Morning Fog in the Mind

It has been a long and fruitful week. My mind has now reached overload. I feel like there is a fog inside my mind. Thoughts are sluggish and hard to grasp this morning.

I ran a game Saturday with a different group than usual. I am always surprised by how nervous I get when I run for people outside my normal group. They were bemused by all of the "different" monsters, magics and methods. At the same time they were able to Embrace the Chaos and have a good time. The smiling GM card was a hit.

A good start has been made to reforming the Guild. I will be working with Ann and the other High Councilors to bring greater spice to the Clan system. The first enhancement will be the addition of Rescuing Clan Spirits. These will be appearing in convention games to be rescued.

Time is the one resource that Sue and I have in limited amounts. We need to start our time requirements with our ability to cuddle, talk and enjoy each others company. The next most important time task is to be able to enjoy time with our friends and companions. Then there are the routine tasks of accounting, reports, inventorying, production, shipping, web maintenance, communication, layout work, game guideline construction, guild maintenance, newsletters, convention logistics, submissions oversight, game "Spirit" maintenance, housework, yard work, and more that must be allocated time. With the remaining time we need to do the creative fun tasks. Those would be comics, commentaries, fantasy histories, artwork, walking the dog, considering history, listening to music and books, and a lot more.

As with all things in life we need to Embrace the Chaos that is our lives. So, off to the emails with me...


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Busy week comes to a close

This has been a hectic week at the Secret Clanhold. I think for starting the Guild Reformation just nine days ago we have made a good job of it.

I am really pleased with the responses so far. All of the High Councilors have done a wonderful job. Ann has been particularly impressive as she is taking the pressure of getting all of the Clan Roster updated. Everyone should wonder over to the new site and get a new number so they can get their clan characters into the roster.

I am excited about what is happening. Keep those applications coming!
The handy link is right here.


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Well, the Guild Reformation is Officially here.

It has been a hectic week getting sets into production for StormCon and building the new site.

The most time consuming part has been putting in place the system to make sure the Behind the Guild system is in place. I am trying to get as mush of the structure into place as possible.

The only real change going on is the new Clan Rescued Spirits addition to the Clans.

I really need to public ally thank the new High Councilors for putting up with the last minute workload I dumped on them. Thank You Ann, Russ, Tim, Mark R, and Lee for the help.

I am looking forward to the reformed guild and seeing everyone at StormCon.


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Blogs, following them and why.

Every morning I go through a short list of blogs of people I know. I like seeing what they are up to. I really hate to admit it, but I do like some people. Some of the blogs don't update often (I am looking at you Tim) and I wonder what they are up to. Others make me hungry for Pot Roast, and I wish I was nearby to help eat the food... I feel like it keeps me in touch with people who I seldom see.

I need to say something here on the fact that I seldom comment on peoples blogs. I have always liked "watching" the world go by. So now I can not only watch the world go by, but I can watch the world of people I know go by.

So if you have a blog out there that I might enjoy following, please let me know about it.


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Dealing with Michigan heat

The heat here is made of "heavy" air. Weighs you down when you are in it for a while. We have moved our operation deeper into the caverns under the clanhold. One bare lightbulb hangs from the rough hewn ceiling. It lights a portion of the area and creates vaguely dangerous shadows when it hits the rock outcroppings from the partially dug cavern.

Really rather a wonderful place. Dark, dank, cool and dangerous. Generally an uplifting type of place.

I have admitted that we are working on the guild on our RPG site. I am expecting those who notice to get concerned, worried, scared and rather wound up. It is all really as simple as it seems. We are working with Russ to spread the workload out among several people. Russ is going to be one of those people. He is one of the new High Councilors. There will be no major changes in the Guild itself. We will just have a volunteer staff instead of a volunteer Russ. Nice sound to that.

Guild Membership Free, new numbers, fill out a form so we can get the membership updated, Monthly email newsletter, wardens are still wardens, guild characters are still guild characters. No trauma involved.


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Home Again, what a wonderful day for a drive.

The weather between Pittsburg and Flint was beautiful. It fits my mood right now. We had two good shows at once, Origins and Anthrocon.

Everything went smooth for Sue at Anthrocon, there we a number of DS games run and she got a lot of commissions. On top of that, she had a good time!

At Origins I really enjoyed seeing and talking to people. I had a good time. There were some rough spots at the con, but not any real problems. The result is I feel darned good and I am looking forward to StormCon.

After talking to people I have blog material for the next couple of days. I just need to do that old fashioned thinking first, then I write.

That is it for today! I go fall down now.


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What does Monday mean?

Monday around here is the second day of the work week. On Sunday we try to gather the minds and force them into some semblance of organization. It is not really a heavy work day, more of a half day of preparation.

Monday is one of the long workdays. We have no games scheduled so we are able to get a lot of small tasks done. Today I fluttered across the city stopping at the credit union, hardware store, office supplies, post office and print shop. None of these stops were stressful, however, they used up several hours of time. No real chance to get into a big creative job, so the evening is for Etsy updates and blogging.

I managed to sneak an hour of writing in today. That is a whole three days in a row that I have managed to get an hour a day creative work done. That makes it a good day.

I am finally in a good mood. Maybe is was giving Sue some birthday gifts that helped my mood :)


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Just another Birthday

It is Sue's Birthday!

We are sitting here at the Good Beans Cafe in Flint.
Website with Map!
Good coffee, free wifi, what more can you ask for?


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Some days are like a Storm

I have no idea why, but some days I awaken depressed and angry. Today is one of those days. I have absolutely no reason for my foul mood, it just is. When I get these swings in emotions the only thing I can do is to put my head down and work. I will try to avoid myself and work through the spell.

That sounds a weird, but there it is. If I can get my mind traveling along a busy course, I will get better. I am sure they have some lovely drugs for this, but I do not like using drugs to do what I should be able to do myself, so I don't.

I have also taken the precaution of letting Sue know what my mood is so she can avoid me too. I tell her because I do not want her trying to guess what is going on and wondering if it is something she did. It is all me, but I may well snap when I am in this mood. Communication has some value.

Off to work.


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Ran a game last night...

Sue and I are trying to take a deep breath here, and part of that is to do some gaming. At Marcon and again last night the invisible Memories of Zombies made an appearance. It is rather amazing the number of different forms the walking dead come in. Take for instance the Death Stalker with a Glamour on it they met and that one of the Gargoyles almost embraced unto his death. Good thing the Phoenix got there in time.

I am afraid that my games are getting stranger. They did find a magical recliner that assists healing. Ok, back to meditations and making card sets to print.

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