Let me take you back.

To the days when you were carefree, young, and single. You had a social life, you had fun that didn't include the word family, you could read a book or a magazine at your leisure, you could sleep late and not have to make excuses for it.

And you could go out with a friend you hadn't spent much time with -- at her suggestion, because you hadn't hung out in a while -- and even though you'd previously asked this person out, she would insist on telling you all about the cute boys she met recently and how badly she wanted to make out with them.

So you see, it's not all footloose and fancy free.

Anyway, yeah, that was fun. What a great way to spend a free evening.

I haven't felt much like writing here this week and I don't know why. Nothing has really happended to put me off blogging, I just haven't felt the urge.

Monday evening I met with some old co-workers down at a bar in Seattle called Axis. It was a very cool place. Nice decor, good drinks, tasty snacks, and plenty of room to sit with people and chat. I left work a little after five and didn't get home until a bit after ten, so I must have had a good time.

Tuesday was session two of The Worlds Largest Dungeon. We ventured into a section of the dungeon we shouldn't have and were nearly killed before Seth, the GM, said "You will die if you proceed this way. Let's jump back and go from there." Ultimately that was probably a good idea, but it really broke the flow of the game. It was a very weird feeling for me. It was like we'd broken the fourth wall in the game -- something I've never experienced quite as sharply before. Remarkable considering how long I've been playing games, and especially considering there is no fourth wall and players are constantly bantering about one thing or another that has nothing to do with the game during the game. Like I said, it was weird and I didn't much care for it. Happily, once we "restarted" things went very well and we all had a good time. Next week we'll skip that game in favor of something else, then I'll run a few sessions of the Dungeon so Seth can play.

I have a new assignment from the people I did some editing for back in December/January. (Hey, I should get a check for that soon! Woohoo!) I received the file this week and I have to dig into it soon. It looks like an awfully fun book.

Wednesday was the deadline for the next expansion for my game line. And I'm already starting on the next two releases because we've reworked some of the schedules to give us a bit more development time. It makes me pretty crunched right now, but it will pay off in the long run. Luckily this weekend I have a fair amount of freetime, so I can clean up my desk and get some work done that I can't do while everyone is around.

I read a news snippet today about: A new system of sign language developed by deaf children in Nicaragua that may hold clues about the evolution of languages.

The world is a fascinating place.