The Training Playlist

Sure, this Expedition is not over until Monday, but I am ready to finalize:

The 32nd Expedition: On This Day playlist

These songs rode shotgun with me all the way across the mornings.

More Lord of the Dance than Lord of the Rings

I have owned three, deeply meaningful rings in my life: my high school ring, my college ring and my wedding ring. And Gollum must be dancing about in a cave with 'em!

My theories:

• High School - Meh, contextually it had little value. I made SURE I got it from that one abomination!
• College - Flagstaff airport around Christmas 2004 in that offering plate.
• Wedding - I was TOO FAT to keep wearing it! I kept it in a safe place with my tools. And, I gave all of my tools away.

Unsurreptitious Serendipity

I unexpectedly ran across a $200 windfall. I wanted to employ efficacy and NOT just throw it frivolously into the air and exclaim, "To infinity...and beyond!"

I consider one big purchase: an inexpensive, used guitar...or perhaps to add to my cologne lineup as today, my tiny sample of Versace Dylan Blue ran dry. I am left with the cutest little bottle of Versace Eros, another 0.17 oz of Versace Pour Homme and the old standbys:

• Chrome
• Cool Water
• Nautica
• that Eternity for Men (that is named appropriately)
• a stash of Addidas
• that curious Goodfellow sampler pack—one of them makes me wanna saunter around to Shaft's theme and be Barry White.

We won't talk about those Cuba or Yacht Man smells (hey, I rolled the dice).

So, instead of fleeting essences, what did I purchase?

Writing

1. Uni Kuru Toga Roulette - A mechanical pencil that rotates as I write? It really does stroke the geek fire in me. Where were these when I was a kid?
2. Zebra DelGuard - A mechanical pencil that eliminates lead breakage? It's for my daughter whose paws are my own!
3. A Sooez Clipboard - A simple convenience as I begin breaking my dependency on computers.
4. Pencil lead

Gaming

1. D&D Waterdeep Dragon Heist (hardcover) - For an adventure in the fall? Winter? It really depends on the raccoons...
2. 3 cheap 4-shelf racks for $22 a pop - Gotta put all of these tabletop games and an amalgamation of DnD somewhere.
3. A laptop stand - for the kids who have taken over my gaming laptop and its penchant for redlining.
4. Dead of Winter - a tabletop game I wanted for years after watching Wil Wheaton. Just in time for Tabletop Thursday!