The party last night was great fun. I played two games of pool against thallid, who is very good. The first one I never got untracked and the game ended without me sinking a single ball. Despite the fact he was doing his best to not slaughter me.

The last time I played (last week at the other party) I did notice that after I'd spent some time being inept I got warmed up a bit and started actually making contact and then the balls started to fall. (My opponent in that game was as bad as I was, and since we ended up moving from front tables to a room, we actually called our game a draw and were happy.) Anyway, the second game I suddenly began to make contact and (thallid again not exactly playing for blood) I actually won that game. First time ever.

I will say, this group of people is much more fun to play with than the last folks I did, many years ago. It's amazing how much better you play when nobody is making fun of your inability to do so.

Also, I won a great stuffed fish out of the claw machine. Which is set up so that you can keep trying until you win something, but even so, I was pleased with myself for actually getting the prize I was aiming for.