Another weekend in the books, another weekend with a lot of progress with all things not gaming.
This weekend was dominated by the local theater production of Jungle Book - Kids, where my daughter Maja played the two crucial roles of Coconut Tree #3 and Monkey #3. It was a smaller production than the first one she participated in, and although a bunch of the kids were new in this one, everything was far better and more entertaining.
This weekend was dominated by the local theater production of Jungle Book - Kids, where my daughter Maja played the two crucial roles of Coconut Tree #3 and Monkey #3. It was a smaller production than the first one she participated in, and although a bunch of the kids were new in this one, everything was far better and more entertaining.
Maja the Coconut Tree (far left) |
I constantly tell my wife that she isn't overextending the kids with their activities, she's overextending herself. I can get out of work by 5:00 usually and 4:30 under special circumstances, and with most activities starting at 5:00 in the Summer, I'm essentially useless and everything is up to her. Maja wanted to do the next kids' theater production in the Fall and I cringed at the title: Groovy: A Tribute to the 60's. Are they prepping these kids for a career on a cruise ship or third rate Vegas casino?
I also cringed at the dates: three shows November 13-15, 2015, the weekend of Mepacon.
After all the polls, gnashing of teeth, and changing of schedules for my wife, I need to scrap everything and start over.
Since she certainly wants to do theater, Maja has agreed to a Daddy-Daughter Day November 7th at Fall-In! in Lancaster. I wasn't planning to go, but if we can get into a few family games, roam the dealer hall, grab some Egyptian stuff and make a mini-shopping list, it might be worth it. To keep the Daddy balance of power going, I would take Millie down to the Allentown Train Show on the Sunday of theater weekend, but I could still come back in time to drop her off at Grandma's and catch the afternoon play.
Other stuff:
- I swear Golden Goblin was having a 20% off sale on all their backstock (everything except De Horrore Cosmico, but I can't find the e-mail/post/tweet about it.
- The Unspeakable Podcast unleashed their Delta Green Q&A from GenCon. The new DG sounds like 7th edition done right, if Cthulhu was only played by Navy SEALS, and for DG fans, that's not a bad thing. Still more interested in The Fall of Delta Green from the September Kickstarter than the actual rulebook.
- Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff cover some awesome subjects, but none of which is better than putting Star Wars, Once Upon a Time in the West, and Clueless on the same list... and they sure aren't wrong.
- Miskatonic University Podcast has been MIA now for three and a half weeks, although Keeper Murph is one the recent episode of Friends of Jackson Elias.
- Finally caught up with the recent episodes of Gravity Falls. JK Simmons, Weird Al, and Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons made a great weekend fantastic.
- The Kriget Rum is still at a standstill. More cleaning, some touch up painting, and more painting for the workbench stools (now a very healthy red). The spice racks suggested to me are bit small, and out of stock at every Target in a 150 mile radius. I may just need to build the shelves myself. Wood glue and screws, here I come!
And most importantly:
- Hoyce is returning, like a knight returning from the Crusades. Much more on this development later.
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