First day of freedom

The bad news: The Red Tea Box, a place I've been trying to get to all semester, is closed on Tuesdays. I'd been planning on spending a relaxing afternoon there drinking tea, only to find it closed. What kind a business closes on Tuesdays?!? Instead, I had tea at Second Cup and read until page 215 of Game of Thrones. It's lovely, by the way. I truly missed fantasy / sci-fi reading.

The good news: D&D tonight was absolutley awesome. It started slow, but from 9 pm onwards it was wonderfully intense. Write-up will come tomorrow, probably. We left on a massive cliff-hanger, so we're playing again on Saturday to finally determine what happens to my character. (And everyone else, for that matter.)

I will be writing the PhD Latin exam in less than 12 hours. I have no hopes of passing, but nothing to lose, either. Good luck to everyone taking it! May the power of George be with you! (Vis Georgi cum vobis sit!)

And now, to bed. G'night all.

I kill it and take its treasure, part 6

Ye gads, last night's session was fantastic. It's been running through my head all day. I'm not sure I can properly capture the tension in a summary like this, but I assure you emotions were running high for a good 3-4 hours. So here you go. 5000 words, yet again. Feel free not to read if you haven't been following until now -- it probably won't make sense if you don't know the back-story.

( In which yet more Bad Things happen to Our Heros )

And now for a fast lunch, and then off to write the PhD Latin exam. TTFN!

How odd...

Tonight, I found an envelope slipped under my door. It was addresed to me, but the sender was anonymous. As I opened it, I found two $10 gift certificates to Famous Players. I have absolutely no idea who sent it, or why. The only thing I can think of is that someone really liked all the holidays I've been posting on my door, or something. Because I don't know anyone in this building other than Jane, my floor's don, and she's not the type to leave anonymous gifts.

In other news, today I:
- wrote up the game summary for yesterday night (see last entry)
- wrote the PhD Latin exam and did very poorly
- had fun at the CMS pub outing
- read to page 282 of Game of Thrones
- was introduced to Gregg's Ice Cream (yes, I've been in Toronto since September and have never gone)
- got many confirmations for my going-away party on Friday night. (If you're reading this, you're invited!)
- watched an episode of B5: Wheel of Fire, the 4th-to-last episode of the series

All in all, a very good day. Tomorrow I'm going to get my new bras, pants (they needed to be shortened), and shoes. Possibly I will have tea at the Red Tea Box afterwards. At 6, there's a free cooking class here at Chestnut. Finally, at 8, there's going to be a dessert night at Massey, full of Dufflet pastries goodness.

So there you go. I'm enjoying myself immensely, and I wish the best of luck of everyone who's still not done the semester. Good luck, people writing the German exam! And g'night, everyone!