Boy, Do I Feel Sheepish

No, I haven't sprouted a bunch of wool, and horns from my forehead. I simply feel very stupid. You remember that problem at work I was ranting about, last entry? Well...turns out I was full of shit. They don't care. I had a perfectly good day at work. The same managers were there--besides asking me how I was feeling, they were fine. David joked with me, DeeDee...well, she was not unfriendly. Which is about all you can ask out of her, while she's working, anyway. So, yes, I feel very stupid. I'm still fine. I didn't eliminate all the good I'd accumulated, not hardly. Oh well. Live, learn--forget if at all possible--that's my motto.

In other news, I've finished the new Harry Potter book. It's...quite good. Well up to the usual standards, though I really do wish she wouldn't put so much teenage romance stuff in there. I know it occupies a great deal of the thought of most teenagers, but when I'm reading a fantasy story, I don't wanna hear about Ron and Lavender-whosis sucking face. Not. One. Bit. Otherwise, a fantastic tale.

Also finished with the old Werewolf: The Apocalypse game book. That...is possibly one of the best systems I've learned about so far, as far as raw storytelling potential goes. D&D may be a better game, mechanically--especially for hack'n'slashers--but Werewolf is quite the fully formed world. And what's best about it--the world's technically the same for every character type, but the perspectives are at complete opposite angles sometimes. I wish Jeff would run one--I have an idea for a great Glasswalker Theurge. Even got a name. "Michael Sheridan"...heheheh. Jeff wouldn't let me do that one, but it's a great ripoff.

Hallelujah, hallelujah, I am getting out of this goddamn backwater town, even if just for a couple of days. On Thursday and Friday, I am going up to St. Louis with my parents! True, modern civilization, at last. Actual malls. The Science Center and Art Museum. The Botanical Gardens. Hell, I bet I could even find a game store or something like that in the vicinity. For two, blessed, wonderful days, I am gonna be out of this place. I'm gonna walk streets I've never seen before. I'm gonna go places I haven't been three thousand times already. Hallelujah!