I have a much more satisfying imaginary life than I do a real one right now, so I’m just going to write about that.
Our local SCA group provided lunch as a fund raiser at this weekend’s event in Mebane, NC. We made a small profit and had fun feeding all the people. That night I got to eat dinner with author C.S. Friedman. I’m kind of awed by authors and I always make a fool of myself talking to them, kind of a drawback for a librarian. It stems from being so enthusiastic about books. But we were sitting with some folks from our local group who have been in the SCA since God was a boy. They are very nice people and very generous and good friends. And Ms. Friedman, herself, got a little squishy when she found out who they were (they’re quite well known in SCA circles). I guess everyone’s a fan of someone else.
Our phenomenal D&D game is drawing to a hiatus as Charlie is shipping off for Basic Training and then OCS at the end of the month. In preparation for this, he’s be throwing increasingly more difficult scenarios at us. Last time we faced a dragon being ridden by an evil Githyanki knight. We barely survived that encounter, but prevailed in the end. Last night we proceeded to take out the Githyanki fortress from whence had come the dragon and knight. It was a major slugfest and again we almost died. Charlie says we have not faced the “worst” thing on the island we are currently exploring yet. I can’t wait to see what the worst thing here can be. I think he would consider a TPK (total party kill) to be an appropriate capper to the best game most of us have played in years.
Sparkly Things 