Shannon A. (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} shannon_a) wrote,@ 2008-06-09 10:17:00 |
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A Miscellanea of Stuff
Dad. My dad no longer lives in the continental United States. He and my step-mom moved to Hawaii on Thursday. I've always seen how much my dad adores the islands, so I've been thrilled for a while that he gets to live there. However, when we saw them on Tuesday, and I realized that it might be the last time they'd ever be in Berkeley, and that we'd only see them every year or two from here on out, I was very sad.
Fresh Air. I've been listening to Fresh Air lately on my iPhone. They sucked me in when I heard that Mark Evanier was going to be interviewed about Jack Kirby a few weeks ago. Since I've listened to some terrific interviews. A talk with Michael Chabon got me to read The Yiddish Policeman's Union, which I started last night and has bowled me over with its amazing writing. I was also deeply moved by some interviews about Robert Kennedy that I listened to over the weekend.
4E. If a new edition falls in the woods, does it make any sound? From my local gaming group this weekend you'd have no idea that the fourth edition of Dungeons & Dragons had been released. Granted, we're a bunch of thirty-somethings entering middle age, so we're no longer Hasbro's core demographic, but looking back I'm surprised that no one even mentioned it. Instead we happily carried on with our 3.5E game of Savage Tide, having one of my favorite sessions of the year.
Dad. My dad no longer lives in the continental United States. He and my step-mom moved to Hawaii on Thursday. I've always seen how much my dad adores the islands, so I've been thrilled for a while that he gets to live there. However, when we saw them on Tuesday, and I realized that it might be the last time they'd ever be in Berkeley, and that we'd only see them every year or two from here on out, I was very sad.
Fresh Air. I've been listening to Fresh Air lately on my iPhone. They sucked me in when I heard that Mark Evanier was going to be interviewed about Jack Kirby a few weeks ago. Since I've listened to some terrific interviews. A talk with Michael Chabon got me to read The Yiddish Policeman's Union, which I started last night and has bowled me over with its amazing writing. I was also deeply moved by some interviews about Robert Kennedy that I listened to over the weekend.
4E. If a new edition falls in the woods, does it make any sound? From my local gaming group this weekend you'd have no idea that the fourth edition of Dungeons & Dragons had been released. Granted, we're a bunch of thirty-somethings entering middle age, so we're no longer Hasbro's core demographic, but looking back I'm surprised that no one even mentioned it. Instead we happily carried on with our 3.5E game of Savage Tide, having one of my favorite sessions of the year.
