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l33tminion) wrote2023-09-17 08:57 am
l33tminion) wrote2023-09-17 08:57 am
Fully Armed and Operational Sound-Stage
Going to work backwards-ish for this one. Or just jump around at random.
Today, I'm watching Erica while Julie is making a day-trip to NYC for company things. Feeling a bit sore because I got COVID and flu vaccines with the family yesterday. (For me, drinking a bottle of Gatorade and plenty of water after the shot is sufficient to head off more annoying side-effects.) Erica got a flu shot, but the pediatric dose for the COVID boosters isn't in yet and they don't know when it will be. I'm also on the tail end of an unpleasant but brief cold. (Not COVID, at least doesn't seem like it from the symptoms and a negative antigen test.)
Erica's playing Mario Odyssey now after a leisurely breakfast.
The wall/fence repairs at the condo are getting close to done, though there's still logistics to handle.
Last night, went out with Julie for supper at a cool new Vietnamese restaurant at Bow Market, then to Bronwyn for dessert. Their apple strudel really is great. Erica watched movies at home with Mary.
On Friday, I took the day off to go to Breakaway Boston. Was a great line-up, I especially wanted the chance to take in a Porter Robinson DJ set in person. I really like his music and he's a great DJ and performer. (And producer, his mid-pandemic Secret Sky music festivals were really something special.) The festival was outdoors at The Stage at Suffolk Downs, I'd never been there before but it's right off the blue line. The path to the venue cuts across the historic race track. The main stage itself was quite the audiovisual setup. A lot of planes track over there from the nearby airport, and I bet it's quite visible from the air. Really was a memorable experience.
The weather was pretty nice on Friday and yesterday despite the approaching hurricane. Very windy yesterday, though. We're super lucky that wasn't 100 miles further west. Definitely a near-miss.
I've been having fun playing limited of the new Magic set on Arena. Even managed to 7 two sealed pools and a draft. In constructed, I've been enjoying red-white aggro and blue-black control with the new Ashiok. There seem to be a fair number of new competitive things to try despite the deferred Standard rotation, with many of the old best cards still haunting the format.
So I've been busy, but life is pretty good.
Today, I'm watching Erica while Julie is making a day-trip to NYC for company things. Feeling a bit sore because I got COVID and flu vaccines with the family yesterday. (For me, drinking a bottle of Gatorade and plenty of water after the shot is sufficient to head off more annoying side-effects.) Erica got a flu shot, but the pediatric dose for the COVID boosters isn't in yet and they don't know when it will be. I'm also on the tail end of an unpleasant but brief cold. (Not COVID, at least doesn't seem like it from the symptoms and a negative antigen test.)
Erica's playing Mario Odyssey now after a leisurely breakfast.
The wall/fence repairs at the condo are getting close to done, though there's still logistics to handle.
Last night, went out with Julie for supper at a cool new Vietnamese restaurant at Bow Market, then to Bronwyn for dessert. Their apple strudel really is great. Erica watched movies at home with Mary.
On Friday, I took the day off to go to Breakaway Boston. Was a great line-up, I especially wanted the chance to take in a Porter Robinson DJ set in person. I really like his music and he's a great DJ and performer. (And producer, his mid-pandemic Secret Sky music festivals were really something special.) The festival was outdoors at The Stage at Suffolk Downs, I'd never been there before but it's right off the blue line. The path to the venue cuts across the historic race track. The main stage itself was quite the audiovisual setup. A lot of planes track over there from the nearby airport, and I bet it's quite visible from the air. Really was a memorable experience.
The weather was pretty nice on Friday and yesterday despite the approaching hurricane. Very windy yesterday, though. We're super lucky that wasn't 100 miles further west. Definitely a near-miss.
I've been having fun playing limited of the new Magic set on Arena. Even managed to 7 two sealed pools and a draft. In constructed, I've been enjoying red-white aggro and blue-black control with the new Ashiok. There seem to be a fair number of new competitive things to try despite the deferred Standard rotation, with many of the old best cards still haunting the format.
So I've been busy, but life is pretty good.