Trent the Uncatchable

Slack

Friday night was peaceful. We watched a few episodes of SGA and went to bed at a decent hour. Saturday was my day for running around - I spent the morning rearranging Ben's room (to incorporate all of the bookshelves) and then working, and spent the afternoon doing errands, including misplacing my phone at the hardware store. (A staff member found it, asked his three managers what to do with it, got three different answers, and went home at the end of his shift with it still in his pocket. The managers couldn't track it down in the store so they called the staff member, who brought it back to the store.) We watched more tv that night.

Sunday I had meant to work on my sekrit project, but my prep work on Saturday indicated that it would be tougher than I had initially thought. Instead I did a bunch of cleaning and general maintenance around the house while Laura and Jenny went to a baby shower in Madison. I finally put away the contents of what I believe to be the last box from Thunder Bay, disposing of the box (rather, adding it to the pile in the garage). I shuffled some more furniture. I hung mug hooks in the kitchen. I cleaned things that were dirty. I changed all the litter. I did the laundry. I ... did other things that I can't think of or seem too trivial to mention, but needed doing. When Laura got home she had work to do, and I gave her a hand; bed was at our normal time. The next three weekends will be eventing, so it was nice to slack a little.

Tonight is D&D and, I believe, helmet padding. Thursday is fighting. That's the extent of the plans. So now, off to coffee.

Nebulosity

Last night we went home, then I turned around and went back out again. Grocery shopping was kind of a bear, since no one store had everything I was looking for; the primary culprit was the particular cat food we (or, the cats) like which I couldn't find. Finally located it and went home, and we watched Stargate over dinner. We've almost finished season one of Atlantis (we'll probably wrap it up tonight) and then we'll watch season two, and then we'll evaluate our relative position to SG1. Laura suggested that we watched one episode of SG1, then one episode of Atlantis, then one episode of SG1, etc, which is the way the episodes were broadcast. I think that's a lot of flipping DVDs, and am more inclined to watch one DVD of SG1 followed by one DVD of Atlantis, etc. But really, if that's the worst of our troubles...

There might be plans for the weekend and there might not. I can neither confirm nor deny anything at this point.

And now, on to work.

Bookcases

One of the SCA folks in our area has chosen to take up the habit and enter a Dominican convent. As a result, she is disposing of the bulk of her worldly possessions - furniture, clothes, books, and so on. From time to time she posts something on our local email list to offer things to those who can pick them up. And yesterday she offered some bookcases.

Never one to turn down bookcases, I picked them up after work last night and put them in Ben's room. And decided that, at least for now, we have enough bookcases. In fact, I'm not sure precisely where these will go. I know we have enough books to fill them, we just have to decide what wall space will become shelf space. I could certainly put things in the basement, but ... I think I'll wait a little while on that.

After my furniture jaunt Laura and I watched some Stargate. And it was nice.

No plans tonight or tomorrow night. I might move some furniture around. Huzzah!

Flaming Death

Last night we went home, had dinner, and gamed.

Tonight, tomorrow night, and Friday night we have no plans - so, probably Stargate. I am hatching an evil plot which is so evil in its evilness that it will probably fall flat on its face. I should know by Sunday.

Eye of the Storm

We drove to work separately yesterday because Laura had training until 6:30, which meant we also drove home separately. While I waited for Laura to get home I cleaned out the fridges and played with the computers, and when she arrived we had dinner and watched SGA until bedtime.

Tonight is D&D. We don't have anything planned for the rest of the week, as far as I know.

Quiet

It was a nice quiet weekend. Friday night we watched some Stargate SG1, which should shock everybody; reading ahead in the episode guide we found that our next SG1 episode sent the crew to Atlantis and we decided that we ought to catch up there. On Saturday I drove down to Chicagoland to pick up apple pancakes, and stopped at a Half-Price Books along the way (alright, it was out of the way). There I stumbled - and it was entirely coincidence - across the first four seasons of SGA on DVD and some books I had been looking for (including the last of the Cadfael books). I meandered a bit on the way home, driving through neighborhoods I haven't visited in ten years or so. Some things have changed and some haven't, but the Saturday Morning Flashback show on XRT made a great soundtrack for the trip. That night we started Atlantis, which is definitely different than SG1 and SGU. On Sunday we watched a little bit more.

Split between the two days I caught up on Demons (which reminds me of Buffy, but isn't as well-written) and Caprica (which is practically Galactica all over again) and cleaned up the DVR listings. Oh, and Laura spent the weekend resting - she's got a lingering sinus thing which she's trying to beat, and we're both gearing up for three events in a row in February. As a result, we didn't make it to Carlos and Missy's house - but I hear they had fun.

We have no plans tonight, tomorrow is gaming, and that's our plans for the week. (Fighter's practice won't happen again until next week.) I still need to sew my new chausses and look into some other armor changes; I could stand to fix or replace my 'sword bag' (once known as 'Laura's old golf bag') too. And I decided a couple days ago that it's time to repaint the basement stairs ... but I have to admit that I'm worried about jinxing the basement. Last time I painted those stairs, the waters rose...

Love the ... air.

Last night we went home and ate, and then I went to fighter's practice.

A good, though eclectic, practice. Magnus and I spent most of it instructing two new fighters (Yvonne and Armondo) - I got into armor for the last 45 minutes or so in order to provide some target practice which wasn't a pell. Shannon took a break from fencing and put on heavy armor, and Valerius (out of armor) worked with her. Murdoch, Albrecht, and Eric put on their gear and smashed and bashed for a little while, but Albrecht had to leave early; at the end it was me, Murdoch, and Eric doing a very short round-robin and finally me vs Armondo.

Tonight we have no plans. Tomorrow we might drop in on Carlos and Missy, though we haven't really discussed it or made real plans. (The four of us talked about it last weekend and tentatively agreed to get together, and since then Carlos invited a bunch of people... and anyway, we haven't really discussed it so I don't know for sure.) And Sunday we have nothing in mind. I might have some house beautification things in the works. But it's all up in the air too.

So, right. That's the plan. Rule the world. You and me. Anyway.

Just Another Tricky Day

Last night, home and dinner and Stargate. We passed the halfway point of Season Nine.

Tonight is fighter's practice. Friday and through the weekend we intend to rest, unless we get together to play games on Saturday with Carlos and Missy.

Just another tricky day.

Five, Six, Se7en, Eight

Last night, home. Cleaning. And game.

Tonight we have no plans, except to huddle together and stare at the cold. Tomorrow night is fighter's practice. And so on.

Today, more training. Brain hurts!

Well done, Commander

Last night Ben and I played online for a little while. RA3 has great co-op gameplay, but their interface is pretty lousy - we can usually connect the first time, but if for any reason we need to connect a second time it take half an hour of tweaking to get everything working. I should look that up...

...And after RA3, Laura and I watched some Stargate and went to bed.

Tonight is D&D. Tomorrow we have nothing planned, and Thursday is fighting. The weekend is mostly clear, though we have tentative plans to get together with Carlos and Missy.

I'm in training all week, so ... here I go.

Goodness and Goop

It was a good weekend. We watched some Stargate on Friday night and went to bed relatively early, sorta, then did the event on Saturday. I didn't have time to fight (I had planned to fight if His Majesty was going to, but since he didn't I didn't either), but we also managed to stay on schedule for the day. Also, I now have some "critters" which could evolve into a tasty breakfast treat if I can figure out what to do with them. (110 degrees for how long?)

After the event we went to the Kegslayers' house, and then drove home. (Which was nerve-wracking and tense, with fog and a light drizzle reducing visibility to about a hundred feet.)

Sunday we relaxed at home. I watched Spy Game and played some games, then went to the Coronation meeting. Groceries, laundry, and to bed.

Tonight we have nothing planned. Tomorrow night is gaming. And that's all of our evening plans for the week. I'm in training all week as well, but it's on my floor so I can duck out when needed. Or, that's the theory.

And now I need to eat so I can get to training on time.

Sticks!

Last night we went home, then I changed and went out to fight. It was our first practice in the basketball court of the Annex, and it went well. We generally decided that we like the space, with its hard rubber floor and lots of headroom suitable for swinging big sticks - in fact, there was a bunch of polearm and poleaxe action. I'll have to bring mine in next time. Jean, Magnus, Murdoch, Albrecht, and I were in armor, Valerius and Geoffrey worked out of armor, and Guuny, Toshi, Gundisomethingorother, Her Higness Siri, and a couple guys whose names I don't know worked on rapier. After fighting, home to have dinner and watch the Daily Show, and then to bed.

Tonight should be an early evening, for tomorrow will be an early day. We'll do Flesh Wound and possibly follow it up with a potluck, and on Sunday I'll be at a Coronation meeting.

And now, coffee.

All the good titles were taken

Last night we had a nice, relaxing evening at home with the SG-1 gang. Then I did some work on servers, which is always fun. And finally to bed.

Tonight fighter's practice resumes after a hiatus of about a month. Over the last few weeks I've unpacked my armor bag to get to some of the pieces which needed repair, so last night I made sure everything had gotten back in. (Thinking about it, I don't recall seeing duct tape in the pile.) Practice is at The Annex for the next few months, which is a basement-level bar/bowling alley/mini-gym - we'll be in the basketball court, which means we get to carry our armor past the bar and bowling alley. Whee!

This weekend is Flesh Wound, and I'm also attending a meeting on Sunday to plan for Spring Coronation. And at some point - not necessarily this weekend - I want to shuffle the books on the bookshelves around a little.

Ah, we have ze big plans.

Crunchy Frog

Last night we had dinner, then I went to Curia. Laura stayed home and rebuilt her iPhone, which crashed on Monday night and needed to be restored from backup.

Tonight we have no firm plans. Tomorrow night is fighting, possibly followed by a Border Skirmish battlefield meeting. Friday night we'll rest, and Saturday is Flesh Wound. Sunday is a planning meeting for Coronation.

Whee!

Quiet, with a side order of sinuses

Overall, the weekend was not bad for me - but Laura's head might disagree. She wasn't feeling great on Friday night, so after we wrapped up season 8 of Stargate we went to bed. Saturday she woke up with sinus pain and other warnings of a sinus infection. She spent most of the weekend reclined while I ran errands and generally did quiet things so that she could sleep. Things of that nature include: Finished season one of Veronica Mars and started season two, as well as House of Bones and the End of Time Part Two, bought and assembled more bookcases for Ben's room (so that his books don't have to live in boxes) and a new media rack for the living room (which fits against the wall, so the old one isn't blocking other furniture), purchased groceries, did laundry, cleaned the porch, killed zombies, washed dishes, and other various sundries. And took care of my wife when she needed it.

We spent her birthday quietly as well, since neither of us had to work. Pretty much more of the same, except that we spent the evening breaking into Stargate season nine. And we confirmed with Ben that we're still ahead of him, though only just.

Tonight is Curia. Tomorrow night I ought to finish my new leg armor (or at least work on it), because Thursday night is fighter's practice. Friday we'll probably rest, and Saturday is Flesh Wound. Sunday will be more resting. And then it's a new week.