Y’know, for a weekend that was supposed to be relatively quiet we’ve sure been busy.

Friday was a bit odd because schools were still closed due to the inch of snow that we received on Thursday. Well, that and it was about 10 degrees out and the roads were still icy in places. That had the benefit of making Takaza‘s commute easier (no buses to slow down traffic) and our friend Janelle’s day a lot easier (she’s a high school counselor for Wake County Public Schools). So Janelle and I met Thomas near NC State (where he works) for lunch, and there began to foment plans. Janelle and Donald had a slight problem – the coldest day of the year, and no power. We made tentative plans for them and their three cats to maybe crash at our place, but the power came back on at 3:30 PM, so all was good. Nevertheless, we all gathered at our place that night and I made some yummy chicken and dumplings. We had some fabulous champagne and a very tasty rioja to go with it, and after dinner the Food Coma claimed Thomas, Sherry, and Janelle. I t was a quiet, but pleasant night.

Once we got moving Saturday, we met the same folks over at MacGregor Ale House for lunch. Mmm, tasty. From there, we parted ways – I headed back home, and Dan went over to Donald and Janelle’s to prepare a character for our upcoming game, a combination of Mage and Werewolf. I like it because I get to resurrect an old friend – Reuben, from Triangle Ascension. This was a chronicle that we started five (!) years ago, and I bowed out of when I moved to Illinois. If you’re interested, I wrote almost all of the plot summaries in Book I, and of course all of Reuben’s diaries. I still regard “When Reuben Met Dog” and “Loved Ones Lost” to be some of the best fiction I’ve ever written. I have no plans to write anywhere near as obsessively for the new chronicle, but we’ll see what happens.

Anyway, I relaxed at home, took a nice bath and a nap while Dan was working on his character, then joined everyone later for a lovely evening of pizza, wine, milkshakes (not necessarily in that order), and watching and critiquing a dog show on Animal Planet.

Today? Well, once we get going, we need to clean the place up a bit and run to the grocery store for our weekly shopping. Then we’re hosting a Super Bowl party, Tivo-style. This means we get to fast-forward through all the silly talking heads and boring crap and watch the important stuff: the commercials and the game (if it’s 49-3 in the third quarter, we’ll probably be fast-forwarding through the game, too). Being more of a college football fan than a pro ball fan, I barely even know who’s playing so obviously I don’t much care who wins. I do like to watch a good football game, though.

Oh, and by the way – welcome to LiveJournal, Tincrash!