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Okay, that was just for Kathie.

It's nice to know I'm missed when I'm gone. And yes, it's been a crowded, crazy time of late. The holidays were a whirlwind, and then the new semester was starting, and then I remembered that I have this party coming up, and a giant lump of work to do for it.

The party? Ah, yes. I'm guessing most anyone who reads this was probably invited at some point, but we're throwing a grand murder party for the event. It's a little sad and self-important that I'm arranging and running my own birthday party, but I'm a self-important kind of guy. I'd been wanting to put together another party like Joanna's 30th, so it seemed like a good excuse.

And it worked--we've got about 30 people coming. The murder party set I bought came with parts for 21, so I filled in with the extra characters and rewrote the thing to fit the new folks in and make it more exciting. The company that puts these out, Freeform Games, has some neat ideas and great little gimmicks for the game, but they tend to be unevenly written and occasionally goofy. This one's set at the Court of Queen Elizabeth, and we get to break out all our Renaissance gear--and any game that features my father as a Spanish Cardinal is bound to be entertaining. A big buffet dinner, decorations, and specialized props are all in the mix here.

So that's what I've been doing, O demanding friends. I'll let you know how it went and try to get some good pictures to post. Sorry this is not thrilling, but the crushing guilt was eating away at me, and I had a few moments this morning before the cleaning and prep get going in earnest. Zounds! I must away with me!