So now that Patrick’s birthday present arrived, I can show it off here! ^_^ Sorry the photos are bad, I had to hurry and get it in the mail right away so it wouldn’t be any later than it already was. (more…)
Fab Four
2011 | Apr 28 | 10:19
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Ellen’s Guide to RPG Scenarios
2011 | Apr 26 | 08:49
What do I want from an RPG?
Abe, my DM from home, asked me to post a discussion of what I like in my RPGs. I know that a number of my readers play RPGs of one kind or another, (more…)
Cherry Tree in Bloom
2011 | Apr 21 | 10:53
A week or two ago, I was having breakfast in the early morning and noticed our cherry tree had blossomed pretty much over night. With the dawn light it looked very fresh and beautiful, so I went and grabbed my camera before the light changed. (more…)
Time to Go
2011 | Apr 15 | 06:55
dancing | entertainment | friends | Germany
David
2011 | Apr 13 | 07:39
art | art history | Italy | museums | travel
On Sunday of the Florence trip, I walked in to town from the youth hostel and went to the Galleria dell’Accademia to see the David sculpture. The wait wasn’t as long as I had expected, but the museum was disappointingly devoid of the quantity of famous art in other museums. The plaster original of “Rape of the Sabines” was (more…)
Siena Only Has One ‘N’
2011 | Apr 9 | 23:44
art history | Italy | photography | travel
Back in the U.S.
2011 | Apr 6 | 13:51
Quick post: I’m back at my parents’ in Illinois, jet lagged and disoriented from 20+ hours of travel. I have a bunch of half-written blog posts that I need to sort out before I can post them (not to mention IRL things like doing my taxes, catching up on my health checkups, and looking for a job). I have two more days of Florence stuff to cover, (more…)
Denglish
2011 | Apr 3 | 22:24