A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. ~Maya Angelou

This is how it's playing out: 2 days, 5 games. Approx, 20 people all playing Bloodbowl. It's pretty interesting.

The first game I played wasn't that great. The guy had bad breath. He started out really nice, but as he began to win, he got meaner with his comments. Gahw... why is this? Maybe he was trying to be funny, but it came across harshly. Final score: 0-4.

The second game was more fun. I played first-guys' girlfriend. She seemed really down to earth. However, she hadn't played before. I felt for her. I was feeling intimidated, but at least I had played it before now. And she, another girl and myself are the only girls. So, I was helping her out, answering all these questions, showing her better plays and forgiving errors, letting her fix what she had done wrong or had forgotten to do entirely. At some points I was getting angry at myself for not calling her on it, and not taking advantage. Still, final score was 4-0, and we did have fun. BUT the guy running the thing did come over and say "we would have to start using the timer" if we didn't speed things up. And I could overhear some of the guys saying, when are the girls going to get done, since we were holding things up. I wanted to stand up and say, "It's not me!"

Final and third game today was with the only other girl. At first I was wondering if the "random selection" process wasn't so random, since I have now played all the girls. It wasn't though. I watched them pull the numbers from a cup, that corresponded to each playa. Anyway, I played this final girl, and she was by-far the best person I played all day. She was amazing! She was kind, careful and enthusiastic. Let me tell you, it takes all kinds... and she was definitely her own kind (in that she was very different then anyone there.) She was a new mother, she was shy, and the wife of the guy running the show. She mentioned that her husband liked her to play, but it was difficult for her since she *was* a new mother. She also didn't seem to care if she won or loss. Final score: 6-0.

That's my day so far... maybe we will play some Magic or some Zombies. Who knows... maybe just sleep. *Mwuh* Love ya all.