... Bring In The Love

First things first: congratulations and whoops of excitement for Laura & Sean and Jessica & Jeremiah, and a warm, warm welcome to the world for Baby J and Baby N! Sorry this is both belated and impersonal. I hope I get to give all of you these congratulations in person or at least telephonically soon, and I can't wait to meet the two little cuties in question.

I missed some grownup birthdays too while I was interviewing at Pretty Big Southern U., so let's raise a glass to editswlonghair, equine_cocoon (I love the Bobby Bittman user icon), and America's own "Steve," who has resisted the temptation to give himself an idiotic LJ handle thus far, but might read here from time to time. And almost certainly some others I'm forgetting. Happy birthdays, all.

Lisa is in DC being Number One Daughter this week, which leaves me a bachelor until Saturday. Anyone who feels like entertaining me over the next couple of days is more than welcome to do so. (Her father is in great shape, by the way, recuperating very quickly. Thanks for all the well wishes—they obviously worked.)

Oh hey, I watched Kagemusha last night. You're right, it rocks. Though perhaps a little derivative of Kevin Kline's Dave. Toronto posse: did Lord Shingen/the Kagemusha remind anyone besides me of Grant Dixon? No? Just wondering.

A vague description of my PBSU trip follows in a friends-only post.

Five Furious Fists Of Gaming

I got to meet Nora tonight! She is a cutie, a little round ball, except for her wrinkly feet with long monkey-like toes. I think you could make a wish on her feet, but of course her feet would twist your words and the wish would turn out evil. I had a nice chat with her Mommy & Daddy, too. Daddy's next spy game is diabolical, though still a work in progress. Right now it sounds like it will combine the simplicity of a LeCarre trilogy with the quickness of learning Bridge and the ease of ad libbing your own spy novel. But I'm looking forward to it.

Our pod is obviously in one of those creative cycles right now with a ton of neat RPG ideas being floated and not much actual gaming being done. Here I will add to the glut and do nothing to solve it, by describing five game ideas that have colonized my own headspace lately. But this isn't hot air. I'd run any one of these within the month if I had confirmed players. (Probably.) Which is not to say I'm not looking forward to all the groovy games everyone else has been proposing. Once again I ask in wonderment: what do the people (I presume some exist) who don't fantasize at length about teen superspies and glam-rock aliens and SoCal vampire slayers spend all their time thinking about? Reality TV? Jeez, what a way to live your life.

( Spaghetti Eastern )

( Battle Without Honor or Humanity )

( Starchildren: The Musical )

( Father of Night )

( Black History Month )

Comments n' queries, cheers n' jeers, darts n' laurels, kicks n' kudos, slaps n' bennies welcome. Remember, kids: game ideas are like little fairies that need your love to live. When they don't get LJ comments, the fairies die... and it's all your fault.