Gonzai Gallery

Here I sit and wait for the Dr Who special...not patiently, I assure you! It's already been a Doctor-ful weekend, as I recorded several specials from BBC America and one of my gifts was the Series 5 DVD set. Also landed Series 1 of Luther, Ticket to Ride: Asia, 7 Wonders, and Transeuropa. That part of the haul was good. Unfortunately, my sister-in-law bought a bunch of clothing for Mom and I and I'm pretty sure not a single one of them fits. And Mike bought some bathroom fixtures for us with the intent of installing them, but somehow he had managed not to notice we had the bathroom redone in August. Oops. The boys were thrilled to pieces with their huge haul of Beyblades and Legos (of which we only produced a third or so), and the dinner turned out well despite Mom's insistence that she knew better how to cook a prepared meal than whoever had prepared it in the first place. It took a lot of work but most things only got cooked once, and except for the gravy not for overlong. But it took a lot of oversight!

We just got home from Mike's house, where it's tough to walk around with all the Beyblade & Lego detritus on the floor. Not safe to walk around either, as the boys are engaging in Nerf gun battles with their other aunt and her hubby. I did manage to finally get Mike to try some games, teaching him Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride, and he really liked TTR. I know because he interrupted Jeff's piano recital later to tell me he'd figured out what his mistake in the game was and how he'd fix it next time and beat me. Yeah, admit it, you liked that game! And after a lot of too-rich food and a lot of one-handed piano playing, we're home. Just in time for Packers v Dr Who. Wait...

Somehow I managed to not play any new games all weekend, although I did play a few games that I hadn't played in some time and needed a refresher. Won 7 Wonders & Ra Dice for the first time each, and did very well in the silent auction, scooping up 4 games for well under retail (was overcharged for one game, but didn't feel it was worth arguing over.) Picked up Bohnanza, Ra, Settlers of America: Trails to Rails and a Lord of the Rings game. Bought a Fluxx game and a set of purple meeples for Carcassonne.

I caused a lot of trouble in Chili's by asking the bartender if she could put on the sound for the Kentucky Derby. There were 30 people in the bar watching the race, and one guy watching the Memphis/OK City basketball game. Yep, that guy had a full blown cow. Figures.

Trying to get caught up on television now, hoping I can get to Supernatural and Doctor Who tonight but it'll be tight time-wise.