30 Days of The Burning Wheel: DO SOMETHING! Those Beliefs are there for a reason!

So, we’ve been playing the Burning Riddle of Steel Wheels game for several months now. It started as a Riddle of Steel game that we converted to BW. The name is tongue-in-cheek and has many variations.

It’s been one of the best games I’ve EVER played in (in 25 years of off-and-on roleplaying), though it hasn’t been a completely smooth ride. I’d like to point out some of the things we’ve done right and some that we’ve done — and continue to do — wrong.

The first is: in a player-driven game the players have to freakin’ DO SOMETHING.

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30 Days of The Burning Wheel: once again into the breach…

Some “issues” sorta interrupted my 30 Days of Burning Wheel series I started way back in February.

But, I’ve been playing pretty regularly then (if not blogging), and I’ve got some things I’d like to write about. I hope to have one up later tonight and maybe another in a day or two with at least a couple more to follow.

See you soon…

MacBook

Got my MacBook today!

So far, I have to say that it’s beautiful and fast and super-badass. I haven’t really had much time to spend with it seeing as how I’m at work. More once some impressions have formed.

Kitchen Remodel: Day… aw, screw it

No. Our kitchen still isn’t done. No. We’re not sure when it will be. Yes, as a matter of fact, I have forgotten what it’s like to eat a home-cooked meal.

The floor went in last week (see the flickr link at right for some photos). The countertops — which were delayed by almost three weeks — are scheduled to go in next Wednesday (May 25th). THEN, we can put in the dishwasher and sink and whatnot. The kitchen will then be at least fully functional.

We had an actual interior designer come by last night for a “color consultation.” Because our home is basically one big room with some bedrooms and bathrooms hung off of it, fixing up the kitchen and dining room sorta made the living room look shabby. So, we’re going to paint and get some new furniture. More details on that to come.