This week’s update might be even shorter than last week’s, although with a few twists!
I worked from the office all week, with a majority of my meetings taking place on Monday (other than standard cadence meetings throughout the week).
This week was a little quieter than normal, as a number of close colleagues were traveling for meetings…
The unplanned portion of my week began Tuesday, when I was invited to play some board and card games with a colleague from Europe and her daughter (who I’d met the week before, and for privacy reasons will only refer to as M). I brought some of my games along, and taught her Monopoly Deal and Fluxx, both of which she greatly enjoyed (especially Monopoly Deal). In return, she taught me Uno Flip, which I think I’d heard of, but never played.
On Thursday, M visited her mom at the office over lunch, and we convinced a group of coworkers to join in a round of Monopoly Deal.
Thursday evening I was asked to join a game night again, and this time I brought along Exploding Kittens to throw into the mix (which unbeknownst to me was one of M’s favorites).
Friday (which is normally quieter around the office), M once again visited her mom at lunch, and we talked another group of coworkers into a quick game, first of Seven Up, then Exploding Kittens.
Friday evening and Saturday morning I spent largely relaxing, and catching up on some projects around the house. I also purchased and began experimenting with/learning OmniGraffle, a visual communication tool (think diagrams, flow charts, etc) that I’ve tested in the past, but never committed to learning. My job has begun to include meetings where being able to rapidly prototype ideas on such an application during the meeting is useful, and after some research, I decided that OmniGraffle was the right tool for the job. I’m still pretty new to it, but at some point I’ll probably write more, after I’ve put it through its paces.
Saturday afternoon I was invited to play some more board games, and this time I took along Sorry, Monopoly (the original game) and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, a game based on the Pandemic System. M had played Monopoly before (and she beat me quite handily), and then I taught her how to play the Pandemic-style game, which she enjoyed.
Sunday morning started with Divine Service, followed by groceries, and mowing my lawn. It’s been a while since I’ve needed to mow, but it was time to knock things down to a manageable level.
And this afternoon, it looks like I’m being invited to a game event once again. I’ve been asked to bring along the Pandemic-style WoW game, Sorry, and Exploding Kittens, so this should be fun!
