Alive

I realize I haven't posted much, but I figured I would give a quick rundown of how life is going. Then after this I can focus on one subject at a time.

Parents
After several trips to Bellingham over 4 weeks, we finally got my dad to pass his driving test. For the first time in 24 years, he has a license. When he was my age he got nailed for a DUI and some warrants. He avoided the warrants for a few years and his licensed lapsed. He continued to drive, but since he didn't want to go have to deal with the cops he just didn't bother redoing it*. Fast forward 24 years later and he has no more warrants, all his fines have been paid and he passed his drivers test about 10 days ago.

*This has to do with my whole childhood growing up, bikers, crime, and collisions with the law that I will slowly reveal :)

Now that he has his license, we gave him our 1989 GMC pickup. Actually I should say ethicalcannibal gave it to them. It was her truck, but we don't use it almost at all, and my parents needed a vehicle and with SSI there is no money for new vehicles. I can't even say how much I appreciate my wife helping me care for my parents.

Dying Light
We have just finished our second Dying Light event. We have 50+ people in the database, and our overall events are slightly larger. Running plot for the second year means its getting easier. I have a few foolish people who have volunteered to help me, and I will take advantage of it. My only real worry about Dying Light is the wife's health and my ability to get my Master's degree and work full time. However, it looks pretty good at the moment :).

Work:
Travel is done for the next three months at least. I have taken over the Financial Statement audit of the County. Although it means no extra cash from reimbursements for mileage, it does mean I get home relatively early, that I get to brush up my resume with being in charge of our largest audit, and just a chance to audit a place that actually knows what they are doing. It will be a good distraction until they send me away after the County.

Other Gaming
Mechwarrior is going well, the group has been successful guerilla fighters and there has been no major losses. At the moment its starting to get harder for them, but I think they will do well.

In other gaming news, I am having the group start working on making Shadowrun (GURPS) characters. We have had a few weeks where not enough of the main mechwarrior group can make it, so we just cancel. This way there can be a campaign game that involves a rotating number of players. The Shadowrun concept is much easier to have a varied main crew. I can at least rationalize why some characters don't reach it.

Love
Love is alive and well. ethicalcannibal  is the best thing that has happened to me. I cannot be happier than being married to her. Even if we are starting to move in on 18 years of marriage :)

Just a brief update of my life.