WISDOM CHECK

Life, the universe, and everything nerdy

Category: Life

  • Fingers to Keyboard

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    Last night, for the first time in a very long time (six months? A year?) I actually made time to write again. I decided at 10pm that I would spend an hour writing. I haven’t been doing things to fill my bucket lately (baby, business, etc), and especially 2022 was so stressful, so my goal…

  • Participant of Hope

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    This past weekend, I was honoured to be the Participant of Hope at the Fraser Valley Relay for Life for the Canadian Cancer Society. I got to share my story, so here it is! This is a story about Dungeons & Dragons. And about Fundraising. Little of both. The first time I fundraised for the…

  • Expectations

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    cw: body image, cancer, infertility “I didn’t know you were expecting!” Well-meaning words, the speaker wanting to share in your happiness. They come from a place of joy, not malicious intent. And yet, they cut deep. Five years ago, I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. I had a single mastectomy then to remove…

  • The healing power of games

    The healing power of games

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    There are a lot of benefits to tabletop gaming, even if you aren’t suffering a major illness. But reflecting back, gaming really was a positive factor that got me through the bad times.

  • Tips for introverts at gaming conventions

    Tips for introverts at gaming conventions

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    Gaming conventions are a great place to meet new people who share your interest, try new games without taking the risk of buying a game first, and to share your favourite games with others. But if you’re an introvert like me, sometimes conventions can be intimidating because they require a fair amount of energy and…

  • At first you’re going to suck

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    This morning I pulled out an older manuscript of mine, determined to give it a thorough editing. It was one of those pieces that I’d written and, when finished, thought “gee, this turned out better than I thought.” It was one of those pieces that had got me to thinking that maybe I could take…

  • Finding my voice

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    Voice. In writing it means the author’s style that makes his or her writing unique, which conveys the author’s attitude, personality, and character. Voice in official sense is something that constantly changes over time for a writer. In the beginning they are trying to find that voice, mimicking the voice of those they admire, throwing…

  • Donald Duck Day

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    (Originally published to my Livejournal). So I’ve had a bit of a Donald Duck influence the past few days. You know, one of those days where no matter how hard you try to do well and have things go smoothly… everything goes wrong, yet you can’t help but laugh? Yesterday and today were like that.…

  • Just another day

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    (Originally published to my Livejournal). Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!! So far I’ve survived my week, which was nice. 2 assignments and the midterm done, so now just one more assignment to go and things will then get back to normal pace for me. Yippie! My mouse died yesterday. I’ve been going through those things like…

  • Weeks of Hell

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    Phew. One assignment done, 2 more and a midterm exam to go. So goes mid semester… or the “Weeks of Hell” as I so fondly call them. Current Music: Ordinary Day – Great Big SeaCurrent Mood: stressed