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This month's been pretty busy + I have a new hell commute that limits my time and desire to do more things on a screen once I get home. Let's catch up.
A PPV happened. AEW Revolution was surprisingly good. We hosted—nine people in total (not including two no-shows). I was both pleased with and surprised by FTR's win, and that Mox's match was less cheesy and more watchable than we'd anticipated. Swerve vs. Brody King was really good. Thekla vs. Statlander was fire. The MJF match was brutal and a great close the the PPV. Also: Ronda Rousey! The following Dynamite felt like a continuation of the PPV, like, wow, those matches did not feel like the typical "I'm tired coach" post-PPV fare. In general, AEW has really regained its stride and is pretty much what we're watching these days if the TV is on.
My various D&D campaigns are still on hiatus for various reasons, but in the meantime, our Cyberpunk campaign resumed. I play the crew's fixer and am really enjoying it. (Which is maybe not so surprising; I tend to gravitate toward rogue-y classes.) My character is solidifying into a bubbly gladhander, which is very fun to play, especially as our GM is really good at riffing off of us players and adjusting course mid-stream in response to whatever curveballs we throw at them. This definitely keeps things interesting for the players...but isn't an unvarnished good: this last session we narrowly avoided unknowingly handing a lethal bioweapon over to an anarchist criminal syndicate. Oops. That said, we've thus far managed to complete our gigs relatively unscathed; no mean feat for this RP universe.
Last week the Geek BBQers gathered for Equinox Brunch, our first big seasonal event since winter. The weather obliged us by being balmy, meaning we spent the first six or so hours outside in the glorious sunshine before shifting indoors. The guests were a good mix of core and core-adjacent Geek BBers plus individuals the host knows and knew would be a good fit with the rest of us. Good food, good conversation, good weather, and good vibes.
Our Vinland Saga (re)watch has also resumed. We're currently six episodes into season two, and it is pretty fun to see the reactions of the people who've never read or watched the series before: Wait, all that back there was just the prologue? The entire series is good, but I really enjoy the pacing and character development in this season. Also: Thorkell has reentered the chat. In addition to watching the show, we also got to play with the hosts' two adorable kittens, who have endless amounts of curiosity and energy and were an excellent bonus to the proceedings.
Weekend Buffet at one of our favorite Indian places seems to be transitioning from a spur of the moment thing we do on low-errand days to a semi-regular Geek BBQer gathering: some configuration of us has been there pretty much every weekend for the last several months. This weekend we emerged to discover the local charity secondhand book popup had set up across the street, so we spent an additional half-hour or so browsing.
What else? Dance has calmed down a bit since the big St. Patrick's Day events. The individual classes themselves have been a bit of a mixed bag depending on whether the instructor on a given night spends time on drills and fundamentals, or teaches to the most advanced students in class (some of whom have years of childhood—and even adult—experience under their belts). But it's a ton of fun, I get the chance to jump around for an hour each week, and even the lightspeed ahead instructors are a personal challenge to see how much I can master before the next week's session.
これで以上です。
A PPV happened. AEW Revolution was surprisingly good. We hosted—nine people in total (not including two no-shows). I was both pleased with and surprised by FTR's win, and that Mox's match was less cheesy and more watchable than we'd anticipated. Swerve vs. Brody King was really good. Thekla vs. Statlander was fire. The MJF match was brutal and a great close the the PPV. Also: Ronda Rousey! The following Dynamite felt like a continuation of the PPV, like, wow, those matches did not feel like the typical "I'm tired coach" post-PPV fare. In general, AEW has really regained its stride and is pretty much what we're watching these days if the TV is on.
My various D&D campaigns are still on hiatus for various reasons, but in the meantime, our Cyberpunk campaign resumed. I play the crew's fixer and am really enjoying it. (Which is maybe not so surprising; I tend to gravitate toward rogue-y classes.) My character is solidifying into a bubbly gladhander, which is very fun to play, especially as our GM is really good at riffing off of us players and adjusting course mid-stream in response to whatever curveballs we throw at them. This definitely keeps things interesting for the players...but isn't an unvarnished good: this last session we narrowly avoided unknowingly handing a lethal bioweapon over to an anarchist criminal syndicate. Oops. That said, we've thus far managed to complete our gigs relatively unscathed; no mean feat for this RP universe.
Last week the Geek BBQers gathered for Equinox Brunch, our first big seasonal event since winter. The weather obliged us by being balmy, meaning we spent the first six or so hours outside in the glorious sunshine before shifting indoors. The guests were a good mix of core and core-adjacent Geek BBers plus individuals the host knows and knew would be a good fit with the rest of us. Good food, good conversation, good weather, and good vibes.
Our Vinland Saga (re)watch has also resumed. We're currently six episodes into season two, and it is pretty fun to see the reactions of the people who've never read or watched the series before: Wait, all that back there was just the prologue? The entire series is good, but I really enjoy the pacing and character development in this season. Also: Thorkell has reentered the chat. In addition to watching the show, we also got to play with the hosts' two adorable kittens, who have endless amounts of curiosity and energy and were an excellent bonus to the proceedings.
Weekend Buffet at one of our favorite Indian places seems to be transitioning from a spur of the moment thing we do on low-errand days to a semi-regular Geek BBQer gathering: some configuration of us has been there pretty much every weekend for the last several months. This weekend we emerged to discover the local charity secondhand book popup had set up across the street, so we spent an additional half-hour or so browsing.
What else? Dance has calmed down a bit since the big St. Patrick's Day events. The individual classes themselves have been a bit of a mixed bag depending on whether the instructor on a given night spends time on drills and fundamentals, or teaches to the most advanced students in class (some of whom have years of childhood—and even adult—experience under their belts). But it's a ton of fun, I get the chance to jump around for an hour each week, and even the lightspeed ahead instructors are a personal challenge to see how much I can master before the next week's session.
これで以上です。