Impending Funerals, Courses, Gaming

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Anne Kay, whom I had known for many years through the Unitarian Church, died last Tuesday having turned 93 that day. An independent thinker, a genuine Unitarian, and a person with a subtle sense of humour, she had been well for a number of months, so I can say it was a surprise. What was surprising was her express wish that I conduct the funeral service for her; which will be held this upcoming Tuesday 26th of July at 2pm at the Unitarian Church. I can presume that work is going to give me the afternoon off.

Ran another Introduction to High Performance Computing session on Wednesday which was well received. Actually, I must confess something, which has me a little confused if pleasantly so - is it normal these days for people to be applauded after giving workshops and lectures? I understand it as the norm in a speech and such like, but over the past two years almost every training class I've given has ended in applause. I'm certainly not objecting, but I do wonder if there's been a recent cultural shift that I am unaware of.

Two gaming sessions this week, on Thursday and Friday nights respectively. Thursday night was a session of Laundry with implications that supernatural activity is reaching a critical level and the agency is preparing to become the emergency government, "just in case". Friday night went to Gatekeeper Games for their "dice and drinks" evening, where Karl B., was running a playtest of the upcoming John Carter RPG, which seems to fit well with the genre so far. Next issue of RPG Review is going well, with just over half the page count filled.

Comments

[kristy.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the loss of your friend.

Hugs

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I am invariably stoic about passings, as it is something that we all must do. Anne was not the sort of person who troubled herself much on such things, concentrating very much on the life and the world that we share.

[coconuthead.livejournal.com]

What an honor that she wanted you to conduct her service.

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

Very much so. I have derived some pleasure in putting together various words for the memorial service - opening words by John W. Chadwick, a piece on Anne Askew, and closing words by Sean O'Casey.

I think she would have liked it.