Happy Birthday!

After a full day of errands and doctor appointments, velvetpage gave me permission to run into Toronto for mwbard's 44th birthday party. I hooked up with kores_rabbit while downtown and brought her along.


I seem to have a slightly shocked expression, possibly because the late Isaac Asimov is sitting next to me.


mwbard, the birthday horse.


kores_rabbit, wondering who all the weirdos are.

Jobs are for suckers

So far, quitting my job remains the smartest thing I've done all year. It is amazing how much time I have for friends and family. My insomnia is gone. I've lost weight. My mood is vastly improved. The house is much cleaner.

And, today I got to hang out with catsarah and sassy_fae in a relatively leisurely fashion! And we got a free lunch, cause it took more than 15 minutes.


This evening, wggthegnoll and ruiskafleck came over to supper and Warhammer. Fondue was made. Children were cute. Elizabeth wrote two original songs that she played for us on the piano. Seriously, she scored them and wrote lyrics and everything.


Warhammer went well, and I ran through my first epic battle of the game. The players are aboard an Elven merchant carrack. wggthegnoll is running an elven noble, transformed into a horrible monster by Chaos magic, and ruiskafleck and velvetpage are playing his wife (a wizard) and sister (a mercenary) respectively. They are seeking a cure, while hiding his transformation from the crew. Check my new battle mat, and hastily drawn deckplans!


In tonight's game, there was much spying and politicking and RP... and then the ship was attacked by a galley of Norsca raiders.


_{"We make! Holes in teeth! We make! Holes in teeth!"}
These are essentially Vikings as depicted on the cover of a Death Metal album, led by a horned and winged mutant. They're represented here by 1:72 scale Pictish warriors. Though I should totally pick up some Vikings before Hamilton Hobby closes forever.


The final score - Death Metal Vikings: 7, Players: 12