Last night was lousy. We did 2 more assault after getting one person in the static CS rank. With just 4 of us left, we did Apkallu Breeding, then Stop the Bloodshed from S rank. The first one went well, but the second one sucked.
We lost, and the blame really should have been spread all around; the new guy in our assault didn't really know what to do, one person had bad lag and kept getting lethal aggro, one managed to track aggro into a safe area and get the last 2 living people killed, and then I didn't raise the second rdm because I thought we had cleared, so I was just running for the end. Then I died... reraised at a bad moment, and we lost. Unfortunately, the blame, which really should have spread around evenly landed squarely on me. This caused shouting and fighting and going to bed angry.
Going to bed angry is always a bad idea - I can't sleep well, I wake up STILL angry, and on top of being angry I'm grouchy from lack of sleep! So this morning I woke in an evil mood. Then came the walk to work, in the sunrise. I was so wrapped up in being miserable and angry and grouchy and annoyed that a stupid video game caused fighting that I didn't even notice what a beautiful day it was until I had already walked 4 miles. Then I got grouchy even more because I had missed the sunrise for being too grouchy. Sunrise, to me, is the best part of the day, and today's sunrise must have been nice, because it's a clear, beautiful day out there.
So far walking to change my mood is not producing the overall effect I had hoped for. On the other hand, with the moleskin I bought yesterday, my feet don't hurt nearly as bad as they did on Friday!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
Moisture and Temperature
So I walked to work again for the first time since we moved in September. It took longer than I expected because I missed estimating the mileage. I thought it was about 3 miles, but it turned out to be 4.5. Oddly enough, it only took me 15 minutes longer to walk than I expected. I had given myself 1.25 hours, and it took me 1.5. I plan to keep walking on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. I've also invited a couple people from work to join me, if they'd like to park their cars at my house and walk in with me.
Today, when I left the house, the sun wasn't up, and it was terribly foggy. I had to take my glasses off. It was cold enough that my breath steamed them up every time I breathed out. As the sun came up, it melted the fog away. It's a beautiful day out there!
I started out wearing a sweatshirt because of the fog and the cold, but by the time I was halfway up the hill, I had to take it off. So I hiked the rest of the way up the hill with bare arms. What I found interesting about this was the way my skin felt to the touch. I expected that the outside of my arms would get cold and clammy. My hair already was wet on top, just from the fog, so the outside of my arms getting cold and wet made sense. What actually happened was that my arms stayed warm on the outside, but got cold on the underside, where they were close to the rest of my body. I have no idea what caused that!
Over the hill there is a big fountain with an ashlar step waterfall and a wood bridge over the pond. I figured there would be spray from the fountain, but I couldn't get that much more wet than the fog had already made me. However, I didn't feel like I got sprayed by the fountain because as I walked across that bridge, I noticed an extreme change in temperature. All of a sudden, I was warm. It must have been at least 60F on the bridge! I know it's supposed to be more temparate near bodies of water, but I am pretty sure that doesn't create a 15 degree differential at a little tiny pond, less than 2 feet deep! I think what caused the difference was that fountains here use recycled water, so it was warm because people were up and taking showers and the water stayed warm clear to the fountain. At least, that was the only reasonable explanation.
I'm doing my part to save the environment (and my wallet, and my body) by walking to work 3 days a week. I also drive a hybrid, when I do drive. Some people drive ethanol powered vehicles, but according to these reports, they aren't actually helping the environment any! What are YOU doing?
Today, when I left the house, the sun wasn't up, and it was terribly foggy. I had to take my glasses off. It was cold enough that my breath steamed them up every time I breathed out. As the sun came up, it melted the fog away. It's a beautiful day out there!
I started out wearing a sweatshirt because of the fog and the cold, but by the time I was halfway up the hill, I had to take it off. So I hiked the rest of the way up the hill with bare arms. What I found interesting about this was the way my skin felt to the touch. I expected that the outside of my arms would get cold and clammy. My hair already was wet on top, just from the fog, so the outside of my arms getting cold and wet made sense. What actually happened was that my arms stayed warm on the outside, but got cold on the underside, where they were close to the rest of my body. I have no idea what caused that!
Over the hill there is a big fountain with an ashlar step waterfall and a wood bridge over the pond. I figured there would be spray from the fountain, but I couldn't get that much more wet than the fog had already made me. However, I didn't feel like I got sprayed by the fountain because as I walked across that bridge, I noticed an extreme change in temperature. All of a sudden, I was warm. It must have been at least 60F on the bridge! I know it's supposed to be more temparate near bodies of water, but I am pretty sure that doesn't create a 15 degree differential at a little tiny pond, less than 2 feet deep! I think what caused the difference was that fountains here use recycled water, so it was warm because people were up and taking showers and the water stayed warm clear to the fountain. At least, that was the only reasonable explanation.
I'm doing my part to save the environment (and my wallet, and my body) by walking to work 3 days a week. I also drive a hybrid, when I do drive. Some people drive ethanol powered vehicles, but according to these reports, they aren't actually helping the environment any! What are YOU doing?
Friday, February 1, 2008
Busy like a little bee...
I've been busy studying for a while now. Every night except Wednesday was the plan. But it's been such an awful week that I do believe I will give myself the evening off.
Improv is going wonderfully. I got asked to be in the improv troupe, which isn't as big a deal as I make it out to be; everyone who managed to continue their membership from March or earlier last year was asked to be in the troupe. We're working on characterization. I'm still spotty - some nights I am all over the funny, and some nights I am... well, not. Ask anyone who was in our first week's class about the "F*** Cake." Just don't ask them about me trying to act nervous.
With the Girl Scouts, I'm both pleased and upset over some things that are happening. We had a "Party Meeting" last week, which my coleader didn't quite get - she kept trying to take over. I was late and it rained HARD on the day we were supposed to go for a walk on the trail. I have parents non participado (yeah, I'll substitute spanish for latin any day) who think that I'm going to just magically make the program appear without their help. And I had a parent who just up and left 4 girls unattended on campus...
On the good side, tomorrow is Discoveree, which I am quite looking forward to. I've signed up for some games classes, a singing class, an outdoor class, and a troop activity class. I'm carpooling with the troop's camping dad. I was going to eat lunch with my coleader, because I hate eating alone, but my coleader bailed. Hopefully I can find a friendly face to hang out with for lunch. Otherwise I'm going to lurk around the camp training field and try to pretend I was in the class the whole time so I can eat lunch with the camping dad. http://www.girlscoutsbayarea.org/pages/for_volunteers/training/discoveree.html
I'm excited!
Gotta run, they are breaking ground on the Fire Station Project I spent 4 months of my life on. I'm excited about this, too!
Improv is going wonderfully. I got asked to be in the improv troupe, which isn't as big a deal as I make it out to be; everyone who managed to continue their membership from March or earlier last year was asked to be in the troupe. We're working on characterization. I'm still spotty - some nights I am all over the funny, and some nights I am... well, not. Ask anyone who was in our first week's class about the "F*** Cake." Just don't ask them about me trying to act nervous.
With the Girl Scouts, I'm both pleased and upset over some things that are happening. We had a "Party Meeting" last week, which my coleader didn't quite get - she kept trying to take over. I was late and it rained HARD on the day we were supposed to go for a walk on the trail. I have parents non participado (yeah, I'll substitute spanish for latin any day) who think that I'm going to just magically make the program appear without their help. And I had a parent who just up and left 4 girls unattended on campus...
On the good side, tomorrow is Discoveree, which I am quite looking forward to. I've signed up for some games classes, a singing class, an outdoor class, and a troop activity class. I'm carpooling with the troop's camping dad. I was going to eat lunch with my coleader, because I hate eating alone, but my coleader bailed. Hopefully I can find a friendly face to hang out with for lunch. Otherwise I'm going to lurk around the camp training field and try to pretend I was in the class the whole time so I can eat lunch with the camping dad. http://www.girlscoutsbayarea.org/pages/for_volunteers/training/discoveree.html
I'm excited!
Gotta run, they are breaking ground on the Fire Station Project I spent 4 months of my life on. I'm excited about this, too!
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