1). I went to Indiana! Was there from Sunday to Thursday; got in late Thursday night.
Verdict: Indiana is...fine. I view it (and Ohio, and other parts of the country) as being indicative of how public policy failures have led to situations which are untenable for the people who live in them, but, well, what can you do?
Mostly: it was deeply unnerving to me, coming from the PNW and a very pedestrian-and-bike-friendly college town, how
hostile the city was toward anyone on foot (or bike). I rented a car and drove for part of the time I was there; while driving, when I stopped for pedestrians at e.g. crosswalks with flashing lights or when they had the WALK signal across an intersection and the like, I was: honked at, flipped off, and at one point someone shouted a bunch of profanity at me. For...not running down people on foot, I suppose? Ugh.
There's other bits, but this is what stuck with me the most:
wow, this place is really hateful to anyone that's not driving.
2). Teaching itself went well; students are all very nice and I am looking forward to working with them over Zoom in the weeks ahead.
3). I am apparently still on East Coast time, something that saw me going to bed at 10:30(!) last night. (Typically I'm not even
home until 10:30 on a Friday!) Means I woke up early and was like, "Yes, I am Awake", though of course as soon as I woke up I was HOWLED AT by the Little Cat, who wished to make her displeasure at me being gone known and who insisted on cuddling for roughly two hours(!). She is typically not cuddly at
all on weekends; I suppose this is her way of being like, "HUMAN, WHERE DID YOU GO, HOW DARE YOU LEAVE" :D
4). We went and saw
Wildwood today. I loved it, of course. It's possibly the most Oregon movie ever made, and the beginning is a love-letter to the parts of Portland I am most fond of. Saw it in a local theater while having a pint of (hyperlocal) cider (Two Towns' "Hollow Jack"; they're located
here and I am actually friendly with one of the original founders).
Anyway, I recommend it — it's a beautiful movie and very enjoyable even if you are not going "!!" at all the little nods to the Decemberists and Portland culture.
5). Eberron is up and running and since the dust has settled, I feel like I can officially advertise it here: if you have ever seen me talk about tabletop and wish to join in, this is a good campaign and a good jumping-off point.
You can find out more about the campaign
at this link, and more about
how I run the games server and my general philosophy toward DMing here.
I always feel a need to add whenever I give a little plug for stuff I do:
I am not desperate for players and I am not willing to bend on server rules or how I run games. Eberron has 17 active players as of this month. I advertise stuff here because I think that I'm good at running games (it's a form of storytelling) and I like inviting people to what I run. I do not advertise games in hope of getting enough people to run something, so if you are like, "I'm doing her a favor", adjust your expectations accordingly. :)
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