After you've finished a gaming session, have you ever felt like all the pieces for your greater story line were falling into place.
Last night after our L5R session, I came away with this feeling like the story will pan out as i have planned. A while back i outlined the adventure and have a definative end to the this chapter/story. There is a nice climax that will lead to hopefully a satisfying conclusion. And it seems like we are right on track.

Now on to Call of Cthulhu, on Wed the 22nd I'm sending my players to Dunwich, It seems like the Wizard Whately has been up to something shady, and a strange telegram was received from Father O'Malley for everyone to meet in Dunwich, MA. But wasn't Father O'Malley sucked into Oblivion when they banished the Thing from the Attic. So how did he send this telegram?....

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Monty sank the Avalon flagged Discovery! Scratch that I blew that puppy up... It was either that or die horribly at the hands of the vicious automaton! A thrown lantern into the powder room during the epic battle in the belly of the ship. Monty almost made it all the way out with Einhardt on his shoulder, we go to the gun deck. I got a canon door open and was about to jump out when the lantern ignited all those nicely enclosed barrels and KAAAAA BOOOOM!!!! 
I'm pleased w/ myself. When the captain asked what happened to the ship, he survived on some driftwood., Monty dutifully explained that the monster knocked over the lantern after it tore off the powder room door.  I felt it would be better than me telling him, I tossed the lantern after we primed a barrel.

Well I can't show you a picture of my House book.. But i got it today. And it is beautiful....sooooo purty....

Last night was the first time in a long time that I remembered my dreams. When i was training in Gracie Jiu Jitsu, would get lost in new ways to throw an armbar, different transitions to knee on belly, new turtle defenses. These techniques would seep into my dreams. Some actually worked, others were strickly imagination. Last night, I dreamt of a new takedown, a new gi choke, a new way to isolate an arm to set an straight armbar or a kimura.

I must get back into training. now to find a school I can afford thats nearby that i like....

I woke up this morning and the world was still here. CERN has yet to blow up the world. Though last night before i went to bed, like everynight. I told shannon I loved her and thought about the people special to me. No big bang under the Swiss/France border, no black hole that will eat the world, and no hordes of demons spilling into our little slice of the universe.
"I didn't even have to use my AK,damn right it was a good day"

So last week a Mccain staffer inferred that the dungeons and dragons crowd does not support our armed forces...What a jackass, or should i say its elephant shit. This causes a minor backlash in the gaming community.  It was just a dumb comment all around, either grouping gamers w/ the pro-Obama group, slamming the current servicemen and women that game regularly, or those that support our citizens that do truelly look at those serving as real heroes that are emulated in games that are played regularly. This post is not about that stupidity of the staffer, but the uncanny coincidence in the choice of Vice President nominee for the Republican party. Sarah Palin. PALIN... did McCain hope to grab the geek vote again by nominating someone that shares a name with a prominent character in a Dungeons and Dragons setting? Tom Ridge was passed over, Mike Huckabee didnt get the nod, Mitt Romney didnt catch the straight talk train. .... Sarah Palin.  Former Beauty Pageant contestant the preaches family values and has a pregnant teenage daughter. I dont care that her 17 year old is pregnant, I just find the hypocrisy of "traditional family values" stances crumbling to be hilarious.
There is too much of a coincidence w/ the goldfarb comment and the vp 's name....

ok West Coast friends, I pose a question to you. 
Over the Labor Day holiday, Shannon and I will be heading to San Diego for a little vacation. 

I need some ideas for good food. Chain restaurants are out of the question this trip. 
A work collegue mentioned either of the Donovan's Steak houses and Baci Restaurante was also mentioned. 
I'm not worried about price points just good food. 

So shan and I go to frys to get some last minute things before our little get together tonight for the UFC fight. Shan decided she wanted an adult beverage, one of the smirnoff ice things. So i go to the register w/ the rest of my groceries, they scan my little frys coupon card. and then like normal the cashier asks me for my id. OK no problem I take that as a minor complement that at 30 I'm being carded. She then pulls out a little booklet and begins to copy down my info. It took me a few minutes and I asked she was doing. She said she had to log all alcohol purchases to someone that looks younger than 27. And then she asked me to sign it. WTF!!!! 
Not only did i not sign the log I drew a line through all of my information trying to make it illegilble. I'm still somewhat pissed. Fry's just lost a customer. Shame too, because i liked fry's.

So after seeing JD's think about Arkham horror(which I'm definately going to get in the near future), was inspired to find a Board/Wargame set in a midieval or fantasy setting. I would love to get Tides of Iron, or any of the Axis and Allies games. But my buddy that will be playing really only play fantasy or Midieval setting games. 
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?