Author: Winterdragon

  • LinCon and the awesomeness of reality

    Another gaming convention come and gone. Another weekend of feeling utterly at home and enjoying every second of good company and board games and general geekiness. Even the signature social panic managed to stay away this time. Might be a one-time lucky accident, or I might have leveled up on…

  • Whee

    Huh. I guess there really is such a thing as a win-win situation. A situation where something either will happen—and it will be awesome; or it won’t happen—and it will also be awesome, must count as one, right? Please ignore the awkward punctuation in the previous sentence; I don’t think…

  • How to keep sane in times of stress

    “It hadn’t been a good day; sanity was a distant memory.” — Terry Pratchett (Pyramids) Another weekend past. As usual I didn’t finish a third of the things I set out to do. Ye gods, remind me to never study more than 100 % at the same time ever again.…

  • Vegan ice cream, IKEA, and fear of growing up

    Still busy as hell, therefore lack of updates. The weekend did offer some nice and well-needed distractions, though. Played an awesome concert with the orchestra. Included in the repertoire was Dvořák’s ninth symphony, which was fun and engaging to play. Got a visit from mom, who brought with her an…

  • Unintelligent design

    A lot of angst when under stress does not make matters better. Quite the opposite. Efficiency is decreased to the point of approaching zero, not increased as would be desired. Too bad that stress seems to induce angst. A neat little spiral of decreasing mental health, procrastination, chores piling on…

  • Spelkonvent är kärlek

    Efter femton timmars sömn börjar konventskoman släppa. Firade som brukligt är påsken genom att bege mig till Göteborg och spelkonventet GothCon. Tanken som slog rot i min hjärna under helgens gång var ungefär “finns det något bättre ställe här i världen?”. Jag tvivlar. Rollspel, kortspel och brädspel i överflöd, nördar…

  • Veganism and inspiration

    It’s been over nine months now since I went vegan, so I thought it might be time for an update on how it’s going. Fairly well, I’d say! Well enough that I’m considering sticking to a vegan diet even after my one-year pledge wears out. I’ve managed to survive without…

  • Don’t fade away

    Come walk with me I’ll fill your heart with joy And we’ll dance through our isolation Seeking solace in the wisdom we bestow Turning thoughts to the here and everafter Consuming fears in our fiery hellos Say what you mean Mean what you say I’ve heard that innocence Has led…

  • Lite allmänt 8:e mars-skanderande

    Glad 8 mars, folk! Ni vet, internationella kvinnodagen. Hoppas att ni har gett er ut och demonstrerat. Det är viktigt, för ofta tycks det mig som att det största hindret för framsteg på jämställdhetsfronten är att många inte har insett att det faktiskt finns problem.  Könsmaktsordning, systematisk diskriminering, hämmande könsroller och självuppfyllande…