Monday, July 04, 2005
It's a quiet day here. That's normal for a Canadian business day that falls on the same day as a U.S. statutory holiday. Not that I'm complaining, of course. ;)
My Canada Day weekend was pretty good. I got to just hang out and do nothing for a good portion of the weekend, but I also did a fair bit of running around, too.
The weekend really kicked off on Thursday night when I joined a Star Wars d20 session with a group I didn't know beforehand. The host, Xavier (who I met Wednesday night), invited me, and I guess the GM was cool with a new player. I had a lot of fun. However, it was really odd playing with a thirteen-year-old. I don't think I've gamed with a kid since I was a kid. I was probably fifteen the last time I gamed with a thirteen-year-old. Very bizarre. He just wanted to do crazy bravado shit and get into fights. It really reminded me of some of my old games when I was a teen.
On Friday, I had forgotten to get beer and make sure the barbecue propane tank was full. So I was beer-less, and the tank ran out a few minutes after I started the barbecue. So much for proper Canada Day celebrations. Still, we had Logan over, and it was a good night.
On Saturday, Jacquie and I did a lot of running around, and then we met up with Logan and headed out to Oshawa. Wyldstar still hadn't solved its distributor problems, so I once again wasn't able to get Conan #17. I got some propane and some beer, and the three of us were able to have a proper Canada Day barbecue that night.
Jacquie and I took a trip to the zoo on Sunday. I shot a few pictures with my digital camera, but the batteries died before we got to the last couple of animals we wanted to see. It was really too bad, as the polar bears were being fed. It would've been nice to have got a few shots of them eating. C'est la vie and all that, but I think I'll bring my 35mm camera next time instead of my digital. At least I don't have to worry about batteries, then.
My Canada Day weekend was pretty good. I got to just hang out and do nothing for a good portion of the weekend, but I also did a fair bit of running around, too.
The weekend really kicked off on Thursday night when I joined a Star Wars d20 session with a group I didn't know beforehand. The host, Xavier (who I met Wednesday night), invited me, and I guess the GM was cool with a new player. I had a lot of fun. However, it was really odd playing with a thirteen-year-old. I don't think I've gamed with a kid since I was a kid. I was probably fifteen the last time I gamed with a thirteen-year-old. Very bizarre. He just wanted to do crazy bravado shit and get into fights. It really reminded me of some of my old games when I was a teen.
On Friday, I had forgotten to get beer and make sure the barbecue propane tank was full. So I was beer-less, and the tank ran out a few minutes after I started the barbecue. So much for proper Canada Day celebrations. Still, we had Logan over, and it was a good night.
On Saturday, Jacquie and I did a lot of running around, and then we met up with Logan and headed out to Oshawa. Wyldstar still hadn't solved its distributor problems, so I once again wasn't able to get Conan #17. I got some propane and some beer, and the three of us were able to have a proper Canada Day barbecue that night.
Jacquie and I took a trip to the zoo on Sunday. I shot a few pictures with my digital camera, but the batteries died before we got to the last couple of animals we wanted to see. It was really too bad, as the polar bears were being fed. It would've been nice to have got a few shots of them eating. C'est la vie and all that, but I think I'll bring my 35mm camera next time instead of my digital. At least I don't have to worry about batteries, then.
// posted by Chris @ 11:16 AM 
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