Pecunia non olet

Following in the wake of the passing of Gary Gygax, GenCon decided that the proceeds of its charity auction would be directed to Gygax' favorite charity, the Christian Children's Fund. However, due to the immoral nature of role-playing, the charity turned the money down. What a kick in the nuts. I guess the silver lining is that 60 children were not fed and clothed for a year. Wait, no... That sucks.

Halloween Party 2008

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We had a handful of trick-or-treaters... maybe 5 small groups. The best result was the tiny wingéd fairy who was, I think, already hopped up on sugar. She commanded conversation with a voice that somehow managed to be a high-pitched bellowing. [To all generally in her party]: "Look at the punkin patch [i.e. jack-o-lantern]!" [To me and dark_of_night]: "Your punkin patch is soooo byuuuutiful!" It was enough to make me temporarily reconsider my long-held belief that our species should, for the benefit of our planet, forego procreation.

And there was plenty of chaotic partying as well. I hope people enjoyed the tasting of commercial and homemade aromatherapy products. Although I feel justly proud of our homebrew, it was great to get some external validation.

Thanks to everyone who came, and apologies to those to whom the size of our home precluded an invitation.