Three things for a Saturday post

[pbray]

Oh Lost Dog, how I miss you. News that you're on track to reopen by the end of February is indeed good, but better news would be that you were open today. Or if not, that you were willing to drop by my place with a chargrilled chicken sandwich and sweet potato fries.

Last night was game night at Josh's-- I tried to convince a friend to join me, but as a non-game player he was afraid he'd slow the group down. I pointed out that for the more complicated games my general strategy was to just hang out and amuse myself by making pretty designs with my trains/armies/tokens representing peasants, etc. but he wasn't buying it. His loss--the rest of us had a good time playing Trains, though with 5 players the board quickly fills up.

I have tons of errands to run today. I also need to spoil myself a little this weekend, and am at a loss for how to do so. My TBR stack means I don't need a book shopping spree. There isn't a movie that I desparately want to see in the theaters. It's so bitterly cold I'm not inspired for a drive up to Ithaca to wander around. I'm not philosophically opposed to a little retail therapy, but there's nothing I need and no cool gadget that I've been waiting to buy. And I'm not the kind of person who enjoys a clothes shopping spree.

Hmm. I suspect this requires more thought, and another cup of coffee. Or two.

Comments

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

I pointed out that for the more complicated games my general strategy was to just hang out and amuse myself by making pretty designs with my trains/armies/tokens representing peasants, etc. but he wasn't buying it.

::snicker::

I've been there. Of course, I'm busy complaining at that point that I've just gotten killed, but I've so been there. Our game night is tonight, and my wife is insisting that we play Milles Bornes -the same game that turned me into roadkill last Saturday. Eeep.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

I love Milles Bornes-- I still use the same strategy I did as a kid which is to play distance cards based on liking one animal over another rather than any strategic advantage.

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

That probably would have helped me last night; there was at least one time where I got shut out completely. Who knew an accident card given me early in that hand would have killed me?

[aeriedraconia.livejournal.com]

It's a simple solution:
Bitterly cold outside + TBR stack o' books inside - cool gadgets one MUST have - good movies in theatre = Curl up on couch under warm blankie and read until your eyes fall out.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

I did in fact read for a while, but I was also inspired to write, which was doubly good.

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

How about some Ben & Jerry's therapy? ;^)

[pbray.livejournal.com]

A little cold for ice cream, but dark chocolate, red wine and a book worked out nicely.

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

See, I tend to forget that not everybody grew up in Alberta, where it's never too cold for ice cream (or a Slurpee) ;^). But dark chocolate, red wine and a book sounds lovely :)