Reasonable Dedication to a Hobby III

October 14, 2008, I had my first date with Maria. I wrote about it at the time here.

To recap, it was a first date and first meeting with a woman that had contacted me on the internet after reading my personals profile here. The date was scheduled just after my classes for the day, so I had my backpack, so during the lunch I pulled out the gaming books I carry around in there. This was right around the time Carcosa was a controversial subject so I also spent a fair amount of time talking about it and complaining about the prudes who went beyond the "I don't like it" talk into the "this should not exist author terrible human being!" territory.

The date went well, I should say. I moved in with her in December, and very soon had two groups a week over for gaming. Maria bakes fresh goodies for them every time, even if the game is during her work shift.

When I started up the publishing thing for real, she helped out immensely, fronting some money, and more importantly, listening to me rattle off ideas, talk about plans, worry about setbacks, and generally talk about it for hours and hours... a day.

... and less than half an hour ago, she married me.

Yesterday was also my birthday and the 4th anniversary of my arrival in Finland.

So, in lieu of gifts (hopefully not gifts in the loo), place an order for a book or two, whether direct from me or from one of my vendors, would you?