NatDog is in the da house!Nat is actually grading papers; I'm sort of grading and sort of, well, blogging.
So, where did Monday go?
I went onto campus to grade and teach, but that's not it...
I met Neds for dinner and a drink, but that's not it...
Oh, yeah, that's right -- I spent five bloody hours playing D&D at Johnbai's!
It was actually quite fun. Soapy, Neds, Otis and I created our characters and kitted ourselves out, with a lot of help from Johnbai (Soapy didn't need help, because he is the wisest wizard in the land). He made a fairly detailed map, we all had background character sketches, the books weren't too bad to wade through, and I think we built a pretty firm base to work with. After all the preliminary activities were finished, Dungeon Master John led us through a "dungeon delve," a little mini-adventure just to get used to the gameplay. I think we will be ready for the big show - as soon as we can set aside another huge chunk of hours during which we can lose all contact with the real world.
Stella invites us all to join a rather more physical conflict than the imaginary goblin-hunt from last night. She provides this news release:
Open Field Day Notice! The SeattleGaels annual Open Field Day will be held Sunday, March 30th, Noon at Magnolia Field. There we will provide equipment and teach everybody Gaelic Football and Hurling. This is a perfect opportunity to learn the sport, ask every question in the book, play a friendly scrimmage and see if this is right for you. Mark the date down! Seattle Gaels.
Now, if you're not familiar with hurling, take a look at these:
Here's a clip of a club game in Massachusetts
And here's a poetic vision of the game from Guinness
So, who's up for this little adventure in mayhem?
4 comments:
Re: D & D:
Well it was nice meeting all of you.
See you next life, maybe.
Yojimbo (in the sunshine)
Hurling rocks!
Your going to have to roll a d20 against an armor class of 5 to see if you hit.
That's an amazing Guinness ad. Even if I'd made my saving throw versus charming spells, I still would have been mesmerized.
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