Waterworks!

Man, when I was up at kitty-time earlier, it was just tipping! It doesn't appear to be raining now, bit it sure is a soggy mess out there, and the skies do not bode well for any sunshine. Looks like we're in for a spell of some yuckiness, weather-wise.

Yesterday was a different story; it was not so bad when I was out walking while Otis had a morning appointment. I made a circuit that included stopping in at the University Farmers' Market: it's a bit too early in the season for a lot of interesting fresh stuff, but there were a few vendors open, and the food stands sure smelled good!

When I came back, we hooked up with NatDog and Tom-Tom again, this time for a little brunch over at the Sunlight before they went couch-hunting. (Otis has the furniture bug, too, but I'm looking to divest rather than acquire.)

We did boring stuff until stopping by at BabyNick's first birthday party. We were actually just at the pre-party, because we had to head up to Cap Hill for our second night and first real engagement in our D&D experiment.

I think we did a good job at getting out of the experience the good stuff that is supposed to be gotten. There was some appropriate roleplay and robust puzzle-solving, and the scenario was coherent and cohesive as well as interesting. A great deal of credit goes to Johnbai, who is an excellent and involved DM (even if he suffers from slight accent slippage between roles); he provided the basis for a great story. And my cohorts in geekdom, Otis, Neds, and Soapy, really got down with the concepts and made the experience rich and full while still having a good time in the RL portion of the evening. Hunh. Who'd have thought it?

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Quick linky: I found this video on a comics blog and literally laughed out loud.

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Crass commercialism:

I ran across this site again, the one that "evaluates" blogs monetarily. I ran the numbers for my blogroll, and here are the results:

HKC $3,951.78
LNTAM No result (too new?)
Viva! $6,209.94
Stave it off $1,693.62
Independence days $1,693.62
Ned Said $1,129.08
Quiet Girl $2,822.70
The Healing Nest $2,822.70
Tramps & Spivs $ 564.54
Unpublished Life $1,693.62 (on hiatus)
Low Coolant $3,387.24
Made in Japan No result
Sachet $1,129.08
Evanesce $1,129.08
Still Sipping $ 564.54
Life with Jon $2,258.16 (now membership only)
My Comix Blog $5,080.86

For comparison:

Daily Kos: $7,522,495.50
Post Secret: $6,895,291.56
Defective Yeti: $495,535.56