Strange and disjointed. Still in my slump, still in lurking-not-talking mode. But anyway... LJ free accounts don't let you search by region, so when I got curious as to how many people on LJ might live near me, I tried searching by interest instead. Well, I don't have my hometown listed as one of my interests myself (because frankly, I find the place pretty damn tedious) but a surprising number of people do.
And the second one I clicked on turns out to be someone I used to play AD&D and Runequest with something like twenty years ago - at least, I'm pretty damn sure it's him. If you read this, dear, I'd love you to get in touch. You were funny as hell and a bloody genius DM twenty years ago, and from a quick glance at your journal you're even more worth knowing now.
Bizarrely, I also discovered a whole bunch of Finnish people who list "Bournemouth" as an interest. It probably means something completely different in Finnish or something...
Other news from Black Dog HQ - we're babysitting Clyde the Demon Yorkie this week. Clyde is eight inches high, fifteen years old and completely toothless, but that never stops him putting the Black Pack (flawless teeth, ten times Clyde's size and a combined age of less than five) thoroughly in their places. I would show you pictures, but the cable to link the digital camera to the PC has disappeared. I'm particularly sorry to have missed the chance to photograph Spike sleeping wedged into Clyde's tiny dog-basket... I know Spike can fold himself up quite small, but that was just ridiculous...
Aaaand a meme. No one on my friends list had any today, so I had to go to the Quizilla site and dig this one up all by myself. Bloody hell, I work my fingers to the bone to amuse you lot and you make me find my own lame quizzes - it's not bloody good enough...

Bondage Bear
Which Dysfunctional Care Bear Are You?
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Edit: I did get a phone call from the TBBS meet-up in York. Wish I was there. Can't wait till May...
And the second one I clicked on turns out to be someone I used to play AD&D and Runequest with something like twenty years ago - at least, I'm pretty damn sure it's him. If you read this, dear, I'd love you to get in touch. You were funny as hell and a bloody genius DM twenty years ago, and from a quick glance at your journal you're even more worth knowing now.
Bizarrely, I also discovered a whole bunch of Finnish people who list "Bournemouth" as an interest. It probably means something completely different in Finnish or something...
Other news from Black Dog HQ - we're babysitting Clyde the Demon Yorkie this week. Clyde is eight inches high, fifteen years old and completely toothless, but that never stops him putting the Black Pack (flawless teeth, ten times Clyde's size and a combined age of less than five) thoroughly in their places. I would show you pictures, but the cable to link the digital camera to the PC has disappeared. I'm particularly sorry to have missed the chance to photograph Spike sleeping wedged into Clyde's tiny dog-basket... I know Spike can fold himself up quite small, but that was just ridiculous...
Aaaand a meme. No one on my friends list had any today, so I had to go to the Quizilla site and dig this one up all by myself. Bloody hell, I work my fingers to the bone to amuse you lot and you make me find my own lame quizzes - it's not bloody good enough...

Bondage Bear
Which Dysfunctional Care Bear Are You?
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Edit: I did get a phone call from the TBBS meet-up in York. Wish I was there. Can't wait till May...