happy beginning of daylight saving time. once again i remember what it feels like to leave work and not be standing around in the dark. although walking to the office now feels a bit sad knowing i'll leave the warm wind and sunshine and enter the slightly-too-cold box i sit in for 8 hours a day

last month i spent a long weekend at a cabin in the woods with the folks i play d&d with. it was a final hurrah set of sessions to end a level 3 to 20 campaign that we've been playing almost every week since late 2022. the trip was a bit of a blur - some days we played 11, maybe 12 hours, taking breaks only to eat or drink or smoke. i barely remember the end of the big bad fight which was played at 3am. i was fueled by white monster and fried rice.

a dragon i masterfully dominated ;-)

i knew i would be sad once it all finished, but i underestimated just how emotionally attached i was to this campaign. we listened to dtmf by bad bunny on the long car ride home from the cabin, and as corny as it was, i thought about my party mates. you really don't appreciate things until they're over!

like a rebound relationship, i wanted to jump into another campaign immediately, but none of my friends are running one yet. i've DMed a few one shots but never anything substantial. don't know if i can ever measure up to my amazing DM, but i'd like to push myself and at least try?

you ever get nervous before going on vacation, even if you're theoretically excited? i get this feeling very often, even before small things like going out in the evening. i'm flying out to mexico this week with my best friends and while i'm really really looking forward to it, a little part of me feels some dread, and a teeny tiny part of me wants to cancel everything and just stay in bed. why??? surely science must explain this irrationality.

i've never gotten invested in a live action TV show. like, i've seen a maybe single season of a few different shows, but nothing stuck. but i finally hit my stride with the pitt?! i'm really enjoying the setting (i've always been a sucker for medical dramas - looking at you house MD), pacing, and characters. it's whetted my television appetite - now i wanna try watching lots more shows. please let me know what's good!!!

more generally, i am really having fun with the media i've been partaking in lately. i rediscovered my love of overwatch years after sinking hundreds of hours in high school and then dropping off hard. it's gotten my gaming group back together like the avengers (not marvel rivals though haha). i've also been making good use of both my public library to check out random graphic novels and my kindle to catch up on my novel backlog. everything feels fun! i love fun! hope i don't burn out and return to doomscrolling again in a moment of weakness