Thanks

It's that time again. Time to be thankful.

Today I'm thankful that I've had interviews lately, and have another scheduled. Do think good thoughts for me- the most recent interview was for an extremely cool job.

I'm thankful that I got to drive two hours out of my way after the last interview and see two friends of mine, friends that I haven't seen in years.

Talking to one of those friends, who has had some very regrettable experiences with a store-gaming crowd (to the point that she is no longer gaming) has made me thankful for the great community in Rochester. I got to game with people who weren't pissed off if I missed a game because something else in my life came first. I got to game with people who didn't mind if people didn't pay strict attention to every aspect of the game (I was teased as opposed to yelled at for falling asleep at game, and btoblake could be distracted... heck darkvalor played WoW). Having hobbies other than gaming was seen as normal as opposed to evidence that one didn't take gaming "seriously" enough. I've had the good fortune to have a GM who sometimes noticed "Hey, no one's in the mood for this game, lets do something else" and would let before-game conversation carry on if it was interesting.

I have been very fortunate in gaming groups, and I am very thankful for that.