midnight release for Zendikar and I ended up buying a case (and giving one box to Tyler for an early b-day gift). I regretted my purchase later, but it was fun while it lasted.
Last night we went to the release tournament at BC Comix. Out of 25 people, I ended up in 2nd place. I lost in the 5th, and final, round. Still won 6 packs and 3 promo cards though, and it was just a really good feeling to have people clapping for me. It's unusual for a girl to play, much less do well in Magic.
Heading back today to play in the constructed. I built a fun, not really serious, discard deck. It lets me play with some of the new cards though, and should provide some annoyance to my opponents LOL.
current mood: cheerful
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| Monday, September 28th, 2009
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5:20 am - First ad square in a long time...
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I used to make these a lot when I was doing my gothic lolita and cosplay stuff. They were prettier and more interesting back then, but I don't want the vintage stuff I'm selling from my grandma's to become associated with my "brand" stuff made from scratch. I posted this in subcultauctions on LJ, but I'm not sure where else to post. I've been out of the loop for so long, argh!
EDIT: OMG! Just made my first Etsy sale! It's just a $5.00 blouse, but I'm so excited! Plus I have like 300-400 items of clothing, so even if I just make $5.00 each, that's a good thing (and Tyler would agree because it's less stuff in the house hehe). Also I'm putting $1 of every item into KIVA.org.
current mood:  determined
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| Friday, September 25th, 2009
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5:36 pm - I get a doll, sorting buttons, etsy purchase, latest reads, Amazon, car.
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DOLL-
I finally caved in and ordered my first ball jointed doll. I've been wanting to try making doll clothes to sell on Etsy (to see if I enjoy it as much as I did making human size cosplay costumes), but I've been hesitant to drop $600+ on a big name doll (like Volks, Soom, or Luts). I found one for just over $300 on eBay, they're not a major company, but I do like the look of the doll. If I enjoy her, then I can start considering a more expensive purchase.
This is her. I requested white skin, long black wig, and green eyes. I also ordered a long burgundy wig from another seller. I am very excited... yes, about a 2' doll.
SORTING BUTTONS-
As I've mentioned before, my grandmother had stuff stacked floor to ceiling throughout her main house, with little pathways to get through. The majority of that stuff was sewing supplies and clothing. She would save the buttons off clothes (as well as yarn, if it was a knitted item), which resulted in about 10lbs worth. I took them home rather than let them be trashed and have spent the last couple nights sorting them. I'm currently working on an idea that uses up a lot of white buttons.
Here's what I started with.
There were a lot of tiny packets wrapped up like this. As well as many wrappers from cigarettes used as bags. It was definitely an adventure, but at times, icky.
ETSY PURCHASE-
So I used Etsy's Alchemy service, where crafters bid on your request. The huge 4"x4" rubber stamp I had done ($24 after shipping) is absolutely gorgeous. It's mounted on wood with a nice wood handle, and makes a very sharp imprint. If I need another stamp, I will definitely go to the same person. I'm thinking I'll need one of the Halo Noir logo. If I use it with fabric paint, it would be a lot easier and faster than the embroidered labels I was using.
READS-
Finished the first two books in my Enchanted Forest compilation. I'll start on the 3rd one tomorrow maybe. I got sidetracked by reading The Sandman since #1 showed up. However, I'm not going to rush through #1 because #2 isn't due to ship until the 30th at the earliest.
AMAZON-
They sent me my replacement book, and this copy IS new like its supposed to be. However, I hope they send a confirmation when they get my return. I had received a reminder email to return it within 30 days, and I just want to know when it gets there safely. The tracking # doesn't work with the main USPS website.
CAR-
My car is fixed and home with me. I can tell it runs a lot better. Apparently before the alternator died, it was responsible for some of the issues I was having. $434 though. Ugh.
current mood: accomplished
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| Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
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11:32 am - Ugh! Car!
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Turns out the "Turbo" alternator for my cruiser costs more than originally estimated. Looking at about $450 in repairs now (but that also includes brake pads and rotors since I mentioned that my brakes have been squeaking). The alternator also has to be ordered, so I'm car-less for at least 3 days now.
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2:11 am - Smoke + Car = Bad.
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I tried to go to Subway today, however, that attempt failed when smoke started billowing out from under my hood.
Fortunately Natasha knew a guy who works on cars, and he came out to take a look at it. My alternator and belt are dead. Going to be a couple hundred dollars to replace, and at least that's cheaper than it would've been. Also found out my engine was out of coolent, so now I need to figure out if that was leaking, or if the people who did my last oil change didn't bother to do my other fluids.
I also ended up babysitting my niece, Vera, for a few hours as sort of a trial run. People who know me, know I don't particularly like kids, and I definitely don't want any, but it went pretty well. We watched The Labyrinth twice through. Natasha is going through a breakup and is moving back to Fenton. As a result, Vera is being enrolled in the school 2 blocks up the road from me, and I may start watching her regularly.
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| Sunday, September 20th, 2009
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7:41 pm - Another Kindle thought...
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Choose your own adventure books! I'd be ok with those on a Kindle. Sadly, they don't have any available.
Damn it Kindle! I keep looking for excuses to want you, and you just keep letting me down!
current mood:  curious
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| Saturday, September 19th, 2009
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7:06 pm - Damn you, Amazon! Plus, a silver lining.
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Today I'm home sick instead of at the MTG League tourney because someone likes the bedroom to be so cold that a sheet, a comforter, and 2 blankets couldn't save me from it. At least he let me cuddle him for heat so only one half my body was cold at a time. :P
THE AMAZON THING:
So, my Absolute Sandman #4 arrived today. First thing I noticed was that it didn't appear to be in factory shrinkwrap like the last one. Instead of being completely sealed in clear wrap... it had semi-open ended green wrap. That annoyed me a bit, as I ordered a NEW copy. I could've dealt with it, as everything looked good until... the cover tried to fall off!
That's right. The spine was so broken that it had torn the back glued page and all but the front cover was falling off. I've done the exchange process through Amazon, and I'll mail out my return on Monday. The loss of time however is frustrating. Especially since it was something they claimed was in stock initially... and then it wasn't. Actually, a few of my items were like that.
THE SILVER LINING:
My used hardcover of Good Omens also came today! I had chosen it because it was only $8.33 (shipping included) and the description, though vague, said it was in good condition. I didn't realize until after I used Buy-It-Now that it was coming from England! It turns out that its a 1st edition, complete with the uneven pages, still has its slipcover, and everything is in fabulous condition, except for having a black marker "X" on the edge of the pages. W00T!
WHAT I'M READING NOW:
I also got my used copy of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles a day ago (not a Gaiman novel). I used to own the 1st of the 4 books in the series, and loved it a ton. Its about a princess who hates being told that everything she wants to do (fencing, magic, cooking) is unprincesslike. So she runs away and VOLUNTEERS to be kidnapped by a dragon. I'm working my way through the first book again, and am looking forward to the other 3, which I've never read. Patricia C. Wrede is hilariously brilliant!
CORALINE (spoiler alert!):
Finished Coraline in one sitting. The major difference from the movie is that there is no Wybie, which was good, because I found him to be annoying (well, the "other" Wybie was cool LOL). The thing I did like about the movie better was some of the detail injected: the mouse circus act, Miss Forcible & Spink's act, and each scene where she is trying to recover a ghost child's soul.
The book made more sense though because Coraline only visited once before her other parents were kidnapped... instead of going multiple times like in the movie. However, I understand the multiple visits were to stretch a short book into a full-length movie. So, they both have their good points and I really can't like one more than the other (a rare case!).
current mood:  aggravated
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| Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
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2:18 pm - Neil Gaiman Galore!
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I've been saying for years that I'm going to replace my paperback Neil Gaimain books with hardcovers (I want to do that with all my books actually, but the Gaiman's take precedence). I also have a lot of gaps in my Gaiman collection. So last week I started bidding on eBay auctions and placing some orders through Amazon. Today the first of them arrived and I am so geeked!
I totally have a book fetish. I was talking with a friend of mine via e-mail about Kindle a few days ago. I was telling him how I just could not get the least bit excited about them, although practically every other avid reader I know wants or has one. I personally could not bear to give up the smell or feel of paper pages.
Today these books arrived:
Coraline- 1st edition, with the Dave McKean cover, before the movie-book version. In good shape for being used.
The Graveyard Book- 1st edition.
Neverwhere- 1st Avon printing... bah! It's replacing my paperback though.
American Gods- 1st edition, also replacing a paperback.
aaaaannnnndddd...
Absolute Sandman Volume 3! Part of a set of 4 gorgeous slipcased books that collect the entire run of the Sandman comic series. I haven't read the complete series in like 6+ years, not since I was with Nick. I ordered all 4 volumes, but apparently they're already getting a bit hard to find because Amazon said volume 2 wouldn't even ship until at least 3 weeks after I ordered it.
current mood:  bouncy
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| Sunday, September 13th, 2009
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4:10 pm - Rocky Horror, Game Night
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FRIDAY-
The Rocky Horror Show at Meadowbrook was awesome! I went with Bob and a group of people who work at The Palace/DTE/Meadowbrook with him. First we went to Hoops and got some food, and I had a few girlie drinks. Then we went to Meadowbrook and one of the guys in our group had $2 ticket vouchers. Sweet!
I spent the extra money the cheap tickets left me on a couple "Virgin Kits" for Bob and I. These contained party hats, leis, newspaper, squirt guns, rubber gloves, etc... all the props we'd need for our experience. There was a giant screen in the background of the play, and they'd flash messages of when to grab out your props and when to shout at the actors or sing along. It was a blast, and next time I go to see this, I'll definitely pack my own kit.
There were also the props that weren't included in the kit, but others had the foresight to bring, such at Scott toilet paper and rice. This was the only time I took my camera out:
Tyler didn't want to go, so he went to Friday Night Magic instead, and took 1st place.
SATURDAY-
We had our usual game night, which turned into a bit of a party. We started off with Descent, and when more people showed up we played some Beatles Rock Band, ate, and watched silly YouTube videos. Then we played Dominion and called it a night.
SUNDAY-
I was supposed to go to a MTG food drive today, but I didn't wake up until 2:30pm and was still so groggy that I decided not to go. It started about 10 minutes ago. Hopefully they have another one in the future because it sounds like fun (and a good cause).
current mood:  exhausted (but content!)
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