Monthly Archives: August 2007

Recent gaming, Burning Wheel gets rolling

Posted on August 26, 2007 by Geoff

A little over a week ago, I got together with TheaterGeek and Hyulf96 for some roleplaying in a Faery Tale game system developed by TheaterGeek called In Mortality. We had a good time and there was lots of good storytelling … Continue reading →

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Cute kid and animal pic

Posted on August 26, 2007 by Geoff

NatureBoy lavishing attention on a pampered guinea pig. Coconut settled right down on the stool and basked in the loving attention.

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Nice productivity tools

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Geoff

Lifehacker linked to a simple Excel Gantt Chart template. It’s a clean, simple design that doesn’t do any calculations or magic. The designer, David Seah, has a lot of interesting tools that he’s put together, as well as thoughtful posts … Continue reading →

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Weekend update: healing, friends, and play

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Geoff

So it turned out that BW had an infection. After a day of antibiotics, she was almost back to her self, again. Thank goodness. We were really missing our chipper, wise-crackin’ CraftyMomma. On Saturday evening, we hosted our friends, LadyHeron … Continue reading →

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A (very) little Burning Wheel

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Geoff

Last night, I got together with couple of friends to play Burning Wheel. I’ve been meeting one of them since January or February, developing a character, running through examples of the conflict resolution systems, and then playing other games like … Continue reading →

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Saving André

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Geoff

Beloved Wife IM-ed me today that, among the several errands that she and NatureBoy will be running, they will be stopping in to the Burlington Price Chopper to see André for themselves. André, the 17-pound lobster UPDATE: André was flown … Continue reading →

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GeekKids with tools

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Geoff

I saw this on the GeekDad blog a while ago, and it came up in conversation with colleagues — one a GeekDad, the other a Ph.Geek. Way too much fun!

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In other news

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Geoff

Since we’ve been anchored here at home while BW is recovering, NatureBoy and I have had some time to play together. And we’ve had time to ourselves. NB has been banging through some Super Mario Sunshine, and I finally finished … Continue reading →

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BW’s wisdom teeth

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Geoff

Beloved Wife had her four wisdom teeth extracted on Friday morning. I read a bit more of HP7 in the waiting room, but I didn’t get very far. We arrived at 7 am and we were home around 9. I … Continue reading →

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Wisdom Teeth and D&D

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Geoff

Beloved Wife is having all her wisdom teeth extracted this morning. She’s been pretty anxious, but she’s resigned to her fate. I’m off from work today to tend to her. Of course, NatureBoy has his own designs on today and … Continue reading →

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