#318

Nov 3, 2024

Work

I took this week off work, and mostly used the time to catch up on sleep,1 finish the Akkadian work, and really just laze around. I booked a dentist appointment (for the first time in several years). I bought some new shirts, as I almost never buy clothes and an old one was getting pretty worn-out. I emptied the dehumidifier.

A week of relaxation, catching up on chores, and personal stuff.

Feeling very Man Returns To Work After Vacation With Fresh, Reenergized Hatred For Job right now. I don’t hate my job, I quite like it in fact and find it very satisfying at times: but if I could have the same quality of life as I do now while being unemployed, I definitely would.

FIRE can’t come soon enough!

Some people say they would get bored in retirement. I think they might secretly be aliens (or managers).

Books

No books this week, but I am working my way through a huge single-volume edition of the Lyonesse Trilogy.

Roleplaying Games

The Halls of Arden Vul

This week the players had their first foray into the Great Cavern, a location they’ve known about and had access to for some time. Ultimately, not much happened (my notes for this session are very brief), just some careful exploration of the paths.

Looking back though my notes, the players first gained access to the Great Cavern in session 44—5 months ago!—by arranging the secret Goblin / Beastman peace treaty. Nice to finally set foot into it.

Akkadian

I finished my translation of Ea-Nasir, and put up some Akkadian pages on my website!

Going to return to study-mode for a while, and next I’ll tackle The Descent of Ishtar.

  1. I don’t work long hours, I just find it hard to get to sleep before midnight, but have to be up at 8 on work days. During time off, I can follow my natural rhythm of falling asleep any time between midnight and 3, and waking up by noon.↩︎