Rebecca's cold has passed, but hit me with a vengeance. Instead of being a quick hit though, it took all week of sniffles before on Friday and Saturday it knocked me off my feet and I couldn't do anything. This is a mean bug. I don't like it. [yeah...I didn't like it much either. Who would? -beck]
Rebecca officially took a sick day on Monday to finish off her cold while the rest of her work was being packed up for her move. Everyone was in a huff over the coffee machine being packed too early on Thursday, apparently. Her first day of work at the new building will be on Monday.
But most of the week was just sickness and being tired and staying in the house. We rented Stranger Than Fiction one of the nights, but I can't remember which. Time gets really warped when you're ill. We also played a new game called Betrayal at House on the Hill that the Rocks bought this week. It is a fun game, albeit one with a few glaring flaws. It combines some of the great parts of Clue, Carcassone, and Scotland Yard into one game. But then has problems at the end of the game in making a fair fight. Maybe we have been approaching the game with the wrong attitude: maybe the best part of the game is before the haunt starts. The haunt is only the completion of the game. I'm rambling now, I know it.
In fact, I had a discussion with one of my professors about fun. He claimed, in class, that games aren't fun - ultimately, you aren't having fun while playing a game. He said: you are being challenged, you strategize, you compete; but it isn't fun. I am too exhausted to come to any conclusion about that. [but strategy is fun! -beck] Now if you don't mind, I think I'm going to go back to bed. Thanks.
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