Week in review: Week to 20 September

. Another milestone: I've now done one of these posts every week for an entire year.

. At board game club this week we played Deception: Murder in Hong Kong and Bang!. On the weekend, we also played Spicy, Psycho Killer, Let's Call the Exorcist, and Herd Mentality.

. I bought new walking shoes this week, which are much more comfortable than the old pair were after the soles started wearing out. ( Read more... )

. A while ago, I started reading Hesperides, a collection by the 17th-century poet Robert Herrick, partly because I'd read some interesting things about him as a person and partly because I was looking for a 17th-century book for a reading challenge. ( Read more... )

. Among the podcasts I listen to, I'm working through the back catalogues of You're Dead to Me! and Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, both of which offer humorous accounts of the lives of historical figures. ( Read more... )

. Polimines has definitely reached a stage where it's completely useless to play as a casual time-filler, or indeed in any circumstance except when I want to quickly become frustrated and angry. So I've started another jigsaw puzzle.

. I didn't even try to write any detailed journal entries this week, just made notes about things to mention in the blog post. ( Read more... )