Liftdate: Missing my Irish

Liftdate: Not really an update of important stuff.
Was ill most of Thursday, fierce headache and fever. Went home and slept after moving Dad.
Woke up Friday, when into work. Tired, headache came back with the storm. Called Dad, promised to bring him a Thomas Brothers map of the area.

Went to Borders briefly after work, then on to In Sheeps Clothing, to check out yarn for afghans, new wood needles, patterns....and that lovely, bestest, Irish Crochet book (from Ireland, for once!) that I've ever seen on the topic. Have been putting off this purchase for a few months.

Sold. Damndamndamn. The world won't stop spinning, probably best I didn't spend the money....but damn.
Lovely book, clear details on the basic forms and fills, and interviews with elderly ladies in/near Monaghan county.

The store said they will likely reorder. Amazon has a few copies. But it's just...fun to wander among the colors and textures, browse through The Book to entice myself, and maybe give myself a treat.

I just wanted 'my toy' last night. You feel ill, you want a toy.

Headache came back nasty. Slept on and off through the evening and night after I got home. Nothing practical done, weird dreams. Will visit Dad today, shop for battery for laptop, do homework, sewing work, maybe get out. Oh, yeah, still need to get yarn.

Every Davis or Pryankster LJ user

is asleep, sleepy, hungover, or at a faire.
Or more likely, a combination of the above.

Drowsy. Have pulled out sewing to finish up. Seems SO close to the finish line. Will do this before schoolwork.
And if brother has not called me by 2pm, will call him. If he is not coming up today, I will go visit Dad today, and my bro and sis-in-law can move that lounge chair by themselves tomorrow.

I. Already. Have. Plans.

And not to jinx. But life is starting to feel content. Maybe. Maybe things are getting settled. I feel very supported by My Other Family.

Even the weekend feels...relaxed, despite deadlines. I will get stuff done, or I won't.
And I'm getting to faire, come hell or....ah, you know my usual rant.

To our gaming mavens

specifically, klellingson, buffaloraven, frellingbored, whalejudge. Those of you who participate in organizing gaming conventions.

Do you know the current status of Talsorian Games (Cyberpunk, etc.), or its head(former?) Mike Pondsmith, or his wife Cindy?

Trying to get updates on a product of theirs that was supposed to be re-released this year. Mike stepped down from active work with Talsorian for awhile when he got regular employment with Microsoft...but supposedly not exiting the gaming industry. But, I cannot a response from any associate at the company at their old website.

I was in brief correspondence with them in 2003. Very nice couple---and it turns out, UCD alumni.