Nostalgia

Originally published at Sasha's Den of Iniquity. You can comment here or there.

On Friday I took my first post-raise paycheck and promptly bought Elizebeth some sushi from Ricksha. Friday-night sushi is starting to become a bit of a tradition. Not digging on seafood myself, I usually get something from Wakano Ura, across the street. They were closed in observance of Veteran's Day, so I had some Gam Lei Sig delivered.

Since that's all boring for you, how about gaming? Saturday was the second installment of my GURPS 4th Ed. Madness Dossier game. It went well, my two players ended the session with their characters running for their lives through the Welsh countryside after discovering that the British Prime Minister is in league with their enemies. In two weeks we'll finally start my Unknown Armies game as well. It's been a bit of a struggle getting things rolling with gaming again after I left the old group. I started the mailing list to choose campaigns at the end of May and now it's November. Oh well, new folks, new habits to build. I'm considering making some changes next time around. I think that, rather than two campaigns, each meeting once every 4th Saturday, I'll just run one campaign that meets every 2nd Saturday. I have a theory that meeting more frequently will help busy grown up flakes folks will be able to remember when the game is. Not that all my players have that problem, mind. Scheduling attrition and other factors have pared two five-person groups down into one with three people and one with two.

Another change I may be wanting to make is a move back toward longer campaigns. The idea of playing in the same campaign with people for a year is an appealing one. I miss the long, nigh-epic, campaigns of my youth. I'd like to see if I can recapture some of that today. It would be especially nice if I can lure some of my former gaming compadres into a commitment. This strange nostalgia is even making me longingly look at the AD&D on my shelf. More likely I'll probably have at least one medieval fantasy game on the next ballot, and am also considering some space opera. Watch this space.

Anywayhow, after the game E and I spent some time with Jerry and Terri, ending up with us heading to the movies. Jerry, Terri, and I went to see The Prestige, and Elizebeth went to see Stranger Than Fiction with Sam and David. I can only personally vouch for The Prestige, which was excellent, but Elizebeth assures me that Stranger Than Fiction was great, too. Anyway, I'm going to sign off for now. Note that, if you're reading this on Livejournal, I'm directing comments here. I need to justify my hosting fees, you know?