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Games Tourney preparations are at that point where I know everything I have control over is going to go smoothly and now -- despite my definite intention to enjoy the event to the fullest -- my next goal is to have it over with so I can relax again. I was supposed to be proofing the event booklet over lunch today but my printer at home's been wacky so I e-mailed myself a copy at work to print out ... and discovered I'd mailed the post-script file, not the pdf file. Well, no biggie. I still have a little carpentry to do this evening, do the booklet printing over lunch tomorrow, and double-check all the equipment against the games list. Lay out some clothes. That sort of stuff. Maybe even get to sleep on time tomorrow evening. My major unresolved anxiety is over how many people will show up for the event. The infrastructure is such that there are no drastic financial consequences for a low turnout, but I'd like enough people to show up and enjoy themselves to make it feel worthwhile. I was hoping that the game postings on the West list would create a bit more of an audible buzz so I could gauge interest. The event has such an irregular recent history that I can't make good estimates from past performance.
Random things that have slipped through the cracks: #1 The UPS package was, indeed, the books from Kalamazoo. I've only barely had a chance to drool over them at this point -- more details later when I have time to do reviews. #2 Yesterday I had one of those moments when I remember exactly why I do all that sweating at the gym. I spent my lunch hour bicycling up to and around downtown Berkeley doing another piece of prop-shopping and found myself powering up the hills and through the traffic like it was nothing at all in gears higher than I usually go up hills. Go me. Somehow it feels easier to get the power bicycling in when I have a practical goal like shopping as opposed to the lunchtime bayshore route. And I don't do any stationary bike work at the gym because it would kind of undermine the usefulness of the cross-training opportunity. #3 I've been meaning to start a semi-regular "odometer countdown update" for my car. You see, my goal is to turn over 200,000 miles on the Ford before I buy my new Prius next year. Given how little I drive under normal conditions, this is a tricker goal to make than one might think, however a few calculations based on my last couple years' driving records suggests it's quite doable. Currently the odometer stands a little over 197,400 miles. I meant to start the countdown when I turned over 197,000 coming home after March Crown but somehow it slipped my mind.
Random things that have slipped through the cracks: #1 The UPS package was, indeed, the books from Kalamazoo. I've only barely had a chance to drool over them at this point -- more details later when I have time to do reviews. #2 Yesterday I had one of those moments when I remember exactly why I do all that sweating at the gym. I spent my lunch hour bicycling up to and around downtown Berkeley doing another piece of prop-shopping and found myself powering up the hills and through the traffic like it was nothing at all in gears higher than I usually go up hills. Go me. Somehow it feels easier to get the power bicycling in when I have a practical goal like shopping as opposed to the lunchtime bayshore route. And I don't do any stationary bike work at the gym because it would kind of undermine the usefulness of the cross-training opportunity. #3 I've been meaning to start a semi-regular "odometer countdown update" for my car. You see, my goal is to turn over 200,000 miles on the Ford before I buy my new Prius next year. Given how little I drive under normal conditions, this is a tricker goal to make than one might think, however a few calculations based on my last couple years' driving records suggests it's quite doable. Currently the odometer stands a little over 197,400 miles. I meant to start the countdown when I turned over 197,000 coming home after March Crown but somehow it slipped my mind.
