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Solace, from Freeverse. First, Freeverse has never made a bad game (two of their games, Wingnuts and Airburst, rank as my favorite updates of '80s arcade games ever). Second, I love good turn-based strategy games. Third, it not only offers network-play, but it offers friggin' PBEM play! And fourth, any game that would compare itself to Axis and Allies is probably aiming pretty high.
May. 10th, 2003
It's a Kinda of Magic
May. 10th, 2003 10:22 amJust had one of those great Daddy moments. Elayna came up to me and asked if I knew the magic trick to fold a dollar bill three times, unfold it, and have it turn upside down. This happens to be one of the few tricks I have mastered (and I'd never shown it to her, so she had no way of knowing). So she now knows her first magic trick!
Coffee, Ribs, and books (the day so far).
May. 10th, 2003 03:32 pmSo, took Elayna to karate (where we confirmed that the twins from her school have indeed joined her karate class).
While she was in class, I renewed our PO box, and then headed to Coffee Plantation. I may have ranted about this before. Coffee Plantation makes the best coffee in the Toco Hills area, but they'd previously been open from 8-6 on weekdays, horrendous hours. They were recently sold to a husband and wife team, who have extended the hours to 6:30-9 each weekday, with 8-8 on Saturdays. Which means I can now get a cup of damned fine coffee whenever take Elayna to karate.
Upon stopping there today, they also gave out coupons offering $.50 off a cup of coffee only between 6-9 PM on weekdays. Which is exactly when I go there. So I'm set. :-)
After, I hit Tall Tales (our indy bookstore). I was just going to browse, but sitting right there, taunting me and begging to be bought, was Fford's Lost in a Good Book. To rationalize it, I bought books for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
shadesong (to be given tomorrow, of course), and for Elayna (The Ghost in the Third Row, by Coville, and the fifth American Girls: Kirsten book). Amex will be happy with me.
After picking up Elayna, we headed for Chilis, where she once again ordered ribs. And managed to eat just about an entire half-rack, as well as most of her fries. She somehow managed not to soak her clothes in BBQ sauce, a minor miracle. I'm really enjoying watching her expand her food horizons.
We then went shopping, where we bought lots of fruit -- mangos, grapes, bananas -- as well as the all-important biscuits.
Our final stop was Brusters, where Elayna got a pineapple ice (with real chunks of pineapple in it, causing her to declare that it was a healthy snack), and I picked up a pint of hand-packed cinnamon ice-cream as an early Mother's Day gift forshadesong (because I really am the best ex-boyfriend ever).
Upon getting home, Elayna made a new discovery: She really, really likes mangos! I'm not surprised. Yet another food for her list.
While she was in class, I renewed our PO box, and then headed to Coffee Plantation. I may have ranted about this before. Coffee Plantation makes the best coffee in the Toco Hills area, but they'd previously been open from 8-6 on weekdays, horrendous hours. They were recently sold to a husband and wife team, who have extended the hours to 6:30-9 each weekday, with 8-8 on Saturdays. Which means I can now get a cup of damned fine coffee whenever take Elayna to karate.
Upon stopping there today, they also gave out coupons offering $.50 off a cup of coffee only between 6-9 PM on weekdays. Which is exactly when I go there. So I'm set. :-)
After, I hit Tall Tales (our indy bookstore). I was just going to browse, but sitting right there, taunting me and begging to be bought, was Fford's Lost in a Good Book. To rationalize it, I bought books for
shadesong (to be given tomorrow, of course), and for Elayna (The Ghost in the Third Row, by Coville, and the fifth American Girls: Kirsten book). Amex will be happy with me.After picking up Elayna, we headed for Chilis, where she once again ordered ribs. And managed to eat just about an entire half-rack, as well as most of her fries. She somehow managed not to soak her clothes in BBQ sauce, a minor miracle. I'm really enjoying watching her expand her food horizons.
We then went shopping, where we bought lots of fruit -- mangos, grapes, bananas -- as well as the all-important biscuits.
Our final stop was Brusters, where Elayna got a pineapple ice (with real chunks of pineapple in it, causing her to declare that it was a healthy snack), and I picked up a pint of hand-packed cinnamon ice-cream as an early Mother's Day gift for
shadesong (because I really am the best ex-boyfriend ever).Upon getting home, Elayna made a new discovery: She really, really likes mangos! I'm not surprised. Yet another food for her list.
Last chance on the poll
May. 10th, 2003 08:49 pmWell, it's not really the last chance -- it's not like I'm going to close it, or anything. But I'm probably not going to keep checking it. So here's where things currently stand:
Spider-Man is in the lead, with 13 votes.
The Crow and Unbreakable are next, with 12.
Mystery Men and X-Men 2 are right behind, with 11.
Batman is at 10.
The rest all lag significantly behind. If you haven't voted, now's your chance! Head over to http://www.livejournal.com/poll/?id=133182 and pick your favorite!
Spider-Man is in the lead, with 13 votes.
The Crow and Unbreakable are next, with 12.
Mystery Men and X-Men 2 are right behind, with 11.
Batman is at 10.
The rest all lag significantly behind. If you haven't voted, now's your chance! Head over to http://www.livejournal.com/poll/?id=133182 and pick your favorite!
