I got to meet the author of the book in a casual setting and get her talking about the experience of getting some success. She was such a sweetheart.

If my Persian rug is all deliberate mistakes Allah won't be affronted at all!!

Gosh, I hear this.
People were very impressed by my resilience. I kept all my heartfelt sobbing hidden deep down.

I need to print out some maps and character sheets in colour. Also I don't have enough D10s.

One more side quest

I went on a Jackie Chan Binge after stumbling across 'Rumble in the Bronx'. What an amazing thing to discover exists. A very happy couple of weeks.

I recognise that handsome devil at the front there.

These people need to be sat down with a copy of 'Truly, Madly, Deeply'.

Can I give them to you anyway? You just seem really trustworthy to me.

I used to spend 8 hours a weekend every weekend for several years in front of this board wishing it was my turn.

I'm wrapping up a Science and Comedy podcast after 15 years. I'm not telling new jokes. I telling the same ones about different subjects. The "trick" I'm using is becoming clearer and clearer, hence no surprises for me.

It feels very intimate to read this too. I've been finding myself yearning for more analogue experiences recently. And by that I mean using the near-infinite power of the Internet to drool over stationary supplies I do not need.

There's a guy who lives in a shack in the rain on another planet who calls his cat 'God'. That guy!

Look at that loser, engaging in Joy.