Finding My Game

A header image featuring a part of the exterior of The Strong. Giant Scrabble pieces spell out PLAY and a red dragon looms over a garden. Accompanying text reads, Rochester, NY. This is the farthest up north I've ever been in my life. On the east coast, anyway.

I could go into excruciating detail about my first conference trip, but most of it’s pretty academic and therefore sand-blastingly dry—trust me, you don’t want the blow by blow—but Board Game Academics was possibly the best first conference I ever could have had. Considering I was the only librarian/information type person among 75 people, I…

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Return to Responsibilities

Soft clouds of pink alcohol inks with some golden lines for effects. Some text in the lower right corner reads, I couldn't think of a better image, so enjoy some alcohol inks.

Don’t get me wrong, it is nice in a way to return from a four-day trip and find familiar sights and experiences waiting for me. But all at once… Such a nice, blustery, tropical stormy day. There goes my intention to experiment livestreaming with my iPad. I could give it a go, but then I’d…

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Conventure ’25: The Preppening

A close up view of a library bookcase to the viewer's left, leading the eye to a blurry view of shelves and desks in the distance. The header text reads, 'Research, my happy place.'

I thought this was going to be an easy semester, at least until things started ramping up towards May. Turns out I miscalculated. It hit this week, starting with a Zoom meeting I hadn’t even known was scheduled. This university loves its Zoom meetings (part of that “new normal” privileged people feared during the pandemic…

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