Mr. Deity

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I'm not the only gamer

Mistress Matisse had her first RPGing experience recently. Yay! I believe the game she played is a World of Darkness game, like Mage: The Ascension.

Another addictive (but annoying quiz)

Orpheus 33% Extroversion, 100% Intuition, 72% Emotiveness, 71% Perceptiveness

You are an artist, an aesthete, a sensitive, and someone who has never really let go of that childlike innocence. To you, all of life has a sense of wonder in it, and the story of Orpheus was written about someone just like you. When the Argo passed the island of the Sirens, Orpheus played a song more beautiful than the Sirens to prevent the crew from becoming enticed. When his wife died, he ventured into the underworld to charm Hades but, in his naivete, he looked back becoming trapped there. You can capture your unique world view and relate it to others with the skill of a master storyteller. Your sensitivity and creativity make you a treasure to the human race, but your thin-skinned nature and innocence can cause you a lot of disenchantment and pain. What's doubly unfortunate is that, if you try to lose those traits, you never will, and everyone will be able to tell that you're putting up an artificial shell to prevent yourself from being hurt. Famous people like you: Hemingway, Shakespeare, Mr. Rogers, Melville, Nick Tosches Stay clear of: Icarus, Hermes, Atlas

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 19% on Extroversion You scored higher than 83% on Intuition You scored higher than 61% on Emotiveness You scored higher than 50% on Perceptiveness

Link: The Greek Mythology Personality Test written by Aleph_Nine on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Gaming update

The guy who's been running the Mage: Ascension game I've been playing in is moving to Poland in March. Sigh. I was finally getting the hang of the system, and I've become very attached to my character ("Harvey Campbell"). He just improved one of his magic spheres, which is kinda difficult in this game.

Some of the other guys think they'll be able to find someone else to run the game, but finding a location is the other challenge. I could probably host once a month or so, but no more than that.

And so, our games now have a 'there's no tomorrow' feel. We're trying to wring every drip out of the remaining time, and our sessions are running longer. It's amazing to me how quickly 5 or 8 hours pass when a person is gaming.

Total Eclipse of the Heart

Holy crap, this is the coolest thing I've seen all day. Maybe yesterday too!

2006

In summary:

March - At work we moved into a new building. This was an intense time in my professional life. The magnitude was very impressive, even though I'm still not pleased with the way the project came off.

May - I learned to ride a motorcycle on my 33rd birthday. I got my endorsement a couple days later.

June - I bought a motorcycle.

July - Nothing much happened during this month NOT - first one of my groomsmen threw the best bachelor party ever for me. There were two strippers. There was a poker tournament. There was streaking. There may or may not have been some ingestion of an illegal substance. Then, the next day, I puked in the restroom of a restaurant. Ahhhh, it doesn't get much better than that.

Nora and I threw the best wedding ever... then went on a fabulous honeymoon to Maui, then Kona.

August - at the tail end of my honeymoon, we attended my 15 year high school reunion. That too was amazing. A week after returning, I started a new job with the CPI department at Children's.

September - my Ford Escort died, and I decided to go carless for awhile. At least a year is my goal. It's a challenge, but it's going pretty well.

November - we had Indian food and beers at the Blue Moon Tavern for Thanksgiving.

December - we shared Christmas with my mother, her husband and her husband's family. I like those folks quite a lot.