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Fun with Buckyballs as fridge magnets.

harrysaxon — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:49:18 +0000

Facebook Is Making Us Miserable

harrysaxon — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:30:42 +0000

This article sums up why I no longer read Facebook, just post to it via Twitter/Instagram/etc.

http://m.gizmodo.com/5867268/facebook-is-making-us-miserable

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Our balcony Christmas lights. Garden lights go up soon.

harrysaxon — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:49:21 +0000

Our route home after dinner.

harrysaxon — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:56:27 +0000

So far today I’ve sat in front of a coach house and read – just what I’d do at home. Except for this:

harrysaxon — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:52:28 +0000

We have created an appropriate #PAX atmosphere in our suite using @wilw approved methods.

harrysaxon — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:22:19 +0000

Game. Fucking. Seven. Roger’s foot touched. Most important game this city’s ever seen. Go #Canucks go!!!

harrysaxon — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:27:35 +0000

Game 6. This one’s for the Cup. Roger’s foot was not touched, new theory. Go #Canucks go!!!

harrysaxon — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:27:39 +0000

Game 5. The most important game in this team’s history. Roger’s foot was touched. Go #Canucks go!!!

harrysaxon — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:20:46 +0000

Here we go. Game one of the freaking Stanley Cup Final. Roger’s foot has been touched. Go #Canucks go!!!

harrysaxon — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:28:21 +0000

I really love having a backyard. This is why.

harrysaxon — Tue, 31 May 2011 03:01:06 +0000

Game 5. Nearly late, had to touch Roger’s foot. Time to put this one to bed. Go #Canucks go!

harrysaxon — Wed, 25 May 2011 01:21:28 +0000

Game 2. Touched Roger’s foot again. Go #Canucks go!

harrysaxon — Thu, 19 May 2011 01:20:29 +0000

I never guessed Kid Rock would have the most extensive laser rig I’ve seen since Floyd.

harrysaxon — Wed, 18 May 2011 03:58:37 +0000

Game 1. Very tense, but we touched Roger’s foot, should be all good. Go #Canucks go!

harrysaxon — Mon, 16 May 2011 00:04:33 +0000

Our first-ever gardens – herbs/veggies out back, flowers in front

harrysaxon — Thu, 12 May 2011 22:16:59 +0000

Game 2! Go #Canucks Go!

harrysaxon — Sun, 01 May 2011 01:02:51 +0000

Game 7. Time to kick some ass, boys. Go #Canucks go!

harrysaxon — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:07:09 +0000

A D&D update.

harrysaxon — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:36:21 +0000

So the Pillars of Pentegarn have been busy lately, but unfortunately not with D&D matters.

I still have an older blog about our tenth session to put up and will get around to it soon. But that's from back in January. Real Life(tm) has intruded on our D&D sessions horribly. Doug (Lardli) couldn't make the last couple of sessions, so we swapped things around and I DM'ed an adventure for the rest of the group over two sessions. It was the Free RPG Day Dark Sun adventure that's floating around on the inter-webs.

It was a lot of fun switching to the DM role for a bit, though I'm nowhere near ready to trade in the joy of playing Toby for a regular tour of duty behind the screen. Dark Sun is kind of interesting, but I don't think it's really a fit with us long-term; the bone and stone, sword and sandals vibe would be rather oppressive before long with this group. We have more of an Eberron vibe.

Nevertheless, we had a lot of fun. It was kind of liberating for the PCs to use pre-rolled characters and not fuss about rolling up. The adventure was very well written, with a nice combination of dramatically different skill challenges and combat encounters. Two arena-based encounters were part of it, and we especially enjoyed the first arena encounter, which used combat skills but prohibited direct combat and involved using terrain and bull rushes in a Capture the Flag-ish encounter. A particular highlight for me was the second skill challenge, which was basically "CSI: Altaruk", involving the use of skills to investigate a murder scene.

All told, a really enjoyable diversion in our D&D world, but after doing two sessions in Dark Sun, and then missing a couple weekends due to RL(tm) commitments, I'm absolutely dying to inhabit Toby's sneaky shoes and get back to the Keep on the Shadowfell next weekend.

Here’s @janesong in her Apple Pi shirt for Pi Day.

harrysaxon — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:59:58 +0000