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[InzeladunMaster]

So, what kind of game do we want to focus on in the coming year? Of course, we can still take one-shots as a break now and again.

Also, I need to know who intends to be a regular player. If you don't honestly think you will be regularly playing the option you voted for (ie, your life is just too busy to be regular no matter what), then don't skew the vote by voting.

For now, you can vote for more than one option. If there are ties, we can narrow it down later.

 

[Fyrestryke]

I chose all the Inzeladun options and Superheroes. Things are starting to settle down and I fully intend on being a regular player again soon. I did not choose the all Psion game (which I would love) as I don't think it would be everyone's cup o' tea...

 

[Grimhelm]

I can be as regular as I am now for board games. However, with role playing, my kids might cause more of a problem. Nevertheless, now that I have stated that I would play, I will stand by that, should Inzeladun get the vote, and do my best to get a babysitter for those days.


ps--- I have a copy of Siddhartha, Vince, if you should require one.

 

[InzeladunMaster]

ps--- I have a copy of Siddhartha, Vince, if you should require one.

Thanks. I can get one from Amazon.com cheap enough; I was just lamenting the loss of all the notes from Mr. Lindsey's class that I had written in the margins. I am not particularly wanting to read it, I just noticed its absence the other night (which was weird in and of itself: I woke up in the middle of the night, got up and walked into my den, noticed it was missing, got sad, then went back to bed).

Just one of those weird things. I don't even know when I last saw it. Well, that is not entirely true, I do know the last time I read it was on January 20th, 1998. So it may have been gone for a while.

 

[Fyrestryke]

Well, that is not entirely true, I do know the last time I read it was on January 20th, 1998. So it may have been gone for a while.

DUDE! How do you remember stuff like that??

 

[InzeladunMaster]

DUDE! How do you remember stuff like that??

Because I am a complete geek. Actually, one of my jobs a long time ago required me to do financial statements on Excel and I had no idea how to use it, so I created a spreadsheet so I could practice. I decided to log what I read and how long it took me to read it on that spreadsheet so I could practice with the data I was collecting.

Even though I am now a certified expert in Excel (I actually hold an expert-level certifiication from Microsoft, so I am not just saying that), I still keep updating the log because I am, at heart, a bit of a data-collecting geek. As it stands, I started the log on January 1, 1997, so in a few weeks I will have ten (10) years worth of book-reading data at my disposal... a whole decade.

I know how long (on average) it takes me to read a book, how many books per year I read, how many books I have read at certain jobs and times in my life and other sundry bits of information.

So I just did a search in my Excel spreadsheet for Siddhartha and found it. I started it on January 15th, 1998 and finished it on January 20th, 1998. I searched again to see if I had re-read it since then, but I hadn't, so that must be the last time I read it.

 

[Grimhelm]

Thanks. I can get one from Amazon.com cheap enough; I was just lamenting the loss of all the notes from Mr. Lindsey's class that I had written in the margins. I am not particularly wanting to read it, I just noticed its absence the other night (which was weird in and of itself: I woke up in the middle of the night, got up and walked into my den, noticed it was missing, got sad, then went back to bed).

Just one of those weird things. I don't even know when I last saw it. Well, that is not entirely true, I do know the last time I read it was on January 20th, 1998. So it may have been gone for a while.

Mr. Lindsey. Isn't it funny how a person in such a small role can have such an impact in our lives? I still think about that guy, especially now since I am going into teaching myself. I have referred to him several times as a role model in how I will teach.

I just went to my bookshelf and looked at my copy just to make sure it wasn't yours. No notes. You know, I think you would really enjoy Narcissus and Goldmund too. A very strong book by Hesse.

 

[thormagni]

On the Weird Wild West game, it might be worth looking at Deadlands D20. I have, I think, most of the Deadlands D20 books in actual paper. it is, by definition, a weird Wild West game.

I have:
Deadlands D20 - Horrors o' the Weird West
Deadlands D20 - RPG
Deadlands D20 - Way of the Brave
Deadlands D20 - Way of the Dead
Deadlands D20 - Way of the Gun
Deadlands D20 - Way of the Huckster
Deadlands D20 - Way of the New Science
Deadlands D20 - Way of the Righteous

 

[Grimhelm]

Because I am a complete geek. Actually, one of my jobs a long time ago required me to do financial statements on Excel and I had no idea how to use it, so I created a spreadsheet so I could practice. I decided to log what I read and how long it took me to read it on that spreadsheet so I could practice with the data I was collecting.

Even though I am now a certified expert in Excel (I actually hold an expert-level certifiication from Microsoft, so I am not just saying that), I still keep updating the log because I am, at heart, a bit of a data-collecting geek. As it stands, I started the log on January 1, 1997, so in a few weeks I will have ten (10) years worth of book-reading data at my disposal... a whole decade.

I know how long (on average) it takes me to read a book, how many books per year I read, how many books I have read at certain jobs and times in my life and other sundry bits of information.

So I just did a search in my Excel spreadsheet for Siddhartha and found it. I started it on January 15th, 1998 and finished it on January 20th, 1998. I searched again to see if I had re-read it since then, but I hadn't, so that must be the last time I read it.

You're hilarious. I remember watching a Seinfeld episode where he made fun of guys who keep their books forever with virtually no intention of reading them again. I had to laugh at myself because I am one of those guys. I don't know what it is. It is the one thing I still treasure and horde. Even the damned Tarzan books I know I will never even look at, I can't throw them away or even trade them off.

 

[InzeladunMaster]

Mr. Lindsey. Isn't it funny how a person in such a small role can have such an impact in our lives? I still think about that guy, especially now since I am going into teaching myself. I have referred to him several times as a role model in how I will teach.

Same here. I can't even drive by North without thinking about him. I can't hardly recall the names of any other teachers, but I doubt I will ever forget him.

I just went to my bookshelf and looked at my copy just to make sure it wasn't yours. No notes.

Thanks for checking, but I would have been surprised if you would have had it - since you took the class with me (or at least at the same time I did with another teacher - I don't remember), I figured you still had your copy. I was actually thinking I may have loaned it to a family member (or maybe an ex-family member), but am not 100% sure. Either that or I actually misplaced it - which would be really odd for me. I almost never lose a book (I can only think of one other book that I have had that I can't find right now).

Come to think of it, you almost never borrowed books from me. I always borrowed them from you. The only book I actually remember you borrowing from me was the Star Trek III novelization - and you returned that 20 years ago.

You know, I think you would really enjoy Narcissus and Goldmund too. A very strong book by Hesse.

I will have to give that a shot. I have read Steppenwolf and Journey to the East by him and enjoyed them.