|
Mobius Morphs
J: One
of our favorite unklings—Lori's son Jonathan—visited last weekend. We
really enjoyed his company. Gina, Lori, Jon and I enjoyed a little
campfire and a little beer. Gina got her first hot marshmallow burn,
she was enjoying roasting vegan marshmallows she got from Pangea when one fell on her hand.
She ran inside and ran cold water over it and then held ice on it the
rest of the night. It hurt her a little as she was going to sleep but
felt fine by morning. She's trying to figure out a way that the burn
mark looks like Jebus,
y'know, to cash in on all the attention that would generate, but it
really just looks like a blob.
Anyway, Jon was interested in didgeridu, so I began some lessons in
droning, vocals, reverb, and circular breathing. Jonathan is a quick
learner. It helps to know how to play a trumpet, which he does. It
won't be long till he's pulling with the best of 'em. We went out to
the hardware store and bought some PVC tubes and "mouthpieces", and I
showed him how to put together a didge for five bucks that sounds as
good as any hundred dollar didge. Then we annoyed the neighbors with
more beautiful blats from our newly-made tubes.
On Sunday Lori took Jonathan to the New Deal for brunch. Gina and I
slept in because we're lazy late night gamers. Jonathan found the New
Deal's resident guitar and played a song for Lori— he made it up on the
spot. I think Lori really liked that a lot. We're all hoping Jonathan
can visit again soon. Like all our unklings, he's a wonderful one.
Coming back from a good Indian dinner last Saturday, Kory was telling
me about Douglas Hofstadter's Reviews of this Book
idea. It immediately inspired me to create a weird story game that
could be played over email, and by the time we got home Kory and I had
hashed out most of the details. We called around to four prospective
other players and right now we are finishing up the first Mobius Corpse
story, coming soon to a web near you. We still aren't sure about a name
for the game (it's really a pastime— everybody wins!). I thought Mobius
Corpse was good because it alludes to Exquisite Corpse.
Kory was pushing for Mobius Trip, but I think that phrase shows up too
much in Google. Maybe Mobius Zombie: it keeps going and going... and it
eats brains. More of this silliness to come...
G: Meanwhile I
went out with Janet to one of her birthday celebration outings. We
picked up her friends Becky and Todd, and went to The Diner in Adams
Morgan. There was another couple already seated, and Marcia showed up
soon after. We didn't get seated for about an hour, and the couple left
right before we finally sat down. Appetizers, cocktails, and good
conversation were had, then we walked down the street, bypassing club
Heaven (the original plan) for a Kareoke bar. It was crowded and noisy,
but we had another drink and eventually Marcia and Janet got to sing.
We stayed a long time and I enjoyed singing along. I was surprised how
popular 80's songs were with this crowd most of whom were probably born
in the early 80's.
On Sunday I went with Rizolda, and met the Looneys, at a screening of Walmart - The High Cost of Low
Price. Very excellent, I recommend seeing it if you can. But drag
along someone who shops at Walmart. None of us ever did.
J: On Monday
night I went to the New Deal to play North
Star Games' new trivia game called Wits & Wagers. I'm not much
of a trivia game aficionado, but Wits & Wagers was nevertheless
lots of fun, and different enough from other trivia games that it
deserves a positive review: unique and entertaining! For the final game
of the night I ended up on a team with Kory, Dave, and two other guys
[need names]. We came in second, after some showoff who played at his
own table as his own team, and, uh, kicked our butts. Congrats to The
North Star people, Dominic and Satish, for their new game, and lots of
thanks for a well-run trivia show. Satish, as MC, even wore a tux!
One of the people helping to run the show came up to me right
beforehand and said, "You must be John Cooper. I don't know why we
haven't met before, but we should have." Then she started listing off
family members and old friends like she lived around the corner my
whole life-- which, as it turns out, she has. Her name is Mary, she was
there to help run the New Deal's game night. She was very good at
that-- she even took orders for food from the participants so they
wouldn't have to leave their tables. She was ebullient and chatty, an
excellent hostess for the evening. She said to say hi to Cecily and
Thom, so if you're reading, sibs, take note in case I forget. Didn't
get much time to talk with her, but she lives in town so I'm sure we'll
see her again, and she let me know about some pot-luck dinners she
might be throwing soon, and said she makes a scrumptious vegan mousse,
so I'm sure Gina's all ready to meet her!
Gina's improving in leaps and bounds—literally—with DDR. She and Lori
are cleaning up—literally—in Katamari. I'm still attempting to learn
this weird game called poker. Consequently the three of us don't talk
much or get many chores done, but we still make a good family.
|
THE HEAP
where we wade the web
new deal
halloween pics
...displaced nostalgia
project
for weird al
the
da vinci code cult
passover
for secular jews
first
computer bug
pocket
of near-perfection
midlands
most wanted
i was
wrong, but so...
restaurants
and kids
cromulent
is cromulent!
simpsons
neologisms
calvin
& hobbes snow art
who
did what?
religious
right pro-cancer
this
isn't the real america
politicization
of science...
graaaagh!
capsula
mundi
quantum
dots white light
miss
mcdonald
bateman365
hard 'n phirm's
pi video
living
with large predators
8
dover teachers refuse...
vatican
disses i.d.
one red
paperclip
ballad
of matt harrington
utopia film
festival
somewhere,
over the...
the game (a
rant)
history's
worst bugs
montz and
ispr
wait,
there's more
randi: why i
deny religion
coalspeak
don't
fear google
hormone
levels predict
mice
woo mates w/ song
hiding
in plain sight
down
for the count
making
a linux cell phone
worst
audiophile products
katamari
replicas
lucha
loco
musume
vs lizard
how the
mpaa killed...
reviews
of new food
burl veneer's tie
blog
mr.
gruff atheist wear
professor
solomon...
|