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Long Cloudy Ride
I biked to work today–it took forty minutes + was very little fun.
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D&D Encounters–Season 2 Session 1
Who: Jeff Poole (DM), Neal, Eric, Tim, Kat, Rein (sp), meWhat: Dark SunWhere: Dice HouseWhen: Wednesday 06/09/10 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMWhy: Fun So we started out in a caravan destroyed by an opsidian shard storm, and then a massive sand storm (on going 2), Silt Runners attached–I dropped in the first round with…
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CASE 67: The Wisdom in the Kegon Sutra
The Kegon Sutra says, “Now I see all living beings everywhere, and I see that each of them possesses the wisdom and virtue of Tathagata. But because of their delusions and attachments, they cannot realize it.”
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Ten of Wands
We feel frustrated, irritable and disappointed. the influence of the Lord of Oppression is a fairly fleeting one – not to waste any more effort on a conflict that you cannot win. blocked energy and thwarted Will visualise the person/people you need to speak with, and then tell them exactly how you feel. or talk…
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Evolution–Part 9
This was a great session. The party moved on Irontooths hide out. The easily defeated the defense (I did not do a good job drawing the party into the middle–I did almost split the party). Kate played Wakely and Thore, Lisa played Feral and Anabeth (Catrina’s character), Jack played Redtooth and Saber, and I played…
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Gollum + Aragorn
Who: Jack, Kate, + David What: 1,704 Where: Our Room When: ~60 minutes Why: Why is he named Frodo? Why do Frodo + Bilbo both have names that end in O? Why is there only one L in Bilbo, not two–or three? where is Orodruin Who is Ancalagon the Black dragon How: We read with…
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After Party, Gandolf returns
Who: Jack, Kate, + David What: 1,403 Where: Jack’s Room When: ~30 minutes Why: What is Gandolf’s last name? Why is Gandolf so old? Why is the script Elvish and not Elven? What is Frodo’s last name? How does one become a lore-master? In the movie, why are merry and Pippen there? How: I sat…
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CASE 66: Kyûhô’s "Head and Tail"
A monk asked Kyûhô, “What is the head?” Kyûhô said, “Opening the eyes and not perceiving the dawn.” The monk said, “What is the tail?” Kyûhô said, “Not sitting on a ten-thousand-year-old sitting place.” The monk said, “What if there is a head, but no tail?” Kyûhô said, “After all, it is not valuable.” The…
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Day One
Jack, Kate, and I got some great reading in–mostly the party at Bag End. We did not get to review during out reading logs this morning, but it is an easy section that we have been over before. The Hobbit’s love of geneology is awesome + Kate and I are going to work on that…
David Given Schwarm
Married, Father, United
