I chose the above image for no particular reason. It just fit my mood for the start of the day. Yet, it fits how I felt on waking up - tired, semi-conscious, dry-eyed, and stumbling to the loo. It was time to go back to sleep, but I didn't....
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Due to reasons I won't post here, RQS came up from the city a day early. This meant that we could have dinner together and go to game night together. (RQS usually has a compressed day on Thursdays, as she takes care of things that nourish her soul, as well as things to prepare for her visit the day after.) So, it was nice to be able to have her up here and share an experience that XGFJ wouldn't share with me because I'd be in Marian mode.
Upon arrival, RQS and I went to the local Mexican restaurant down the hill from us. Unlike the last time we were there, the place was relatively empty and we had a nice meal with decent service. Because the place was empty, there was little reflected noise from the hard walls, and we were easily able to hear each other speak, unlike the last time we were there. (This has been my big complaint about the place, not the restaurant, since it was rebuilt years ago. The walls reflect and amplify sound, making it hard to hear conversations when the place is crowded.) As much as I enjoyed the fish tacos I ordered, I wouldn't order them again unless I wanted to make a mess of myself - they were overloaded with filling!
Our next stop was game night, where I got into a game which required a little bit of experience before playing well. Mistakes I made early on caused me to lose the game. But I'd play it again later on. At least, we were able to get RQS into a simpler game afterwards - Qwirkle. It's a simple game where one tries to match colors or patterns (in rows) for points. (Don't ask me to explain the simple rules of the game at this time of day.)
All too soon, game night was over, and we had to go home.
