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Booster, Conquest, and Birthdays
Apr. 3rd, 2024 10:53 amLast Wednesday afternoon I got my COVID booster. The reaction was quite impressive; for the next thirty-six hours, I was bedridden with strong 'flu-like symptoms, pain in the joints, dehydration, headaches, sweating etc. It was quite a journey and, whilst better than the alternative (actual COVID itself) it put everything one day behind what I had planned, which meant on Friday morning I was quite rushed to attend Conquest, the annual TTRPG convention in Melbourne, which had some five hundred registrations and where the RPG Review Cooperative hosted a heavily visited second-hand games stall. Thanks are due to Michael C., Andrew D., Charmaine D., Karl B., and Liz B., all of whom staffed the stall, ferried games around, engaged with attendees, and so forth - and also to Penny D., who served an apprenticeship at the table and drew amusing pictures. For my own part, I left the convention some two hundred books lighter, which was quite a good result.
After Conquest finished on Sunday I made my way down immediately to attend the Drone Orchestrata event at The Mission to Seafarers, and especially to see Carla's band, BBQ Haques perform, including Carla on the theremin and Liana F., on the harp. Afterwards Carla, Liana, Erica H., and I made our back to my place to celebrate Carla's birthday as the clock struck midnight. Somewhere among all this Bowie cat made their way back home after their little holiday at my place, which I am sure he thought was some sort of cat prison).
The following day was Erica's birthday which was quite the moving feast. It started with a late lunch at Roccella Italian Restaurant which was very good and quite inexpensive, then to the Kino to watch the Korean supernatural film, "Exhuma" which had a satisfying treatment of themes and narrative. After that it was a quick drink at Lilly Blacks in Meyers Place (they're working that deco style) then to Tasma Terrace in Parliament Place Melbourne for the comedy skit "Maren May is German" which certainly had its moments. To complete the birthday succession, today I am heading off with Ruby M., for a couple of evenings in Apollo Bay, extending my time off work to well over a week - I think I'm making good time of it.
After Conquest finished on Sunday I made my way down immediately to attend the Drone Orchestrata event at The Mission to Seafarers, and especially to see Carla's band, BBQ Haques perform, including Carla on the theremin and Liana F., on the harp. Afterwards Carla, Liana, Erica H., and I made our back to my place to celebrate Carla's birthday as the clock struck midnight. Somewhere among all this Bowie cat made their way back home after their little holiday at my place, which I am sure he thought was some sort of cat prison).
The following day was Erica's birthday which was quite the moving feast. It started with a late lunch at Roccella Italian Restaurant which was very good and quite inexpensive, then to the Kino to watch the Korean supernatural film, "Exhuma" which had a satisfying treatment of themes and narrative. After that it was a quick drink at Lilly Blacks in Meyers Place (they're working that deco style) then to Tasma Terrace in Parliament Place Melbourne for the comedy skit "Maren May is German" which certainly had its moments. To complete the birthday succession, today I am heading off with Ruby M., for a couple of evenings in Apollo Bay, extending my time off work to well over a week - I think I'm making good time of it.