Circus Trees ate my Mom's Geo.

Oy. What a day!

Today, my mom, madelineusher and I went to Bonfante Gardens. This is a little family theme park down in Gilroy, Garlic Capital of the World.

Gilroy is also three miles from Hell's heating system. When I complain about it being 95 here, it's 105 in Gilroy.

Of we go, full of good cheer and well-hydrated. Halfway there, the radio in mom's Geo quits. Mysterious, eh?

Then the speedometer starts giving odd readings.. but we soldier on!

Bonfante Gardens never learned the three rules of real estate. The place is way back the middle of nowhere, behind McMansions and delapatated ranches. But we eventually find it, and wander in..

Well, if I had children under four, I suppose this place would have been very cool. Some nice sights, a fun ride or two, and of course, the Circus Trees.

Big thrill.

So, back the blast-furnace car.. which barelt turns over. Get back to 101, go ten miles.. and the car loses power and dies.

On the side of 101. In a rural area.

Thank Odin Nori had her cell phone. We called AAA, and the truck got there in about a half-hour. But oy!

What a day!

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OK, thinking about gaming..

Since I have no life currently, and now have all these shiny new gaming books, I'm going to run a game.

It will take me a couple of months to get it all together, but I thought I'd start collecting ideas.

Here are the options running around my mind..

1. GURPS Space, using the 2300AD setting. I'm thinking of an independent team of reporters, stringers for some big Terran news org, covering the Kafer War.

2. GURPS, one of the variants of my 4400 idea.

3. GURPS Traveller. Rather than my usual stuff, do the crew of a small Imperial Navy ship along the Solomani Rim.

4. GURPS Return to the New World! Swashbuckling with elves, lost cities guarded by dinosaurs, and spirit magic up the wazoo. Tim Powers meets Cap'n Jack Sparrow.

5. D&D3e Ware the East! Fun in Eastern Europe, with a horde of hobgoblins riding out of the east. The Mongol invasions with magic.

[Poll #345731]

Burn baby burn

I'm watching the web cast from Burning Man. Got to see the Man burn. It looks fun.

There was one art car. Hard to see in the low-rez quality frame, but it had a huge neon assembly that looked like a circular saw blade. When lit and moving, it looked like it was cutting its way across the camp.

Fire is about out. I'm heading to bed.