I am tired today, and it seems like a hard day. I had to work on a few items for Susie’s concert. Tears came and went. I also rested briefly and was fast asleep in minutes to wake up too late for a meeting, but they did not need me, so it worked out. I decided to take next week off as the project is shutting down next week for local Spring Break. I was planning to hoard my time off, but it will be a wasted week, and I just can’t do a find-work week.
I woke just before my alarm at 6:25. I was up late the night before writing the blog, and the day before that, I was traveling from NYC. Self-inflicted.
With Susie’s Concert coming this weekend, I see the approach of my surgery, and to be frank, I am scared, and I am having trouble accepting the suffering I face. Brain tumors–f**k. It makes the days harder, the dread.
The air is full of pollen again, and I am choking and coughing all day. This, too, wears on me. I am working from home as I have items coming up for the concert and a package to pick up.
After the initial status meetings, starting at 7:30AM now, I cleaned up and dressed. I boarded Air Volvo and headed to the post office. It was a short wait there to get a large box. When I opened it at home, it was full of packing peanuts, with the expensive books carefully wrapped and stored in the middle of the packing: Leonardo Da Vinci: The Madrid Codex Facsimile Edition. A birthday present for myself. This version comes with an Italian and English translation. I am happy to have a copy of the master’s work. After carefully unpacking, I looked through the books to ensure they were intact and worth the investment. They were excellent. I put the set in my office.
The meetings continued. I cooked chicken for some dinner in the future. I boiled the chicken thighs (boneless and skinless), baked them, and then boiled them with North African spices. They are quite good. I put them in zip-lock bags and will likely have chicken for a few days. While that was cooked, I ate a leftover pasta dish I made a few days ago. It was improved with time.
I did a few more work meetings and then rested, and as I said, I slept by accident. My day ended, and I soon headed out with some laptops, sticks, and games. I showed the pictures and Susie’s ice skating video to Z and Dondrea. They think they will be great.
Z and I played the board game The Lost Ruins of Arnak again. Z was tired and did not remember how to play, but Z soon found the way. Z could have won had Z followed up at the end, but next time, I am sure it will be hard for me to win. Andrew joined us when band practice started. I like the game with three players, and Andrew, who is new to the game, liked the mix of theme, complexity, and deck building with resource management. We played the base version with all the corrections and additional cards. I picked the basic easy game, which worked out for the best.
The Lost Ruins of Arnak is a favorite, and I like the theme of the Hollywood version of archeology in South America. The deck-building game mechanic is also a favorite; combining it with a strong theme and resource management makes it fit my favorite type of game. Another favorite is Concordia, which fits this model, too.
Z was happy to be playing games again. I was happy for the distraction.
I headed home after that, had some toast, and wrote this blog. Thanks for reading. I am falling asleep while writing, so please forgive my mistakes.
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