Every new blog has that awkward introductory post. The post that should contain the thesis, fun information about the creators, highlights of home-life, funny moments, and maybe even a few photos for good measure.
The problem occurs when you have an awkward person like myself. I will either say too little and leave someone wondering if I have a personality at all, or, and this is the more likely scenario, go into way too much detail. This is followed by attempts to laugh it off and somehow, inexplicably, tell an embarrassing story about a body part. Thank god my dating days are over.
Maybe the best thing to do is approach this like a baseball card; give the basic stats, a humorous quip and a posed photo. Let’s try it:
Name: Kate
Hometown: Baltimore
Age: 26
Position: Soon-to-be wife, barista, bookstore hound, college student
Name: James
Hometown: Baltimore
Age: 28
Position: Soon-to-be husband, high school teacher (social studies)
Well, that provides some bare bones information but I think we’re still leaning towards too sparse. Maybe if we try the D&D (3e since I haven’t played in forever) approach:
Character Name: Kate
Race: Half-elf
Class: Bard
Alignment: Neutral Good
Gender: Female
Level: TBD
Character Name: James
Race: Human
Class: Paladin
Alignment: Lawful Good
Gender: Male
Level: TBD
There, that fleshes things out a bit. Maybe if I’m feeling really into later this evening I can draw up some character sheets. But I doubt it. Maybe if I roll for initiative?
Other details to note, we share our home with a fabulous beagle named Chloe and a fuzzball cat named Lola. We also have a roommate, at the moment, but he is soon departing to get a PhD in Theoretical Physics. This will leave just the two of us in the house (minus the pets) which I imagine will lead to all kinds of fun scenarios with bright yellow tape dividing the house. My side is always the side with the books and the bathroom.
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