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I think R. forgot about the planned tolerance break. He went for the pipe yesterday afternoon after work -- and I didn't stop him.
If I'm completely honest with myself I'm a bit relieved. With everything going on I really wasn't looking forward to trying to cope with stress without that particular mechanism. At the same time, I recognize I'm using too much and need to step back a bit.
K. is weaning himself off caffeine by setting a Streak for two days with no caffeine per week, and I like this idea. In order to manage that this week I'll have to go without today and tomorrow (or Saturday).
I'll have to think a bit about this. I'm still committed to easing my usage, but I'm glad I don't *have* to do it cold-turkey. Even if I am a little bit guilty that the intention didn't even last a single day.
Yesterday K. ran the second of his "Session Re-Zero" meetings to re-align the table of the Godswake game. Both sessions were really positive, and I think we're a little closer to feeling like an actual group. R. still has a bit of tunnel vision with his character, I feel, especially when it comes to finding ways for him to connect with the other PCs. I haven't heard a lot from the rest of the table about intra-party relations, and I'm not sure if that's because no one else really sees it as a problem -- but it felt a little like we were talking around that very thing at some points.
Rich Dog, for example, brought up that the table dings his Tabaxi Rogue for being "stupid" about 20% too often -- especially when the rest of the party has done incredibly stupid things on their own. That's a fair cop to me. Filbert, my Firbolg Druid, has done a number of ill-advised things in his day. But the way Rich Dog framed it resonated with me; there are a lot of times at the table where "good-natured ribbing" of Filbert feels more like mockery.
And I think there's this underlying vibe at the table that the PCs don't...really understand or respect one another. We're less a party and more...a web of relationships and looser associations. If there were more a sense of community, poking at the foibles of our characters wouldn't feel so pointed. It feels like we all ended up creating "lone wolves" who have trouble fitting in, which is a pretty standard make-up for an adventuring party, but we haven't quite gotten to the point where we're covering each other's gaps and helping to heal each other's damage.
We're a bunch of lovable losers who are stepping into their power, but it still feels like we haven't "committed" to each other. I'd like to address that when we bring back the game.
No writing yesterday. There was a moment where I could sit down after work to get down the game summary for the Unlicensed game, but I just didn't feel up to it. Instead I folded laundry and played a bit more of Final Fantasy XIV. My GNB is up to 72 finally, which you'd think would catch him up to the story. As it turns out, he's now a level behind after defeating Titania and bringing night back to Il Mheg.
I really loved XIV's take on the fae, and while I don't think I'll lift the *whole* vibe I can definitely shade fae in my stories with that brush. At one point Titania says "Fae are immortal, but we only live for the present, right now." It's such a clarifying idea and helps me get into the mindset of a creature like that. It's a *kind* of Zen, I suppose, though the fae of Il Mheg have completely surrendered to Monkey Mind.
We don't have anything specific planned today, which is honestly a relief. :) I'll dive into work this morning, hopefully catch up on different work this afternoon, and maybe find some time to put away the laundry and prepare my computer desk for its "final" configuration. As much as I like having the monitor in the corner I think it might be better to shift things to one side so I have one side for my computers and monitors and the other side for reading and writing. The wall and desk lights should be coming tomorrow, and it'd be nice to have the space ready so I could just install them on Saturday with a minimum of fuss.
If I'm completely honest with myself I'm a bit relieved. With everything going on I really wasn't looking forward to trying to cope with stress without that particular mechanism. At the same time, I recognize I'm using too much and need to step back a bit.
K. is weaning himself off caffeine by setting a Streak for two days with no caffeine per week, and I like this idea. In order to manage that this week I'll have to go without today and tomorrow (or Saturday).
I'll have to think a bit about this. I'm still committed to easing my usage, but I'm glad I don't *have* to do it cold-turkey. Even if I am a little bit guilty that the intention didn't even last a single day.
Yesterday K. ran the second of his "Session Re-Zero" meetings to re-align the table of the Godswake game. Both sessions were really positive, and I think we're a little closer to feeling like an actual group. R. still has a bit of tunnel vision with his character, I feel, especially when it comes to finding ways for him to connect with the other PCs. I haven't heard a lot from the rest of the table about intra-party relations, and I'm not sure if that's because no one else really sees it as a problem -- but it felt a little like we were talking around that very thing at some points.
Rich Dog, for example, brought up that the table dings his Tabaxi Rogue for being "stupid" about 20% too often -- especially when the rest of the party has done incredibly stupid things on their own. That's a fair cop to me. Filbert, my Firbolg Druid, has done a number of ill-advised things in his day. But the way Rich Dog framed it resonated with me; there are a lot of times at the table where "good-natured ribbing" of Filbert feels more like mockery.
And I think there's this underlying vibe at the table that the PCs don't...really understand or respect one another. We're less a party and more...a web of relationships and looser associations. If there were more a sense of community, poking at the foibles of our characters wouldn't feel so pointed. It feels like we all ended up creating "lone wolves" who have trouble fitting in, which is a pretty standard make-up for an adventuring party, but we haven't quite gotten to the point where we're covering each other's gaps and helping to heal each other's damage.
We're a bunch of lovable losers who are stepping into their power, but it still feels like we haven't "committed" to each other. I'd like to address that when we bring back the game.
No writing yesterday. There was a moment where I could sit down after work to get down the game summary for the Unlicensed game, but I just didn't feel up to it. Instead I folded laundry and played a bit more of Final Fantasy XIV. My GNB is up to 72 finally, which you'd think would catch him up to the story. As it turns out, he's now a level behind after defeating Titania and bringing night back to Il Mheg.
I really loved XIV's take on the fae, and while I don't think I'll lift the *whole* vibe I can definitely shade fae in my stories with that brush. At one point Titania says "Fae are immortal, but we only live for the present, right now." It's such a clarifying idea and helps me get into the mindset of a creature like that. It's a *kind* of Zen, I suppose, though the fae of Il Mheg have completely surrendered to Monkey Mind.
We don't have anything specific planned today, which is honestly a relief. :) I'll dive into work this morning, hopefully catch up on different work this afternoon, and maybe find some time to put away the laundry and prepare my computer desk for its "final" configuration. As much as I like having the monitor in the corner I think it might be better to shift things to one side so I have one side for my computers and monitors and the other side for reading and writing. The wall and desk lights should be coming tomorrow, and it'd be nice to have the space ready so I could just install them on Saturday with a minimum of fuss.
