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Well, on the humorous side, cassieclaire is starting to write LotR's very Secret Diaries again. Only 2 new ones, but my word, they're hysterical! :) I'm glad for the amusement.

The last few days have been relatively okay. The landlord finally put in the storm windows, and we didn't have to wait a long time since one of my windows needed to be special-ordered. There's a marked difference in my room now, and it's not freezing as much at night. Still, I'm not a big fan of winter, and we have what, another two months of this?

Though I doubt I'll say this again:

(I stagger out of my room in the morning to the bathroom to shower.)
Mom: How did you sleep?
Me: Cryogenically! *mutter grumble just woke up*

Working 11-7 tonight, which gives me some free time at work. I could work on an app I doubt I will ever actuaqlly submit, or go through the D&D 3rd Ed (Yes, I took it with me this morning!) PHB to look for more Dirty Spell Tricks. (Note: My two highest-level characters in current D&D games are a Sorceror and a Wizard, and I'm trying to prove to myself that I am relatively more intelligent than just blasting opponents with fireballs. Of course, the Sorceror character prefers lightning bolt, so I can't say I've arrived yet...)

Geez, good week. New news on the Harry Potter books, more Very Secret Diaries, and that Robert Jordan...uh oh. It came out. 2 weeks ago. And I forgot to order it from Amazon with a X-mas gift cert.

Ok, revising plans for when I go home, as of now. Need something new to read, anyway.

Current pondering.

In retaliation to the LJ for evilgodselene, who is a main antagonist on one of the MUShes I play on, I've been seriously considering finding a code to start an LJ for one of my characters there.

My charatcer's SO has one, after all.

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-11:14 AM

Even if I can think of a few other things I'd like to be writing, I've decided to, for now, just put my thoughts down while I'm at my desk. Stick it on a Notepad file, and post it at lunch. I've done it before, but there's no howling snowstorm to cut it short this time.

Odd. The person who sits next to me at work has a scroll-calendar from a local CHinese restaraunt. The main graphic is that of a cartoon Ram (SInce this is the Year of the Ram on the Chinese calendar), surrounded by the other 11 animals used to represent yearly cycles. It's cute, but the cartoon animals are all a little...rotund. I ask if, is that really what a restaraunt wants to use to advertise it's wares?

Oh, and if anyone wants to know. Me? Year of the Rabbit.


-12:24 PM

Not much going on. One of the other people I work with is a huge fan of the Osbournes. Oddly, despite the fact I like the music (OZzy's, not Kelly's as much) I don't watch it. I'm not a real big fan of the 'reality TV' kick that's happened in the last 4 or so years, though I did see the Surreal World last week, and will probably see it again tonight for the sheer...oddness of it.

Surreal World in a nutshell: Take MTV's Real World, but use actors and performers who...um...are a bit past their fifteen minutes of fame.

There was one line from last week that managed to see me on the series, and it follows.

"And so Corey (as in Feldman), Emmanuel (as in that guy who played Webster), and Hammer (as in M.C.) ordered out for pizza."

I kid you not, that was a line from the show. I laughed really hard at the whole absurdity of it, and I want to see more, I admit. The 80s child in me demands it! :)

-1:10 PM

I get out of work at 7, and I have a feeling this day is going to crawl by yet again. Sometimes, the day seems to go faster, other times not. But, that's the same with most everybody, I guess. But, I'm not going to get into a debate over time perception again. :) Right now, things are quieter than they usually are, which isn't too bad.

Also, I prefer to keep myself busy, since left to my own devices (not that I own any, being a grade-A loser and all), I find my thoughts slipping back into a mood downswing again. A lot of things I do think about, and am unable to express or resolve with any sort of swiftness or...hope. See, I need to stop myself now.

-1:37 PM

Still somewhat quiet. But, in lieu of depressing myself, I've been trying to work out a small dilemma I think will be coming up within ght next week.

Ok, the sitch: Next weekend, I have a game. D&D 3Rd Ed that was changed recently from 2nd Ed. I decided a while back that I was tired of playing the character I had (A dwarven fighter) after two and a half years. So, I expressed a desire to switch, and had to put my foot down after the GM kept second-guessing me. Sure, I'd lose a couple of levels by bringing in a new character (10th to 8th), but I wanted to do something else. So, to keep with the party balance (what little there is of it), I decided to stick with a fighter, but a human this time, with the Half Celestial Template, Neutral Good in alignment. (And yes, this is me channeling my often-joked-about-online angel fascination in a healthy manner. Not that I think anything constitutes unhealthy, but still.)

(Why, you ask? Because the game's power levels are that high. It's a Munchkin game, no doubt about it, and the real RP is minimal at best. Monty Haul in one of the more extreme cases, even if it sates the occasional need for blatant powergaming we all get.

Now, the problem. The player of the Paladin left the game because she was sick of being jerked around out of game. The Paladin was given this Holy Sword, way back. Said sword is intelligent, and is pretty much the star of the game, as it will direct the party at what we do and what we kill next, leaving the players with little choice. And now, the GM has this sword character, without a PC to use as a prop.

He's asked me multiple times out of game to either take the sword, or give it to my old Dwarf character, both of which will have all their fighter levels converted to paladin. And I've told him every time "No, I'm not taking the damn sword, so please stop asking."

He's also asked me more questions. Like..."He uses a longsword, right?" Or "Are you sure you don't want to play an Elf? You don't want to be a paladin?" Note: This Holy Sword Character is of Elven make.

The game's next Friday. My bet is on this: He'll force the sword on me. If he does, I will get up and walk away. I might end up taking a few players with me, since a number of them are dissatisfied with the game for many of the same rasons I am. They mentioned breaking off with Eric starting a new game with all of us at level 1. Of course, if that happens, new dilemma will be "What to play this time? Tired of fighters and kick-ass magic-users." But, I have doubts about the player's consistency. They'll say something one week, and change their minds by the next.

But, anyway, I'm looking at about quarter after 2 PM now, and I'm closing down for the last leg of the job before lunch. See you tonight!