So I got dressed in top hat and opera cloak and frock coat and went to the cinema. And I kept having the Hobbes quote about 'nasty brutish and short' drift through my head. This is not a pretty film. Much of the violent acts take place offscreen, which I highly approve of, but there was a lot of filth and gore and unpleasant people doing unpleasant things onscreen. I'm not sure I want to buy the DVD, but I was certainly impressed and feel it was well worth my time. I'm certain I have more coherent comments to make, but this is not the time for me to try and formulate them.
Barry and Megs and Stuart and Amy joined the housemate and I, and afterward I dragged most of them to Avalon for the completion of session three of the one-shot I devised for
Alchema these two weeks past. I am very fond of the low-maintenance format of the game and like having something I can sort of fall back on given short notice. Plus, I like being able to say 'It makes a better
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