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Yesterday we went shopping for a small couch (loveseat, I guess) for the new TV room. After sitting in every offering at the first store and having reactions ranging from "no" to "this is ok", we walked down a final aisle that had mostly chairs. On a whim we sat in some "rocking chairs" that rock on a stationary base. (These are not the old-fashioned rocking chairs that trap cat tails and scuff floors.) They have matching "ottomans" (sized for a single chair) that also rock; thwy would have to. These chairs are comfortable! We ended up getting a pair of them instead of the loveseat; the cost wasn't all that different. We pick them up later this week.
I asked Dani if we should get several of these for the living room (we've been trying to figure out how to improve seating options; I want smaller, more flexible pieces of furniture than what we currently have). He said he thought it would make him seasick if we have guests over and everyone is rocking. :-)
Later in the afternoon Robert and Kathy came over so the three of us could practice music for that wedding next weekend. I got some insight into how Kathy approaches music for the group. When I'm picking out background music to play, I first eliminate unsuitable pieces and then take the easiest ones from the remainder (so long as they fit together). It's background music, not a concert. (I handle concerts differently.) Kathy, who is in charge of this one, was trying to pick pieces such that everyone gets to play different parts on different pieces, everyone's arrangements are represented (rather than it being, e.g., all Robert's stuff), and stuff like that. She thinks that's more "fair". I don't see why that kind of fairness matters. I can't help thinking that it's part of a broader difference in individual egos or something.
In the evening we had dinner with friends who've been trying to get together with us for a while. I had an odd allergy problem. We'd been there for a few hours when I started sneezing, a lot. (In retrospect, I missed a Detect Obvious roll when, before that, my eyes started itching and watering and I thought it was random fluke. This is not a usual allergy symptom for me, at least with my usual allergens like dust and pollen.) Our hosts were speculating that it was tied to their (window) AC, which they hadn't run for a while; they thought maybe there was some mold or something in it. That AC was running the entire time we were there, though; would something like that really take a few hours to kick in? I couldn't figure out what in the environment might be causing the reaction, but it stopped as soon as we left so it must have been a reaction to something. (No, I don't think it was the food, though Dani speculated about a garlic allergy. :-) )
We played a game that Dani picked up at Origins called "Hack". It's based on the "Knights of the Dinner Table" comic, which I have never read. The game is sort of a cross between Munchkin and Fluxx. We played two games. The first went fairly quickly and was fun; the second was longer and was getting tedius. I think this had to do with the way the map got laid out and one event that forced everyone back to the beginning. It's a fun game, though, and I would happily play again. We shouls remember to take it to Ralph and Lori's sometime.
I asked Dani if we should get several of these for the living room (we've been trying to figure out how to improve seating options; I want smaller, more flexible pieces of furniture than what we currently have). He said he thought it would make him seasick if we have guests over and everyone is rocking. :-)
Later in the afternoon Robert and Kathy came over so the three of us could practice music for that wedding next weekend. I got some insight into how Kathy approaches music for the group. When I'm picking out background music to play, I first eliminate unsuitable pieces and then take the easiest ones from the remainder (so long as they fit together). It's background music, not a concert. (I handle concerts differently.) Kathy, who is in charge of this one, was trying to pick pieces such that everyone gets to play different parts on different pieces, everyone's arrangements are represented (rather than it being, e.g., all Robert's stuff), and stuff like that. She thinks that's more "fair". I don't see why that kind of fairness matters. I can't help thinking that it's part of a broader difference in individual egos or something.
In the evening we had dinner with friends who've been trying to get together with us for a while. I had an odd allergy problem. We'd been there for a few hours when I started sneezing, a lot. (In retrospect, I missed a Detect Obvious roll when, before that, my eyes started itching and watering and I thought it was random fluke. This is not a usual allergy symptom for me, at least with my usual allergens like dust and pollen.) Our hosts were speculating that it was tied to their (window) AC, which they hadn't run for a while; they thought maybe there was some mold or something in it. That AC was running the entire time we were there, though; would something like that really take a few hours to kick in? I couldn't figure out what in the environment might be causing the reaction, but it stopped as soon as we left so it must have been a reaction to something. (No, I don't think it was the food, though Dani speculated about a garlic allergy. :-) )
We played a game that Dani picked up at Origins called "Hack". It's based on the "Knights of the Dinner Table" comic, which I have never read. The game is sort of a cross between Munchkin and Fluxx. We played two games. The first went fairly quickly and was fun; the second was longer and was getting tedius. I think this had to do with the way the map got laid out and one event that forced everyone back to the beginning. It's a fun game, though, and I would happily play again. We shouls remember to take it to Ralph and Lori's sometime.
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