Tuesday evening: Life is busy, busy, busy

1. I just know that I am going to look up and it's gonna be July 6, just like that. I have a ton of freelance work to do, then I will descend into Northern Region War Camp for four days. This is gonna be fun!

2. How about baseball? Steven Strasberg of the Washington Nationals is making baseball worth watching every six or so days, and the Red Sox are really fun! They will be more fun when Dustin Pedroia gets better.

3. The Atlantian list continues to be "more fun" than the EK List, and I was a bad boy and rolled the "Kingdom Crusades" grenade into the room.

4. I am way behind on "Working" Press entries, but as a preview, last Thursday I drove an hour each way to Rutland to interview for a part-time position supervising student teachers. They brought me out, even though they have no one in my area this Fall, nor do they expect anyone this Spring. I was not really happy.

5. But the good news was that I was able to drive through rural Vermont and New York on the way back. I saw a deer and lots of farm critters. I love being out in the country.

6. Speaking of which, we are eating lots of greens. Lots of greens. Did I mention greens? We have a farm share, and alethea_eastrid has *lots* of cookbooks.

7. From Purple Pawn, the Origins Awards:

• Wings of War – Best historical miniature figure or line
• Flames of War: North Africa – Best miniature games rules or supplement
• Wings of War: WW2 Deluxe – Best miniature game rules of the year
• Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel – Best historical board game
• Battletech 25 Years of Art & Fiction – Best game related book
• Knights of the Dinner Table – Best game accessory
• Marvel Heroclix: Hammer of Thor – Best miniature line or figure
• Battletech: Strategic Operations – Best miniature game rules
• Big Damn Heroes Supplement – Best RPGsupplement
• Eclipse Phase – Best RPG
• Are You the Traitor – Best children’s, family or party game
• Poo – Best traditional card game
• Space Hulk – Best board game